Excerpt:
He had awoken, on that day after, to find himself lying alone in bed.
It had all been a dreaming, then: the promise of everlasting love, the passion that had followed upon that promise, the warmth of Elsdon’s body – and more importantly, the warmth of his companionship. Layle had expected it to happen one day: his dreamings had become so real that he had begun to believe them.
The bedsprings creaked.
He reacted automatically, which meant he reacted violently. Reaching toward the only loose object at hand – the night-table next to the bed – he grasped it by its leg, wrenched it from the floor, and had begun to swing it toward the intruder before he checked himself in time.
He opened his eyes. Elsdon, fully clothed and hooded but with his face-cloth raised, sat beside him. He looked, Layle realized with amazement, more amused than fearful.
“By all that is sacred,” Elsdon said, speaking the mildest of oaths, “is this how you always greet your love-mates upon awakening?”
Layle slowly lowered the night-table, feeling the blood thunder within his body. “I’ve never had a love-mate before who slept with me.”
“I can see why, if this is how you wake from your sleep.”
Layle slowly raised himself into a sitting position. Elsdon was still smiling, he noted with growing incredulity. The Seeker-in-Training had made a joke about the fact that Layle was a killer born.
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Meet the author:
Honored in the Rainbow Awards, Dusk Peterson writes historical adventure tales that are speculative fiction: alternate history, historical fantasy, and retrofuture science fiction, including lgbtq novels and young adult fiction. Friendship, family affection, faithful service, and romance often occur in the stories. A resident of Maryland, Mx. Peterson lives with an apprentice and several thousand books.
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Facebook: http://facebook.com/loveindarksettings
Twitter: http://twitter.com/duskpeterson
Website: http://duskpeterson.com
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Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29909931-the-balance
Publisher: Love In Dark Settings Press
Cover Artist: Dusk Peterson
Pages or Words: 90,000 words
Categories: Alternate Universe, Gay Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Queergender
Book Name: The Balance
Series: The Eternal Dungeon
Book: Three – Can be read as a standalone
Release Date: April 11, 2016 (reissue)
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