Consorting with the King

Prince Francis of Sachs-Stormburg has two objectives. One: join the long line of suitors vying to become King Omar's next gentleman consort. Two: find out anything he can about the natural energy powering his kingdom, especially the fabled solar power which has him called the Solar Sultan across Europe. Francis arrives at King Omar's palace in Istanbul, and discovers much to his horror that all suitors must compete in a tournament of skills to win the king's favour. King Omar, meanwhile, is nowhere to be seen. When Francis takes refuge from the competition in the palace gardens, he meets a handsome man tending to the palace cats. Francis and the stranger strike up a friendship, which quickly develops into something more. He senses his new companion is hiding something, but Francis himself has not divulged who he truly is, either. As their romance unfolds, Francis has to choose between his royal duty and abandoning it entirely to explore this new relationship. But perhaps not all is lost, when it is revealed who the stranger really is ...