Polar opposites Nathan and Clive are paired up and of all odds, chosen to have real experience...killing. *** In an elite academy raising knights, chosen young boys are given tasks to help the Headmaster dispose of rebel soldiers. Nathaniel E. Rottings is descended from a line of knights and unliked by his peers for his high status, he doesn't look for friendship, although he has met his match with his sparring partner. Clive is more than the Apollo of the school and every girl's dream--he is also Nathan's lover, and the two must keep that secret. While he seems perfect he has a dark past and is strangely familiar with killing. When the deaths become too big of a trauma, Nathan's belief falters and only Clive can save him. But that's only if he wants to. ___________ T R I G G E R W A R N I N G S - sexual scenes (18+) - graphic violence - murder

Emmanuel, Duke of Thornton, is handsome, wealthy, and most of all, unmarried. Nicknamed the Duke of Camellias by his admirers, he seems to have the world in his hand, but harbors a secret nobody knows. Blair Millais, on the other hand, has lost it all. His sister passed away and the short stories he publishes hardly earn enough for him to live on. When Emmanuel Waterhouse invites him over to be the writer of his very own biography with a superfluous salary, it seems too good to be true. Yet soon Blair realizes how society looks upon gay men in Victorian England, and a betrayal which has made Emmanuel unable to love anymore. So when he learns who exactly the Duke of Camellias is, and the reason behind the sadness in his eyes, can he ignore the impending fate that awaits him? TRIGGER WARNINGS: child abuse, assault, rape