Tobias & Stuart: The Day the Music Died (Ballad of the Stars: An MM Fantasy Romance Trilogy, #1) / Ballad of the Stars: An MM Fantasy Romance Trilogy (ePub)

Two hearts. One unforgettable love song.

"Tobias & Stuart: The Day the Music Died" is a haunting, genre-bending tale of identity, memory, and the enduring power of human connection. Professor Tobias Staghorn has shaped his life around the pursuit of an impossible goal - piecing together the world's lost musical heritage. But when his research leads him to a chimerical figure known as Music, Tobias finds himself drawn into a mystery that upends everything he thought he knew about history, love, and his own past.

Help comes from an unlikely quarter in the form of Stuart Murray, a reserved doctor wrestling with demons of his own. As the two men embark on a treacherous quest for answers, they find themselves forging a profound connection, one that blossoms into a deep, passionate bond that neither man expected. With the world as they know it threatening to unravel, Tobias and Stuart must confront not only the forces arrayed against them, but the echoes of their own unresolved pasts.

By turns whimsical and poignant, dreamlike and dazzlingly authentic, this immersive novel is a sensual exploration of identity, memory, and the enduring power of love. Author Jern Tonkoi's lyrical prose and vividly drawn characters make for an unforgettable MM romance that will linger long after the final page. Discover what happens when two souls make their own music in this captivating series starter.

Content Advisory: Mature Themes

Content Advisory: "Tobias & Stuart" is an MM romance series that contains scenes of a sexual nature, including detailed descriptions of intimate acts between two adult men. The novel also explores topics such as sexuality, identity, and mental health, and includes fantastical and supernatural elements. Recommended for mature audiences only.

About the author

Jern Tonkoi writes cross-genre contemporary fantasy romance featuring somewhat loveable casts of characters with a strong theme of friendships and emotional growth. Her LGBTQ+ based story attempts to connect with readers along the whole line of the gender spectrum because she intensely believes that deep down, we all share the same thirst for life.

Jern is a manga and movie enthusiast, a part-time researcher and engineer, and a full-time observer of the world. She mostly lives and works in Thailand and in the UK with her partner and some visiting cats and dogs.