Elgabus

by Harlowe Savage

When power is nothing more than a Hell of your own making, who will stay by your side?

Plucked from his rural hometown and thrust into power as a child, Roman Emperor Elgabus did his best to navigate his grandmother’s manipulations, deadly politics, and the enemies lurking in the shadows of his own mind. After divorcing the love of his life in an effort to protect her, Elgabus succumbs to the darkness, falling deeper into despair.

Years pass as he loses himself in a haze of drink and parties, even whoring himself out at a local brothel dressed as a woman. But everything changes when Elgabus meets Zoticus, a gladiator who falls deeply in love with him despite the strange mysteries surrounding his past.

Just when things seem to be looking up, the only woman he has ever loved stumbles back into his life forcing him to confront his sordid past, even if it means losing Zoticus forever.

229 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2025

About the author

Harlowe Savage is a queer author dedicated to creating stories that depict queer romances with the same amount of spice and passion that readers get from their straight counterparts. She firmly believes that the gap between the amount of LGBTQIA+ erotica and heterosexual erotica in the mainstream is far too large and intends to rectify this through normalizing queer romance novels and increasing accessibility of the genre.

Reviews

[Laney]

Harlowe Savage has done it again. If you are looking for queer historical romance that rewires your brain, then look no further. Elgabus is a sad emo boy who just so desperately wants to be babygirl, and he's so valid for that. This book is spicy, emotional, heart-warming, and relatable (and is my favorite of the Monarchs of Eros series so far 😊) I literally cannot recommend it enough

[Aly Hollis]

This is my new favorite from this series! Elagbus was such a sad emo boy, and his journey through being mistreated and used, low self worth, etc, to finding love was so so sweet. I loved the second chance romance aspect, but both of the two relationships were fantastic. I enoyed this book so much!