Compass To My Heart

by Bennu Bright

Editions:Kindle

The Siren & the Phoenix

Lune doesn’t know much about his mystical birthright as a Compass-born, yet its promise of a life-mate cushions the long days and lonely nights. So he patiently waits, eager for when the compass will point him in the direction he must go.

Touch-starved Narsus is a Verdigris—a highly toxic phoenix with poisonous feathers. To be Compass-born is a heartbreaking, torturous burden. So he hides away in heavy cloaks and a beaked mask to protect those around him.

When the compass calls, Narsus further ostracizes himself by sending a proxy to the marriage ceremony, for he no longer believes in love. Or destiny.

Hurt and embarrassed, Lune is determined to crack Narsus’s emotional armor. To show his Intended there’s always hope. But with the compasses counting down, can Lune convince Narsus to take a chance on love?

Compass To My Heart is a MM fantasy romance about marriage by proxy, one bed, a poisoned kiss, and fated mates finding each other through compasses created by ancient magic.

This book is on:

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Published: November 2, 2023
Illustrators:

Lara Yokoshima

Genres:

Fantasy, Fantasy - High & Other World, Fantasy - Urban & Magical Beings, Fantasy – Gods and Heroes, Paranormal, Paranormal - Shifters

Tags:

author - american, format - kindle, format - novel <100K, format - self published, potential trigger - blood, potential trigger - death, potential trigger - divorce, potential trigger - grief; past loss, what - concept - second chance, what - emotion - love, what - sex - tentacles, where - general - beach, where - general - small town, who - type - god, who - type - merman

Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 3
Romantic Content: 5
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 18-25
Protagonist 2 Age: Ageless/Immortal
Tropes: Adopted Child, Arranged Pairing, Beach Romance, Everyone is Queer, Fated Mates / Soul Mates, Forced Proximity, Hurt / Comfort, Second Chances, Wingfic
Word Count: 47,000
Setting: A tropical island on another world
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters

About the Author

Greetings, my forges!

I’m Bennu Bright. Fantasy and paranormal tales have always felt like home. And I’ve always adored getting into the gritty details of a character’s relationship. With my newfound zest for the craft of writing, my work has joined the ranks of romance and the romantic.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, I spend my days nose to the keyboard, or attempting to revive an ancient passion for drawing.

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