Book Title: The Plans Trilogy Box Set
Author: Addison Albright
Publisher: JMS Books, LLC
Cover Artist: Written Ink Designs
Release Date: May 28, 2022
Genre: Fantasy M/M Romance
Tropes: Arranged Marriage, Memory Loss
Themes: Virgin/first time, abduction, newfound courage, hope, royalty/princes
Length: 73 459 words
This is a box set of three stories that were previously published individually.
The three books in the trilogy, together, stand alone with no cliffhanger.
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Once upon a time, two handsome young princes fell in love, faced down adversity, and lived happily ever after. Until one romantic evening, they unwittingly ate a confection laced with a mind-wiping toxin.
Blurb
In this light fantasy world, four realms have settled into an uneasy peace. A surprise twist to a prearranged marriage agreement spawns this story of unexpected love, newfound courage, and heroic adventure. Join Princes Efren and Marcelo on their heart-warming journey as they sort through misleading twists and turns to defeat devious foes. Twice! Contains the stories:
The Contingency Plan: An untimely death throws a marriage arrangement, the final phase of a treaty, into disarray. Now the Crown Prince of Zioneven can make his own choice from among the princess’s younger siblings. As a royal son in the matriarchal sovereignty of Sheburat, Prince Marcelo grew up knowing Royal sons never married. Never. Period. Except Prince Efren isn’t from Sheburat, and he has other plans.
The Best-Laid Plans: A death that wasn’t what it seemed … A kidnapping that isn’t what it seems … Time is running out. Enmeshed in political intrigue, death, and a kidnapping, will Prince Efren untangle the web of clues in time to save his naïve young husband, or will Prince Marcelo dig deep to discover a previously untapped inner strength and determination to facilitate his own survival?
Change of Plans: Once upon a time, two handsome young princes fell in love, faced down adversity, and lived happily-ever-after… until one romantic evening, they unwittingly ate a confection laced with a mind-wiping toxin. Are their chances at rekindling their love doomed? Or will their ignominious new beginning propel them toward a more teasingly fun rapport?
Also contains three bonus scenes not included with the individual stories.
From The Best-Laid Plans
The dull thud of something heavy dropping to the ground pulled Marcelo from his dream with a shudder, as if he’d fallen. He rubbed his arms to ward off the cold, and sat.
Efren no longer lay next to him. Marcelo blinked as his eyes adjusted to the dark. He shook his head, trying to clear a persistent sluggishness from his mind, and a threadlike hint of a something malodorous from his sinuses. People continued to scurry about outside the tent. A shiver not caused by the chilly air ran up his spine.
He didn’t know the precise time, but it was too dark for the caravan to be readying for the new day’s travel. Traveling in such conditions would be dangerous, and a difference in customs wouldn’t explain discounting such a pointless risk.
A scraping, dragging noise from the entrance to the tent caught Marcelo’s attention, and he turned in time to see the bottom of someone’s feet disappearing under the entry flap before it dropped back into place.
For a brief moment, he doubted his vision. It didn’t make sense. None of this did.
Marcelo clapped a hand over his mouth to repress his instinctive cry for Efren as his mind flooded with visions of his mother offering additional guards for their travel after learning of Gagel’s duplicity, and Efren’s repeated consultations with his security captain. What he’d seen made more sense in that light, and the last thing he wanted to do was to call attention to himself.
Marcelo shifted to his knees as his heart leapt into his throat. Whose feet were those? Efren’s? Was Efren—?
No. Marcelo shook off that horrific thought. Maybe he was being naïve, but he couldn’t face such a possibility.
But what could he do that might help Efren? A knot tightened in his gut, and he was never so sorry for his pampered upbringing. Because there was precious little he could do.
He swiveled his head as he searched fruitlessly through the darkness for something—anything—he could use. A cup? Worthless. The water pitcher? Those sad offerings were the most he had at his disposal.
Icy fingers tightened around Marcelo’s heart at the sight of Efren’s empty scabbard. His fears were confirmed, and there was nothing he could think to do to protect himself as the noises outside mounted, let alone something to help Efren.
A tear trickled down his cheek. He and his shortcomings had let down Efren before their promising life together had truly begun.
With a shaky hand, Marcelo reached for the tray that still held their clothing. Whatever he was about to face, he would do it with his trousers on. Efren’s clothing was still there, so he hadn’t allowed himself that dignity, but for Efren, time would have been of the essence.
Marcelo blew out a shuddering breath. He was too worthless for it to matter if he rushed out of the tent. He didn’t even know which would be the wiser move—to go out and face their enemy, or to stay in the tent and meekly await his fate?
His mind whirled, and he continued to scan the darkness as he pulled on his trousers and a tunic. Then his gaze lit on a corner of the small tent, where the thick, sturdy linen material was pulled taut.
A tent stake? That could make a good weapon. Maybe. The forged steel was hard and sharp. Not honed like a blade, but he’d been able to pound them into the hard earth with minimal effort. The stakes didn’t have a proper handgrip, but he could probably clasp one well enough to wield it like a dagger. Not that he knew how to correctly handle any kind of knife in hand-to-hand combat, but trying would be better than doing nothing.
Rainbow Award winning author Addison Albright lives smack dab in the middle of the USA. Her stories are gay romance in contemporary, fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction genres. She generally adds a subtle touch of humor, a dash of drama/angst, and a sprinkle of slice-of-life to her stories. Her education includes a BS in Education with a major in mathematics and a minor in chemistry. Addison loves spending time with her family, reading, popcorn, boating, French fries, “open window weather,” cats, math, and anything chocolate. She loves to read pretty much anything and everything, anytime and anywhere.
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Such a good series!!! Highly recommend 🙂