king. His forever mate.Glossaryof TermsAbasireParent who functions as the head of the family and principalcaregiver.Adda fatherParent who functions as the principal caregiver of the family.ArdanInthe North Continent, hereditary monarch or potentate of a largesovereignrealmor ruling overlord of an aggregate of internally autonomous statesArdisAnArdans consort.ariad belovedAn endearment.by-blow Anillegitimate childDeir(pl. Deira) Memberof the race of hermaphrodites that populate the world ofAisen.dyharHighhonorific applied to Deira of noble blood or high-ranking profession.enyr (pl. enyra) TrueBlood A Deir whose antecedents kept their breeding with thegelrato the barest viable minimum and thus retained much of the physicalstrength and endurance and most of the mind gifts of the Naere.Heris(pl. Herise) AHeruns consort.Herun(pl. Herune) NorthContinent ruling aristocrat. Herune may govern sovereignprincipalities,fiefdoms, city-states or great urban centers.hethar(pl. hethare) companionDeir who provides sexual services and/or socialcompanionshipfor a considerable fee. Unlike common prostitutes, hethareare well-educated and highly cultured and, in most cities, generallyaccepted in polite society.heyasAcommon expletive.ilDesignatesthe birthing parents surname when an illegitimate child carrieshisbiologicalsires name, e.g. Dylen Essendri ilTeris.InceptionTermfor the period of engineered racial evolution wherein the colonizingNaerebred with the native gelra which led to the emergence of the presentday Deira.mirashAconception suppressorminDiminutiveform of address applied to a Deir of junior years or station. Usagewarrantsmutual familiarity whether familial, platonic or professional.NaereTheDeiras race of origin.OpagrandsireGrandparent who functions as the head of the family.prefect Thechief officer of a constabulary base.sedyr(pl. sedyra) HalfBlood Deir whose antecedents bred indiscriminately withthegelra during the Inception which resulted in the diminishment ordisappearance of many of the characteristics of the Naere insucceeding generations.templarExtraordinarilymentally gifted Deir.tharFormallydesignates the House name of a Deir of noble birth who goes by adifferentclan name or surname, e.g. Tyrde Kardova tharEssendri.tirConjugalterm used to introduce a bound Deirs birth surname if he takes hisspousessurname, e.g. Lassen Essendri tirIdana.tribuneAhigh-ranking military officertyarGeneralhonorific for someone of higher years or station or whose professionwarrantsmore than general courtesy.virathaImprintingA process by which a Deir ensures that his concubine cannothavesexual relations with another partner.TheEndAboutthe Author:Asfar back as her college days, Eresse enjoyed writing stories set inhistorical times or, even better, fantasy settings. A good numberturned into homoerotic romances because many of her male leadcharacters wound up having more chemistry with each other than withthe female leads.WhetherEresse subconsciously wrote them that way even she does not know. Inany case, this penchant for fantasy M/M romance became the wellspringof Ylandre, the world in which her seminal piece SacredFatetakes place.Eresselives in Southeast Asia with her husband, three sons and one dog. AnAB Journalism graduate, she started her writing career as anadvertising copywriter. One of a handful of winners in a nationwidejournalistic competition, she is a contributor to a number ofpublications. She also enjoys cooking and baking and tries her handat everything from pasta to pastries. But her first love is andalways will be writing stories.MeetLsb Authors At The House Of SinLsbooks.NetWeinvite you to visit Liquid Silver BooksLSbooks.comforother exciting erotic romances.2007:Terran RealmUrbanfantasy world: TerranRealm.comFeaturedSeries:TheZodiac Series: 12 books, 24 stories and authorsTwohot stories for each sign, 12 signsTheCoven of the Wolf by Rae MorganBenevolentlusty witches keep evil forces at bayFallen:by Tiffany AaronFallenangels in hot flight to redeem their wingsTheMax Series by JB SkullyMeetMax, her not-absent dead husband, sexy detective Witt,