Guardian's Honor — Britt Kenley

Guardian Varian Dross has become a stinking drunk. He blames himself for the death of the queen because he was the guard on duty when she was poisoned. His loss of honor has driven him to seek forgetfulness at the bottom of a liquor bottle. As a former addict, Masun Eselin knows just how difficult it is to overcome the grip of drugs and alcohol. Asked by his best friend Rom to help Varian quit drinking, he is unable to refuse. Masun and Varian are not strangers to one another. Now thrown together by fate, the two men must face the powerful attraction they feel for one another. When they become lovers, they decide to work together to discover the identity of the mysterious duke who has conspired with the Angkeshi to kill the queen. Will they be able to find him before he can strike again?