Author Name: Chris McHart Book Name: Mate Me, Hate Me, Date Me, Love Me Series: Unexpected Book: Three Can be read as a standalone, but would make more sense if you read the others, too. Release Date: April 27, 2016
Blurb: When his father, King Harold, forces Prince Gerome to mate a complete stranger in order to save his unborn child, he complies with a heavy heart and says goodbye to all his dreams of finding love. Gerome’s hurt and treats his mate the way he’s been taught all his life: through power and submission. But with Luis, it doesn’t work. When Luis is mated off to a stranger, his world ends. He was a carefree student one day and the next a vampire prince demands his submission. He can’t run, but he can hide and hate in silence. So he withdraws until only a shell remains. Neither of the men has any chance of finding love together until a friend intervenes. Can Gerome forget what he’s been taught all his life, and is it possible for Luis to forget what’s happened to him? Will they ever find their own happy ending? Or can love blossom where only hate exists? Pages or Words: 85,500 words Categories: Alternate Universe, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Paranormal, Romance
Gerome is literally blackmailed into mating with Luis, just to ensure his father’s help to find who has kidnapped Alex and his unborn child. Gerome has no interest in Alex, who was pregnant with his baby after a one night stand with a broken condom! Alex is now in a relationship with Sam, and Gerome recognises their love for each other, even if he has not experienced it himself. Actually, it had originally made him more determined to find someone to love him like that – until his father showed his true colours.
Luis is equally upset with what is happening, in his case it is his mother that has in effect sold him to the King, so that he can mate with Gerome. He was happy being a student, and had no way of changing his mother’s mind. To me, she was a really cold person too.
Before he will help Gerome find Alex, the King demands that Gerome and Luis are mated, before helping find Alex. Gerome is so unhappy and hurt by his father’s actions that he takes all this out on Luis, which was not the way to start their relationship. Although they do mate, it is obvious that both are suffering, and neither can see anything good coming from their mating.
Things are going very badly for Gerome and Luis, Gerome works all hours for his father, and Luis shuts himself away in a guest room, not even sharing a room and definitely not a bed with his mate.. Gerome wants things to change, and finds himself talking to Sam, and even funnier was once he described how things were, Sam flew into a rage at Gerome!! It didn’t matter that Gerome was a Prince, Sam just told him the truth.
From here, it was like baby steps for them both. Each actually seeming afraid of the other, more like afraid of making things worse. For once Gerome seemed to be listening to what Luis was saying, and slowly things began to change.
However, the biggest change to their lives would only come about if they worked together, and included others in their fight. Was this going to be possible??
Excerpt Mate Me, Hate Me, Date Me, Love Me Luis’ mother turned to him and took his hand with her cold one. Her beautiful blue eyes sought his, and she visibly took a deep breath. “I have to tell you something. Please hear me out before you say anything.” Luis swallowed hard. What would come now? His hands were clammy, but he could only wipe one on his jeans as his mother still held the other. Luis stared at her face and tried to figure out what was wrong. Something bad happened. Something really bad. Blood pulsed in his ears while he waited for his mother or father to speak again. “The Vampire King from Munich visited us yesterday. He had a proposal for us. His son, Gerome, needs a mate. He’s seen the picture of you at the coven meeting from a few months ago and thinks you’d be a good match. The prince is going to take over the crown soon, and he needs a mate by his side. You, to be specific.” His mother paused and tightened her hold on his hand. “I agreed. A mating to the prince will bring a lot of power to our coven. And the king paid us a good deal of money for the match.” “You what?” Luis yelled, trying to pull his hand back, but his mother held him tightly. He jumped up from his seat and tried to yank away from his mother’s grasp. What the fuck were they thinking? They had to be kidding. He was not going to mate some guy he never met. They were totally crazy. Nuts. His mother didn’t relent, firmly keeping his hand in her grip. “Let me go! I won’t mate someone you picked! What do you think you’re doing?” His voice cracked, but his mother didn’t even flinch. “Calm down. You knew this was coming. Everyone gets mated. It’s the way things are done,” his mother said calmly, even though her fingers still dug into Luis’ hand. It hurt, but he couldn’t focus on that now. He needed to get away before they married him off. His mind raced, turning over possibilities. He couldn’t simply mate someone. What if he ran away and hid? Would one of his friends help him to lay low? If the king wanted him as a mate for his son, would hiding help at all? Or would they find him?
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Meet the author:
Chris McHart lives in Germany, with her husband, slave, Dom, partner in crime, and muse (all in one person, not even she’s that kinky!). She loves her husband, men in kilts and Scotch Whisky. Her idea of a perfect evening is to curl up with her laptop and write (the other options are not suitable to post in public). Where to find the author:
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Publisher: Rawmance Publishing Cover Artist: Chris McHart
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