Book Name: Victory Portrait
Series: Pride of Uttor
Book: Four
Release
Date: April 6, 2016
Blurb:
Imperial captive and former
Sebboyan prince Peta Kordeun has one great wish: to meet Darius Arrento,
conqueror of his country and a man he has idolized since childhood. That wish
comes true the day the Uttoran emperor assigns Peta to assist the artist who
will be painting the great general’s official portrait.
General Darius Arrento would
rather take a crossbow bolt through his flesh than sit for a portrait, until
his friend the emperor forces his hand. The notorious artist, Brazzi, uses
semen and other sexual fluids to bind his colors—and Arrento is captivated by
the artist’s pretty helper. Before long he is driven to possess the gorgeous
young man who draws battle maps and whose naïve charm has won more hearts in
Uttor than Arrento has won battles.
When Arrento learns that Peta,
the slave he covets and wants for his own, is one of the despised Kordeun
princes, he storms from Uttor toward a far corner of the empire—where he
quickly finds himself embroiled in a plot to tear Uttor’s empire apart. His
emotions and loyalties frayed, the great Arrento is in the battle of his
life…and Peta may hold the key to his survival.
Pages or Words: 78,600 words
Categories: Alternate Universe, Fantasy,
Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance
Excerpt:
“You want me to assist the painter. Only that?” Peta asked.
“Yes. I just want you to understand you will be naked
and…Brazzi will want you to be sexually aroused.”
“What?”
“It’s what Brazzi does. Not for himself—not unless you’re a
woman—but for his method. He was tried three years ago on charges of obscenity
because he uses…sexual fluids for mixing his paint. He truly is a genius. His
colors are astonishing.”
“And you want Arrento to see me like that? Naked and…being
used?”
“No.” Gaspar was being firm. “I want a portrait of my general. And I happen to think that the
sight of you will keep his ass firmly planted for whatever sittings the painter
requires. You see, Darius has one weakness—only one. He cannot resist a thing
of beauty—and you, my pretty slave, are the most breathtaking young man I have
ever had the privilege to look upon.”
Peta flushed. Gaspar wasn’t smiling. The man was serious.
Could he do it? Did he want to do it? Peta knew he was pretty.
His looks had blessed and cursed him all his life. His beauty had attracted
Kesme as a fellow cadet and was what Kesme had praised that last night when
they’d made love...and Peta’s face was what Lukacz, his own father, had sought
to destroy, thinking that doing so would release him from predation and
unnatural desires. And now Gaspar, too, wanted only one thing…
“Just sit there and look pretty,” he said, heart sinking as he
grasped what Gaspar was asking him to do.
“Only if you’re willing. I’m not completely oblivious to what
this sort of service might entail. It could be rather…awkward. On the other
hand, it might not be for long. Darius can be stubborn. It’s possible he won’t
show up.”
And just as possible that he would.
Peta wanted to say no but he could not get his mouth to form
the word. He might never get another chance to see Arrento, perhaps hear his
voice. Be in the same room with him.
He’d be silent…naked…terribly exposed even in his utter
worship.
But he would at least be able to say he had seen the great man.
“I’ll do it,” he said.
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Meet the author:
Tali Spencer delights in
erotic fantasy and adventure, creating worlds where she can explore the heights
and shadows of sexual passion. A hopeful romantic and lover of all things
exotic, she also writes high fantasy and science fiction. If you would like to
see inspiration pictures for her characters, or glimpse how she envisions her
worlds, check out her Pinterest boards.
Thanks to a restless
father, she grew up as a bit of a nomad and still loves to travel whenever she
can. Her longest stint in one place was Milwaukee where she went to college,
enjoyed a series of interesting careers, and raised three surprisingly
well-adjusted sons. She later married her true love and put down new roots in
Philadelphia, where she lives in an ongoing Italian American family sitcom. At
least she’s learned how make good pasta. When not writing, Tali reads
everything from sweet goofy romances to medical research, manages her fantasy
football team—go Gekkos!—and takes long walks with her loving, if slightly
neurotic, poodle.
Tali’s other books include the three preceding Uttor
books: Captive Heart, Dangerous Beauty, and Adored, all with Resplendence. Her gay
male high fantasy stories, Thick as
Thieves, Sorcerer’s Knot, and The Prince of Winds, are published by
Dreamspinner Press. She often posts free stories and excerpts on her blog.
Where to find the author:
Twitter: @tali_spencer
Goodreads
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29851588-victory-portrait
Publisher: Resplendence Publishing
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