Title: Protection Detail
Author: Sean Michael
Series: Underground, Book 3
Publisher: Self-Published
Cover Artist: Kris Norris
Release
Date:
November 19, 2017
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 50,000 Words | 115 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Gay Romance, BDSM
Synopsis
Dom Dustin Lefevre works hard and plays
harder. He attends the Underground Club whenever he can and is always very much
in demand by the unattached subs. After one such evening, he runs into King
Tamber, the Dom who taught him everything he knows. King and Dustin parted ways
after several years of King teaching Dustin how to be the best Dom he can be.
Now, King has come back into Dustin’s life
with a new proposal. He wants to recreate Dustin’s club scenes with Dustin in
the submissive role. Dustin doesn’t understand why King would want to do scenes
with him again, but King is very persuasive and Dustin finds that he can’t
resist. Now all Dustin has to do is figure out how to continue without having
his heart broken.
Meanwhile, King has regretted parting ways with Dustin every
day. Seeing Dustin working the subs at the club has given him an idea of how he
can connect with Dustin again. He knows he screwed up with Dustin when they
last parted and he can only hope that through his new plan, he can woo Dustin
and ensure they both get the happy ending they deserve.
Excerpt
Dustin Lefevre needed a break. Tonight.
Tomorrow. Maybe even Saturday. Three nights. Surely he could find three subs
who wanted what he could give. He didn’t always make it to the club, but when
he did, he was usually in demand. Especially since they’d dropped to one night
a month. It was hard to find people with the time and space to host.
He headed up the door to Chris and Daniel’s
with his bag of tricks, rang the bell. He had a case of Coke and a huge caramel
cheesecake as his offering for the private party.
Chris opened the door and gave him a warm
smile. “Master Dustin! Oh, the single subs are going to be so pleased. You’ll
have your choice—there’s nearly a dozen of them at tonight’s party.”
“Excellent. I’m ready for some rest and
relaxation. It’s been a long month.” He kissed Chris’s cheek, genuinely pleased
to see the man. “Nearly a dozen? We need to go back to meeting more often,
sweet man.”
“My Master works too hard for us to host
more often.” Chris took his offerings and led him to the kitchen. “The other
folks hosting moved, but if we could find some new people who could host…”
Chris shrugged and handed him a bowl of chips and a bag of ice. “It’s good the
group is growing. If you could take those down with you, that’d be great.”
Yeah, getting someone with space and who
they could all trust and who had the time to do it once a month or so would be
the trick. He hoisted the items. “Of course I can take them with me. It’s good
to see you, man.”
“You too. I have a few things left to bring
down—don’t start without us, okay? I definitely want to watch.” Chris gave him
a cheeky grin that was absolutely charming on the older man.
“I’ll pick a good one.” He liked being
watched, but more than that, he liked pushing. Hard. He could make a slave
drool. And he really needed that release tonight.
“I’m looking forward to it.” Chris kissed
his cheek this time and sent him downstairs.
One of the subs met him at the base of the
stairs. “Master.” The boy—Donny, he thought—bowed, then held out his hands.
“Let me take those for you.”
“Thank you, boy.” He handed the chips and
ice over, then took his bag to a table against the back wall to set it down.
His leathers were in there, along with everything he’d need. He just had to
find the right man. The room was bright enough at the moment, but the lighting
was gentle, except over the dais in the center of the room. That light was
dark, but when it did come on, it would be a bright spotlight so everyone could
watch.
It didn’t take long for the whispers to
start, the bolder subs coming to kneel by him.
“Master Dustin, it’s so good to see you.”
“I’m here if you need a partner tonight,
Master.”
“Pick me, Master.”
“No! Pick me.”
Chris had been right—there were a lot of
single subs here tonight. He was going to be able to choose just the right one.
The perfect choice for him, and for the sub too.
He spoke to them all, stroking hair,
tugging piercings as he waited for people to show. Sweet boys, although no one
on the outside would believe it. These were blue-collar men—cops and EMTs,
firefighters, bodyguards, bus drivers. Here, though, they could relax, play.
Learn themselves. Be themselves.
They preened for him, smiled and nuzzled
into his touches. Even the new ones he’d never met before had obviously heard
of him, his reputation among the Underground group huge, and they were as eager
as any of the others to feel his domination for themselves.
He let himself look—Greg was kneeling, face
relaxed, eager, Tommy seemed tired. Then there was a new guy, close to his
size, dark-skinned, his stiffness screaming ex-military. Dustin needed to
choose carefully. It had been a hard month and he needed to let it all out, so
he required someone tough, someone strong—mentally and emotionally more than
physically.
He stopped in front of the new guy. “What
are you looking for, boy?” What gets you off?
“I want to be made to submit, Master.” The
words were bitten off, clearly not the easiest for the big man to admit.
“Don’t you all?” The tease was gentle,
quiet enough that the guy wouldn’t be embarrassed. “Pain? Assplay?”
The tease earned Dustin a half smile. “Yes,
Master. The first one, Sir. I’ve never been broken.” But he wanted to be, that
was clear. This big man wanted to see how far he could be pushed—that was why
he was here.
“Up on the dais, then.” He would get
dressed in his leathers, prepare himself, and then turn this man inside out.
“Name?”
“Philip, Sir.”
“Safeword?”
“Watermelon, Sir.” Philip’s gaze shot up to
meet his briefly and he could read the need there. Then Philip bent his head
again.
“Don’t worry, boy. I’ve got you. Get up on
the dais, hands behind your back.”
“Yes, Master.” Philip nodded his bowed
head, then stood, ramrod straight, and marched right over to the dais like he
was still in the army obeying a superior’s orders.
There were sighs and sounds, whispers all around as it became
clear to everyone that Dustin had made his choice.
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Thank you,
Bayou Book Junkie, for having me today!
1) What things
do you consider when you’re deciding whether to self-publish or send a book to
one of your publishers?
In many ways,
what the book is about dictates whether I feel a book is good for a publisher,
or better self-published. The harder core BDSM books seem to do better
self-published than at a traditional publisher. And if I have a book shorter
than 40,000 words I will usually self-pub it these days. Or if it’s kind of
off-beat or fairly different than my usual.
2) What’s your
favorite part of working with a publisher?
All the
production aspects of publishing are covered with a publisher – they arrange
for the editing, the proofing, file formatting, distributing, cover creation,
etc.
3) What’s your
favorite part of self-publishing?
Immediate
gratification. It takes a long time between writing ‘the end’ and having the
book released with a publisher. It’s a much quicker process when you’re doing
it yourself. Plus, I’m not going to turn my book down ;)
4) What’s
something you learned from working with a publisher?
Blog tours are
immensely helpful in getting the word out about your book.
5) What’s
something you learned from self-publishing?
A good editor
is worth her weight in gold. This is true for working with a publisher as well,
but when you’re self-publishing, you have to find an editor for yourself.
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Author Bio
Best-selling
author Sean Michael is a maple leaf–loving Canadian who spends hours hiding out
in used book stores. With far more ideas than time, Sean keeps several
documents open at all times. From romance to fantasy, paranormal and sci-fi,
Sean is limited only by the need for sleep—and the periodic Beaver Tail.
Sean fantasizes
about one day retiring on a secluded island populated entirely by horseshoe
crabs after inventing a brain-to-computer dictation system. Until then, Sean
will continue to write the old-fashioned way.
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