The Queen's Librarian by Carole Cummings

In a cruel twist of fate, someone seems him - pants partially open and wrestling with the arms of his coat - a man with long silver hair and speaking a lot of nonsense. Trouble doesn’t really come until he’s had one too many and decides that it wouldn’t be too unseemly to have a pee outside, where he promptly becomes entangled with a bush.

It is so easy to become endeared with Lucas, especially in the inner drunk ramblings of his mind at his first visit to a tavern. The book opens with one of the most hilarious chapters I’ve ever read. I’m glad that I knew that about this book going in, because otherwise I might have been expecting a more serious style than her previous two series. This book is definitely the antithesis of those, of course with the exception of writing talent. She has said that she needed to go somewhere happy, somewhere carefree after spending so much time (4 novels!) in his head. It’s all for good reason because Fen lives in a really messed up world, but back to Carole. Fen, for those of you who might not know, is her main character from the Wolf’s-own series and his head is just a mess of angst.

You know, Carole has said several times that she thanks Fen for this book. Oh Carole… I just had so much fun reading that. Lucas is decidedly Not Amused, but he’ll get over it someday.

The rest consists of missing princes, breaking and entering, suspicious magicians, well-meaning women who are far too interested in Lucas’s sex life… the list goes on. Magical beings who were allegedly banished hundreds of years ago are coming through portals that were supposed to be shut against them-and that’s only part of Lucas’s problem. When his sister’s new suitor suddenly disappears, Lucas is drawn into an adventure of a lifetime-kicking and screaming all the way. Keywords/Tags: Established Relationships, Magic, Alternate World Historical, Animals/Pets, Otherworlds, Royalty, Funny GuysĪll Lucas Tripp wants is prosperity for the tenants of his family’s estate good weather for the harvest suitable matches for his sisters a little money left over at the end of the month and more quality time with his boyfriend, Alex Booker. Sex Frequency: 1 – None (a couple, fade to black)

The Queen's Librarian by Carole Cummings