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Squeeeeee! The Prince’s Boy (vol 1) has won Honorable Mention in the Rainbow Awards in “Best Gay Fantasy”! These are the annual awards arranged by Rainbow Reviews, Elisa Rolle’s fabulous review blog. Full results on all the winners and the comments from the judges are on LJ at: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1462385.html

(That is, if the DDoS attack will let you get at LJ. I was able to read the post just fine, but not comment.)

Check out what the review posted with it says: “This story needs to come with a warning. *Do not read if you have any sort of cardiac issues* LOL. No, really. Brilliant from start to finish, but whew! What a marathon! You’d better train up for this one, or be prepared to read it in small bite sized pieces (if you can put it down, and yes, it is that good). There is graphic torture, rape, slavery, every form of questionable behavior one could think of. And with all that? A story not to be missed. By turns gritty and lyrical. It is the chiming of tiny crystal hand bells and the inescapable, thundering peal of the bells of Notre Dame. A powerhouse, a tour de force. –Cherie”

Yes, oh yes. I’m so glad readers feel that way since, well, that was the goal. (*Grin.*)

If anyone’s interested in purchasing a signed copy of the paperback for the holidays, or an ebook edition for anytime, links are below the cut. But mostly I just wanted to squee!

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So, now that The Prince’s Boy is really and truly done with, all chapters and the epilogue are posted… of course I’m starting to think about a sequel.

I have bunches of ideas that have been nipping at my heels…

In the epilogue of course I set up one direction the sequel could go, with Kenet and Jorin (and who knows who else…) making the trip to Pellon to meet the Frangi delegation. I would love to set some chapters in Frangit itself, too, the land of mystery.

But tell me, dear readers, what would you love to see? What questions did I raise in TPB that you want answered? Who do you want to see more of? What stones did I leave unturned?

Comment in any of my journals or drop me an email at ctan.writer (at) gmail (dot) com.

The other Prince’s Boy wrapup posts…

Leave a review, get a special copy of Sergetten’s Tale via email

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So, volume 2 of the ebook/paperback (and also the complete hardcover) include a special bonus story called Sergetten’s Tale. I know some readers aren’t flush with cash and can’t pay for it right now, but really want to read the story. So here’s a way you can, and help out The Prince’s Boy at the same time.

Do any of the following things and then email me about them with a link:
1)Post a nice review at Amazon.com
2) Post a nice review at Goodreads
3) Post a fic rec in your own blog or fanfic journal, linking people to chapter one.

Email me at ctan.circletpress@gmail.com with a link to your post or letting me know where to find it, and I’ll email you back a copy of Sergetten’s Tale in thanks.

In fact, I’ll email it right away! You’ll get to read it first, before anyone else! :-)

(I’ll re-post this during the week so that folks who went away from the Internet for the Memorial Day weekend can have a chance, too…)

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95: Kenet

Oh Jorin, forgive me. This time I must ask you to forgive me the way I forgave you. I knew what he was going to do and there was no way around it. There was no way I could prevent any of it. I tried. You know I did. I tried to offer myself to him. But the mage believed you had to be defeated before he would try take me for his own.

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93: Kenet

I tried to be stoic as the fight began. I tried to kneel off to the side where the mage had put me and draw no attention to myself. I needed him to believe me harmless and cowed.

When Jorin felled Bear, though, I am sure I must have been as wide-eyed as an owl. I had never seen Bear bested in combat, and I had never seen Jorin attack someone that way. I held my tongue, though, saying nothing, not even a whimper.

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91: Kenet

We were making our way through the twists of the tunnels that would bring us within sight of the Rose Gate when I heard the sound of footsteps ahead of us, someone climbing in a hurry.

Before I could react, Kan came bounding up the steps, his sword sheathed. He stopped short and just stared at the three of us in the gloom. “Kenet?”

“Yes, and Bear is with me, and… and our father.”

“Who is this, Kenet?” My father said from behind me.

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The Prince’s Boy: Volume One
by Cecilia Tan
ISBNs: 978-1-61390-009-3 paperback, 978-1-61390-013-0 ebook
Word Count: 111,207
Page Count: 328 pages
List Price: $9.99 ebook

Or order the print edition(s) today! Volume 1 trade paperback $19.95 (chapters 1-56), Volume 2 trade paperback $19.95 (chapter 57 to the end and including the bonus story “Sergetten’s Tale”), or get both at the same time and save $5!

Or splurge on the hardcover special edition, signed and numbered, including ALL chapters, art gallery, Sergetten’s Tale, $75.00. (See bottom of page for all purchase links.)

Also Available from the Amazon Kindle Store, Fictionwise, All Romance eBooks, Smashwords, Scribd, Rainbow eBooks, The GLBT Bookshelf, Barnes & Noble.com, and other online retailers.

In a fantasy world where male/male lust fuels Night Magic, Prince Kenet lives a sheltered life. Isolated from the war that threatens the kingdom, he and his whipping boy Jorin are of age, but still sneak forbidden pleasures in their bed at night. When a dark mage tries to bespell Kenet into sexual submission, the prince and his boy are thrust into the world of intrigue, sex, and war.

Volume One of The Prince’s Boy collects chapters 1 through 56 of this wildly popular gay erotic web serial by Cecilia Tan. Begun on July 29, 2009, chapters were posted weekly, following the adventures of Prince Kenet and his whipping boy, Jorin. Drawing on complex themes of dominance and submission, the need for secrecy in a world where homosexuality is not accepted, and the intertwining of sex with magic, Tan weaves a complex, sex-filled adventure that is part Dumas’ “Three Musketeers” and part Anne Rice’s “Claiming of Sleeping Beauty.”

Cecilia Tan is “simply one of the most important writers, editors, and innovators in contemporary American erotic literature,” according to Susie Bright. She is the author of many novels and short stories, editor of dozens of erotic short story anthologies, and the founder of Circlet Press. She was inducted into the Saints and Sinners Hall of Fame for GLBT writers in 2010. Her previous books include Black Feathers, White Flames, Edge Plays, The Siren and the Sword, The Velderet, The Hot Streak, and others.

Read an excerpt:

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88: Jorin

We approached the Rose Gate on horseback, in what felt like the most brazen sneak attack in the history of war. We marched right through the village, me and Kan in the lead, our faces hidden by the hoods of our cloaks, with several men on horse coming behind. Roichal and Marksin were not among them, however. They hung back, dressed as traders.

The people of the village eyed us nervously, but we were not challenged.

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87: Kenet

Bear came with me, and six of the Night Riders, and four of Marksin’s best men. My breath caught as we cleared the trees for the first time and I caught sight of the castle up the mountainside. Maldevar is the name of the castle, and the mountain, and the village which houses those who do not live inside the castle walls. Inside the walls, though, the castle was like a city unto itself, not so large as Port Aris, but quite sizable.

Looking up at the towers and the dark bulk of the buildings molded into the mountainside, I considered it a miracle that I had ever escaped from there.

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85: Kenet

I slept in his arms. Yes, I did. I was a fool to waste even a moment grieving over my petty illusions, wasn’t I? A fool to waste even a moment of precious time we could have spent together. We might all be killed in the coming attack on the castle. And my suffering was nothing when weighed against his. Nothing at all. I should have been the one tied to the post and called a fool.

I would waste not a moment more. I slept in his arms, where I had belonged ever since the first time I had clung to him and refused to let go.

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