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Still grieving the death of my beloved elder brother, but needing to fortify my newfound position, I’m forced to participate in a matchmaking event.
No matter that I have no desire, or any of the required skills, to hold one of the intersection points on my own, I am now the heir to the United European Nation. My chosen bond mates will be selected from the elite of society. Titled, wealthy, practiced in politics — and accomplished in all the essence-wielding skills I lack.
Chosen bond mates.
Not soul bound, not fated.
A love connection isn’t even a fever dream or a fleeting thought. A glam rock star, my childhood best friend, a staid earl, a bareknuckle fighter turned archduke, or a horse breeder …
I don’t get to choose any or all of them.
Because despite the purple eyes marking me as one of the powerful awry, I am in fact an ineffectual dud. The time to find and fortify any such predestined-by-the-universe connections — if such connections even exist for me — ran out when my brother died.
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The Mirth duology is set in the Conduit World. While it’s not necessary to read all the interconnected series, the ideal reading order is as follows.
- Awry (Conduit 1)
- Grand Romantic Delusions and the Madness of Mirth, Part 1 (Mirth 1)
- Grand Romantic Delusions and the Madness of Mirth, Part 2 (Mirth 2)(TBR)
- [TBR] (Conduit 2)
Adult 18+. While choice vs. duty is a strong theme in the Mirth duology, Mirth herself doesn’t have to choose between her suitors, and they are more than happy to lend a helping hand to each other as well.
Content of note: grief, loss of a sibling, violence, language, and sexual situations. Discussion of suicide.
Tropes/themes: alternate/secondary world, magic, shifters, mages, matchmaking, forced proximity, found family, best friend, first love, love (lust?) at first sight, rejected mate, fated/chosen mates, choice vs. duty, slow and fast burn, multi-POV, why choose, multiple partners, polyamory (MMFMMM).
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Book cover hand-lettered by Alicia McFadzean (@Cheeky Lettering). Character portraits by Nicole Deal (@Nicole Deal Art). Oher graphic design by Amanda (@Eternal Geekery). Scenery illustration by Kateryna Vitkovska (@vitkovskaya_art).