The Complete Master of Hounds Collection

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An old soldier in search of redemption.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A condemned prisoner with the power to carve out his heart... or save it.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Caius Oppita has served the Alyrion Empire for more than half his life watching with growing revulsion as the royal family descends ever deeper into corruption and depravity. Powerless to do more than stand by as the land he loves slides toward civil war and social upheaval he longs for his days as a general on the battlefield rather than a tame palace lapdog.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When the execution of one of the emperor's inconvenient bastard sons goes wrong Caius has a choice to make-do his duty or do what is right and spirit the innocent man away to safety.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It should have been simple-hide Decian in plain sight for a few days then smuggle him out of the palace compound. Buy him passage on a ship sailing someplace far away from the capital city and take quiet pleasure in fighting one single injustice among many.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Instead the swirling undercurrents of politics and power struggles seem determined to drag them ever deeper into danger-even as Decian guilelessly slips past the armor surrounding Caius' battered soul. Caius had never considered himself a fool... but only a fool would bed the emperor's illegitimate son. Much less let the brash young idiot anywhere near his heart.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The problem with secrets is that they breed more secrets.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And betrayal only hurts when you cared in the first place.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>* * *</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The Complete Master of Hounds Collection</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is an M/M epic fantasy trilogy by USA Today bestseller R. A. Steffan. It is set in the world of </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Eburosi Chronicles</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> but stands alone. The book contains adult content.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Other completed series set in this world:</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The Complete Horse Mistress Collection</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> (2016 Rainbow Award winner)</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The Complete Lion Mistress Collection</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> (2019 Rainbow Award winner)</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The Complete Dragon Mistress Collection </em></strong></p>