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Love & Agony
Between love and agony, there is a world of pleasure and pain, want and need. Authors S.L. Armstrong and K. Piet explore this world in many of its infinite variations with this collection of seventeen original short stories ranging from the contemporary to the paranormal to the fantastical.
"Love & Agony"
"The Wolf Pack's Lady" - Moon leads the werewolf Ronan to her world and finally makes her presence known to him.
"Blood and Absinthe" - Le Carnaval du Diable holds many secrets, and Lee glimpses one when he buys Roderick for an hour.
"Orion" - Alaric shares a meal with his vampiric progeny, Orion, who has more than food on his mind.
"His Kitten" - Fire Elf Maelog plays an erotic game with his lover, the Cloud Elf Darron, making him crawl, lick, and purr like a kitten.
"Welcome Home" - After months grieving the loss of his missing demonic lover, demigod Lisril finally finds reason to rejoice.
"Unwilling Compromise" - When the werewolves overthrow the vampires in Cleveland, Alpha Talon claims the vampire Seth as his pet.
"Angel Lost" - Captive of the demon Llirr, the angel Jophiel finds common ground with his master... and possibly more.
"Black Pearls" - Dragonslayer Wolfe returns from a successful hunt to the waiting arms of Garrett, his favored prostitute.
"Worship Me" - After a long day, Alessandro chooses to relax with a shower and the eager submission of his lover, Damian.
"Temptation Calls" - Temptation dances through the vampire Gideon's world in the form of the therian cat, Aubrey.
"Never Let Go" - For the Elves Rayfier and Lyis, not even death can come between their love.
"A Bitter Reunion" - Archangel Michael visits Earth to see what has become of the exiled Morningstar.
"All Grown Up" - A decade away at school hasn't stifled Warrick's desire for his former benefactor, the vampire Samuel.
"Rehabilitation" - Retraining Daygan, a freed lust slave, to be independent proves harder than Cathal had expected.
"The Vampire's Boy" - Vampire London forces his submissive half-breed lover, Jasper, to earn the pleasure of London's bite.
"Ashe's Choice" - Five years after bespelling Ashe, incubus twins Hunter and Ryder grant him the choice they once denied him.
Plus a 'deleted scene' from "Catalyst"!
"Love & Agony"
"The Wolf Pack's Lady" - Moon leads the werewolf Ronan to her world and finally makes her presence known to him.
"Blood and Absinthe" - Le Carnaval du Diable holds many secrets, and Lee glimpses one when he buys Roderick for an hour.
"Orion" - Alaric shares a meal with his vampiric progeny, Orion, who has more than food on his mind.
"His Kitten" - Fire Elf Maelog plays an erotic game with his lover, the Cloud Elf Darron, making him crawl, lick, and purr like a kitten.
"Welcome Home" - After months grieving the loss of his missing demonic lover, demigod Lisril finally finds reason to rejoice.
"Unwilling Compromise" - When the werewolves overthrow the vampires in Cleveland, Alpha Talon claims the vampire Seth as his pet.
"Angel Lost" - Captive of the demon Llirr, the angel Jophiel finds common ground with his master... and possibly more.
"Black Pearls" - Dragonslayer Wolfe returns from a successful hunt to the waiting arms of Garrett, his favored prostitute.
"Worship Me" - After a long day, Alessandro chooses to relax with a shower and the eager submission of his lover, Damian.
"Temptation Calls" - Temptation dances through the vampire Gideon's world in the form of the therian cat, Aubrey.
"Never Let Go" - For the Elves Rayfier and Lyis, not even death can come between their love.
"A Bitter Reunion" - Archangel Michael visits Earth to see what has become of the exiled Morningstar.
"All Grown Up" - A decade away at school hasn't stifled Warrick's desire for his former benefactor, the vampire Samuel.
"Rehabilitation" - Retraining Daygan, a freed lust slave, to be independent proves harder than Cathal had expected.
"The Vampire's Boy" - Vampire London forces his submissive half-breed lover, Jasper, to earn the pleasure of London's bite.
"Ashe's Choice" - Five years after bespelling Ashe, incubus twins Hunter and Ryder grant him the choice they once denied him.
Plus a 'deleted scene' from "Catalyst"!
192 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 29, 2012
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S.L. Armstrong
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S.L. Armstrong has been writing for as long as she can remember. Art and reading have played a large part in her life since young childhood, but around fourteen, writing became her passion. Voraciously consuming every book in front of her opened up hundreds of worlds in her head, and she soon wanted to create worlds for other people as well. She has a particular fondness for gothic horror, horror, high fantasy, urban fantasy, and romance novels. The authors she turns to time and again are Stephen King, L.J. Smith, V.C. Andrews, R.L. Stine, and Anne Rice, among others. She has no shame in picking up the young adult novels she loved as a child, and she will talk your ear off about grammar and punctuation.
After she married her husband over seventeen years ago, she began to truly delve into the world of writing for public consumption. It was sheer chance that she stumbled on M/M fanfiction, and she's not looked back. Though fanfiction will always have a fond place in her heart, she soon grew tired of playing in other people's sandboxes. When she discovered M/M romance, and how it was now a legitimate branch of romance writing, she knew her course. S.L. plans to release F/F, M/M, M/F, and multiple partner books as she continues her writing career. M/M romance is where her heart lies, no matter what else she may write or read, and it's where she keeps returning to. There is something about two men passionately in love that just makes her heart melt, and she has no intention of giving that up anytime soon.
S.L. Armstrong lives in Florida with her husband, partner, two dogs, and twelve cats. She hates the heat and longs for a northern, snowy climate. She writes with K. Piet on a number of projects, but she also writes her own solitary titles as well.
S.L. Armstrong has been writing for as long as she can remember. Art and reading have played a large part in her life since young childhood, but around fourteen, writing became her passion. Voraciously consuming every book in front of her opened up hundreds of worlds in her head, and she soon wanted to create worlds for other people as well. She has a particular fondness for gothic horror, horror, high fantasy, urban fantasy, and romance novels. The authors she turns to time and again are Stephen King, L.J. Smith, V.C. Andrews, R.L. Stine, and Anne Rice, among others. She has no shame in picking up the young adult novels she loved as a child, and she will talk your ear off about grammar and punctuation.
After she married her husband over seventeen years ago, she began to truly delve into the world of writing for public consumption. It was sheer chance that she stumbled on M/M fanfiction, and she's not looked back. Though fanfiction will always have a fond place in her heart, she soon grew tired of playing in other people's sandboxes. When she discovered M/M romance, and how it was now a legitimate branch of romance writing, she knew her course. S.L. plans to release F/F, M/M, M/F, and multiple partner books as she continues her writing career. M/M romance is where her heart lies, no matter what else she may write or read, and it's where she keeps returning to. There is something about two men passionately in love that just makes her heart melt, and she has no intention of giving that up anytime soon.
S.L. Armstrong lives in Florida with her husband, partner, two dogs, and twelve cats. She hates the heat and longs for a northern, snowy climate. She writes with K. Piet on a number of projects, but she also writes her own solitary titles as well.
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January 9, 2013
3,5 stars
Detailed review from Virginia
Good anthology with 17 short stories, most of them on the darker side but not too dark. One m/f story(!), mostly D/s, some dub-con/ non-con but also stories on the sweeter side.
Detailed review from Virginia
Good anthology with 17 short stories, most of them on the darker side but not too dark. One m/f story(!), mostly D/s, some dub-con/ non-con but also stories on the sweeter side.
January 14, 2013
Well this makes so much more sense! Turns out, I had the original Advent collection which included this book too. DOH! I have to say, the Love & Agony was much more moving for me. I am an angst loving reader. My favourite one was Unwilling Compromise. When the werewolves overthrow the vampires in Cleveland, Alpha Talon claims the vampire Seth as his pet. This was hot hot hot. I kept thinking, oh, I wish there was more to this one. I also kind of wish I was Seth. I'm a sick sick puppy, but I couldn't help but be horribly aroused by this one. Loved it! Will there be more about this one? I can certainly hope so.
Once again, this is a book FILLED with sex after sex. I find that there is a plot with each one, but if you are looking for elaborate world building, this is not the book for you. And if you are not interested in sex, do not read this book. This is for those who love the erotica in any way they can get it. And if you enjoy HFN or some bittersweet endings, this is the collection for you. All the stories were well written and leaves the reader wanting more. I highly recommend to m/m readers who love angst and don't need a happily ever after.
Once again, this is a book FILLED with sex after sex. I find that there is a plot with each one, but if you are looking for elaborate world building, this is not the book for you. And if you are not interested in sex, do not read this book. This is for those who love the erotica in any way they can get it. And if you enjoy HFN or some bittersweet endings, this is the collection for you. All the stories were well written and leaves the reader wanting more. I highly recommend to m/m readers who love angst and don't need a happily ever after.
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