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A Taste of Gold and Iron
A Fantasy Novel by Alexandra Rowland
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Romantic Fantasy,
- Ottoman Empire-Inspired,
- Court Intrigue,
- Queer Romance,
- Bodyguard Romance
This book is for you if you're into...
- Slow-burn queer romance with royal bodyguards and political stakes
- Fantasy worlds inspired by Ottoman history and court intrigue
- Magic systems built around precious metals and economic secrets
The Goblin Emperor meets "Magnificent Century" in Alexandra Rowland's A Taste of Gold and Iron, where a queer central romance unfolds in a fantasy world reminiscent of the Ottoman Empire.
Kadou, the shy prince of Arasht, finds himself at odds with one of the most powerful ambassadors at court—the body-father of the queen's new child—in an altercation which results in his humiliation.
To prove his loyalty to the queen, his sister, Kadou takes responsibility for the investigation of a break-in at one of their guilds, with the help of his newly appointed bodyguard, the coldly handsome Evemer, who seems to tolerate him at best.
In Arasht, where princes can touch-taste precious metals with their fingers and myth runs side by side with history, counterfeiting is heresy, and the conspiracy they discover could cripple the kingdom's financial standing and bring about its ruin.
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