Losing
His Religion is my very first MM romance.
I’ve written in other genres, but this story came to me and it just
begged to be written. A good friend of
mine is a gay lit author and she told me to go for it.
So I
did. It was a lot of fun to write, and
the characters really grew on me. Sex
scenes were something of a new adventure for me, and then add in all the “he,
he, he’s” and, well, it was a romp around the English language, for sure.
What’s
a Soul Collector, you ask? It’s a human
who is gifted with an extraordinary power – he can save another human’s soul
from being stolen by a demon and taken to Hell.
That soul is then “collected” within him until he either passes or finds
a way to release those souls into a sanctuary.
The
strength of those souls also magnifies the Collector’s strength and power,
which he can wield in the form of white light.
Which of course, harms Hell Demons.
Plans
for the series has it continuing the journey through (potentially) seven more
novellas, or maybe even more. More
Otherworldlies will come into the fray as the story progresses, and they can’t
wait to have their time in the sun.
Well, not the Vamps. But, that’s
another story.
Also,
look for my short story Diamond: The Men of Rock Candy to be in the
Evernight Publishing MM Anthology in August.
Blurb – Losing His Religion
The Soul Collectors, 1
Discarded most of his life, Jamie had learned as a teen that
he was a Soul Collector, one of a mysterious group who fought the demons that
attacked fellow humans. Cast out into
the world, alone, the orphan fought hard to find his way, ending up in a
seminary of all places. But chastity
wasn’t a problem. He had no time or trust for relationships, let alone love.
Ios felt protective of the Soul Collector, the one the
prophecy claimed would one day be his mate.
Following the human for years, Ios had done everything he could to
ensure his safety without stepping out of the shadows. He also held his lust in check, knowing Jamie
would never accept him.
The time was upon them to join forces. Could Jamie handle who and what Ios was, and
trust the growing feelings between them before it was too late?
Excerpt – Losing His Religion
©2012, Alex Bowman
“So did you?”
“Did I?”
“Know I was yours the moment you saw me?” Jamie pinned him with a look of lust he’d
never quite seen flash on the man’s face before.
Mine. Ios’s felt the rush
of need spiral through him with such force that it nearly took him to his
knees. His cock thickened and he felt
his balls tighten. His whispered “Yes…” floated
on the air, his body trembling with the hard-won control to stand in place and
not cross the room and force the human to the floor under him.
“I don’t know that I believe in fated lovers, predetermined
to find one another.”
“I’m not asking you to believe in anything.” Ios believed enough for the both of
them.
“I will admit, there is something…”
Something? “What?” He needed
Jamie to say it, that he wanted Ios.
Needed Ios.
Jamie’s face flamed and he glanced down, apparently unable
to put the emotions he felt into words.
Fuck it. Control is overrated.
Ios stomped across the small space, grasped Jamie’s head in
his hands and pressed his lips against the smoldering heat of the human’s
mouth. Swallowing the gasp of pleasure,
he thrust his tongue into Jamie’s mouth and tasted the ale left lingering
there, as well as the heat and taste of his male.
When he felt Jamie’s hands spreading across his chest and
moving down his stomach, he tightened his whole body, needing for the hands to
venture further south, needing the male to show him that he wanted more through
his exploration. As warm hands rubbed
against his hardened cock through his jeans he could have shouted in joy. He deepened the kiss, pressing his hips
forward, languishing in the caress from his male.
Ripping the shirt open, baring Jamie’s chest, the tinkering
of buttons hitting the stone floor echoed around him. Ios spread his fingers along the hard muscles
before him. Jamie removed the shirt,
dropping it to the floor. The material
puddled around his feet and Ios wanted more to follow. His shaking fingers pulled at the belt buckle
Jamie wore, and he tugged at the leather, not wanting to remove his lips from
the human’s.
Pulling back, he was afraid the moment would be lost if he
could not keep Jamie in a frenzy. His
need was too great. He could not be
denied this time. Ios would have the
male now, or he would explode.
Warm hands steadied his.
“Let me.”
Jamie gazed into his eyes, slowly removing the belt and
dropping it to the floor. His hands then
went to the top of his pants and he unbuttoned them. The slow pull of the zipper reminded him that
he was overclothed as well. Ios removed
his t-shirt in a flash and kicked off his shoes. By the time his pants were gone, Jamie also
stood naked.
His hands ached to touch the male, to explore every single
inch of flesh he had to offer up for his inspection. Jamie was beautiful. Small, firm muscles curved over his slim build,
his skin nearly unmarred. The wound in
his chest was no longer visible.
A small smattering of blond hair started below his belly
button and thickened as it surrounded his jutting cock. Fully erect, it stood proud against his
stomach, a pearl of fluid shining at the tip of the purple head. Thick veins spread along the shaft and Ios’s
mouth watered to taste the flesh.
Dropping to his knees before his human, he got a closer look at what the
male had to offer.
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