The Knife in the Dark

by Claire E. Jones

“There had been a fathomless yearning threatening to burst ever since he’d been a kid. He had tried his best to outrun it, but it had dogged his heels for decades.”

Corsair had spent his life playing the roles expected of him, but when his long-lost childhood friend reappeared with dire tales about their elemental powers, everything got turned upside down.

After meeting the demanding god whose blessing he wields and witnessing his friends die right in front of him, he can no longer keep his irreverent facade up. Now, he must fight to keep his family and city safe against all odds.

In this dangerously complicated series, join our troubled hero and the other blessed ones as they wield their powers against malevolent forces while exploring the complex intricacies of family, desire, and responsibility.

Will Corsair rise to the occasion, or are past decisions too imprinted to overcome?

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“I was not prepared to get lulled into a lost boy’s twisted fate of being a courtesan’s bastard child who is also blessed by the God of Metal, but I cannot get enough of the man of iron with a heart of gold.” 
– Alysha J.
 
“Corsair is almost required not only to carefully navigate his plans/destiny, but also be trapped by his very human need for the people around him… he was in a pressure cooker and it heightened so many elements of the story.” 
– Mike N.
GENRE

LGBTQ+ M/M Fantasy Romance (adult or new adult)
The romance is secondary of two plot arcs
Takes place in an alternate world
Magic and supernatural elements
3rd person narrative

TROPES

Enchanted Blade ; In Hiding ; Estranged Father ; Evil Ex ; Found Family ; Secret Society ; Gods & Goddesses ; Elemental Magic ; Trauma/Mental Health ; If Cruel Intentions was gay

CONTENT WARNINGS
Profanity, violence, sexual assault, explicit (consensual) sexual content, alcohol consumption, and references to past deaths of loved ones

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