Prince and Assassin (Perilous Courts #1)
Tavia Lark
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· 95 ratings · 283 pages · Published: 01 Jun 2022
Whisper doesn’t remember his real name. All he knows is the elite assassin guild that raised him—and controls him with the threat of blood magic. Plagued by nightmares, he doesn’t get to refuse assignments, even when his new job doesn’t make sense:
Infiltrate Prince Julien’s court, protect him until the signal arrives, then kill him.
Julien hides his own schemes behind a sordid reputation. He trusts nobody besides his brothers, and he certainly doesn’t trust the aloof, beautiful new stranger at court. But he doesn’t have to trust the stranger to be drawn to him, especially when he saves Julien’s life.
Then Julien saves Whisper too, and Whisper’s reserve shatters.
Beneath Julien’s playboy facade is a warmth Whisper can’t resist. Whisper’s never been comforted before. He’s never been cared for like this. As his nightmares darken, Julien’s touch is his only solace—but falling in love could ruin them both.
Because Whisper’s mission hasn’t changed, and the price for failure is worse than death.
Prince and Assassin is a high fantasy gay romance, with secret identities, hurt/comfort, and magic tigers with attitude. The Perilous Courts series is best read in order, but each book follows a different prince and his Happily Ever After.
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Tagged as:
- gay romance 23
- fantasy 22
- magic 22
- royal hero 21
- betrayal 15
- political/court intrigue 15
- forced proximity 14
- mystery 14
- queer romance 14
- enemies to lovers 11
- angst 11
- hurt/comfort 11
- slavery 11
- sunny/happy hero 11
- class difference 11
- height difference 10
- possessive hero 10
- anal sex 9
- forbidden love 9
- high fantasy 7
- found family 6
- insta-love 6
- childfree 5
- tortured hero 5
- historical 4
- shy hero 4
- abduction 4
- alpha male 3
- funny 2
- caretaking 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 10
- past child abuse 10
- third party abuse 5
- past abuse 5
- human trafficking 5
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 16
- third person pov 11
- male pov 1
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The 'Perilous Courts' series
4.13 · 355 ratings
high fantasy · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · third-person-pov · anal sex · explicit-open-door · royalty · queer · m-m · height-difference · audiobook · political-intrigue · fantasy · forced proximity · male-pov · magic · class difference · possessive hero · alpha male · length-medium
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