Maria Arteta | LGBTQ Reads

Today on the site I’m delighted to welcome Trip Galey and R.D. Pires, authors of the upcoming Science Fantasy The Fall of the House of Valenziaga and Epic Fantasy Before the Ghost Sea, respectively! With both books launching Kickstarters this month, the authors wanted to chat about their projects, so before we get started, here’s a little more on those!

A Kickstarter campaign banner with an art deco border in blue-green over a black background. The title of the book the project is funding is centre left and reads: The Fall of the House of Valenziaga. Above the title is the phrase: Snatch the crown. Break the tyrant. To the right of the title is the shadowy face of a man staring off the banner to the right. The face and title are surrounded by flying shards of broken glass. — Cover art by Jamie Flack

Virtus is the handsome, golden-tongued heir to House Valenziaga. He has wealth, privilege, influence, as many lovers as he could want…and his life is a living hell. His mother, the ageless Vainglory Valenziaga, is a world-breaking tyrant and she holds Virtus’ very existence firmly in a razor-manicured fist.

Not all mothers love their children; not all rulers deserve their crown.

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