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    Bisclavret

    By K.L. Noone

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    A very long time ago, in the very old forests of Brittany, a werewolf loved a king ...

    The Lord Bisclavret has a secret. A family enchantment. A wolf's curse, transforming him when the moon is full. He hopes to be a good lord for his people, and he's always been a loyal king's man, even if the new king is inexperienced and scholarly. But one betrayal might leave him trapped in wolf-shape forever ... unless his king can save him.

    Andreas would rather be a University scholar than a king, and has no interest in a royal marriage -- desire's always come slowly, if at all. But he loves his kingdom, so he'll try to protect it, even when rumors of a man-killing wolf spread across his land. He'll pick up a sword and go out on a hunt, and hope to keep his people safe.

    But the wolf has the eyes of a man, and the scholar-king's knowledge of folklore and fairy-stories might break a werewolf's curse ... with the help of love.

    Very loosely based on the twelfth-century story by Marie de France, Bisclavret features a bisexual werewolf lord, a demisexual king who'd rather be a scholar, some exasperated men-at-arms, and very important stolen clothing.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateNov 13, 2019
    ISBN9781646562268
    Bisclavret
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    K.L. Noone

    K.L. Noone loves fantasy, romance, cats, far too sweet coffee, and happy endings! She is also the author of Port in a Storm and its upcoming sequel, available from Less Than Three Press, and numerous short romances with Ellora’s Cave and Circlet Press; her fantasy fiction has appeared in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword and Sorceress anthologies. With her Professor Hat on, she teaches college students about Shakespeare and superhero comics, and has published academic articles and essays on Neil Gaiman’s adaptations of Beowulf, Welsh mythology in modern fantasy, and Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels.

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      Bisclavret - K.L. Noone

      A Leather and Tea Morning

      By K.L. Noone

      Published by JMS Books LLC at Smashwords

      Visit jms-books.com for more information.

      Copyright 2019 K.L. Noone

      ISBN 9781646562268

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      Cover Design: Written Ink Designs | written-ink.com

      Image(s) used under a Standard Royalty-Free License.

      All rights reserved.

      WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

      No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts used for the purposes of review.

      This book is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It may contain sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which might be considered offensive by some readers. Please store your files where they cannot be accessed by minors.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are solely the product of the author’s imagination and/or are used fictitiously, though reference may be made to actual historical events or existing locations. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Published in the United States of America.

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      For Marie de France, for the inspiration.

      Author’s Note: A version of this story can be found in the medieval Lais of Marie de France, written in the late 12th century. Bisclavret is the Breton term Marie uses for the word werewolf. And the werewolf and the king do indeed share a bed…

      Any truth to this particular tale has never been verified.

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      Bisclavret

      By K.L. Noone

      Chapter 1

      At night, sometimes, with the salt-sweet red taste running through my mouth, I still dream of spears and the hunt with relief, not fear.

      Sometimes I dream it even when I remain human. Like the memories of blood, it never quite goes away. I have lived with both blood and dreams for a very long time.

      In the mornings, or in the depths of night, or when he notices my mood, Andreas puts arms around me and makes me laugh or offers a gift of the newest copy of a broadside Robin o’ the Green ballad. He knows me so well. Better than I once believed possible. The worst, the best, the ordinary.

      I do love the ordinary. Porridge and cream. A plunge into the lake, shedding shapes like lead for both of us: my wolf’s heritage, and his King’s crown.

      He’s still young to be a king. He’s younger than I am by a good twelve years; I’d would’ve been his bannerman in any case, the aging Lord of Marrock Wood, even if I’d never become King’s Consort and, more or less by default, Royal Librarian. Andreas’s father had not cared much for books and maps and scrolls; his son’s unrestrained pleasure in histories and romances and tales of one-eyed giants and sea-serpents and glass submersible ships has made the kingdom richer, if somewhat messy with magpie collector’s tendencies.

      I love him.

      Even after three years, saying so astounds me. Spoken. Written. Aloud. Shared. I love him, he loves me, and sometimes he rests a hand in my wolf’s fur while posed on the throne and every inch a ruler, and when in human shape I spoke my marriage-vows to him I thought I might

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