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The Deliverance of Marek Sommers by Ashlyn Drewek
Marek Sommers is everything Misha Chernyshevsky shouldn’t want—young, angry at the world, and, worst of all, a man. The fact Marek is dealing drugs for a competitor is the icing on the cake. None of that deters the Russian mafia boss, though.
From the moment he lays eyes on the surly bartender, Misha is captivated. Learning about Marek’s troubled past and fearing for his future, Misha is certain that Marek needs his help—whether he wants it or not.
Convincing Marek to trust him, however, proves to be a more formidable task than Misha anticipates. But if they have any chance of surviving the brutal world of the Russian mafia, Misha needs Marek to trust him before it’s too late.
THE DELIVERANCE OF MAREK SOMMERS is a slow-burn MM romance about a down-and-out bartender with a harrowing past and the Russian mafia boss determined to save him from it all. Violence and heartache make the tender moments that much sweeter before a well-deserved HEA. It is intended for a mature audience and reader discretion is advised. A full list of triggers can be found in the front matter of the book and at my website under Tropes & Triggers.
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Grabbing my book from beneath the bar, I headed out to the back alley. A chilly October gust swept over me the second I stepped out and I resolved to buy a new coat as soon as I got paid. I cupped my hand around the cigarette and lit it, inhaling a quick drag before the wind could blow it out again.
I kicked an empty crate over and sat down, flipping my book open to the dog-eared page. Bending the spine, I wrapped the cover around the back, holding it in one hand so I could smoke with the other.
A biography on James Garfield probably didn’t seem thrilling to most people but the man was a fucking stud. Born into absolute poverty, he ascended to the presidency only to be shot a few months after he took office. He lived for another two months before finally dying, thanks largely in part to his doctors’ incompetency. But in the months he had been able to serve? He accomplished more shit than most presidents could dream of. It was too bad all the fucking glory went to guys like Washington and Lincoln. If Garfield had lived, who knows what he could have done for this country.
I inhaled another drag, turning a page as a black Escalade rolled down the alleyway and rocked to a halt.
Another guy I recognized from Dalton’s hopped out and immediately opened the rear door for Misha. That must have been Anton. The “driver.”
Misha nodded and Anton disappeared with the car. “Marek,” he murmured, heading for the back door.
Exhaling the smoke, I resumed reading, muttering a “Hey” back at him. If the day before was anything to go by, we’d settled into something of a peaceful coexistence. He might have still been after my supplier but he didn’t hound me every time I turned around, which was a relief. I wasn’t about to let my guard down, though.
“You know that’s not good for you,” Misha said, stopping a few feet away from me, a blond eyebrow arched.
“Yeah, they always said books would rot my brain,” I replied, glancing up at him and flicking ash off the end of my cigarette.
The corner of his mouth twitched into a smile and he shook his head, coming closer. “What are you reading?”
For half a second, I almost replied with something sarcastic but I thought better of it. It seemed like he was trying to be nice, which meant I should play nice too. Flipping the book closed, I kept my finger between the pages so I didn’t lose my place and showed him.
He stooped and squinted at the cover. Another gust blew through the alley, wafting his cologne in my direction. It was the same one he had on that night at Dalton’s. It’s what I imagined the ocean smelled like. Maybe one day I’d find out for myself, if I ever managed to leave the Land of Lincoln.
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About the Author:
International best-selling and award-winning dark romance author Ashlyn Drewek has always been a hopeless romantic. She’s also fascinated by the dark, macabre things in life such as Halloween, murder, cemeteries, and witchcraft. Not necessarily in that order.
Most of her time is spent making up stories in her head or researching obscure historical topics. The results of those efforts usually end up in a book as some sort of weird Easter egg or symbolism. Anything to make Edgar Allan Poe proud.
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