Tempting the Fae Lord (The Gatekeeper's Weakness) by Lee Colgin

An immortal guardian falls for his trouble prone charge. Gale has a crush on the gatekeeper, but only sees his guardian's true feelings when they are in danger. 


From the blurb:

They both want what they can’t have. Each other.

Stolen at birth, Gale is a human in the snowy, northern lands of the fae. He loves the icy hills, the towering evergreens, and the majestic fortress he calls home, but he can’t help yearning for more.

More. In the form of one handsome and lonely fae lord who holds himself just out of arms’ reach.

The only thing Ezra guards more fiercely than the gate is his own wounded heart.

As the Gatekeeper, Ezra is devoted to one thing above all else, his duty. He protects the gate, and he swaps the babies. Beyond that, he keeps to himself and avoids trouble—despite what tales legend might spin.

But when unrest from the other side threatens the fae realm, Ezra must act. To protect his realm, to protect his people, and to protect the fierce young man he’s come to adore.

Trouble, thy name is Gale.

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Tempting the Fae Lord is a high fantasy gay romance featuring an icy gatekeeper with a warm, gooey center, a tenderhearted human with a penchant for mischief, and the found family feels we crave. Shameless pining, Hurt/Comfort, slow burn MM romantasy with an unfortunate abundance of beds. A standalone love story within a larger world if you find yourself, like Gale, craving more.


SNik's review:

Standalone. Fantasy. Hurt/comfort. Age gap. Found family. Slow burn. Dual POV. 

Gale has lived under his guardian’s protection all his life, having been taken from his human family to be swapped with a fae changeling. But his attraction to the gatekeeper and his natural affinity for getting into trouble has Gale following where he shouldn’t and endangering himself, his family, and the gatekeeper. 

Ezra is both fae and vampire, and has a soft spot for Gale that grows even stronger as they encounter danger together. I enjoyed that Ezra has experienced loss and doesn’t want to get close to Gale but in the end cannot allow any harm to come to Gale and Ezra’s caring and protectiveness becomes romantic. A series of mistakes shows Gale is compassionate towards even those that have wronged him, and there is some action to show how much of a warrior and powerful Ezra is. Overall, an entertaining story that brushes up against a couple of the author’s previous series, with a strong loyal found family, some action and some steam.


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