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The Lightning-Struck Heart

by T.J. Klune

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Tales from Verania #1

Why Read This?

You'll laugh out loud while falling in love with a found family and rooting for a sweet, slow-burn romance.

Synopsis

This edition is out of print. For current Paperback edition see: The Lightning-Struck Heart Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident. Of course, this catches the attention of a higher power, and Sam's pulled from the only world he knows to become an apprentice to the King's Wizard, Morgan of Shadows. When Sam is fourteen, he enters the Dark Woods and returns with Gary, the hornless gay unicorn, and a half-giant named Tiggy, earning the moniker Sam of Wilds. At fifteen, Sam learns what love truly is when a new knight arrives at the castle. Sir Ryan Foxheart, the dreamiest dream to have ever been dreamed. Naturally, it all goes to hell through the years when Ryan dates the reprehensible Prince Justin, Sam can't control his magic, a sexually aggressive dragon kidnaps the prince, and the King sends them on an epic quest to save Ryan's boyfriend, all while Sam falls more in love with someone he can never have. Or so he thinks.

At a Glance

4.36 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/M
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

hidden identitymagic bondsecret relationship

Mood

playfulheartwarminghumorouswhimsicalromantic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.36 ★

Page Count

405 pages

Published

2015

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/M

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Michael Lesley

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

none

deathviolencebullyinggriefhomophobia/transphobiawar

World & Setting

high fantasy sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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