A virus has spread through the kingdom of Aspermonde, transforming women into alien creatures known as Mosaics. Once they were treated as collectible, but Captain Simon Cant broke the Mosaic trade and rescued them.
Now, Simon and his loyal lieutenant, Hal Bracken, are escorting the last of the emancipated Mosaics to their new home. Simon's looking forward to seeing Augusta and having a lot of fun watching Medic Nathan Worth try and fail to seduce Hal. Nathan's six feet of pure ridiculous and all he wants is a little attention from Simon's straitlaced second-in-command.
When war unexpectedly comes back to Aspermonde, the three veterans are faced with the nightmare of returning to Middledark, the battlefield that almost destroyed them ten years ago. Simon has one chance to stop the new war, but first he's got to deal with his sick lieutenant, his secret-keeping lover, a stroppy medic, a very angry Mosaic, and a young firebrand who wants him to lead a rebellion against the king. When did it get so hard to be a big damn hero?
Sequel to Bastard's Grace, but can be read as a standalone. Contains mature m/f and m/m scenes.
