Remain by Alex Jones
Remain
By Alex Jones
Series: Book 1
Tags: Fantasy, magic, fairy, knight, new relationship, series, modern, contemporary, urban fantasy, mm romance, mm slash, adventure, Jones, review, June
Length: 194 pages
Rating: Good
Blurb: Jace is an artist whose personal life took a back seat two years ago after he parted ways with an alcoholic ex-boyfriend. He has settled comfortably into his new life alone. He works mornings at the local coffee shop and evenings at an art gallery. His life is quiet, but that's alright with Jace.
Until he meets Morgan. The man is intense, passionate and earnest to a fault. Jace falls head over heels, but it quickly becomes clear that Morgan is more than he seems. As Jace finds himself thrown into a world of monstrous creatures and arcane beings, he's confronted with Morgan's real nature - a knight of the fey, sworn in service to a Seelie Queen. It's a world Morgan never meant him to know.
Jace's arrival in the fey realm turns the heads of many. When the price of their tryst becomes a fight for their lives, Jace and Morgan face questions of love, loyalty and what humanity truly means. Each must decide where he stands before fate makes the decision for them.
Knights of Amaranth: Book One
I have a soft spot for books that deal with faeries or things of this nature and so I bought this book on a spur of the moment decision. I'm happy to report that I was not disappointed. For the most part I feel that this is an underdeveloped area of fantasy at the moment with many people focusing on vampires and werewolves. Though they all have their fun points, there are a lot more books in that vane than this one.
"Remain", starts off in a rather predictable fashion. Jace, is still hanging on to his ex after two years. He lives above a gallery space that shows some of his art work. Returning home from work one night for an opening, the last thing he expects is to meet Morgan. Handsome and mysterious, Jace has no desire to resist him. However, Morgan is not all that he seems on the surface... as Jace learns when he accidently follows his one night stand home.
My favorite part of this book is the way that Jace's artistic abilities were a key part of the story line. It's always a pleasure to see writers work the details together so that everything has a purpose. Alex Jones, also does something else that I appreciate and that is to include well developed side characters. Morgan's sister was a lot of fun to get to know. On the surface she was the typical bubbly fantasy chick but by the end she has more depth than her first appearance.
As the first part of a series, this book is wrapped up well but with enough intrigue and loose ends to encourage further reading. I look forward to seeing what happens in the next book.