Hallo!
Heute ist ein neues Buch bei mir eingetrudelt, das ich euch auch vorstellen möchte, und zwar "Counterpoint" von Rachel Haimowitz. Der dicke Band (373 große Seiten im Taschenbuch) ist der erste Band der Reihe "Song of the Fallen", mit der der neue Verlag Guiltless Pleasure Publishing seinen Einstand feiert. Interessanterweise ist dieser Verlag in Israel beheimatet - ist dort Homosexualität nicht verboten? (Vielleicht ist das aber aus irgendwelchen steuerlichen Vorteilen nur eine Briefkastenadresse in Israel.) Gefunden habe ich den Band um ca. 10 Euro auf Buch24.de. Das Cover ist sehr schön und sexy, ich glaube, ihr findet es auch auf Amazon.de.
Ich habe das Buch noch nicht gelesen, aber es geht um die aufkeimende Romanze zwischen einem Ritter und einem Elfen, wobei beide Rassen eigentlich verfeindet sind. Die Rezensionen, die ich bis jetzt lesen konnte, waren alle einhellig begeistert. Ich bin schon gespannt!
Hier zur Information noch der Text von Amazon.com:
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Review
"Nice world-building and well-crafted characters bring this erotically-charged story to life." --The Erotic Reader
"Counterpoint by Rachel Haimowitz is an amazing love story which will not leave your heart unchanged. I highly recommend the book." -- Michele n' Jeff Reviews
"[T]he author's descriptive writing style...made me feel like I could really "see" what was going on [and] what things looked like....I will definitely be reading the next one..." --Fiction Vixen Book Reviews
Product Description
It is the twilight of mankind. Depleted by generations of war with a dark race, the human kingdoms and their ancient alliance stand on the brink of extinction. The outlands are soaked with the blood of the fallen. The midlands are rotting with decadence and despair. Elfkind, estranged by past crimes, watches and waits for nature to run its course.
And then the two collide.
Ayden's life has long been guided by two emotions: love for his sister, and hatred of all things human. When he's captured in battle, he must for his sister's sake swallow his pride and endure slavery in the service of a human prince. To his dismay, this close-up view of his enemy is nothing like he expected. Now curiosity and contempt make a battlefield of his soul, even as he struggles to pick up the pieces of his shattered worldview.
Freyrik Farr, Crown Prince of Farr Province, finds his new elven prisoner puzzling. He's always known elves to be beautiful and dangerous, but never has one affected him as deeply as Ayden. Can his life of service to his people leave room for this attraction? Dancing on a dagger's edge between duty and high treason, Freyrik discovers that some choices can change a life, and some an entire world.
Between prejudice, politics, pride, and survival, Ayden and Freyrik must carve a new path, no matter how daunting. For nothing less than the fate of both their peoples rests on the power of their perseverance -- and their love.
(Please note that this book contains explicit sexual content between two males.)
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Lukas