num_pages: 83
description: Danny Marlaetos life has gone to shit. In the past three hours hes been attacked by Lord of the Rings lookalikes saved by his hot but weird next-door neighbor threatened with a pair of Manolos and been told he has to move out of his house.Oh and he has to leave this dimension too. So theres that.His neighbor Soren Greenfield is not only a gardening fanatic and an avid swimmer but a guardian  a member of a fierce loyal league of warriors who have sworn their lives to protect the keys. Unfortunately for Danny hes a key and he possesses a well of magic that can be tapped and manipulated by sorcerers. Sorens job is to protect Danny from sorcerers and now that a particularly powerful one (code name: Doctor Doom) has set his sights on Danny (a geeky geology major with inferiority issues no combat skills and a smart mouth) Soren is probably going to regret that oath he took to give his life in exchange for Dannys.Together with Dannys black belt best friend Malia Hesse they escape to Lohrfast Dannys birthplace and Sorens home in order to ensure Dannys safety. Arriving at White Oak one of the Leagues training camps should be the end of their travel but there are dangers within the League as well and when Danny Soren and Malia are forced to make a desperate journey to the Leagues largest stronghold Sorens secrets catch up with them.This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's Love Has No Boundaries event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
language: English
title: The Practical Guide to Trying Not to Die
publisher: M/M Romance Group @ Goodreads