Leo Quince is bushed. He’s always liked a challenge, but his father's ill-fated senate campaign and work at the family law firm leaves him exhausted. Thankfully, he’s got an invitation to a famously debaucherous house party where he should be able to cut loose in all the ways his father and the firm wouldn’t approve of. After too much to drink and an unexpected encounter with a vampire, Leo stumbles through a portal into a new reality, which might just be the escape he’s looking for.
Ares Silva has gone to seed. Being stuck in the fae realm was never the plan, but after ten years tethered to an enchanted orchard, he's come to terms with the contract that's bound him to a life of loneliness and servitude. His freedom is a fair price if it keeps his family safe.
That is, until a handsome, smart-mouthed lawyer appears with news about Ares’ brother, forcing Ares to consider the unintended consequences of the choice he made a decade ago. Worse, Leo Quince won't leave and seems determined to be a thorn in Ares’ side. He’s distracting in ways that Ares refuses to let himself think about. Most of the time.
Leo and Ares are both used to shouldering their burdens alone, but as the attraction between them grows, it gets harder to deny that they could use each other’s help. Will they be able to turn over a new leaf? Or is their burgeoning relationship destined to die on the vine?
Prince Asterion of Andurnei is bored. An accomplished rake with infinite magic at his disposal and a guaranteed inheritance, why should he be anything other than blissfully happy? But, when a reckless wager goes wrong, Asterion is forced to face the fact that the life he'd been living wasn't as sweet as he thought it was. And that instead of bliss, he may be looking at a lifetime of eternal loneliness.
Diner owner Dominic Silva is busy. Alarmingly short staffed, he's got pies to bake, an apartment to lease, and a motorcycle that's badly in need of a tune up. What he doesn't have time for is a wayward fae prince who's trapped himself in the human world. But Dom's never been good at saying no, and when Asterion asks for help, well, Dom can at least let Asterion stay in his spare room, can't he?
When Dom and Asterion are forced to spend more time together than either of them planned, they find themselves questioning everything they thought they knew about each other, and themselves. Will this odd couple end up being the perfect pairing or a recipe for disaster?
Astronomy Lecturer Sidney Quince understands better than anyone that knowledge is power. Who has time for dreams (or a boyfriend) when one real discovery is all he needs to get his doctorate, secure tenure and free himself from student housing once and for all? When a mysterious telescope grants Sidney a glimpse of secret worlds, his life is flung out of orbit and Sidney has to decide if knowing is worth the danger that lurks alongside curiosity.
Jonas Rookwood might be a former Duke of the Infernal Plane, but he wants nothing more than the quiet, small-town life he's carved out for himself. When a nosy, irritatingly-handsome professor comes knocking with questions about Jonas’ old telescope, Jonas has no intention of sharing anything. But there are supernatural forces at work that pull Sidney and Jonas together, no matter how much Jonas might wish they could stay apart.
The closer Sidney gets, the harder it is for Jonas to resist him and his questions. Will he be honest with Sidney about who and what he is? Or is revealing himself more dangerous than keeping secrets?