03145cam a2200541 4500 2471627506 TxAuBib 20250809120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250829146 1250829143 B09CNFVYGJ Amazon 4c943657-06aa-441f-9c4b-f2782a803a6e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6492885 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Meadows, Foz. A Strange and Stubborn Endurance [Libby eBook]. Tor Publishing Group, 2022. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. fantasy books for adults. award-winning author. speculative fiction. political intrigue. arranged marriage. fantastic fiction. suicidal ideation. sexual assault. found family. homophobia. slow burn. politics. Healing. Action. queer. Magic. LGBT. Gay. sff. HTML:<p><b>"Many a reader longing for a sense of homecoming in the realm of romantic fantasy will find it in <i>A Strange and Stubborn Endurance</i>."—Jacqueline Carey</b><br /> <i>"Stolen me? As soon to say a caged bird can be stolen by the sky."</i><br /> <b>Velasin vin Aaro</b> 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.<br /> <b>Caethari Aeduria</b> 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.<br /> 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.<br /> Byzantine politics, lush sexual energy, and a queer love story that is by turns sweet and sultry, Foz Meadows' <i>A Strange and Stubborn Endurance</i> is an exploration of gender, identity, and self-worth. It is a book that will live in your heart long after you turn the last page.<br /> At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-08-08 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4c943657-06aa-441f-9c4b-f2782a803a6e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4c943657-06aa-441f-9c4b-f2782a803a6e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)