Title: Sapphire and Ruby, 2nd edition
Series: N/A
Author: Mark King
Genre: High Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Length: Novella (106 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (September 17, 2014)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥3Hearts
Blurb: Stephen Sapphire, a film major in search of a Hollywood romance, discovers he is the heir apparent to the throne of Cordonia, a mysterious kingdom off the coast of Portugal. The current queen, Marcela, invites him for a royal visit, and provides him with a noble escort, the irksome, but irresistible, Terrence Rubino.
The Book of Trou, an ancient prophecy, says Stephen must marry the queen. His mother, Leocadia, a powerful witch, prepares a love potion to actualize the prophecy, unaware that he is gay. Stephen would much rather spend time with Terrence than the queen. But he may not get a choice in the matter.
1st Edition published as Sapphire and Ruby, A Novella, March 2011
ISBN-13: 978-1-63216-051-5
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5447
Reviewer: Shorty
Review: Although this was a very well written book. I found myself constantly loosing focus in it the further I read. I found that I didn’t care for people trying to make Stephen do something he wasn’t interested in just because others felt it was for the best.
Stephen seemed like a smart, intelligent young man who was tricked by his own mother to enter into a proposal he had no knowledge of beforehand. Terrance seemed sweet if not a little too abiding by the rules of Cordania which seemed really outdated and old-fashioned in the extreme.
I’m sorry but this book was not for me. I’m sure others would like it though.
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