Free (DRM-free multiple formats) Breathe Me In [Gay Paranormal BDSM Anxiety Romance]

[ATDrake]

Breathe Me In by Lex Valentine is 6th in her Tales of the Darkworld series of mixed m/m and f/m BDSM paranormal erotic romances, this one featuring a gay vampire and a gay wizard having much interpersonal angst and "virgin sex", which is probably a lot less kinky than my mind immediately went to given that there are no ménage tags on this, free as All Romance eBooks' Earth Day countdown selection for April 10th, in conjunction with publisher Pink Petal Books.

Actually, the cover says it's #6.5. I'm not really sure how that works out, but it's a novel-length story with the full 5 flames on the ARE heat index and most of these things look like they feature totally different couples so the series continuity probably doesn't matter all that much if you just assume that they all lived sexily ever after anyway.

Free without DRM in the format of your choice (multiple formats --> multiple checkouts) @ All Romance eBooks until just before midnight US central time on April 11th. If you missed the previous day's 3-flame m/m angsty amnesiac domestic drama, it'll still be free for a limited time: Home Again

Author Valentine has a number of freebie shorts both m/m and f/m for you available via her author page @ ARE. She has an additional story included in MLR Press' m/m military anthology Honorable Silence which is currently on free promo directly from the publisher. You can also get some of her books very cheaply via Fictionwise using this week's 50% off coupon.

Publisher Pink Petal Books have a selection of free romance reads of varying heat levels and categories at their webstore as well, but if there's any pattern to how they apply their seemingly random discounts to stuff, I'm not seeing it. I will mention that they do have a subcategory for dedicated lesbian romances, which seem to be rather rare amidst all the f/m and m/m and f/m/m stuff from the more-or-less mainstream-oriented imprints. But their bisexuals just seem to be those glorified f/m/m ménages with two guys finding the just right female mate to add to their mix, which is depressingly common and… not really representative.

Description
Life is good for vampire Wilson North. His family left him well off. His job as an estate attorney is prestigious, well paying, and non-demanding. He’s gay and out and never had any issues being either. In fact, until the day he ended up beneath his car, bleeding out and only a few pints of blood from a sure trip to the Afterworld, life had never been a challenge.

When Will meets his destiny in the form of an enigmatic Magia named Garrick Forrester he finds the challenge of his life. Garrick’s gay but doesn’t live an openly gay life. Instead, he hides his nature behind his ownership of a BDSM club. The two men instantly know they are mates, but that doesn’t smooth the path to their bonding. Garrick wants Will but threats from his past convince him that the only way to protect his lover is to leave him. Shocked by Garrick’s ability to walk away, Will struggles to understand why his mate doesn’t want him. For the first time in Will’s life, something isn’t easy and he must fight for what he needs or give up his chance for happiness.

Drawn together by destiny. Torn apart by self-doubts and fear. Two men on the cusp of a dream must set aside the lives they’ve always lived for a chance at a new and brilliant future.

Warning: This book contains virgin sex between a sexy self-sacrificing wizard who’s never been catcher and an angelic-faced vampire who’s never pitched, a BDSM bad guy with dark magic, a mysterious royal Acerbian, and a host of characters from previous Tales books who do everything from implode buildings to change diapers…all to help two reluctant heroes find true love.