In the Garden of the Demigod (The Bittergate Trilogy) by Emilia Lee

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Paperback. ISBN: 9798998786921

Political burnout, fae bargains, enchanted orchards, vampires, and simmering queer tension intertwine in In the Garden of the Demigod, the lush and emotionally charged opening installment of Emilia Lee’s Bittergate Trilogy.

Leo Quince is exhausted.

Between helping salvage his father’s disastrous senate campaign and grinding away at the family law firm, Leo’s life has become an endless cycle of obligation, image management, and barely concealed frustration. When he receives an invitation to an infamously decadent party, he sees it as a rare chance to escape expectations and indulge in the kind of reckless freedom his carefully controlled world never allows.

Instead, after too much alcohol and an encounter with a vampire that derails reality itself, Leo stumbles through a portal into the fae realm.

And into the life of Ares Silva.

For ten long years, Ares has been bound to an enchanted orchard through a magical contract forged to protect his family. Once proud and ambitious, he has resigned himself to a lonely existence of servitude and isolation among the strange beauty of the fae lands. Freedom feels impossible, and hope has long since withered on the vine.

Then Leo appears like a very attractive disaster.

Sharp-tongued, stubborn, and impossible to ignore, Leo brings unsettling news about Ares’ estranged brother and forces Ares to reconsider the sacrifice that trapped him in the first place. As the two men clash, flirt, and slowly lower their defenses, attraction blooms alongside the growing dangers surrounding the orchard and the bargains woven into its magic.

Both Leo and Ares are accustomed to carrying their burdens alone, but their connection begins challenging everything they thought they understood about loyalty, duty, and love.

Rich with fantasy intrigue, queer romance, biting humor, and atmospheric worldbuilding, In the Garden of the Demigod blends portal fantasy, fae mythology, supernatural politics, and emotionally vulnerable character dynamics into a compelling LGBTQ+ fantasy romance.

Perfect for readers who love magical bargains, reluctant attraction, morally complicated fantasy worlds, and queer romances where emotional walls crack open one sharp remark at a time.

Some escapes lead exactly where you’re meant to be.
Even if there are vampires involved.