Tales of Tavamara, Tome 4 : The King's Menagerie

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NOTE: This story is currently being posted free on Patreon, updated monthly on the 18th.

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Since the death of his wife, King Shafiq has led a quiet and solitary life, drawing the concern of the council and court, as a king without even a single concubine is a king not many will trust.

Nadir has always watched Shafiq from afar, but his destiny is what his parents say it is, and the sad, beautiful Shafiq would never notice an unremarkable man who is more servant than son to his family—until he quite literally crashes into Shafiq one night, and everything changes.

Berkant was once a famous fighter, until he lost his wife and child and ceased to care about the world around him. A bodyguard for hire now, he serves with no questions, until his current employer violates Berkant's one rule and they're all arrested and dragged to the palace.

Ender has always lived a life of books, from helping in his family's bookshop to spending years at school, studying history by day and writing poetry by night. Then he receives an unexpected summons to the palace, from the king himself, and learns that his entire life has been a lie…

Jankin is a dancer of great acclaim, traveling the world to expand and improve upon his art. His latest journey has brought him to famed Tavamara, where he hopes to perform before the king himself. What he doesn't expect is for that king and his beautiful harem to tempt Jankin to call Tavamara home.

Once a sacred bodyguard in Tritacia, Ramsay left his post when his brother died. Now he lives a lonely life in Tavamara, tending his homestead and doing little else. Until he winds up saving a terrified boy who proves to be the crown prince of Tavamara as he's fleeing kidnappers, waking old habits in Ramsay and dragging him reluctantly back into the land of the living.