The Prodigal Son

genre: historical fiction

1812. Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Thorne returns home to London from Spain. His father is dying. Within hours of his arrival, Benjamin is the new Earl of Makepeace. Suffering from grief and the effects of the violent Peninsular War, Benjamin has to navigate the world he left behind in England. But his newly married life is turned on its head when his former major, Evan Holloway, is invalided home from the continent. Benjamin decides to take care of his old friend, only for hidden feelings to threaten both of them. Benjamin must play the game of the aristocracy: a game of masks, of facades, of rituals and traditions. But the cost may be very dear. | A queer Regency romance |

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1812. Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Thorne returns home to London from Spain. His father is dying. Within hours of his arrival, Benjamin is the new Earl of Makepeace. Suffering from grief and the effects of the violent Peninsular War, Benjamin has to navigate the world he left behind in England. But his newly married life is turned…

Azia Elga

Azia Elga

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Sapphic Romance, multi-genre

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Nobody Like You

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Azia Elga is a scientist by day and a hobby writer by night. As a writer, she writes a jumbled mess of genres, but all her works contain heavy queer elements, with an emphasis on sapphic romance. Having immigrated from Singapore to the Northeast of the United States for work, Azia is passionate about including tons of Asian voices and perspectives in her works. When she is not writing or daydreaming about her cute sapphic couples, you can find her stressing away in her laboratory and growing bacteria from poop (yes, really). She is also an editor and writer for a science communication blog, Science in the News Boston. Her contemporary romance, Nobody Like You, won the 2023 Wattys Award. Her teen romance, Cherry On Top, won the 2022 Pride Awards, YA category, hosted by Wattpad’s LGBTQ profile, while her fantasy romance, The Lightning Mage, won the 2022 Ambys Award, fantasy category, on Wattpad.

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