Hi everyone —

Please welcome my pal from across the pond, Kay Berrisford. As you know, Kay writes delicious fantasy MM, often with more than a touch of D/s or BDSM. Today, she’s bringing us her new story, BAD SLAVE and she’s giving away some fabulous prizes on the Rafflecopter below. This book sounds wonderful. Here’s Kay to introduce her hero.

Kay Berrisford introduces Jay, the reluctant hero of Bad Slave (fantasy m/m romance)

I’m a sucker for reluctant heroes. You know the kind—they start off the story as the not-quite-good-guy, or as the unassuming shy sort who’d never say boo to a goose. Then stuff happens. Boats sink, worlds collides, or maybe somebody they didn’t even realize they cared about gets ill. Only then do we learn our heroes’ true colors, when they make the choice not to walk away, to step up to the mark and do the right thing, and (usually) save the day.

I love that kind of man or woman (we mustn’t forget reluctant heroines). Movies and books are full of them.  When I asked my friends to suggest their fave reluctant heroes, I got answers as contrasting as Tony Stark (Iron Man) and Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit).  I’ve written about a few reluctant heroes in my time too, notable my stag-shifter antihero, Herne the Hunter. None have come quite as reluctant as Jay, the hero of my new fantasy BDSM romance, Bad Slave.

Jay has a glorious history. When his country was threatened by war he joined up to defend his family and home and was lauded for his achievements on the battlefield. But when we meet him, all Jay wants is forget the violence and do what he loves—looking after his library and teaching folk to read, which he quite rightly sees as just as important as soldiering.

Will the world leave Jay in peace? Of course not! As the blurb describes, Jay’s love for his peaceful life and his honor as a man is about to be tested to the limit…

Blurb: When the king commands former war hero Captain Jay Ghair to find him the perfect royal sex slave, Jay’s quiet new life as a librarian is shattered. Jay discovers the boy he’s looking for in Alix, a lowly miner and wannabe court scientist, whom Jay can’t help but secretly adore. However, teaching the rebellious Alix to be a docile slave is difficult. Alix will behave for just one man, and it isn’t the king. It’s Jay.

Standing by while the king’s treatment of Alix becomes cruel is torturous for Jay. He longs to return to his library, yet he can’t bear to leave Alix, or his people, unprotected. To rescue Alix—and save the realm from the increasingly tyrannical king—Jay must confront the demons of his military past and take up the sword again. But his most important battle must be won through returning Alix’s love and learning to master this bad slave who submits only for him.

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I enjoyed writing Jay, and exploring his inner conflicts as he tries to work out what’s the right thing to do. He’s definitely my favorite reluctant hero I’ve created so far, though I doubt he’ll ever become as fraction as famous as the world’s best.

So…who’s your favorite reluctant hero, from movies, books, or whatever? I’d love to know! For some ideas, check out this list: http://toptenfilmz.com/top-ten-reluctant-heroes/

I’m also celebrating the release of Bad Slave with a giveaway! Enter to win your choice of Bound for the Forest or Bound to the Beast (both m/m fantasy) in paperback or ebook plus a £10 GC!

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ADULT EXCERPT from Bad Slave

Alix had been fishing for a light spanking but wasn’t going to complain. Jay swept to his depths, tasting and devouring him, and he surrendered beneath the hard, hot, and welcome intrusion of tongue. Jay tasted as potent as wine, the man’s oral attentions more powerful than another’s full-on fucking. Alix threw one arm above his head, his knuckles striking against the carved catalpa headboard.

Oh gods, yes, Jay. Be my knight. Rescue me from the dragon. You don’t even have to untie me from the tree.

Of course, Jay wasn’t that kind of hero and hadn’t been for a long time. But with the man scraping to his tonsils, ravishing his mouth with bruising strength, Alix could dream. Jay dueled with him till he willingly surrendered, teeth grazing tender flesh. By the time the captain broke away, Alix’s mind had turned fuzzy with the need for air. He still conjured the resources to groan with desire. Jay captured his bottom lip, squeezing gently.

Yes. Harder. Bite me. Make me feel.

He writhed, letting his leggings ride farther down till he could thrust his uncovered hard-on against Jay’s hip. In his captain’s gaze, he absorbed that perpetual glow of pain…and a glint of hope. Or better, could it be defiance? Would Jay defy Lyam, defy the starlords, defy the world, and become the man Alix dreamed of? He shut his eyes and resorted to fantasy, projecting his hankerings. He daren’t believe.

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