Shackles (Prosperity, #2) in Riptide Publishing

Nov 01, 2014 Adam rated it really liked it

Shelves: serials-anthologies-collections, wrote-a-review, mm-pnr-or-fantasy-historic, dom-sub, regency-victorian-etc, futuristic, dark-themes, star-crossed, read-for-review

If Alexis Hall ever decides to write a series about Ruben and Milord, I'll sing his praises non-stop.

Ruben is an aristocratic would-be priest. He believes that everyone has some good in them, no matter what sins they might have committed. Milord is the crime boss of the underworld, and has very few regrets. The two are thrown together when Milord is arrested, and Ruben is sent to convince Milord to repent before his execution. The situation becomes complicated when it becomes clear that they're ...more

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May 11, 2015 Kaje Harper rated it it was amazing

Shelves: m-m, fantasy, signif-past-abuse, paranormal, historical, favorites, bittersweet

This is the story of Ruben and Milord, and how they met. Milord is captive, a man of vile reputation and fallen-angel looks, whose one virtue seems to be that he never lies about who and what he is. Ruben is the handsome, earnest and compassionate clergyman tasked with convincing Milord that it is better to repent and hang than be burned alive. Unfortunately Milord is not capable of repentance, or even faking it. And Ruben is inexorably drawn to this strange, adamant, fragile, vicious, brilliant ...more

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