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Blurb
Gideon McCade—weighed down by memories of his previous life as a Navy SEAL and a CIA agent—has blood on his hands. He turns to his BDSM club, Catharsis, and Dominating submissives to get him through the daily grind of civilian life. Knowing his past is too much to inflict on a life partner, he keeps his connections brief and superficial. When his former life comes back to haunt him, his desire for revenge pulls him back into the shadows, darkening his hopes for a future in the light.
Temporarily sidelining his career as a tattoo artist, Sebastian Phillips works as a composite artist for the local police department. To alleviate the inescapable burden of a congenital medical condition, he immerses himself in his art and seeks the catharsis of submission. But with life weighing heavily on his shoulders and darkness encroaching, he yearns for a contract with a Dominant that sees past the protective barriers he’s erected to the vulnerable submissive within.
When happenstance brings Gideon and Sebastian together, their connection is undeniable. The knowledge that they are both too damaged to form permanent bonds of love causes them to rely on an impersonal contract to fulfil their physical needs. But staying emotionally detached becomes impossible, and breaking their contract seems the only option. Will Gideon’s need for vengeance and Sebastian’s declining health destroy what’s grown between them, or will they help each other find their way back into the light?
Blurb
Gideon McCade—weighed down by memories of his previous life as a Navy SEAL and a CIA agent—has blood on his hands. He turns to his BDSM club, Catharsis, and Dominating submissives to get him through the daily grind of civilian life. Knowing his past is too much to inflict on a life partner, he keeps his connections brief and superficial. When his former life comes back to haunt him, his desire for revenge pulls him back into the shadows, darkening his hopes for a future in the light.
Temporarily sidelining his career as a tattoo artist, Sebastian Phillips works as a composite artist for the local police department. To alleviate the inescapable burden of a congenital medical condition, he immerses himself in his art and seeks the catharsis of submission. But with life weighing heavily on his shoulders and darkness encroaching, he yearns for a contract with a Dominant that sees past the protective barriers he’s erected to the vulnerable submissive within.
When happenstance brings Gideon and Sebastian together, their connection is undeniable. The knowledge that they are both too damaged to form permanent bonds of love causes them to rely on an impersonal contract to fulfil their physical needs. But staying emotionally detached becomes impossible, and breaking their contract seems the only option. Will Gideon’s need for vengeance and Sebastian’s declining health destroy what’s grown between them, or will they help each other find their way back into the light?
Well, what can I say about this book? I have been waiting patiently for Sebastian’s story and I wasn’t disappointed. The Custos Securities Series has been superbly written, and I have to say I don’t mind the wait to get a series as good as this one.
Oh boy, will you fall in love with Sebastian from the first page, and I think a few people will be able to identify with his reasoning on some things too. He is alone, with co-workers only, but not real friends – except for Zoe, who was also a submissive at the Catharsis club. It seems like Sebastian has always been a loner, who has never really had friends, and this impacts on his life in a big way.
Gideon is quite the complex man. He now owns his own BDSM club Catharsis, and puts all his energy into this, but his previous life always has some way of interfering. To me, Gideon is sort of a unknown person when you first meet him, but as you read through the story you get more of an insight of what Gideon is as a person, and he will quite often surprise you!
It was not all sunshine and roses when Gideon and Sebastian first meet, and Gideon has some work to do to try and break through the barriers that Sebastian has erected, to protect himself. Sebastian doesn’t make things easy for Gideon, but the pull between the two is undeniable as you read the story. It is all that Sebastian has longed for, being the submissive for a strong dominant, but if the truth be known, he is holding back something important.
Gideon cannot believe that he has managed to find a submissive that seems to accept him as he is, rough edges too. The more time they spend together, the more that Gideon begins to feel for his submissive, but he does feel that Sebastian is keeping something from him, but then again he is keeping things from Sebastian.
Both secrets finally come out, with dire consequences, so now it is up to Gideon and Sebastian to find a way to work through these, and try and find a way to get past it all to live the life they both yearn.
I absolutely love the Custos Securities Series, and have read the books more than once. I can’t actually pinpoint one reason why I love this series so much, but each book has been well worth the wait. If you like BDSM and an incredible background story then I would highly recommend this book, and previous and future books too
Oh boy, will you fall in love with Sebastian from the first page, and I think a few people will be able to identify with his reasoning on some things too. He is alone, with co-workers only, but not real friends – except for Zoe, who was also a submissive at the Catharsis club. It seems like Sebastian has always been a loner, who has never really had friends, and this impacts on his life in a big way.
Gideon is quite the complex man. He now owns his own BDSM club Catharsis, and puts all his energy into this, but his previous life always has some way of interfering. To me, Gideon is sort of a unknown person when you first meet him, but as you read through the story you get more of an insight of what Gideon is as a person, and he will quite often surprise you!
It was not all sunshine and roses when Gideon and Sebastian first meet, and Gideon has some work to do to try and break through the barriers that Sebastian has erected, to protect himself. Sebastian doesn’t make things easy for Gideon, but the pull between the two is undeniable as you read the story. It is all that Sebastian has longed for, being the submissive for a strong dominant, but if the truth be known, he is holding back something important.
Gideon cannot believe that he has managed to find a submissive that seems to accept him as he is, rough edges too. The more time they spend together, the more that Gideon begins to feel for his submissive, but he does feel that Sebastian is keeping something from him, but then again he is keeping things from Sebastian.
Both secrets finally come out, with dire consequences, so now it is up to Gideon and Sebastian to find a way to work through these, and try and find a way to get past it all to live the life they both yearn.
I absolutely love the Custos Securities Series, and have read the books more than once. I can’t actually pinpoint one reason why I love this series so much, but each book has been well worth the wait. If you like BDSM and an incredible background story then I would highly recommend this book, and previous and future books too
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Author Bio
Once upon a time… deep in the shadows of the infamous BDSM club Catharsis, Luna David, future Authoress Extraordinaire, dreamed of crafting epic gay romance novels to the chorus of whips, chains, and riding crops.
Working for the man by day, and playing caped crusader by night, she fell in love with a superhero whose alter-ego was a mild-mannered financial analyst. With the combined strength of their Evasion Superpowers, they’re able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, and escape the horrifying drudgery of peopling and adulting as often as humanly possible.
Luna fiercely devotes herself to her amazing family and friends, drinks coffee like the life-giving ambrosia that it is, and reads gay romance novels voraciously. And while watching a movie and cuddling is still the perfect date night for her and her superhero hubby, her favorite moments are when he makes her laugh until she cries and can’t help but fall in love with him over and over again.
Life for the superhero duo seemed perfect until the birth of twins threw their world into delightful and exhausting chaos, proving perfection always has room for improvement. Leaving big business behind, The Adorables became her full-time job. But eventually Luna realized it was the perfect time to follow her dreams, so she hung up her cape, donned her rainbow slippers and Wonder Woman pajamas, and dove into her fictional world. When not saving her little monsters from themselves or overseeing the Dungeon, Luna slays fictitious evildoers between the pages of her manuscripts.
Her books feature strong dominant males and the men they would die protecting. With love, her hero, and their monsters in her corner, Luna spends her free time writing sweet and kinky, sensual and erotic gay romance. Love has no gender and no boundaries—and Luna loves nothing more than giving her heroes the same HEA she’s been lucky enough to enjoy every day.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Luna-David/e/B01BR4HXQQ/
Webpage: www.lunadavid.com
FB Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/authorlunadavid/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorLunaDavid
a Rafflecopter giveaway Working for the man by day, and playing caped crusader by night, she fell in love with a superhero whose alter-ego was a mild-mannered financial analyst. With the combined strength of their Evasion Superpowers, they’re able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, and escape the horrifying drudgery of peopling and adulting as often as humanly possible.
Luna fiercely devotes herself to her amazing family and friends, drinks coffee like the life-giving ambrosia that it is, and reads gay romance novels voraciously. And while watching a movie and cuddling is still the perfect date night for her and her superhero hubby, her favorite moments are when he makes her laugh until she cries and can’t help but fall in love with him over and over again.
Life for the superhero duo seemed perfect until the birth of twins threw their world into delightful and exhausting chaos, proving perfection always has room for improvement. Leaving big business behind, The Adorables became her full-time job. But eventually Luna realized it was the perfect time to follow her dreams, so she hung up her cape, donned her rainbow slippers and Wonder Woman pajamas, and dove into her fictional world. When not saving her little monsters from themselves or overseeing the Dungeon, Luna slays fictitious evildoers between the pages of her manuscripts.
Her books feature strong dominant males and the men they would die protecting. With love, her hero, and their monsters in her corner, Luna spends her free time writing sweet and kinky, sensual and erotic gay romance. Love has no gender and no boundaries—and Luna loves nothing more than giving her heroes the same HEA she’s been lucky enough to enjoy every day.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Luna-David/e/B01BR4HXQQ/
Webpage: www.lunadavid.com
FB Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/authorlunadavid/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorLunaDavid
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