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    Of Rust and Gold (Book 1, The Saints' Song Series)
    Of Rust and Gold (Book 1, The Saint...
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    On the hunt for a cannibalistic living god, the last thing a politically-ambitious prince has time for is the foul-mouthed pirate he can't stop thinking about.
        
                                                                              *****
        
        As ninth in line to the throne--and a legitimized royal bastard to boot--Prince Argus is desperate for the political power that will make the world see him as an equal to his brothers. A favor for a favor should get him everything he wants, but finding another prince's stolen ship and its stolen cargo means befriending his only lead on the theft: a captured pirate named Leonardo whose gruff and foul-mouthed exterior hides more than Argus bargained for. Because as illicit feelings begin to grow between them, Argus faces a harsh reality: he has to find the stolen ship, especially once he learns the stolen cargo is actually a cannibalistic living god, but Leo's life is forfeit the moment he outlives his usefulness unless Argus can find a way to get everything he wants without destroying his own reputation in the process.
        
        [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]
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    Table of contents
    • Chapter One
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019
    • Chapter Two
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019
    • Chapter Three
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019
    • Chapter Four
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019
    • Chapter Five
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019
    • Chapter Six
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019
    • Chapter Seven
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019
    • Chapter Eight
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Nine
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Ten
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Eleven
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Twelve
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Thirteen
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Fourteen
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Fifteen
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Sixteen
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Seventeen
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Eighteen
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Nineteen
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Twenty
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-One
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Two
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Three
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Four
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Five
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Six
      Mon, Jun 3, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Seven
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Eight
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Nine
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Thirty
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-One
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Two
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Three
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Four
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Five
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Six
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Seven
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Eight
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Thirty-Nine
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Forty
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Chapter Forty-One
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019Locked
    • Glossary
      Wed, Nov 6, 2019
    • An Of Rust and Gold Holiday Special
      Thu, Dec 22, 2016
    • A Mother's Day Short
      Sun, May 14, 2017
    • An Of Rust and Gold Halloween
      Tue, Oct 31, 2017
    • An Of Rust and Gold Valentine's Day
      Thu, Feb 15, 2018
    • Birthday Bonus
      Sun, May 13, 2018
    • It Runs in the Family [Mother's Day/Birthday Bonus 2019]
      Mon, May 13, 2019
    • Scream With Me (Character Art/Celebration)
      Fri, Sep 28, 2018

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    On the hunt for a cannibalistic living god, the last thing a politically-ambitious prince has time for is the foul-mouthed pirate he can't stop thinking about.
        
                                                                              *****
        
        As ninth in line to the throne--and a legitimized royal bastard to boot--Prince Argus is desperate for the political power that will make the world see him as an equal to his brothers. A favor for a favor should get him everything he wants, but finding another prince's stolen ship and its stolen cargo means befriending his only lead on the theft: a captured pirate named Leonardo whose gruff and foul-mouthed exterior hides more than Argus bargained for. Because as illicit feelings begin to grow between them, Argus faces a harsh reality: he has to find the stolen ship, especially once he learns the stolen cargo is actually a cannibalistic living god, but Leo's life is forfeit the moment he outlives his usefulness unless Argus can find a way to get everything he wants without destroying his own reputation in the process.
        
        [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]

    49 parts

    • Birthday Bonus
      Sun, May 13, 2018
    • It Runs in the Family [Mother's Day/Birthday Bonus 2019]
      Mon, May 13, 2019
    • Scream With Me (Character Art/Celebration)
      Fri, Sep 28, 2018
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