When it comes to his looks, Xander Portmanteau embodies everything there is to love/hate about the strapping male leads of women's fiction books. He's the protagonist of a wish-fulfillment fantasy romance written by an awkward authoress, who fancies herself the princess lover of this roguish knight.

During the events of Cliche (written by myself and Aerin S. Grey), a pint-sized Xander emerges from the pages of his own novel to confront his author's questionable plot choices, and prove that he has a mind of his own! In the "real" world, Xander stands barely taller than an action figure. Chased down lengthy halls by his author's pet cat, Xander forms an unlikely alliance with a mouse in the wall named Bartholomew.

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