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“You won’t find anything.” It felt weird to get into bed knowing Adam intended to stay in the room with her. She hadn’t slept with anyone in years. She and Bridget had shared rooms at conventions, but it wasn’t the same. Even that had stopped since Bridget insisted on keeping the room sub-tropical at all times. “Do you need a blanket?”
He closed his eyes. “No. I’m good. Trust me. I’ve slept in far worse places. This is practically heaven.”
“Like where?” The writer inside couldn’t let that go.
“Another time, sweetheart. Go to bed. We have a long day tomorrow. You have to meet with Lara to talk about the book launch. You owe three blogs next week, so you should really get those done, and you haven’t sent your editor back your line edits on Their Sweetheart Slave. Oh, and we have to meet with Eve. I scheduled that for the morning.”
“You looked through my day planner?”
“Oh, yes. And we’re going to upgrade you to a PDA. Really, that day planner thing is a mess. Don’t worry. I’ll have you organized in no time at all. Consider it all part of the service.” His eyes came open. “Don’t hide anything from me, Serena. Jake and I are here to protect you. If that means violating your privacy, I’ll do it, and I won’t blink. You can choose to view it in that fashion, or you can treat me like a personal assistant who also happens to know how to kill a man in two point three seconds and not leave a drop of blood. It’s all in your point of view, isn’t it?”
Adam Miles knew how to go for the throat. He might look softer than that caveman currently prowling her living room, but he was no less dangerous.
And she could keep them. For a little while.
Serena climbed into bed, certain she would never be able to sleep. She closed her eyes, and for the first time in weeks, fell into pleasant dreams.
Coming Fall 2012 from Eliza Gayle
Purgatory Masters: Tucker’s Fall
Scandalized professor Maggie Cisco returns to her hometown to lick her wounds and reconsider her future. Her years of personal and professional research into the BDSM lifestyle has landed her in jail, in divorce court and now in the headlines of more newspapers than she cares to count. The worst of all? The entire debacle is being blamed on a bestselling book she hasn’t even read!
Just when she thinks her only solution is a tell all memoir, a snowstorm puts her in the path of stunningly handsome, insanely rich and equally intense, Tucker Lewis.
Tucker remembers Maggie well. They once shared a mind-numbing kiss at the annual St. Mary’s carnival when her boyfriend wasn’t looking. No stranger to scandal, he looks past public opinion to the submissive craving a master’s touch and decides then and there what he wants. He’s going after Maggie and her heart’s kinkiest desires.
Unfortunately, no amount of money can change the sins of the past and when they’re certain they know everything there is to know about each other, one discovers a secret they aren’t prepared for.
* * * *
Tucker Lewis stared into the crowd and wondered when it would all end. He tightened his grip on the shot of Jamieson and brought the glass to his lips. Across the bar and generous play space, fake smoke, dancers in chains, and throngs of half naked partiers filled the club. The intense edge of the Lords of Acid music pulsed in rhythm with his heartbeat and the occasional scream of a submissive from the far side of the room fit right in with his dark mood. For better or worse this was the place he’d needed to be tonight.
Purgatory had come to be in a different life and the longer he sat here watching the scene around him; the less he believed he belonged. Of course his self-imposed exile hadn’t helped much. He’d been riding high on life on borrowed time and didn’t even know it. All it took was a simple house fire to bring his world crashing down.
“Wow, as I live and breath. Is that you, Tuck?”
Yanked from his mournful thoughts, Tucker focused on the man standing in front of him. Tall and imposing he wore black leather that emphasized a gleaming bald head that drew women of all ages. It didn’t surprise him his old friend from better days and one of the best damn rope riggers on the planet, stood there with a smug grin.
“Fuck you, Leo.”
“C’mon, Tucker. You know I’m not your type. But maybe this one is.” Leo tugged on a leash he’d been holding and a very pretty redhead cautiously stepped out from behind him. Even with her eyes cast down, it didn’t take much for Tucker to recognize her nervousness. Her hands intertwined with each other repeatedly as she shifted her weight from foot to foot.
Long, thick hair brushed the tops of ample breasts that were barely hidden by a thin, black nightie that stopped before her thighs began. But it was the thick leather collar at her neck, branded with two names that stood out to him.
“I see things have changed for you since I last visited.”
“Tends to happen when you disappear from the face of the earth.” Leo clapped his shoulder and took a seat on the bench next to him and his lovely submissive went to her knees on the floor at Leo’s feet.
Tucker tried to ignore the slight pang inside him. It had been a long time since a submissive had caught his eye but that didn’t mean the desire to have one of his own had completely disappeared.
“Will you introduce me to your lovely?”
Leo beamed. “Katie, say hello to Master Tucker. He’s an old friend of mine.”
With what looked like some reluctance, the little subbie lifted her head and met his gaze. “Hello, Master Tucker. It is nice to meet you.” Immediately her eyes lowered back to the floor.
“You’ll have to excuse Katie this evening. She’s had a tough time with her commitments lately so Quinn and I have decided to devote this entire week to her correction.” Leo stroked his pet’s hair and brushed her cheek when she turned toward him.
The pang inside him clamored louder. The affection between Master and submissive was so obvious it was difficult for Tucker not to experience some degree of jealousy. Although settling down had never been in his previous plans. “No need to excuse her. I completely understand.” Maybe it was time to get back into the scene. He could meet a willing submissive here at the club and work out some of the kinks that had plagued his art this week.
“You thinking about rejoining us? Maybe some play tonight?”
Tucker shrugged, amazed Leo had read his mind. Tucker’s body warred with his mind for control. Part of him definitely needed to move on, but the other—well, he wasn’t so sure.
“I’d be happy to offer Katie for service tonight. I think it would do her some good. She needs to get her head in the right place for everything she will be put through this week. What do you say?”
Tucker considered the offer while staring at the top of the pretty sub’s head. She’d not uttered a word or made a move except for the tiny shudder he’d detected along her shoulder line when Leo offered her services. She impressed him and that wasn’t an easy thing to do these days.
He stood from his seat and positioned himself, legs apart, in front of Katie. Leaning down he cupped her chin and tilted her head back until her gaze met his. “I have a feeling I would enjoy your service very much.”
She swallowed before a small smile bowed her lips. Whatever trouble she’d been having it was obvious how much she needed whatever Leo wanted to give her.
“It would be my pleasure, Sir.”
A part of him very much wanted to enjoy Katie. To take part in her discipline and let go of some of the stress he’d endured lately. His self-imposed exile needed to come to an end.
Tucker suppressed a smile. “You’re such a good girl.”
Unfortunately, his body had a mind of its own and wouldn’t cooperate like he wanted it to. Flashes of another lovely lady filled his head. A woman he’d not actually laid eyes on in over fifteen years. Maggie Cisco. Professor. A former wife. Closeted submissive.
While he couldn’t actually confirm the submissive part yet, his gut told him the truth. She’d been studying BDSM for so long there was no doubt in his mind
there was a hidden ache behind her research. And he refused to entertain the alternative of her being a top. That didn’t match the Maggie he knew from high school at all. Sure people changed. He certainly had. But the fundamental core of who you are and what you need on a cellular level doesn’t change in adulthood.
He’d bet every last dollar that Maggie possessed the heart of a true submissive longing to take her place at her Master’s side and he’d waited her out long enough. Her reappearance eight weeks ago had sparked more than gossip. Something inside him akin to hunger had unfurled and dug in and refused to let go. His recovery had taken a very long time. Too long. Now he needed to rejoin the world, engage in a healthy if somewhat temporary relationship and he’d chosen Maggie to do it with. She didn’t know it yet, but he was coming for her.
About the Authors
Shayla Black (aka Shelley Bradley) is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sizzling contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances in print, electronic, and audio formats. Her books have also been translated into nearly a dozen languages. A writing risk-taker, Shayla enjoys tackling new writing challenges with every book. In her “spare” time, she lives in Texas with her husband, munchkin, and one very spoiled cat. She enjoys reality TV, reading, and listening to an eclectic blend of music.
Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places. Lexi believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome or foursome may seem.
Her first novel, Their Virgin Captive: Masters of Ménage, Book 1, was a collaboration with New York Times bestselling author Shayla Black. In addition to Their Virgin Captive and Their Virgin’s Secret, she is the author of The Masters and Mercenaries series. The first book, The Dom Who Loved Me, is available now. The third book, A Dom Is Forever is coming this fall.
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Masters of Ménage by Shayla Black and Lexi Blake
Their Virgin Captive
Their Virgin’s Secret
Their Virgin Concubine
Coming Soon:
Their Virgin Princess
Also from Shayla Black/Shelley Bradley:
Erotic Romance
THE WICKED LOVERS
Wicked Ties
Decadent
Delicious
Surrender To Me
Belong To Me
“Wicked to Love” (e-novella)
Mine To Hold
Coming Soon:
“Wicked All The Way” (e-novella)
Ours To Love
SEXY CAPERS
Bound And Determined
Strip Search
“Arresting Desire” – Hot In Handcuffs Anthology
DOMS OF HER LIFE
Coming Soon:
One Dom To Love
STAND ALONE
Naughty Little Secret (as Shelley Bradley)
“Watch Me” – Sneak Peek Anthology (as Shelley Bradley)
Dangerous Boys And Their Toy
“Her Fantasy Men” – Four Play Anthology
PARANORMAL ROMANCE
THE DOOMSDAY BRETHREN
Tempt Me With Darkness
“Fated” (e-novella)
Seduce Me In Shadow
Possess Me At Midnight
“Mated” – Haunted By Your Touch Anthology
Entice Me At Twilight
Embrace Me At Dawn
HISTORICAL ROMANCE (as Shelley Bradley)
The Lady And The Dragon
One Wicked Night
Strictly Seduction
Strictly Forbidden
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE (as Shelley Bradley)
A Perfect Match
Also from Lexi Blake:
THE MASTERS AND MERCENARIES
The Dom Who Loved Me
The Men With The Golden Cuffs
Coming Soon:
A Dom Is Forever
Table of Contents
THEIR VIRGIN CONCUBINE
THEIR VIRGIN CONCUBINE, Masters of Ménage, Book 3
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
About the Authors