All Rath wants is a quiet, peaceful life. Unfortunately, his father brings too much trouble for that to be possible. When the local crime lord tells Rath he has three days to pay his father's debt, Rath doesn't know what to do.

Then a friend poses an idea just ridiculous enough to work: enter the Tournament of Losers, where every seventy-five years, peasants compete for the chance to marry into the noble and royal houses. All competitors are given a stipend to live on for the duration of the tournament—funds enough to cover his father's debt.

All he has to do is win the first few rounds, collect his stipend, and then it's back to trying to live a quiet life…

Sex scenes/explicit content, 18+

Royalty/Noble, arranged marriage, drama, sweet, bisexual, light-hearted, loser, male lead, medieval, another world, secrets, poor to rich, m x m

Tournament of Losers is created by Megan Derr, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Tournament of Losers

"Yes, Ma'am," Fynn replied. "There's two of us, but I left Teller behind to attend your late husband. I'm sorry for your loss."


Alia sighed, looked back up at Rath, and brushed another stray curl away. "Thank you. To be honest, I've been waiting to hear such news for a long time. I am sorry it's part of this whole tournament business. Rath, I'm serious, Mistress Emmi won't mind if I leave a little early. Come home with me and rest."


Rath shook his head. "I need to go to the castle first." Rath accepted the kerchief she pressed into his fingers and wiped his eyes and nose. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to come in such a panic"


"Oh, stuff it," she said quietly, reaching up to stroke his cheek. "If our positions had been reversed, I'd show you a panic." She stared into his eyes, a frown on her face. "Are you going to withdraw from the tournament?"


"Rath, no!" Fynn said, stepping forward, her hands curling into fists. "You can't!"


Chapter 51: Loss, Part 3