Julien was probably my favourite: he's so charming, so protective and ugh, just the best, most respectful and understanding boyfriend ever. I must admit, I'm not the biggest fan of hidden identities in my reads, but Whisper and Julien's relationship was lovely: it's sweet and spicy, fuled by a ton of chemistry. 'Prince and Assassin' is everything I love in fantasy and romance, and then some: a simple, but extremely vivid, world-building, all the hurt/comfort tropes my little romance-starved heart can wish for, a vast (and totally lovable and hilarious) cast of side characters, steam with a nice helping of a light D/s dynamic, heartstopping action and two protagonists that absolutely STOLE my heart. Tavia Lark's writing seems to be specifically created for me: this is the fourth book of hers that I've devoured and absolutely adored, and I can already see myself checking out her other series. The Perilous Courts series is best read in order, but each book follows a different prince and his Happily Ever After. Prince and Assassin is a high fantasy gay romance, with secret identities, hurt/comfort, and magic tigers with attitude. As his nightmares darken, Julien’s touch is his only solace-but falling in love could ruin them both.īecause Whisper’s mission hasn’t changed, and the price for failure is worse than death. Then Julien saves Whisper too, and Whisper’s reserve shatters.īeneath Julien’s playboy facade is a warmth Whisper can’t resist. But he doesn’t have to trust the stranger to be drawn to him, especially when he saves Julien’s life. He trusts nobody besides his brothers, and he certainly doesn’t trust the aloof, beautiful new stranger at court. Julien hides his own schemes behind a sordid reputation.

Infiltrate Prince Julien’s court, protect him until the signal arrives, then kill him. Plagued by nightmares, he doesn’t get to refuse assignments, even when his new job doesn’t make sense:

All he knows is the elite assassin guild that raised him-and controls him with the threat of blood magic.

Prince and Assassin by Tavia Lark