A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

Many a reader longing for a sense of homecoming in the realm of
romantic fantasy will find it in A Strange and Stubborn Endurance ." -
Jacqueline Carey
"Stolen me? As soon to say a caged bird can be stolen by the sky."
Velasin vin Aaro never planned to marry at all, let alone a girl from
neighboring Tithena. When an ugly confrontation reveals his preference for
men, Vel fears he's ruined the diplomatic union before it can even begin. But
while his family is ready to disown him, the Tithenai envoy has a different
solution: for Vel to marry his former intended's brother instead.
Caethari Aeduria always knew he might end up in a political marriage, but his
sudden betrothal to a man from Ralia, where such relationships are forbidden,
comes as a shock.
With an unknown faction willing to kill to end their new alliance, Vel and Cae
have no choice but to trust each other. Survival is one thing, but love - as both
will learn - is quite another.
Byzantine politics, lush sexual energy, and a queer love story that is by turns
sweet and sultry, Foz Meadows' A Strange and Stubborn Endurance is an
exploration of gender, identity, and self-worth. It is a book that will live in your
heart long after you turn (...)

Foz Meadows is a queer Australian author, essayist, reviewer and poet. She
has won two Best Fan Writer awards (a Hugo Award in 2019 and a Ditmar
Award in 2017) for yelling on the internet, and has also received the Norma K.
Hemming Award in 2018 for her queer Shakespearean novella, Coral Bones.
Her essays, reviews, poetry and short fiction have appeared in various
venues, including Uncanny, Apex Magazine, Goblin Fruit, HuffPost, and
Strange Horizons . Meadows currently lives in California with her family. A
Strange and Stubborn Endurance is her fifth novel.

Tor
On Sale: Sep 19/23
5.38 x 8.25 • 560 pages
9781250829290 • $26.99 • pb
Fiction / Fantasy / Historical
Series: Tithenai Chronicles