07 September, 2020

Read an #Excerpt from Virtus Game by Laura Tolomei - @LallaGatta




About the Book:
When Prince Duncan Caldwell has to enter Cecilia Hurst’s Game of Masters and Slaves, he already knows he’ll have to play Master if he intends to retrieve the pyramid Cecilia stole from the sacred Nephis Valley. And his choice for a slave can only be Ylianor Meyer, however fiercely Lord Christopher Templeton resents her and her overpowering erotic intrusion in a trip that should’ve been his and Duncan’s alone.

No, make that in a love that should’ve been his and Duncan’s alone!

Then, things precipitate into chaos, and Duncan’s new responsibilities will inevitably change everything forever, their inner balance included.



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Read an Excerpt from Virtus Game


“You need to consider people as human beings, not as genders or categories.” Clasping his hand, Duncan squeezed it forcefully. “‘Cause people aren’t just men or women. They are individuals first and foremost, like I already told you. That’s why I don’t find it strange you should like the princess.” Still holding on to his hand, he ran it down her back. “For she isn’t just another woman. She’s the one person who is open-minded enough to accept us as we are, including our love and passionate sex.”
“If I admit I like women…” He shifted uncomfortably. “Where would that leave you, lover?” The thought was so unbearable he had to swallow hard simply to keep talking. “Would I still love you?” Anguished, he could not even bear to look at the prince.
“I’d rather you asked yourself those questions than love me because I’m a man.” Duncan cupped his face. “Did you choose me because I was in the right category?” Narrowing a penetrating gaze on him, the prince focused on his face. “I’d give up this love in a heartbeat if this were the case.” An anguished flicker crossed the velvety black eyes. “I dare hope I mean much more than just my sex, and that you chose me, not drifted my way ‘cause I was of the right gender for you.”
“Like you chose me that night at Arthur’s party?” That had been their new beginning. Their reconnection after the very shattering two-year separation Duncan had enforced between them at the end of their phase.
And he still wondered how he had managed to survive them.
“Exactly.” His lover bent forward, his forehead practically touching his. “I didn’t do it for sex. I wanted you back ‘cause you are the most important person in my life. Lover, brother, best friend, phase mate and more. You are my everything.”
The tender kiss that followed took his breath away. Not because the avid tongue plunged to his throat. Because the voraciousness of his claim threw him off balance, crushing her between their two bodies.
“I love you, Angel.” Drawing back, Duncan seemed out of breath, too. “For so many different reasons, I couldn’t possibly list them all.” Not breaking their proximity, he settled her so that he could stroke her more comfortably. “If I look back, I can’t believe how much we’ve grown together, which is nothing if compared to what I glimpse ahead of us.” A wide grin split his beautiful face. “Together, you and I can only get better and reach heights other people only dream about, some of which are happening right now. But the only way we can keep growing is by questioning our convictions every day, testing them against the persons we were yesterday. For if we take them for granted, how can we be sure we still believe in them?”
Yeah, this made sense, however much he was still reeling from his lover’s most powerful declaration to date.
“I know it isn’t easy to admit we were wrong. It takes a lot of guts, and that’s why I’m so proud of you, Angel.” The full lips crushed his one more time.
His senses began swimming.
“‘Cause you aren’t afraid to take a chance and change if necessary. That’s what I most love about you, for I get too bored to hang around people who stay the same year after year.” The black eyes sank into his. “So, keep growing and changing, my beautiful angel. Then, I’ll recognize the person I chose that night at the Hall.”
“Lover, I…” What was there to say? What was there to do besides attack his mouth and drown in his intoxicating flavor?
For he did not just love the man.
He adored him.
Literally!
He would die for him.
Literally.
The way he felt about the dark-haired prince was unlike anything he had ever felt for anyone in his entire life. What better way to prove it than opening and giving up everything to the man entitled to have it all?
While heat rose rapidly, Duncan flattened him to the carpet. With Ylianor still trapped between them, he shifted her to lie on top of him, her buttocks pressing on the stirring shaft.
Which at once perked up his interest to stone-like consistency.
“Impatient, Angel?”


About the Author:
Born in Rome, Italy, I am Italian and now live in Alicante, Spain. I am also the author of 30+ books in the very particular and unique genre of Erotic Romance with an Edge. I have been traveling the globe since age five and have no intention of quitting. After having been an avid reader all my life, I decided at age forty to write my own stories, and they had to be about sex, given the way it affects human and social relationships, inevitably changing them despite our beliefs to the contrary. After all, sex is the foundation of our society, the root of many prejudices, and the basis of its dual nature. But sometimes, individuals can’t relate to these conventions, so I analyze and challenge them, indicating alternative lifestyles that people could pursue.

I write both in Italian and English, mostly fiction of various genres, from dark fantasy erotica to mysteries up to everyday ordinary life stories. Among others, they include the Virtus Saga books, all eight of them, not to mention the Soulmate and ReScue Series, along with several horror novels and a few historical ones, too. eXtasy Books is one of my premier publishers specializing in erotic literature. If you’ve never read anything of mine and would now care for a taste, you can download all my novels’ first chapters in PDF by clicking on the “Read First Chapter” icon in my books’ web pages or download the short story I’m Coming.

Look out for my Halloween release Bloody Karma, coming October 2020!