Prince of Fortune by Lisa Tirreno is a young adult fantasy novel with a queer romance threaded through it. The story is set against a backdrop of political intrigue and conflict.

Aubrey didn’t really know what the woman could mean, since magic was magic and he wanted to see as much of it as he could.

Prince Edward has a magical ability that enables him to control the weather and plants, and it carries the weight of responsibility and expectation that comes with being a king in waiting. It has been Seen that he will be a great king, and a king needs a wife. That part becomes complicated after Edward meets Lord Aubrey Ainsley.

If Lord Aubrey Ainsley had known when he tied his cravat that the evening he was dressing for was going to change the course of his life, he probably would have picked a more complicated knot.

Edward and Aubrey, who is a Seer, meet when Aubrey attends his first event at the Talstam Palace. Aubrey’s visions portend war.

He had woken up with dark circles under his eyes because he’d had a vision-dream in the night – nothing specifically useful, just the same half-seen imagery of horses and soldiers and gunfire he often Saw: the coming was that so many Seers kept Seeing, but nobody really knew anything about yet.

As their lives become entwined, war erupts with a neighbouring magical land and Aubrey joins the army. The two men must overcome their fears and combine their talents to defeat the dark sorcery of their enemies in order to create a future for themselves.

“I am yours. I get to be yours?”

Prince of Fortune, Tirreno’s debut novel, is about political intrigue, adventure and romance, all wrapped up in excellent world building, magic and strong writing.