Sage and King

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Zaya expected to be the irresponsible youngest prince his whole life. But when his two older siblings are killed by an unidentified magician, he finds himself crowned king of Lushrain—the end of his liberty as he knows it. As part of his training, he’s sent to Heartwood for a month, the house of the sages high in the mountains. There, to his shock, the sages tell him he must learn about magic—which is illegal to practice, but has nonetheless been among Heartwood’s secret studies for centuries.

They assign Col as his tutor, a charming young sage with unusually strong powers. Zaya abhors and distrusts magic, and Col absolutely doesn’t want the job of attempting to change the king’s mind. But in their lessons and debates, they grow closer and begin envisioning a future in which a sage and a king might make a harmonious couple.

But the assassin still roams, seeking to hurt Zaya, and the budding love affair may be crushed by the secrets that Heartwood—and Col—have kept about this killer.

Description

Molly Ringle was one of the quiet, weird kids in school, and is now one of the quiet, weird writers of the world. She likes thinking up innovative romantic obstacles and mixing them with topics like Greek mythology, ghost stories, fairy tales, or regular-world scandalous gossip. She’s into mild rainy climates, gardens, ’80s new wave music, chocolate, tea, and perfume (or really anything that smells good). She has lived in the Pacific Northwest most of her life, aside from grad school in California and one work-abroad season in Edinburgh in the 1990s. She currently lives in Seattle with her husband, kids, corgi, and a lot of moss.

Readers are Loving Sage and King!

“A thoroughly enchanting fantasy that made me laugh and cry happy tears.” – Sephi C-T

“A beautifully crafted fantasy world with lovable protagonists, good world-building, and delightfully casually queer characters.” – Mara J.

“I grinned the entire way through this book, it was so wholesome and made my heart swell. Such a cute love story (and rather tastefully steamy!).” – Jessica M.

“If you want to get lost in a wholesome plot, an interesting magic system and a sweet LGBT+ romance, pick up a book by Molly Ringle.” – Lauren T