Broken Contracts
Power opens all doors. Some should stay closed.
Adam Slate sees something other humans can’t: Connections, all around him. People, places, relationships, possessions, all as clear as letters on a page. But seeing the web makes it too easy to pull the strands, and even his riskier machinations—an illegal slave trade for one, and a gathering of dark magicians, for another—are growing boring. That is, until he runs across a slave with a connection he can’t see.
Everybody’s looking for something, and Micah can craft a persona to suit any taste. Or so he thought until his newest owner. He tries one tactic after another to please Slate, to no avail. It’s as if Slate can see straight through Micah’s many masks and doesn’t like what lies—or doesn’t lie—beneath.
In relentless pursuit of Micah’s mysterious connection, Slate’s magic opens a gateway to a place that seems like nowhere. The damage mounts, but the door sings a siren song that Slate can’t resist. Micah’s connected to something in the darkness, and Slate’s determined to find out what—even if it kills them both.
A standalone The Powers That Be prequel.
Reader discretion advised. This title contains the following sensitive themes:
Drug Use (Nonconsensual)
Dubious Consent
Emotional Abuse
Explicit Violence
Heavy Kink
Non-Consent
Sexual Assault
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Heat Wave: 5 - Very explicit love scenes
Erotic Frequency: 5 - Lots and lots!
Genre: BDSM, drama, erotica, fantasy, horror, magical realism, urban fantasy / paranormal
Orientation: asexual, bisexual / pansexual, gray asexual, poly, queer
Pairing: female/male, male/male, male/male/male, multiple partners
Tone: dark, exciting, gritty, intense
Themes: abandonment, abduction/kidnapping/hostage (actual), abuse, age gap, angst, anxiety, autism, Autism, depression, disability / disfigurement, financial gap / class disparity, first love, fitting in, grief, hurt / comfort, illness / injury, isolation, mental illness, mute / speech impaired, mysticism, OCD, pining / UST, politics / power struggle, power imbalance, PTSD, self-confidence, self-discovery / self-reflection, slave / capture (actual), trust issues
Kinks: bondage, cock cage, dirty talk, erotic massage, exhibitionism, face slapping, face-fucking, flogging, hate-sex/angry sex, humiliation, masturbation, medical kink, mind control, orgasm denial, piercings, power exchange, predicament bondage, public play, rough sex, sadomasochism, sensory deprivation, slavery (real), spanking, total power exchange, voyeurism
Settings: America, bar / club, mansion, New York (state), resort, sex club / strip club / brothel
Careers: consultant, criminal / outlaw, wizard / witch / mystic
ISBN: 978-1-963773-20-0
Release Date: 11/11/2024
Price: $4.99