{"id":492,"date":"2025-11-27T12:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexc.works\/?page_id=492"},"modified":"2026-07-20T18:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:21:23","slug":"when-fate-gets-in-the-way","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alexc.works\/en\/when-fate-gets-in-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"When Fate Gets in the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alexc.works\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/v3_final-1.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-500 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael never thought his life could be interesting. A regular job at a restaurant and a simple existence. However, one day, instead of walking through a door, he appeared in a forest. Now, a world filled with magic and \u201celves\u201d required him to defeat the great evil that held it in its grasp. When Fate says you are The Hero, how can you refuse?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides Michael's journey to fulfil his obligations as a saviour, there's something else: the gorgeous queen of the kingdom is told to marry him at the end of his quest. It seems Michael's life in this world is predetermined. Yet there's this butler... It might be hard to follow your destiny after all.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Tags<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Boy love\/homosexual romance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cozy fantasy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slow-burn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Isekai<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slice of life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Found family<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16+ (includes mature\/sexual scenes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a romance story about people whose lives seem to be predetermined by Fate. Yet, as life often shows, things rarely go as planned. Where there are relationships, there\u2019s drama, and where there\u2019s drama, there\u2019s a story to be told. If you want to forget your everyday stress and dive into a fantasy world filled with friendship, love, and adventure, check out \u201cWhen Fate Gets in the Way\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You can download a PDF or e-book to read <strong>first three chapters<\/strong> offline. A dyslexia-friendly font version is available for download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-9a8957d2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/alexc.works\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/when-fate-gets-in-the-way-by-alex-c.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#502e20\">PDF<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/alexc.works\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/when-fate-gets-in-the-way-by-alex-c-dyslexic.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#502e20\">PDF (dyslexic)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/alexc.works\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/when-fate-gets-in-the-way-alex-c.epub\" style=\"background-color:#502e20\">EPUB<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/alexc.works\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/when-fate-gets-in-the-way-dyslexic-alex-c.epub\" style=\"background-color:#502e20\">EPUB (dyslexic)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Or purchase a <strong>full book<\/strong> on Amazon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a0cd93e3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/When-Fate-Gets-Way-Alex-ebook\/dp\/B0GZB47QJT\" style=\"background-color:#502e20\">Full book on Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the cover<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many people helped me with the creation of this book, one of them a wonderful artist, <strong>@Koheir<\/strong>. To me, she\u2019s not an unfamiliar entity, since she\u2019s actually a friend of a friend. However, I had only discovered how good she is at drawing when I faced the question of the cover art for \u201cWhen Fate Gets in the Way\u201d. I was blown away by her professionalism and hard work, but also by the way she could understand what I imagined even before I knew how to put it into words. All of this is just to tell you how amazed I am by the results of every piece of art she made for me and my book. She\u2019s truly a great, talented artist! 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