Ch. 8 – A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow

Chapter Eight of A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow – a historical m x nb romantasy featuring dark academia, hurt/comfort, and dragon royalty – is now on Patre♡n! Wherein friendships are forged.

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The library wasn’t quite so bad as the dining hall, by Rat’s reckoning. For one thing, it proved quieter. For another, his nerves weren’t frayed by old instincts gnawing at the back of his mind, insisting everyone lurking over his hunched shoulders intended to steal his food. After all, the posted rules on the end-caps of shelves reminded students that no food or drink would be permitted on the premises.

Stares and whispers, however, continued.

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A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow (historical m x nb romantasy)

Completed works…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
A Willing Canvas – John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
The Train Job – Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
Hold Fast 2 – Hold Faster (mm)
Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)

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Ch. 7 – A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow – m x nb romantasy on Patreon

Chapter Seven of A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow – a historical m x nb romantasy featuring dark academia, hurt/comfort, and dragon royalty – is now on Patre♡n! Wherein we crank the yearning up to eleven.

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“Oh!” Emlyn smiled. The whole room brightened. “There you are. We missed you at dinner.”

An unforgivably selfish part of Rat felt pleased to have been missed. However… “We?”

“Alistair,” Emlyn replied, hanging up xir coat and scarf. “And Cassilda, and Oriel, and Quince—y’know, everybody.”

Rat very much doubted any of them had noted his absence, much less missed it. Either Emlyn hadn’t noticed—which seemed doubtful, given the canny ease with which Emlyn navigated society—or Emlyn had told a polite lie to spare Rat’s feelings and perhaps foster goodwill between disparate circles.

Which made Rat wonder if Emlyn had lied about xirself as well. Had xe actually missed him at dinner, or, upon seeing him sitting alone in their dormitory, had xe remembered that xe ought to have missed him and bent the truth accordingly?

“Did you eat earlier?” Emlyn asked, jolting Rat out of his spiraling thoughts.

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Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You’ll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!

A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow (historical m x nb romantasy)

Completed works…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
A Willing Canvas – John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
The Train Job – Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
Hold Fast 2 – Hold Faster (mm)
Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)

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Ch. 6 – A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow – m x nb romantasy on Patreon

Chapter Six of A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow – a historical m x nb romantasy featuring dark academia, hurt/comfort, and dragon royalty – is now on Patreon! Wherein a tentative friendship is forged.

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She struck out her hand to him. “Griswold. Pre-med track. Aiming for general surgery.”

Rat accepted her firm handclasp with his first genuine smile of the day tugging at the corner of his mouth. “Ratcliffe. Likewise.”

She took this in with a brisk nod. “Do you ride?”

His first neutral-to-positive university acquaintance, and already he must disappoint her.

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Joining me on Patreon will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You’ll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!

A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow (historical m x nb romantasy)

Completed works…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
A Willing Canvas – John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
The Train Job – Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
Hold Fast 2 – Hold Faster (mm)
Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)

See you on Patreon!

The Historical Romance Sampler Podcast with Katherine Grant

Katherine Grant very kindly hosted me on the Historical Romance Sampler podcast to talk all things Mr Warren’s Profession! We had a lovely chat about the challenges of writing class difference romances, my hands-on research process, and my approach to sharing work and receiving feedback. Listen now wherever you find your favorite podcasts, and subscribe to sample a different historical romance every week.

Ch. 2 – A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow – m x nb romantasy on Patreon

Chapter Two of A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow – a historical m x nb romantasy featuring dark academia, hurt/comfort, and dragon royalty – is now on Patre♡n! Wherein a prince is imperiled.

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Angels didn’t get sick.

At least, Rat didn’t think they could. He’d never heard tell of it during Sunday sermons in the workhouse.

His drowned angel, however, fell into a fever within an hour of his rescue.

It crept into the drowned angel’s bones gradual-like. Quiet enough while they sipped coffee in the penny university. But as the coffee drained away, a cough started to come between sips, and by the time they’d got down to dregs, the drowned angel shivered.

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Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You’ll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!

A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
A Mirror for the Prince’s Shadow (historical m x nb romantasy)

Completed works…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
A Willing Canvas – John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
The Train Job – Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
Hold Fast 2 – Hold Faster (mm)
Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)
Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)

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Ch. 19 – Theo – transmasc MM romance on Patreon!

Chapter Nineteen of Theo – a transmasc historical MM romance inspired by Little Women – is up on Patre♡n, wherein against all odds a happily-ever-after is achieved.

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“I have three beautiful daughters,” Mother began, the tremor in her voice less like tears and more like an operatic vibrato.

“You may have two daughters and a son,” said Theo, unmoved. “Or you may have two daughters. The choice is yours.”

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Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You’ll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!

A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)

Completed works…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas – John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job – Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 – Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)

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Ch. 18 – Theo – transmasc MM romance on Patreon!

Chapter Eighteen of Theo – a transmasc historical MM romance inspired by Little Women – is up on Patre♡n, wherein Leslie makes a modest proposal.

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“Don’t you see? You’re the Hephaestion to my Alexander—”

“Bagoas, more like,” Theo muttered darkly.

“The Antinous to my Hadrian—”

“Stop it,” said Theo.

“The Sebastian to my Antonio—”

“I said stop it!”

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Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You’ll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!

A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)

Completed works…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas – John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job – Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 – Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)

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Ch. 17 – Theo – transmasc MM romance on Patreon!

Chapter Seventeen of Theo – a transmasc historical MM romance inspired by Little Women – is up on Patre♡n, wherein a splendid party is attended.

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“What have you done?” Myrtle continued in a furious whisper. “Entertaining gentlemen at a hotel? Are you deranged?”

Theo hoped the truth might set him free—from Myrtle’s claws, if nothing else. “Leslie invited me, as a fellow gentleman, to join him and his school-friends for a perfectly respectable dinner.”

Myrtle stared at him. “You’re not even ashamed.”

“I’ve done nothing to be ashamed of.”

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A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)

Completed works…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas – John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job – Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 – Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)

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Smashwords Read-an-Ebook Week Sale!

It’s Read an Ebook Week over on Smashwords!

My books are 75% off today through March 8th, including…

Fiorenzo, cross-class romantasy featuring swordplay and hurt/comfort.
Oak King Holly King, historical romantasy with a fae/mortal pairing.
Mr Warren’s Profession, cross-class historical romance featuring neurodivergent heroes and hurt/comfort.
The Haunting of Heatherhurst Hall, gothic historical romance.
Hold Fast, historical romance featuring whaling and hurt/comfort.

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