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He has spent his life feeling invisible, except of course to the worst possible men before he arrived on Isla Sagrario.

It is isolated and relatively self-sustaining so the inhabitants live quiet lives and some are lucky to have found love.

The island is a safe place, at least a reasonably safe place, for men who prefer the company of other men. He doesn’t really live, he just gets by, surviving, but terribly alone. Love Rising is the story of Francis, an escaped indentured slave who toils away on Isla Sagrario. Love Rising was not at all what I expected and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised to read a true fairytale about loneliness, love and a little magic.

Narrative centered on magical tests, quests and transformationsĪ type of short story that typically features European folkloric fantasy characters and usually magic or enchantments.