Juxtan 3 and 4 by Tricia Owens (epub, mobi)

-Beneath the Greying Cliffs
138 Pages

Hadrian ni Leyanon, recruited to join a mission to bring his sorcerous father to justice, has no friends in the land of Juxtan. With a bounty on his head sure to attract every mercenary in the land, he already deals with the most dangerous one: his former lover Caled. Hadrian has no defenses against the cocky, confident mercenary, but isn't so certain he wants one. Caled overwhelms him, and Hadrian, to his shame, enjoys it.

The bane of Caled's existence is the silver-eyed, striking sorcerer who tries to hide himself behind a mask of ice. But Caled isn't fooled. Hadrian is more than he appears to be. He once was a passionate lover, and he reveals hints of a tortured past that gives Caled pause.

As the two men investigate a strange people who live within the cliffs, Caled and Hadrian must confront passionate emotions that should no longer exist between them. They are enemies. They are supposed to hate each other. Yet beneath the Greying Cliffs they must rely on each other to survive yet another betrayal of their hearts and bodies.



-The Forgotten One
198 Pages
Book four of the Realm of Juxtan series. Though both men were nearly killed beneath the Greying Cliffs, Hadrian, a hunted sorcerer, and Caled, a revenge-driven mercenary, come away from the incident shaken by the fierce passion they unleashed upon each other once they escaped from harm. Hadrian hopes the intimate act means his former lover is beginning to forgive him. He holds a torch for the handsome, cocky mercenary that no amount of hatred can snuff out. Caled, tormented by his attraction for the sorcerer who betrayed him and murdered his friends, find himself succumbing to their powerful, mutual desire. He cannot abide anyone possessing the sorcerer except him.

But a stranger appears, claiming to be Hadrian's friend, and offers help in their mission to bring Hadrian's father to justice. This stranger brings more than information. He offers secrets about Hadrian's past, and threatens to reveal a side of Hadrian that may tear the two lovers apart yet again. For Hadrian, though shy and insecure, harbors a dark side that not even a strong, confident man like Caled may be able to withstand. And when they are led into a trap, they soon learn that a sword and courage may not be enough to save them...Hadrian must become what Caled detests: the land's most powerful sorcerer.