The Horse Mistress: Book 1
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My secret could save my people.It will also destroy my life.My name is Carivel. I was born female, but I've been secretly living as a boy in my adoptive village of Draebard, doing a job the elders insist could never be done by a woman. My life is complicated enough already, so the last thing I needed was to fall for not one, but two unattainable men-a fierce warrior and a reluctant wolf-shifter with a horrific past. Now, with the Alyrion Empire is poised to invade our lands, I must choose whether to keep my secret or reveal it? not only to the men I love, but also to the powerful female ruler whose army could help protect Draebard during the coming war.Either way, strife is coming to our island.Win or lose, things are about to change irrevocably for the three of us.* * *The Horse Mistress by USA Today bestseller R. A. Steffan is a 2016 Rainbow Award winning LGBT fantasy romance series.
Series
Series
11 primary books#1 in The Eburosi Chronicles
The Eburosi Chronicles is a 11-book series with 11 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by R.A. Steffan.
Series
3 primary books#1 in The Horse Mistress
The Horse Mistress is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by R.A. Steffan.
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Very enjoyable book! It's a romantic and believable three-person love story with a solid fantasy-quest type of plot. It is definitely not a YA novel, but it's fun in the way that YA can be; the main characters don't fit into their world, and it seems likely that they will change their society over the course of the series.
The point-of-view character, Carivel, is nonbinary in my (cis) opinion, and uses female pronouns. To me the character is written with sensitivity, and her gender is only one part of the story. I would say this is a book about being trans (in a historical fantasy setting), but it's also about Carivel carving out her place in the world. There's also a good amount of focus on Senovo, his (very sad) past, and his feelings about being a shapeshifter.
I was completely enthralled, with the plot and with the erotic content. The author does an excellent job of showing all of the ways in which these characters connect to the world and each other. Senovo is my favorite of the trio, and I really like the way that the romance develops between him and Carivel. I look forward to continuing the series.
