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BOOK BLURB:
Accolon despises the tedious politics of Arthur's Court, but as a knight, he is obliged to attend. His new squire, Derryn, is sharp-tongued and clever, and takes very good care of Accolon. The pair of them wind up in the middle of a Court conspiracy, holding an enchanted blade and ensnared by a sorceress. Treason, betrayal, gossip and love ~ Accolon has never known Court to be so dangerous before.

BOOK REVIEW:
Laney Cairo is awesome. I say this because I honestly did not think it was possible to write yet another story based on the Arthurian legends and make it clever and original. I picked up this story and thought, "Well, I like Laney Cairo, it's bound to be sexy, anyway." When I finished the story the first time through, I went right back and read it again more slowly because I wanted to be sure that I was right. And I was. This story is not only an engaging erotic tale, but it also rings true to both the time period and the legends. So often when an author takes a new twist on familiar legends, it seems off, but despite the fact I'm sure none of this ever happened, I believed it. I think that is the most important thing about any fiction. The author has to engage the reader's imagination and make the tale believable. Laney Cairo does this here with her usual flair.

Accolon is a knight in King Arthur's court. He is of Arthur's bloodline, but not really close enough to be a contender for the throne. He really hates court anyway, and this trip is especially bad because Lady Felicity is seriously flirting with him. He isn't interested. The plot thickens because Lady Felicity is pregnant and she blames Accolon. Accolon is horrified because he not only doesn't like Lady Felicity, he doesn't like ladies at all. It isn't Accolon's baby.

Derryn is Accolon's newest squire. Accolon runs through squires rather frequently, though it's a cushy job. Because the ladies chase Accolon steadily (he is, after all, a single knight and a relative of the king), he's been in the habit of letting his squire sleep in his assigned room and going to the stables himself. Apparently his previous squire had a good bit of fun with servicing the ladies who showed up in the night, including Lady Felicity. But Derryn is different. He'd rather lock the door and stay with Accolon, much to Accolon's surprise, since he'd never really met anyone else before who would admit to not preferring females. Derryn, having been in a monastery, has a bit more experience, but not much. The two tumble into a love affair. But before they can go back to Accolon's lands and explore their new relationship, they have to deal with Lady Felicity's angry husband. And that leads them straight into the web of Arthur's witchy sister Morgan Le Fay, and that can only mean trouble.

Droit de Seigneur tells a story in a clear, concise manner, with lovely erotic episodes as a special bonus. Accolon is especially clearly drawn. Even though he is conflicted about his feeling for King Arthur, because he can plainly see restless Guinevere and foolish knights and he's fought the Picts in the ice and mud, he can also see that it really isn't always good to be king. This is a romance between two special men that you will want to read and add to your keepers.

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