Three Jewels

by Alexander Verlangen

Every year each king finds the most beautiful man in his kingdom and crowns him their kingdom’s jewel. Jewels then must live with a rival king as a gift. An orphan sent to the most ruthless king, Keir has no power and little protection. Keir is used to doing what it takes to survive.Cord is not happy to be a jewel but is delighted he met Keir. Cord knows they are destined to be together if they can end the reign of their kings. He has to confront a world he has never been exposed to, one where he has little power and everything is corrupt.Adin is the most prepared for this adventure, or so he thinks. He was born to topple a king, and it’s his dream to do so. He thinks he’s better than everyone. Now he’s confronted by the fact his worldview is wrong. Everything he thought he knew about the other kingdoms is a lie. It isn’t helpful that the king he lives with maddens and delights Adin, as he should be trying to topple him.Can the three jewels change their world and end the tradition that binds them to their kinds while falling in love?

Genres: Fantasy

244 pages, Paperback

Published November 9, 2023

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Romantic and adventurous. Enjoyed the novel!

[Robert Fontenot · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is terribly written. Typos, AutoCorrect errors, and transposed words abound. Sentences are short and there is little description. There are a lot of continuity errors and at times it feels as if sentences or even whole paragraphs have been accidentally deleted. While some of the world building may be interesting in theory, it is hard to understand what’s even going on from paragraph to paragraph and very little of it makes sense. I am talking complete word salad. I found myself wondering if it had been written by AI or perhaps if AI could’ve written it better.

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. It is a great exploration of sex and power. It is more than an erotic romance.

[W.S. Long · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable fantasy

The story of Keir, Cord, Adin started slowly. The pacing then picked up and it was hard to stop reading

[Alec · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid debut and interesting plot

[Anne W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable quick read. An intriguing world with characters I found myself rooting for.

[R · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved Keir! All three main character's are wonderful. I also enjoyed the fantastical world.