Author of the Month for November is....
Morticia Knight!
From Historical to BDSM to Contemporary and Men in Uniforms, Morticia Knight is a multi-faceted Author that can weave an amazing story in almost any sub-genre you could name. Through her long term marriage with Totally Bound that has seemlessly moved over to their latest LGBTQI counterpart, Pride Publishing, Knight churns out some of the hottest and best written stories in the MM genre to date. Let's give her a huge round of applause as the Author of the Month here at TTC!
I'm sad to see this month end, I so love this Author and all of her work. Alas, you know what they say, All good things must come to an end.... BOO!
This week the spotlight is on the Kiss of Leather series with a review for the first book, Building Bonds, and an Exclusive Excerpt from Safe Limits, book 2 in the series that is releasing on
December 22nd.
NOTE: This is an Adult/BDSM/MM series
Kyle’s a natural sub who builds dungeon furniture, yet has no interest in BDSM. It takes a hunky Dom to show him just what he’s been missing.
After Kyle’s partner of five years leaves him for another man on the night of their housewarming party, the shy, early-thirties carpenter needs to do a major reassessment of his life in addition to raising some serious cash. With no one to help him pay the lease on his Los Angeles condo, he worries how he’ll survive. His best friend sets up a meeting with one of the Doms and partners at Kiss of Leather, a gay BDSM club being built as a premier destination for those who want the best of the best.
Master Gavin not only wants the best—he demands it. When he meets Kyle, he assumes that part of the builder’s reticence to share anything personal with him must be due to his experiences with an abusive former Master. Not one to back down from a challenge, Gavin determines to break through the walls surrounding the beautiful man he can’t get out of his mind. He’s hopeful that once he convinces Kyle to sign an initial contract, Kyle might be the first sub to open up his heart.
Misunderstandings and accusations almost destroy everything between them before they have a real chance to begin. However, the true obstacle becomes not only whether Kyle will embrace BDSM as a lifestyle, but also whether he can handle a full-time D/s relationship with a big, bad, scary Dom who’s as sexy as hell.
I'm sad to see this month end, I so love this Author and all of her work. Alas, you know what they say, All good things must come to an end.... BOO!
This week the spotlight is on the Kiss of Leather series with a review for the first book, Building Bonds, and an Exclusive Excerpt from Safe Limits, book 2 in the series that is releasing on
December 22nd.
NOTE: This is an Adult/BDSM/MM series
 | Building Bonds (Kiss of Leather, #1) by Morticia Knight (Goodreads Author) — published 2015 — 3 editions book 1 | |
 | Safe Limits (Kiss of Leather, #2) by Morticia Knight (Goodreads Author) — published 2015 — 1 edition book 2 |
Kyle’s a natural sub who builds dungeon furniture, yet has no interest in BDSM. It takes a hunky Dom to show him just what he’s been missing.After Kyle’s partner of five years leaves him for another man on the night of their housewarming party, the shy, early-thirties carpenter needs to do a major reassessment of his life in addition to raising some serious cash. With no one to help him pay the lease on his Los Angeles condo, he worries how he’ll survive. His best friend sets up a meeting with one of the Doms and partners at Kiss of Leather, a gay BDSM club being built as a premier destination for those who want the best of the best.
Master Gavin not only wants the best—he demands it. When he meets Kyle, he assumes that part of the builder’s reticence to share anything personal with him must be due to his experiences with an abusive former Master. Not one to back down from a challenge, Gavin determines to break through the walls surrounding the beautiful man he can’t get out of his mind. He’s hopeful that once he convinces Kyle to sign an initial contract, Kyle might be the first sub to open up his heart.
Misunderstandings and accusations almost destroy everything between them before they have a real chance to begin. However, the true obstacle becomes not only whether Kyle will embrace BDSM as a lifestyle, but also whether he can handle a full-time D/s relationship with a big, bad, scary Dom who’s as sexy as hell.
Buy links: Amazon | Pride Publishing
The men from Kiss of Leather gather together to rescue a terrified young sub. But it’s Master Derek who wants to keep him for good.Master Gavin and his boy, Kyle, are celebrating their newly established bond when Master Josh calls requesting their help. Josh’s sub, David, needs the men to help his best friend from childhood while they’re away at a BDSM convention in San Francisco.
Corey ran away from his Master after a horrible scene, but he blames himself for everything that happened. No Master would ever want him if they were to find out what he did. Corey’s not sure if he’ll ever feel safe enough to give himself to a Master again anyway, even if all he’s ever wanted was to belong to somebody.
Master Derek agrees to watch over Corey until Josh and David return from the convention. All he needs is another pretty twink messing with his head and his heart, so the older, growly bear of a man determines to keep his distance. But when Corey wakes up screaming after a devastating nightmare, Derek is more drawn than ever to the young sub—the need to keep Corey safe from whatever or whoever has hurt him becoming his main priority.
Kyle and Corey develop a friendship when Corey assists Kyle in the dungeon furniture workshop. Kyle has his own fears—the ones that make him feel he’s broken because of the things he desires to do with Gavin. Through helping Kyle and receiving his own help via Derek, Corey decides he’s ready to let go of the demons from his past and move forward into a new life.
Now if Corey can only get Derek to believe that he’s ready—and to finally do something about it.
Reader Advisory: This book contains a flashback scene of rape by multiple aggressors.
Publisher's Note: This book is best read in sequence as part of a series.
Pre-Order links: Amazon | Pride Publishing
Exclusive Excerpt from Safe Limits...
Corey
opened one of the windows in his temporary room. He had a brief flash of how
awesome it would be to always have a view of the ocean. Derek was super lucky.
With the window raised, he could hear the far off sound of the crashing waves.
There was even the slightest hint of salt on the cool air wafting in. A soft
knock sounded at his door and he assumed Kyle had come back to check on him.
He
turned and called out, “Come in.”
Corey
gasped, stumbling backwards until his legs hit the hard sill. His breathing
accelerated and he flushed, sweat beginning to bead on his forehead. Derek
regarded him with a puzzled expression, but made no attempt to move his
impressive bulk through the doorway.
“Uh,
sorry to bother you.” Derek pursed his lips, frowning, his confusion still
obvious. “Look, kid. I don’t want you to be uncomfortable, least of all because
of me. So here’s the deal. See this here?” Derek indicated to the knob on the
door. “You can push the button in to lock it.” He gestured to a chair next to the
small dresser. “You can shove that thing under the knob. I don’t have a problem
with that. I only came in here to let you know I laid out some fresh towels in
the guest bath down the hall, and to help yourself to anything in the kitchen.”
Derek
seemed to stop himself before continuing, letting out a snorting chuckle and
shaking his head. “I was about to also tell you to make yourself at home. But
that seems like a pretty ridiculous thing to say.” He sighed. “Anyway, I’m
gonna go relax. It’s been a bitch of a day. Let me know if you need anything
else.” He’d already turned to leave, but paused, glancing over his shoulder.
“Just so you know, the bathroom has a lock too.”
Derek
exited, closing the door behind him. Corey let out a relieved sigh, his
heartrate slowing. After a few moments, a wave of shame passed over him. What
the hell was the matter with him? Everyone had been so damn nice and he was acting like an
ungrateful little shit. Derek was allowing him full access to his incredible
home, feeding and housing him, and he haven’t even said so much as a ‘thanks’.
God, the guy’s so fucking hot too.
Corey
moved away from the window to perch himself on the edge of the bed. He didn’t
know all that much about mattress sizes, but it was large. It must be at least
a king, yet it seemed bigger than the one he’d shared with Tony. He wondered if
it might be custom made or something. Derek was huge. Not in a super tall way -
although he was pretty tall - but in a burly, muscled bear way.
Corey
bit his lower lip and ran his palm across the soft cotton of the solid black
comforter. Derek had sandy blond hair, the frizzy curled ends pulled back into
a ponytail with a leather tie. His face was tanned, lines at the corner of his
blue eyes, framing his mouth and decorating his forehead. Derek sported a fair
amount of stubble on his masculine features, and Corey guessed he had to be in
his mid to late thirties. Older men did it for him, bears even more so.
In
his mind he could easily picture Derek on a Harley, his strong thighs squeezing
the bike as he took control of it on the winding canyon road, or maybe even
down the Pacific Coast Highway. Corey imagined himself behind Derek, his arms
wrapped around Derek’s thick waist as they enjoyed the thrill of soaring
alongside the ocean. He curled his fingers in the fabric below his hand,
startled by a flush of arousal.
Wrestler. Dom.
Corey
sensed he was being unfair to Derek. But things were pretty mixed up in his
head overall. His dad had punched him. A lot.
Yet that hadn’t stopped him from getting with the forty year old Tony when he
was only eighteen. Tony had never beaten him - not like that. It’d always been
consensual and Corey had been startled to discover how much he liked erotic
pain. He’d never had any issues separating what he desired from what was thrust
upon him.
At least as far as the pain was
concerned.
He’d
fucked up. It was his fault for not standing up for himself. David didn’t see
it that way, but David was a sub and had been lucky to find a Dom who hadn’t
coerced him in any way when he was still too inexperienced to understand the
way things worked in the BDSM world.
So, now that I do understand…
Morticia Knight spends most of her nights writing about men loving men forever after. If there happens to be some friendly bondage or floggings involved, she doesn’t begrudge her characters whatever their filthy little heart’s desire. Even though she’s been crafting her naughty tales for more years than she’d like to share – her adventures as a published author began in 2011.
Once upon a time she was the lead singer in an indie rock band that toured the West Coast and charted on U.S. college radio. She currently resides on the northern Oregon coast and when she’s not fantasizing about hot men she takes walks along the ocean and annoys the local Karaoke bar patrons.
Grand Prize Pack (signed paperback copy of Building Bonds, Building Bonds trading card, unique metal bookmark >Building Bonds< and a keychain flogger)
Runner Up PP 1 (unique metal bookmark >Building Bonds< and a keychain flogger)
Runner Up PP 2 (unique metal bookmark >Sin City Uniforms< a keychain flogger and
series trading cards)
International PP (2 e-books, winners choice from Morticia Knight's backlist - EXCLUDING Negotiating Love, the next Kiss of Leather book, and any anthologies)
*NOTE* All Prize Packs are US only shipping, aside from the International Prize Pack
This has been a great November to remember with all the diverse characters and storylines Morticia Knight brings to the table with her books/series. Be sure to follow her blog and facebook pages to stay up to date on new releases, including Safe Limits, the next book in the Kiss of Leather series!
Thank you for sharing your time and your stories with us Morticia.
Thank you for sharing your time and your stories with us Morticia.
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