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Oath
A lord in a gilded cage.
A knight forged in war.
An oath that binds them tighter than chains.
Lord Aerion Valemont is everything the court whispers; vain, venom-tongued, and untouchable in his sapphires and silk. But behind the peacock feathers lies a man raised in a cage of duty, bitterness, and the crushing weight of a dying dynasty. Better to mock the world than let it see the cracks beneath his mask.
Sir Clyde of Blackholt, the king’s most feared hound, arrives sworn to Aerion’s protection. A man of war, not words, Clyde’s silence is a shield as much as his sword. But in that quiet lies something Aerion cannot a gaze that sees too much, and a loyalty that cuts deeper than he dares admit.
What begins as venom and disdain becomes something sharper—letters passed through battlefields, glances heavy with what cannot be spoken, a devotion tested by blades, assassins, and the cruelty of court. In the gilded halls of Valemont, where heirs are bartered like coin and bloodlines weigh heavier than desire, a single oath may cost them everything.
For fans of Captive Prince and A Taste of Gold and Iron, this is a lush, slow-burn romantasy about yearning, loyalty, and love that defies crowns and cages.
A knight forged in war.
An oath that binds them tighter than chains.
Lord Aerion Valemont is everything the court whispers; vain, venom-tongued, and untouchable in his sapphires and silk. But behind the peacock feathers lies a man raised in a cage of duty, bitterness, and the crushing weight of a dying dynasty. Better to mock the world than let it see the cracks beneath his mask.
Sir Clyde of Blackholt, the king’s most feared hound, arrives sworn to Aerion’s protection. A man of war, not words, Clyde’s silence is a shield as much as his sword. But in that quiet lies something Aerion cannot a gaze that sees too much, and a loyalty that cuts deeper than he dares admit.
What begins as venom and disdain becomes something sharper—letters passed through battlefields, glances heavy with what cannot be spoken, a devotion tested by blades, assassins, and the cruelty of court. In the gilded halls of Valemont, where heirs are bartered like coin and bloodlines weigh heavier than desire, a single oath may cost them everything.
For fans of Captive Prince and A Taste of Gold and Iron, this is a lush, slow-burn romantasy about yearning, loyalty, and love that defies crowns and cages.
- GenresAdultQueerHistorical
280 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 28, 2025
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December 9, 2025
DNF 16%
so repetitive. one character smirks in every sentence, the other stands quietly. and it said again and again.
nothing happened, completely NOTHING, but then suddenly after knife attack they understood they can't lose each other. where did this come from? where?
and why super cool and professional soldier lacks skills to stop an attack and instead takes the blow? it's single-use bodyguard? you need to hire new after every single attack?
and writing tries so hard to be very dramatic. characters would be simply standing, but whiting will be: his eyes like glass knives, his words like broken arrows, like smoke, like iron, like stone, like crouching shadows.
it's okay to not add dramatic descriptions to every spoken line.
and where is plot? what was plot? It didn't begin in those 16%. I missed it somewhere between metaphors and stoic standing?
so repetitive. one character smirks in every sentence, the other stands quietly. and it said again and again.
nothing happened, completely NOTHING, but then suddenly after knife attack they understood they can't lose each other. where did this come from? where?
and why super cool and professional soldier lacks skills to stop an attack and instead takes the blow? it's single-use bodyguard? you need to hire new after every single attack?
and writing tries so hard to be very dramatic. characters would be simply standing, but whiting will be: his eyes like glass knives, his words like broken arrows, like smoke, like iron, like stone, like crouching shadows.
it's okay to not add dramatic descriptions to every spoken line.
and where is plot? what was plot? It didn't begin in those 16%. I missed it somewhere between metaphors and stoic standing?
December 1, 2025
4.5 stars. It is a definitely a slow burn and the first quarter of the book was a bit hard to get into but after that the pace picks up and so does their romance. The letters to one another are both lovely and heartbreaking. It turned out to be a a really good read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 28, 2025
First time reader of this author's work, this book started off with strength and promise. Somewhere the story wavered off and didn't seem to make any sense to me. My attention was lost and failed to reconnect.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 2, 2025
Started off strong, then got progressively more terrible and annoying.
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