The Desert Bride

Being a bride is a state of mind, not of body.

Sir Geoffrey Arbuthnott is leading the expedition for the king of Moorcondia to chart the vast, unknown lands to the west of the kingdom. His duty is to escort the king's cartographer and keep him safe. It is a boring and uneventful task until they come upon a beautiful boy trapped in quicksand.

Mica is used to wandering around the land his people have claimed for generations and is enjoying the last of his freedom before his manhood ceremony rep...