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Velasin vin Aaro never planned to marry at all, let alone a girl from neighbouring Tithena. When an ugly confrontation reveals his preference for men, Vel fears he's ruined the diplomatic union before it can even begin. But while his family is ready to disown him, the Tithenai envoy has…

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Normally, when a book starts out with a traumatic event, that’s a warning sign that it’s likely not for me, but this one pays off the main character’s early suffering tenfold with care and healing.

He escapes his homophobic home with an arranged marriage to, unexpectedly, another man—and how could I not root for these two? I kept turning pages to watch the growing trust and care between them. And the food!

This book is in no way about food, so it was a bonus delight for me that such attention is paid to making the food so unique and…

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