RELEASE TOUR incl Exclusive Excerpt: Guardian by Beth Christopher
Length: 342 pages Series: Belle Argo Escorts, book 3 Prior Reading: recommended but not essential, previous books are available Genre: dark Tropes: Age gap/all grown up, guardian/ward, obsessed hero, hot alphahole, kink awakening, virgin auction, opposites attract, found family, dark secrets, emotional scars, punishment sex, bondage and orgasm play, sex club, power exchange, younger hero falls first, older hero falls harder, “I know what’s best for you,” “touch him and die,” and vigilante shit, as Taylor Swift would say. Trigger/Content Warnings: revenge sex, spanking, imprisonment as punishment, stalking/tracking, use of restraints, off-page military trauma, on-page torture and murder of bad guys, accidental drug overdose, attempted kidnapping, forced OHs, and some of the consent could be might be considered a bit dubious. Designer: Babski Creative Studios
The one he wants is the only one he can’t control.
Ravi When my parents were killed 4 years ago, I went to live with Liam. For 2 years, I’ve been in love with him. I’ve also hated him nearly that long. He’s overbearing, controlling, and lately he tracks my every move. I can’t take it anymore. I’ve saved some cash working as a companionship escort, but it’s not enough to escape. I decide to auction myself off. It’ll give me the money I need to leave this town—and Liam—in my past. Except nothing goes to plan, and my escape goes up in smoke. Liam I’m not a good man. I’m certainly not one who should be charged with someone else’s care. But I promised my friend—Ravi’s safety is my priority. Even if I’m protecting him from me. But the more I work to keep him out of danger, the harder he rebels. The harder he rebels, the harsher my punishments. Then I discover his ridiculous, harebrained auction plan. If I can’t stop the auction, I have little choice. Ravi will not become a stranger’s plaything. Not while I have a plan of my own. Guardian is a dark MM, enemies-to-lovers, kink awakening romance featuring a tortured hero who’s met his match in the sunshiny male escort he’s been charged with protecting. This story also contains consensual non-monogamy (after all, sharing is caring).
I’m halfway through the window before something prickles at the back of my skull. I pause, straining my eyes and ears but I can’t figure out what I’m sensing.
A moment later I hear Liam’s voice.
“Good of you to finally come home.”
Shit. Shitshitshitshitshit.
“What are you—” I topple the rest of the way through the window. Shaking my head, I pick myself up and straighten my glasses before flipping on the lamp. I should have realized he’d check up on me at some point.
In hindsight, maybe I should’ve crashed at Adam and Troy’s place.
“What are you doing in here?” It’s Liam himself who taught me a good offense is the best defense.
“I think the better question is what were you doing out there?”
“Sorry, I must have missed the part where I was grounded. Oh, wait, you can’t ground me because I’m an adult.”
He stands from where he’s been sitting on my bed, tossing Mr. Bear onto my desk.
“Are you, really?” He asks as he stalks forward. “An adult wouldn’t be so stupid as to put their ass on display for a bunch of drunk old men. An adult wouldn’t parade around in booty shorts like a cheap fuck toy.”
Fuming, I glance down at the shorts, which I’m still wearing. I am not cheap. I bought these custom from a dancer on Etsy. I like to support small businesses.
Beth Christopher is part of the “went to bed early with her dog and a book” club, the “did something awkward in public again” club, and founding member of the “got distracted thinking about ramen again” club (the meetings involve sitting lost in thought while her cats judge her). She writes down the stories in her head when she remembers to, and when she’s not writing she’s likely doing unusual kitchen things (like making cheese out of cashews) or watching Ted Lasso (the Christmas episode is the best episode and she will die on that hill), or talking about running to people who don’t care about running. She lives with her family and her fur babies in Belle Argo, Florida.
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