Title: Legally Claimed
Series: Elvenswood Tales 5
Author: Alexa Piper
Publisher: Changeling Press
Release Date: January 7, 2022
Length: 156
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense, Action Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban fantasy, Elves, Dragons & Magical Creatures, Gay, Magic, Vampires, Werewolves & Wolf Shifters
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Synopsis
Peter is good at being a lawyer. He also happens to be a vampire, which — in his experience — is far less exciting than the books make it out to be. The most romance he gets these days is watching others fall in love. But this vicarious lifestyle isn’t something Peter minds or even wants to change.
Theo escaped an abusive relationship and is determined to get his college degree, even if prostitution is how he pays for it. No stranger to the supernatural, he has agreed to let vampires bite him for money, but his first client in the new city is nothing like Theo expected.
Peter has no good reason to tuck Theo into bed after that blood donation, but he does. Peter also has no reason to fantasize about Theo, and yet, Peter’s mind is soon drifting to the pretty, black-haired, jade-eyed boy he doesn’t even really know.
A chance encounter at New Elvenswood University brings Peter’s fantasies close to reality. Theo’s vampiric ex soon becomes a problem Peter will have solve. And he won’t use his skills as a lawyer to do it, either.
Legally Claimed (Elvenswood Tales 5)
Alexa Piper
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Copyright ©2022 Alexa Piper
“Like what you see?” Puck said, but without the oversweet delivery that made the question come to life.
Peter did like what he saw, because he did have a libido. And Puck, skinny twink that he was, would be a treat to ravish between the sheets. But it was not what Peter had come here for. It wasn’t what he had negotiated with Celeste, and one cursory look at Puck told him quite clearly that it wasn’t at all what Puck wanted, even if the human’s shaky fingers started fumbling with the buttons of his pants.
“Stop,” Peter said, trying hard not to bite out the single word. “As I said, I am not here for that. Put your shirt back on, Puck.”
“But you — your kind, you always — I mean, you fuck, then you drink.”
Well, that was a lot to unpack right there, and Peter would have gone into psychiatry, except, the bother, so there would be no unpacking. Of any kind. “I cannot speak for whoever gave you that impression, but if I had wanted to fuck you, I would have told you beforehand, and I would have had to negotiate a price with Celeste, because more often than not, she allows a bit of a bidding war for a new employee. I’m really just hungry, and I’d much rather you leave your clothes on while I drink.”
Peter couldn’t quite read Puck’s expression. He did look angry, though. Contrite. Boyish. Very kissable. Damn. Celeste knew Peter and what he liked all too well.
Puck bent over to fish his shirt from the floor and pulled it back over his shoulders. All the while, his eyes never left Peter, almost as if Puck expected Peter to charge at him suddenly and without warning.
[…]
Peter was happy to remain standing just where he was without moving a muscle while Puck buttoned his shirt back up. The human missed a button, and Peter found himself fantasizing about how he might slide his fingers past the hem to feel Puck’s skin, but that would be beyond the pale.
“How do you want to do this, then?” Puck asked, pulling Peter from his fantasy. “I’ve only ever… I only had this done to me when…”
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Alexa Piper writes steamy romance that ranges from light to dark, from straight to queer. She’s also a coffee addict. Alexa loves writing stories that make her readers laugh and fall in love with the characters in them. Connect with Alexa on Facebook or Instagram, follow her on Twitter or TikTok, and subscribe to her newsletter!
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