Knights of The Compass Series by Dru Wellington

Forced into an involuntary engagement, Prince Corinth of the North disguises himself and flees to the forbidden city of Evermort to enjoy the last of his freedom. Though a dangerous venture--as Northerners are usually welcomed with the end of a sharp sword--it’s worth the risk for a night of true liberation ... and to vex his father... moreForced into an involuntary engagement, Prince Corinth of the North disguises himself and flees to the forbidden city of Evermort to enjoy the last of his freedom. Though a dangerous venture--as Northerners are usually welcomed with the end of a sharp sword--it’s worth the risk for a night of true liberation ... and to vex his father. After losing half his men in a violent battle at the border of the North and South kingdoms, Sir Axle of the South seeks to drown his sorrows at the bottom of a Tankard of beer. He hates Northerners for their cruel and obnoxious ways, hates them for taking his people as slaves to work the mines, hates them for the murderers they are. His motto: Meet a Northerner, and unsheathe your sword. And when a cloaked Northerner enters his tavern, unsheathe his sword Axle does ... less

After three knights and three failed tries, Sir Rowan Wolf sets of into the kingdom of the West to learn two things: why King Maas is in a hurry to marry into the royal family of the West; and who keeps drugging his men and sending them back down the river. Noel, dressed in his late father’s red cloak, is asked by the king to keep him in hiding and perform one task, a task that Noel wishes he could refuse. But doing so would condemn his kingdom to King Maas’s vicious hand... moreAfter three knights and three failed tries, Sir Rowan Wolf sets of into the kingdom of the West to learn two things: why King Maas is in a hurry to marry into the royal family of the West; and who keeps drugging his men and sending them back down the river. Noel, dressed in his late father’s red cloak, is asked by the king to keep him in hiding and perform one task, a task that Noel wishes he could refuse. But doing so would condemn his kingdom to King Maas’s vicious hand. No choice but to prepare a potion that will kill the king of the West, Noel hunts for ingredients in the deep, dark woods. Woods Noel thinks he knows like the back of his hand . . . until he meets a Wolf that leads him astray. less

For the last ten years, Sir Rumple Stilz of the East has been working for Northern King Maas in order to search the mines for Sven, the boy he failed to protect. When his loyalty comes into question, King Maas threatens the lives of the three people Rumple cares for most: weapons master Vider, and twin boys Danny and Jonathan. To save his friends, Rumple must prove his allegiance to the Northern king by bringing to him the lone bandit that attacked the royal carriage in Treacle Wood... moreFor the last ten years, Sir Rumple Stilz of the East has been working for Northern King Maas in order to search the mines for Sven, the boy he failed to protect. When his loyalty comes into question, King Maas threatens the lives of the three people Rumple cares for most: weapons master Vider, and twin boys Danny and Jonathan. To save his friends, Rumple must prove his allegiance to the Northern king by bringing to him the lone bandit that attacked the royal carriage in Treacle Wood. With no way for Rumple to fake the bandit’s death as he’s done in the past, he has no choice but to go against his principles and sacrifice one man for the sake of three. A tough decision, but he will not fail his friends like he did Sven . . . But what will he do when he discovers that the lone bandit is the same man Rumple has been searching for? The man Rumple cannot forget? Out Now ***A gay fairy tale. Contains explicit gay sex, bloody violence, and a happy end.*** less

The Beast Keeper of the Needle. Scarred both inside and out. Hideous. Heartless. He protects the Heart of the Needle by banishing any and all trespassers to the dungeons ... Sir Louis Unskilled knight of The Compass and keeper of hounds. He’s lonely, but cares deeply—especially toward his hounds Colby and Vixen. When Vixen chases a cat into a house unannounced—a house with mysterious tunnels that leads into the Needle—Louis is left little choice but to follow... moreThe Beast Keeper of the Needle. Scarred both inside and out. Hideous. Heartless. He protects the Heart of the Needle by banishing any and all trespassers to the dungeons ... Sir Louis Unskilled knight of The Compass and keeper of hounds. He’s lonely, but cares deeply—especially toward his hounds Colby and Vixen. When Vixen chases a cat into a house unannounced—a house with mysterious tunnels that leads into the Needle—Louis is left little choice but to follow. But stepping over that threshold will change his life forever ... Warning : This is by far not the end of the series! There are so many facets of The Compass I want to discover, and so many more fairytales I want to write set in the world. While there is a resolution to the relationship part of "The Beast" other story-problems are still open with the stakes getting higher . . . :) less