### [_Sursein Judgment_][1] by Jet Mykles

> Rynn made a mistake in taking the drug hextasy with his fiancée. It
> was supposed to be the ultimate sexual high, except that you have to
> sleep with the one you desire most. If you don't, your body won't be
> satisfied and you'll die. Rynn lived, Lynnette didn't, and now her
> parents want someone to pay. Either luck or Surseine, the god of
> justice Himself, takes pity on Rynn by putting his trial in front of
> one of His judges. Sursei are graced by the god they represent with
> the power to see truth and Sursei Shasertai finds Rynn innocent of
> murder.
> 
> But the drug is still out there and Shasertai and the people who
> travel with him are determined to root out the drug lord responsible
> for its existence. Shas invites Rynn to join them. He goes willingly,
> fascinated by the judge who gave him a second chance at life.
> 
> Rynn might be innocent and straight, but Shas isn't. He's gay, happily
> so, and very much drawn to the farm boy whose simple innocence is a
> balm to one who can hear through the lies. What he hears is that
> Rynn's not gay, so he vows not to get involved. Until another drug,
> another time, gets in the way...and then he and Rynn will have to deal
> with the each other's truths and their growing attraction.

The cover art also contains quite a bit of purple.

[![Sursein Judgment front cover][2]][2]

  [1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6370831-sursein-judgment
  [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/zGX8R.jpg