The Mistress and Her Men
Miverna Howe (aka
Julia Talbot—Minerva is her BDSM alter ego)
Release date: October 27, 2015
Blurb:
The path to love
isn’t always a straight line. Sometimes it’s a triangle.
When Simon realizes his dearest friend is in
real trouble with gambling, whoring and daredeviling, he hits on the perfect
solution: provide Matthias with an outlet for his self-destructive urges. While
Simon would be more than willing to take on the task himself, Matthias has
always fought their “unnatural” attraction.
As London’s Mistress of Discipline, Felice
Grey wears her independent and scandalous reputation with confidence. She’ll
take on Matthias for one night as a favor to Simon—even break her own rules to
let Simon watch. She never expected that Matthias’s struggle against his
feelings for Simon would touch her heart, or that she’d feel drawn to both men.
Especially since Simon’s dominant nature makes it unlikely he’ll bend to her
will.
Simon, barely surviving the night’s session,
withdraws to his country estate in hopes that his two favorite people will find
each other. Felice and Matthias must make a decision—let happiness fall by the
wayside, or pursue it—and damn the risk.
Categories: BDSM, Bisexual,
Fiction, Historical, Ménage/Poly
39,400 words
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Cover Artist: Leah Kaye
Excerpt:
London 1779 Simon sat in the depths of a
smoky gambling hell, his cravat undone, his coat tossed carelessly across a
stool near his feet. He knew he presented the very portrait of a debauched
noble gambling his night away. That was precisely what he wanted, because he
was in the gaming hell as a spy tonight, rather than a full participant.
Tonight he was watching his dear friend
Matthias wager away every bit of good fortune the man had ever possessed.
Indeed, Simon saw a note that no doubt represented every bit of Matthias’s
remaining land in the pile of loot at the center of his table. What Simon
really wished to do was to go over to that table and wipe it clean with his
arm, dramatically saving Matthias from himself. He knew, however, that his
friend would not thank him for it, so instead he would wait until a destitute
Matthias left to drown his sorrows in whatever drink he might yet afford. Then
he would buy all of those notes back from the winners, whether they wished to
sell or not. A roar from Matthias brought Simon’s attention back from his
thoughts. Matthias’s gaming table spilled over, notes and coins flying.
“You’re a damned cheat,” Matthias shouted,
and in finally seeing Matthias’s opponent’s face, Simon could not but agree.
Lord Chalmsley was, indeed, a terrible cheat. He was also armed with a dagger
in his sleeve, which snicked into place against Matthias’s breastbone in less
than a heartbeat.
“How dare you, sir?” Chalmsley said calmly.
“I have beaten you over and over this evening because of your lack of skill,
not chicanery.”
“That’s a load of shite.” Matthias pressed
against the blade until a red spot appeared on his lawn shirt. “Had you nothing
to hide you would not conceal a weapon and use it so readily.”
Chalmsley backed away slowly. “I only
protect myself, you insolent bastard.”
“Ah, but I am no more a bastard than you
are,” Matthias stated. “Fight me fairly.”
“I did. With the cards.” With a flourish of
his blade, Chalmsley bent to pick up the notes before stuffing them into his
coat. “Good night, all.” Matthias lunged, only to be held back by a few
acquaintances. Not an easy task, considering his stature, his heavy muscles.
Simon watched him thusly restrained, and the kernel of an idea took hold in his
mind. The image of that bright spot of blood crystalized in Simon’s thoughts.
Good God, his friend had a death wish. Yes,
Matthias had a need to castigate himself. To punish himself for his perceived
failures in life. How many times had Simon seen Matthias throw the first punch
or toss a note in someone’s face? How many times had the man courted danger to
his person simply because he didn’t think he was worthy of his life? He
wondered why it had taken him so long to realize that he knew of a solution.
Oh, God help him, he might just be able to save Matthias from another night
such as this, from giving away his land and his life to fulfill some sort of
fatalistic desire.
Matthias needed to explore this need for
violence, for self-punishment, in a safe place. Would that Simon could become
that place, but he knew Matthias would never accept such games from a man, let
alone one he considered a close friend. There was someone, though, someone who
would give Matthias what he needed.
Simon stood, assuming his jacket before he
left the room so that Matthias never saw him. He dropped his own blade into his
hand when he approached Chalmsley from behind, then pressed the dagger to the
man’s ribs. “I’ll take those notes, my lord,” he said, smiling when Chalmsley
stiffened. “I would have bought them, but I do abhor a cheat.”
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Julia Talbot lives in the great Southwest,
where there is hot and cold running rodeo, cowboys, and everything from meat
and potatoes to the best Tex-Mex. A full time author, Julia has been published
by Torquere Press, Dreamspinner and Changeling Press. She believes that
everyone deserves a happy ending, so she writes about love without limits,
where boys love boys, girls love girls, and boys and girls get together to get
wild, especially when her crazy paranormal characters are involved.
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