Mage Slave

A warrior prince, an enslaved mage, a plot to draw the world to war.

Crown Prince Aven Lanuken wants something more than a trophy for a future wife. He wants a woman who will be more friend than follower. A queen who will be more warrior than diplomat. He wants a partner he can trust… with a dangerous secret that’s kept him trapped in a dark mountain fortress his entire life.

Mage slave Miara wants something more, too—to find an enemy prince. And not to marry him. She’s just received orders for her very first kidnapping. She loathes the idea of it, and it’s probably a suicide mission. But she has never failed a mission before and doesn't intend to start now.

Of all the women in the world, why does he have to fall for this one?

Magic, politics, love, and fate collide in the destinies of two people in this fantasy adventure from R. K. Thorne. For lovers of swords and sorcery with a side of romance, Mage Slave is the first novel in the Enslaved Chronicles trilogy.

Author's Note: This book contains mild swearing. It also tells tales of romance, but contains no graphic scenes of physical intimacy. Appropriate for teen readers as well as us older readers, too.

From romantasy to space opera, R. K. Thorne weaves optimistic tales of enemies who turn to lovers, traumatized characters who find their hidden power, and moonlit rebels who question authority.Running D&D campaigns as a dungeon master has filled her stories with expansive, intricate worlds, mythic high stakes, multiple diverse points of view, and frequent amusing banter.Her strong, competent heroines fall for honorable, tortured heroes who are tough on the outside but secretly sweet on the inside (usually at the most inconvenient time). She loves writing realistic, tender, slow-burn romances between equal partners who fight side by side as a fierce, unstoppable team. When not coming up with ways to flip-reverse her favorite tropes, she's nurturing her garden, her houseplants, her children, her dog, her tarot cards, her crystals, and her husband-supported coffee obsession. She likes to think that she and her husband also make a formidable team, in life and in video games.