Reviewed by True
TITLE: At His Mercy
AUTHOR: Elvira Bell
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 79 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 2, 2021
BLURB:
A thief and his captor… A spicy demand in exchange for freedom. Will Lio give in to the lord of the manor?
Young thief Lio should have known better than to steal from the mighty Lord Callen. After he’s been locked up in a cold cell in Callen’s manor, he’s told that he’ll be set free on one condition—that he agrees to share Callen’s bed for one night. Lio refuses, but can’t help wondering what sleeping with Callen might be like. Callen, on the other hand, takes the rejection badly and thinks Lio finds him old and unattractive. He can’t stop thinking about the pretty boy with the white hair though, and they’re about to overcome their hostility toward one another when something happens that brutally cuts off their budding friendship and causes Callen to throw Lio out headfirst.
For months they are apart. Callen isolates himself in his chamber, enraged and bitter, while Lio struggles to make it through the winter. In the end, starvation forces him to seek out the last man he wants to see—Lord Callen. Callen, who resents him and does nothing to hide it. Will Lio be able to get through to him? Will they ever have what they both want—each other?
REVIEW:
‘Only steal from those who deserve it’
That was told to Lio often by his father. So they steal from Lord Callen, that was a wrong choice.
Lio and his father are captured because of the stealing, the old man put in the dungeon, and the beautiful boy in the tower.
Lord Callen is mesmerized by the beautiful boy, when he can sleep with him for one night he and his father are free to go. Lio refuses, he’ll never give his body to this man, even though he quite attractive.
Callen is hurt and shocked the boy doesn’t want him, the boy is all he desires. After letting them free again, Callen withdraws and is left sad, grumpy, and lonely.
Months later, while winter brings a lot of snow, the young boy is at his threshold again, he’s homeless and cold. He gets shelter from lord Callen but nothing more. Lio is attracted to Callen and can’t understand why he doesn’t want him anymore.
Ahhh, this was a sweet story, with hurt and comfort, lies and betrayal. A lord who’s smitten with a young beauty and a shy innocent virgin who doesn’t know a thing. The historical scenery was clearly described and thereby easy to imagine.
A nicely written narrative, with a comfortable pace and enough developed for a short story to get and feel the whole picture.
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