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Author Name: Vicktor Alexander
Author Bio:
Vicktor “Vic” Alexander wrote his first story at
the age of ten and hasn’t stopped writing since. He loves reading about
anything and everything and is a proud member of the little known U.N. group
(Undercover Nerds) because while he lives, eats, breathes, and sleeps sports,
he also breathes history and science fiction and grew up a Trekkie. But don’t
ask him about Dungeons & Dragons, because he has no idea how to play that
game. When it comes to writing he loves everything from paranormal to
contemporary to fantasy to historical and is known not only for being the
Epilogue King but also for writing stories that cross lines and boundaries
that he doesn’t know are there. Vic is a proud father of two daughters one of
whom watches over him from Heaven with his deceased partner Christopher. Vic
is a proud trans* and gay man, and when he is not writing, he is hanging out
with his friends, or being distracted by videos of John Barrowman, Scott
Hoying, and Shemar Moore. Vicktor has published numerous bestselling novels and
has a WIP list that makes him exhausted just thinking about. He knows that he
will be still be writing about hot men falling in love with each other, long
after he is living in an assisted living facility, flirting with the hot, male
nurses.
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Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
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Artist: Shobana
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Blurb(s):
In an alternate universe, in the country of
Angland, 1814, the gentry live lives of culture and class. It is a time of
courtships, marriages of convenience, and titles, where scandal can ruin an
entire family. Gender lines are blurred, and making a good match is of utmost
importance. Children are born to men and women, which has led to the
acceptance of same-sex marriages.
Lady Lucien Timothy Hawthorne is shocked and angry when he is betrothed against his will to Lord Heathcliff Eddington, III, the Duke of Pompinshire. While drowning his frustration at a popular gentleman's club, he meets "Robert," a gorgeous older man whom he sleeps with as "Timmy," regardless of the potential damage to his reputation.
After their liaison, Lucien corresponds with Robert via letters left at Remmington, and they decide to elope. Before they can get away, Lucien meets his betrothed, Heathcliff, who he is surprised to discover is also his beloved, Robert. Both men desire a marriage of the heart, but they find out that sometimes a marriage of convenience can turn into love under the right circumstances. But Lucien has a secret, and Tlondon isn't as safe as they once thought.
Lady Lucien Timothy Hawthorne is shocked and angry when he is betrothed against his will to Lord Heathcliff Eddington, III, the Duke of Pompinshire. While drowning his frustration at a popular gentleman's club, he meets "Robert," a gorgeous older man whom he sleeps with as "Timmy," regardless of the potential damage to his reputation.
After their liaison, Lucien corresponds with Robert via letters left at Remmington, and they decide to elope. Before they can get away, Lucien meets his betrothed, Heathcliff, who he is surprised to discover is also his beloved, Robert. Both men desire a marriage of the heart, but they find out that sometimes a marriage of convenience can turn into love under the right circumstances. But Lucien has a secret, and Tlondon isn't as safe as they once thought.
Categories: Alternative Universe, Gay
Fiction, Historical, M/M Romance, Romance, *Trans
Excerpt:
Lucien inhaled deeply and then began to
softly sing “Ae Fond Kiss,” a popular Tscottish ballad written twenty years
prior, sliding his eyelids closed, afraid of any negative reaction from his
betrothed. His mother used to sing it to him every night before leaving for a
ball or party she was obligated to attend. Rosemary would sing the song and
then kiss the top of his head. Annabelle would be waiting at the door, and when
Rosemary finished, thinking that Lucien was asleep, she would meet Annabelle at
the door, and the two of them would share a sweet kiss and then leave. Lucien
loved those late-night lullabies by his mother, cherished them, and when he
went to bed, even at his advanced age, he would sing the song to himself until
he would fall asleep.
Finishing the last note of the song, Lucien opened his eyes and looked at Heathcliff, expecting to find him asleep, only to find him looking at him in wonder. “What?” he asked. “You have a beautiful voice, Lucien,” Heathcliff told him. Lucien blushed and ducked his head. “Thank you,” he whispered. Heathcliff’s fingers under his chin brought his face back up, and he found himself looking into Heathcliff’s eyes. “Don’t do that. Don’t hide from me. Never hide from me,” Heathcliff told him. “You have a beautiful voice. One that has obviously been handcrafted by the very touch of God. The beauty of your voice is rivaled only by the beauty of your face, which does not compare to the beauty of your spirit.”
Finishing the last note of the song, Lucien opened his eyes and looked at Heathcliff, expecting to find him asleep, only to find him looking at him in wonder. “What?” he asked. “You have a beautiful voice, Lucien,” Heathcliff told him. Lucien blushed and ducked his head. “Thank you,” he whispered. Heathcliff’s fingers under his chin brought his face back up, and he found himself looking into Heathcliff’s eyes. “Don’t do that. Don’t hide from me. Never hide from me,” Heathcliff told him. “You have a beautiful voice. One that has obviously been handcrafted by the very touch of God. The beauty of your voice is rivaled only by the beauty of your face, which does not compare to the beauty of your spirit.”
Words: 108,811 Pages: 300
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I have this book on my to get list I have to 2 copies because I want to gift one to my mom. I was talking to her about it the other day and she said it sounded interesting. So glad Vicktor's book is doing so well.
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