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Lycan Luna #6
The King's Royal Guard
He was raised to become a monster. The man he saved may be his only salvation.
Liam was raised in his father’s image and taught that becoming a monster was inevitable.
As the king’s executioner, he lives surrounded by violence and death. Every life he takes hardens another piece of him, drawing him closer to the gruesome legacy his father left behind.
Then Liam finds Dustin.
The boy has miraculously survived the hunter's attack that destroyed a fallen kingdom. When Liam returns him to the Valkyrie Kingdom and discovers who Dustin truly is, the rescue forces him to question everything he believes about himself.
The answers send him spiraling.
Liam leaves the kingdom, but he cannot escape the darkness inside him. When he returns years later, Dustin is no longer the innocent boy he saved.
He is a man consumed by hatred for Liam.
Dustin wants vengeance. Liam is already standing on the edge of madness. The complicated relationship forming between them forces both men to confront the secrets, fears, and inherited darkness that shaped them.
Liam once saved Dustin’s life.
Now Dustin may be the only man capable of saving Liam from himself.
The King’s Royal Guard is Liam and Dustin’s dark MM romance and a companion prequel to the Lycan Luna Series. It is best read after books one through five.
Content This book includes graphic violence, childhood abuse and trauma, grief, self-destructive behavior, torture, and mental-health distress.
Read this if you
Dark bisexual & MM fantasy romance
Royal executioners
Tortured antiheroes
Survivors seeking vengeance
Enemies-to-lovers
Years-later reunions
Childhood trauma and lasting scars
Healing and forgiveness
Morally gray heroes
Dark royal kingdoms
Connected Lycan stories
Men trapped by their fathers’ legacies
Mutual salvation
Prequels that reveal hidden history
Liam was raised in his father’s image and taught that becoming a monster was inevitable.
As the king’s executioner, he lives surrounded by violence and death. Every life he takes hardens another piece of him, drawing him closer to the gruesome legacy his father left behind.
Then Liam finds Dustin.
The boy has miraculously survived the hunter's attack that destroyed a fallen kingdom. When Liam returns him to the Valkyrie Kingdom and discovers who Dustin truly is, the rescue forces him to question everything he believes about himself.
The answers send him spiraling.
Liam leaves the kingdom, but he cannot escape the darkness inside him. When he returns years later, Dustin is no longer the innocent boy he saved.
He is a man consumed by hatred for Liam.
Dustin wants vengeance. Liam is already standing on the edge of madness. The complicated relationship forming between them forces both men to confront the secrets, fears, and inherited darkness that shaped them.
Liam once saved Dustin’s life.
Now Dustin may be the only man capable of saving Liam from himself.
The King’s Royal Guard is Liam and Dustin’s dark MM romance and a companion prequel to the Lycan Luna Series. It is best read after books one through five.
Content This book includes graphic violence, childhood abuse and trauma, grief, self-destructive behavior, torture, and mental-health distress.
Read this if you
Dark bisexual & MM fantasy romance
Royal executioners
Tortured antiheroes
Survivors seeking vengeance
Enemies-to-lovers
Years-later reunions
Childhood trauma and lasting scars
Healing and forgiveness
Morally gray heroes
Dark royal kingdoms
Connected Lycan stories
Men trapped by their fathers’ legacies
Mutual salvation
Prequels that reveal hidden history
372 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 4, 2024
About the author
Jessica Hall
153 books2,585 followersJessica Hall is an Australian author who has carved her name into the dark paranormal romance genre with stories that make you question everything you thought you knew about love, power, and redemption. From the brutal world of the Lycan Luna Series to the twisted realms of the Fated Series, her stories don't just entertain. They’ll consume you.
Jessica's worlds are where the broken find their power, the hunted become hunters, and love is the most dangerous magic of all.
When she's not torturing her characters (and readers) with impossible choices, she's raising five kids and planning the next cliffhanger that will have you throwing your Kindle across the room.
Jessica's worlds are where the broken find their power, the hunted become hunters, and love is the most dangerous magic of all.
When she's not torturing her characters (and readers) with impossible choices, she's raising five kids and planning the next cliffhanger that will have you throwing your Kindle across the room.
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January 20, 2026
This prequel answers so many questions about the situation before the series. It is another example of such an intense storyline that truly allows you into the characters. It simply endears the characters even more deeply than with just the series. The story just as enthralling and interesting as the series. It’s a page turning journey that just makes you realize the depth of the characters!
I loved Liam in the previous books but this made me laugh a lot as was expected from Liam but I also cried. I did not expect it but ,I balled my eyes out! I knew what was coming and where the story had to go from having read the rest of the books but still my heart broke.
That was such an important part to know about! Liam's grief .The part where he's laying at Claire's grave! Hugging their baby and singing that lullaby... broke my heart!
The book made me cry and laugh. And It tackles so many big issues like Alcoholism, abuse, trauma, and the most difficult thing of all, forgiveness, of one's self and others.
None of the characters are infallible. They all are so human it's difficult to imagine there is a fantasy aspect to the series. They all make mistakes and have to hold tightly onto eachother to survive them.
I loved Liam in the previous books but this made me laugh a lot as was expected from Liam but I also cried. I did not expect it but ,I balled my eyes out! I knew what was coming and where the story had to go from having read the rest of the books but still my heart broke.
That was such an important part to know about! Liam's grief .The part where he's laying at Claire's grave! Hugging their baby and singing that lullaby... broke my heart!
The book made me cry and laugh. And It tackles so many big issues like Alcoholism, abuse, trauma, and the most difficult thing of all, forgiveness, of one's self and others.
None of the characters are infallible. They all are so human it's difficult to imagine there is a fantasy aspect to the series. They all make mistakes and have to hold tightly onto eachother to survive them.
September 14, 2024
3.5 stars! Its a good book in portraying Liams backstory. The chapters are broken down by various characters. I would say Liam and Dustin cover most of the chapters but Claire, Clarice, and maybe someone else narrarate a few. This really isn't a deep love story about 2 ppl. But we do see Liams relationship w Claire bloom, then his relationship w Dustin. We also get the friendship of Liam and Vivian. Vivian is the mother of the Gannons mate mentioned in the other books, the one that refused him.
Storyline:
The book has some lenghty time jumps in the 1st part of the book as well as flashbacks. I found it a bit difficult to keep up. Eventually this settled down. The reader learns of the abuse from Liams father growing up. Of Liam killing a woman on his father command (Vivian the witch's mother). And of Liam killing daddy when he attempt/or succeeded in raping Clarice. We watch the love btwn Liam and the kings sister, Claire. Liam impregnated Claire and plan to marry, marking her his chosen mate. Notice I didn't say fated mate. Claire's fated mates comes across days before the wedding which postpones the affair. While Liam is off on official business with the king and his other guards, Claire, the unborn baby, and the fated mate of hers is murdered at the castle. The kings and guard come home and basically Kyson and Liam lose their heads for a stretch.
The thread of Dustin's saga is interwoven throughout the book as well. Liams finds Dustin as a child while scouting a pack town that was decimated by the hunters. He saves him and unknowingly kills Dustin's father thinking he was a Hunter. Dustin went from seeing Liam as a savior to despising him for killing his dad. Eventually his hatred turns to understanding...and after Claire's death it becomes more. The love story parts are pretty glossed over.
We see other past events mentioned in other books play out in this one- Liams is the one that finds the Landeena kingdom has been decimated by the Hunters and the king and queen killed. Liam sleeps with Sia, his friend Vivian's daughter. Sia is also the mate of Gannon which Liam didn't know about. Liam and Gannon killing Sia.
All in all a good book bc I'm invested in the characters. Also, Liam isn't as crazy as his comes off in the other books. Which was sorta a letdown.
Storyline:
The book has some lenghty time jumps in the 1st part of the book as well as flashbacks. I found it a bit difficult to keep up. Eventually this settled down. The reader learns of the abuse from Liams father growing up. Of Liam killing a woman on his father command (Vivian the witch's mother). And of Liam killing daddy when he attempt/or succeeded in raping Clarice. We watch the love btwn Liam and the kings sister, Claire. Liam impregnated Claire and plan to marry, marking her his chosen mate. Notice I didn't say fated mate. Claire's fated mates comes across days before the wedding which postpones the affair. While Liam is off on official business with the king and his other guards, Claire, the unborn baby, and the fated mate of hers is murdered at the castle. The kings and guard come home and basically Kyson and Liam lose their heads for a stretch.
The thread of Dustin's saga is interwoven throughout the book as well. Liams finds Dustin as a child while scouting a pack town that was decimated by the hunters. He saves him and unknowingly kills Dustin's father thinking he was a Hunter. Dustin went from seeing Liam as a savior to despising him for killing his dad. Eventually his hatred turns to understanding...and after Claire's death it becomes more. The love story parts are pretty glossed over.
We see other past events mentioned in other books play out in this one- Liams is the one that finds the Landeena kingdom has been decimated by the Hunters and the king and queen killed. Liam sleeps with Sia, his friend Vivian's daughter. Sia is also the mate of Gannon which Liam didn't know about. Liam and Gannon killing Sia.
All in all a good book bc I'm invested in the characters. Also, Liam isn't as crazy as his comes off in the other books. Which was sorta a letdown.
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June 7, 2026
What a phenomenal and unexpected way to wrap up the Lycan Luna series! Shifting the focus to Liam, the king’s executioner, was a brilliant move. This book is much darker, raw, and heavily driven by character psychology than the previous ones.
The dynamic between Liam (who was raised to be a monster) and Dustin, the boy he saved years ago who grew up hating him, is incredibly intense. It’s a beautifully complicated, high-stakes story of vengeance turning into an unbreakable bond. Watching them save each other from their own internal darkness and fight for redemption was both heartbreaking and deeply satisfying. It perfectly challenges the idea of what a "monster" truly is, making it a stellar final installment that leaves a lasting impression.
The dynamic between Liam (who was raised to be a monster) and Dustin, the boy he saved years ago who grew up hating him, is incredibly intense. It’s a beautifully complicated, high-stakes story of vengeance turning into an unbreakable bond. Watching them save each other from their own internal darkness and fight for redemption was both heartbreaking and deeply satisfying. It perfectly challenges the idea of what a "monster" truly is, making it a stellar final installment that leaves a lasting impression.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 20, 2025
Incredible
This prequel answers so many questions about the situation before the series. It is another example of such an intense storyline that truly allows you into the characters. It simply endears the characters even more deeply than with just the series. The story just as enthralling and interesting as the series. It’s a page turning journey that just makes you realize the depth of the characters! Definitely a reread in the future and a story I find completely interesting!
This prequel answers so many questions about the situation before the series. It is another example of such an intense storyline that truly allows you into the characters. It simply endears the characters even more deeply than with just the series. The story just as enthralling and interesting as the series. It’s a page turning journey that just makes you realize the depth of the characters! Definitely a reread in the future and a story I find completely interesting!
November 13, 2024
Loved how I was able to see Liam’s character be so in love and happy. Hated what happened and how he was broken. Wish there had been more Dustin and Liam romantic time. Still loved the psycho with his multiple personalities.
February 18, 2026
Great read
Another great series. Should have started this one before the Fated series. Oh well. Just as good as any of the others. Getting to know these characters is almost like you're getting to know real people.
Another great series. Should have started this one before the Fated series. Oh well. Just as good as any of the others. Getting to know these characters is almost like you're getting to know real people.
September 18, 2024
fantastic story!!
Loved this story on Liam and Dustin. Gives your more insight of to who and why Liam is the way he is. Brilliant story!!
Loved this story on Liam and Dustin. Gives your more insight of to who and why Liam is the way he is. Brilliant story!!
November 17, 2024
I love this books
You will cry and you will laugh. Love these books
the Kings royal guard book series. A must read series 😍
You will cry and you will laugh. Love these books
the Kings royal guard book series. A must read series 😍
November 18, 2024
Book one
This book has me crying one minute and laughing the next . Can't wait to read the next one hopeful that all loose ends did together..
This book has me crying one minute and laughing the next . Can't wait to read the next one hopeful that all loose ends did together..
January 18, 2025
Love it!
It's so great reading Liam's story, too! Keep these great books coming, please! I hope there are more from his perspective too.
It's so great reading Liam's story, too! Keep these great books coming, please! I hope there are more from his perspective too.
June 9, 2026
Me hubiese gustado mas historia de Liam y Dustin juntos, pero igual sigue siendo bueno
September 30, 2026
good read
I have read every book so far in this series. They are good and worth it. Snag it today on your Kindle
I have read every book so far in this series. They are good and worth it. Snag it today on your Kindle
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