The Price of Freedom – Katherine Cook
When the nobles of Pelova rebelled against Lord Damant, few opposed the ruthless ruler as openly as Harold Caldeen. The rebellion failed, leaving Noah Caldeen to care for his mother and two younger sisters. Six years later, his mother is gone, his family is still paying for his father’s defiance, and honest work remains almost impossible to find.
When Noah is captured stealing from Adrian Elynbridge, the lord and knight-regent of Surivene, he expects imprisonment or worse. Instead, Adrian offers him an unexpected bargain. After weighing his options, Noah reluctantly agrees. Determined to protect his sisters, Noah finds himself caught in a contentious power play that hits far too close to home.
La Petite Mort Duet Print – Mychael Black
La petite mort ~ the little death.
The French phrase ‘la petite mort,’ or “the little death,” traditionally refers to the momentary loss of self associated with orgasm. In the following stories, it takes on a darker meaning, where desire and death are separated by only the thinnest of lines.
The Perfect Drug
Max Lockhart is a Dom with a penchant for the darker side of edgeplay. Finding a sub who can handle what he dishes out, however, is difficult. That all changes when he meets Caleb, a young sub with a murky past and a dark secret.
Caleb Whitley craves pain more than most subs. A chance meeting leads him into the arms of a Dom who knows exactly what to do to send Caleb to his knees. When Caleb’s secret comes to light, though, he’s forced to make a choice: trust Max completely… or risk everything — including his freedom.
Bad Romance
Vampire Kris Sutton works from home as a thriller author. It’s an easy–if yet lonely–life. Then he meets Myles Shepard and finds himself happily falling into the kind of intense relationship he’s always wanted.
Myles Shepard harbors a very dark secret. When he meets local author Kris Sutton, though, he realizes he’s found the perfect submissive and partner–one who not only accepts his activities, but who is also wickedly eager to join him.
