Tech Prince Troubles
Description
He came to disappear. Instead, he found a barista who makes espresso taste like home?and glitches no one else can solve.
Adri Linari, overlooked tech mage and younger sibling of Niralen's charismatic Crown Prince, is more comfortable with schematics than small talk. Overwhelmed by royal obligations, a sensory-frying engagement party, and the ache of always being the odd one out, he runs?straight to the Renversé Hotel in Princedelphia, Oregon. All he wants is quiet, a place to draw, and maybe fix a few circuits.
He doesn't expect the barista whose espresso tastes like the calm he radiates.
Single trans dad Sam Walker thrives on structured chaos?managing Café Magnifique, co-parenting five incredible kids, and serving up caffeine and kindness to a revolving door of patrons. Falling for the mysterious, purple-skinned stranger who only ever orders espresso and somehow brightens his mornings? He doesn't have time for that.
But something's wrong in the hotel's west wing, and now they're tangled in logic-defying glitches that even mess with Sam's precious machines?and an attraction that won't stop buzzing.
"Tech Prince Troubles" is a spicy, slow-burn male/male urban fantasy romance full of mysterious glitches, coffee-fueled flirting, found family, single dad vibes, and an opinionated espresso machine named Gandalf. It's book 6 in the Runaway Prince Hotel collab series, where magical royals find love over a cup of coffee. HEA guaranteed.
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Each book can be read as a standalone in the multi-author series, but characters cross over.
Content notes are available in the book's front matter and on the author's website.
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Blaine D. Arden is an EPIC Award-winning author of Romantic Speculative Fiction. Non-binary and proud, ey sings eir way through life in platform boots and delights in creating magical worlds for queer heroes to bump into the loves of their lives at just the wrong?or right?moment. Ey believes in celebrating the transformative power of diversity and inclusivity in all aspects of life, and that our unique experiences and perspectives are what make us strong: "Our Difference is Our Strength."
Born and raised in Zutphen, the Netherlands, Blaine spent eir youth immersed in books, daydreaming, and making up stories. Quite content in entertaining emself, ey evolved from telling stories to eir favourite doll, to acting them out with eir Barbies, and finally, putting pen to paper.
When not writing, Blaine enjoys singing, sewing, and indulging in building LEGO botanical sets. Ey lives in the Netherlands with eir supportive partner of over thirty years. Despite their differences?Blaine craves shade and doesn't drink the beers he brews, he doesn't read romance and loves soaking up the sun?they enjoy watching quiz shows during dinner and playing cooperative games.
From the award-winning Oren's Right to Aliens, Smith and Jones, Blaine's books offer readers a safe and enchanting escape into richly imagined worlds with a unique blend of adventure, emotional depth, and belonging.
