Title: Rules of Desire: His Majesty's Secret [BL] [BXB] [GXG] [BxG]
Author: Gold Winwar
King Aldric Throne
The ruling monarch of Zarethorne. A man of iron will and seductive power. He does not kill for treason he punishes with desire. Commanding, respected and feared. His laws are unlike any other.
Queen Elanora Throne
Regal, elegant, and sharp as a blade. Elanora understands power well both in court and behind closed doors. While loyal to the throne, her secrets are locked deeper than in any dungeon.
Prince Kaelith Throne
Gentle in heart, but bound by cruel tradition. As heir to Zarethorne, Kaelith carries the burden of punishing sinners but never by force. His eyes hold kindness, his hands have never harmed, yet his destiny is written in seduction. Loved by all, yet lonely in shadows.
Hale Eryndor (The prince's secret lover/ Prince servant )
A poor blacksmith's son is chosen for punishment. But instead stole the prince's heart. Hale is fierce, clever, and street-wise. In a kingdom where men may lie with men but princes may not, he hides his love in the shadows, waiting for a future that may never come.
Princess Lysandra Valemont(prince's wife)
Chosen by law, not by love. A perfect royal bride elegant, pure, and burdened with loneliness. She senses the truth behind her husband's eyes, yet dares not speak it aloud. Beneath her soft smile lies a deep ache.
Lord Darius Vallamere
The king's most trusted friend and advisor. Loyal, stern, and sharp-tongued. He carries out orders without emotion but watches everything with hawk-like precision. If anyone crosses the crown, Darius is the first and last face they'll ever see.
Sir Elion Draziel
Kaelith's childhood friend and the palace's youngest knight. Witty, brave, and secretly in love with someone he can never have. Elion is the one who always walks one step behind the prince because if he walks beside him, his heart might betray him.
Lady Mira (prince's crush /court Maid)
A beautiful and outspoken maid who once caught the prince's attention in childhood. Though he's long moved on, Mira remains at court, flirtatious, and hiding her forbidden desires.
COUNCILOFDESIRE (THE KING'S INNER CIRCLE)
High-ranking men and women who serve the throne by managing the kingdom's erotic justice. High Priestess Ravana, Lord Commander Jax, and Advisor Lirien each control one law. And one sin.
COUNCIL&COURTLY ROLES ALWAYS NEAR THE KING
The Commander of the Guard: Sir Garrick Stonehelm
(Loyal to the throne, powerful warrior, old blood knight)
The Royal Seer/Prophet: Lady Ysara of the Silver Flame
(Mysterious, mystical, delivers omens about the prince's fate)
The High Chancellor (Legal/Executioner): Lord Varrin Crowthorne
(Cunning, ruthless, always enforcing the law of intimacy over death)
The High Priestess (of Sacred Law): Priestess Mirella
(Keeps the spiritual balance of the realm, tied to the kingdom's sacred rules)
In Rules of Desire: His Majesty's Secret, sexuality flows freely in every corner of the kingdom.
There are male lovers, female lovers, and everything in between. From the king's chamber to the quiet servant halls, no desire is shamed. Whether it's man to man, woman to woman, or man to woman, passion is both law and language in Zarethrone.
But only one rule must never be broken:
The Crown Prince Kaelith, is forbidden to love a man.
While others are free to indulge in same-sex love, the prince must keep his heart and body devoted to women.
Any romantic relationship between the heir to another man is a direct violation of royal law a taboo punishable by exile or death.
And yet Prince Kaelith's heart beats for a poor village boy the only love that could destroy the very kingdom he's destined to rule.