I signed up for Lina Langley's free book list after meeting her through #LGBTWIP on Twitter. The proliferation of her work is astounding. I'm a slow writer by nature, and meanwhile she churns out fiction after fiction, each with a gorgeous cover to boot. It's truly amazing and impressive.

The first free book I downloaded was Your Majesty, which is a novella that I devoured in the fifteen minutes I was waiting for my partner to get out of work. I completely failed to understand the blurb, so I was quite surprised when Jaded Millennial™ Sawyer bumped his head, traveled to Regency Era not-England, and met William, whose intoxicating beauty is wasting away while his father arranges his marriage.

Overall, the story was very sweet and funny, with lots of the cultural confusion trope and innuendo-laden banter. I giggled and enjoyed how much Sawyer reminded me of Marvel Comics' Jessica Jones. The story's vibe is more sensual than erotic: there ends up being no sex in favor of clearer verbal communication. My main quibble would be I wanted Langley to more fully own the magic of the story. Sawyer's traveling is treated a little too deadpan for my tastes, and I wanted more atmospheric details and skin-prickling strangeness. Like other reviewers, I wouldn't have minded the novella being longer too, maybe with more fleshing out of William's situation, more explicit character gender ID (couldn't tell if they are bi/pan with preference for men or gay), and the ending more established as happy.

As is, Your Majesty is a pleasant read, and I recommend it to romance readers looking for a quick, fun bite.