Broken Prince, Mismatched eyes, began as a writing prompt 2013. The prompt was something along the lines of: your character has just been informed that they have been betrothed to be married since they were born and in less than an hour, their intended will be arriving to marry them. Never in a million years could I have imagined that prompt to spawn a whole novel, but it did. Thanks in huge part to Mann Ramblings, author of The Luxorian Fugitive, who encouraged me to keep on writing and flesh the story out after my initial prompt response.
At that point, I was very iffy about my ability to write what, in my mind, I could only see as being a romance. Boy was I wrong as I started writing and a ton of political intrigue just started pouring onto the page, giving the book the elements of conflict and danger that I love to have in my stories.
Book Blurb: All of his life, Caden DeMott’s mismatched eyes have made him the target of superstition and scorn. Though he is the son of a nobleman, he’s been allowed to run free over the hills and moors, mostly ignored by his family. No one ever thought to inform him that he had been betrothed since infancy, until the day his fiancé, Prince Rhys Gwyther arrived to marry him.
Rhys is the prince of the small island country of Mauritania, a land rich in gems, rose oil and pearls, but poor in skilled artisans and seeds to grow crops. In order to further cement the trade route to the mainland, he’s been sent to marry a man he’s never met, and bring him back to Mauritania. Unfortunately, an accident years before has left Rhys with a lot of emotional baggage and very little trust in strangers.
But trust is exactly what Caden and Rhys are going to need if they are to make a life together, and help unravel the mystery of who’s been smuggling valuable gems and pearls off the island. Add in the realization that Caden’s stepmother, Mildred and her island representative, Maxwell, have been importing inferior goods for years, forcing Mauritania to become more dependent on them, and trust becomes even more difficult.
Caden possesses the knowledge to finally allow Rhys’ father to unravel the plot to ruin Mauritania, but only if the king and his son are willing to put their faith in Caden’s loyalty to his new home. Something that is difficult to do after Caden is accused of cheating on his marriage vows to Rhys with his guard, Luc. Will Rhys believe him innocent? Or will their marriage be over before it truly has a chance to begin?
Lucky Strike McAllister isn't very lucky. In fact, he isn't much of anything most days, to hear his MC tell it. Since the death of his father two years ago, he's done nothing but find ways to get in trouble. He's talented with an airbrush gun and an amazing artist when he sets his mind to it, but more often than not, the thing Lucky sets his mind to is getting into trouble.
When Thorn and his partner Cain, are forced to fish Lucky out of the ocean on a chilly, fall night, both men decide he needs a keeper and who better than them to keep Lucky from self destructing. Too bad Lucky can't see that they're trying to help. Bitter and lashing out, he does everything he can to sabotage the only chance he's ever been giving at truly belonging to someone.
Will Lucky be able to put aside his anger to get to know the two men who have taken such an intense interest in him, or will he run from them, his club and everything he's ever known, and burn the last of his luck in the process?
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