The Engineered Throne by Megan Derr follows Lord Vellem, a gifted military engineer whose talent for roads and bridges offers only partial escape from a brutal upbringing and a family broken by addiction and neglect. When his brother arranges a polit…
The Engineered Throne by Megan Derr follows Lord Vellem, a gifted military engineer whose talent for roads and bridges offers only partial escape from a brutal upbringing and a family broken by addiction and neglect. When his brother arranges a political marriage to a prince from their nation’s oldest rival, Vellem is drawn into a fragile peace that depends on both his technical expertise and his willingness to trust unfamiliar allies. Set in a secondary-world fantasy with royal courts, military structures, and the looming presence of war, the novel blends m/m romance with questions of loyalty, duty, and reconstruction after loss. As tragedy disrupts his new life, Vellem must confront whether he can rebuild not only shattered infrastructure but also the damaged bonds between families and kingdoms.
The Engineered Throne by Megan Derr follows Lord Vellem, a gifted military engineer whose talent for roads and bridges offers only partial escape from a brutal upbringing and a family broken by addiction and neglect. When his brother arranges a polit…
The Engineered Throne by Megan Derr follows Lord Vellem, a gifted military engineer whose talent for roads and bridges offers only partial escape from a brutal upbringing and a family broken by addiction and neglect. When his brother arranges a political marriage to a prince from their nation’s oldest rival, Vellem is drawn into a fragile peace that depends on both his technical expertise and his willingness to trust unfamiliar allies. Set in a secondary-world fantasy with royal courts, military structures, and the looming presence of war, the novel blends m/m romance with questions of loyalty, duty, and reconstruction after loss. As tragedy disrupts his new life, Vellem must confront whether he can rebuild not only shattered infrastructure but also the damaged bonds between families and kingdoms.
The Painted Crown by Megan Derr is a queer fantasy romance set amid tense political negotiations between rival kingdoms. Prince Istari of Belemere, feared for his lethal skill as a sharpshooter and despised by his own family, is sent as a hostage to…
The Painted Crown by Megan Derr is a queer fantasy romance set amid tense political negotiations between rival kingdoms. Prince Istari of Belemere, feared for his lethal skill as a sharpshooter and despised by his own family, is sent as a hostage to Tallideth, where old comrades like Regent Vellem now treat him as an enemy. His isolation eases when he befriends Lord Teverem, a reserved noble whose title and grief stem from an explosion linked to Istari’s father. As Istari becomes entangled with Teverem’s household, he uncovers a hidden family secret with direct ties to his own past, threatening fragile peace and drawing military and royal powers toward renewed conflict.
