In the medieval land of Fomoria, the God-King Balor has ruled for 1,000 years, with absolute cruelty to those who oppose him…
Yet in a small, hidden village, there are those who risk their lives to take in refugees looking to flee the tyranny of the seabeast’s power.
Gentle-hearted Esra, the rebel leader’s son, has spent his entire life in his father’s shadow. Shy and physically frail, his greatest fear is that he will never become the strong leader he’s expected to be.
Until the day their secret location is discovered by the ruthless enemy army…
At their head is Sir Umbra, a fearsome Knight of the Order of Balor, crafted by his God-King to be stronger and larger than any mortal man, perfect of face and form. A terrifying creature of legend, Esra never imagined that he could end up face to face with one of Balor’s chosen knights… or that he would be ordered to warm his bed.
Domineering, cruel, yet capable of a shocking tenderness, the darkly handsome Umbra awakens shameful desires in young Esra, and a blooming forbidden sexuality. Now Esra must struggle with the guilt and danger of succumbing to the man who has destroyed everything he has ever known, and falling into a love that he fears may destroy him.
The illustrations were just as *perfection* as the writing.
Esra is this demure little half fae waif. If trembling could be made into a human, that’s Esra.
Then comes the soldiers led by this giant dark hunky Knight to destroy his village and torture his father for info. He’s spared bc he catches the knight’s eye.
Ahhhh. The beautiful descriptions and his inner turmoil and the way the take-what-he-wants-knight starts to cherish him?! The size difference?! I love this kind of thing hahaha. I need volume 2. I need 10 volumes.
Spoilers…
I want to meet the god king and the other knights and find out what “knights choice” means…are they going to make him immortal? Are they vampires?! What happened to Kian? How can Esra ever forgive Umbra?! Man. More. More please.