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Book Title: The Ultimate Sacrifice (Four Packs #2)
Author: Nic Starr & BL Maxwell
Publisher: Independently Published
Cover Artist: BL Maxwell
Release Date: April 28, 2022
Genre: Paranormal M/M Romance
Tropes: Shifters, Fated Mates, Forced Proximity, Hurt/Comfort, Enemies to Lovers
Themes: New Beginnings, Forbidden Love
Heat Rating: 4 flames
Length: approx. 40 000 words
It is book 2 of the Four Packs Trilogy and does not end on a cliffhanger.
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Blurb
Grady Summerville is facing a slow and agonizing death, but has come to terms with his disease and doesnโt fear dying. However, fate has other ideas, presenting him with a future thanks to Max Steele. Grady owes his very life to Max, and as his health improves, finds himself falling head over heels with his savior.
Max Steele has been forced to leave his pack and everyone he knows to move to the West Territory to be a blood donor for Grady. He knows itโs the right thing to do, but it doesnโt mean he has to like it.
As tensions escalate between the two packs, Max finds his loyalty tested and is torn between following his alpha, or following his heart.
If Max doesnโt make the sacrifice then it will be Grady making the ultimate sacrifice and paying with his life.
Excerpt
Max couldnโt believe he had Grady in his arms at last. And, oh my God, the way Grady looked at him with those big green eyes, as if Max was everything. Heโd promised Marrok heโd wait for Grady to make the decisionโnot that it was truly a choice at allโthat they should be together, and everything in Gradyโs demeanour, in his expression, screamed he was ready. Still, Max hesitated.
โAre you sure this is what you want, Grady?โ
Grady nodded, then buried his face against Maxโs throat.
Max groaned at the feel of Gradyโs tongue against his burning skin. โI need to hear the words,โ he gritted out.
Grady paused, then pulled back, meeting Maxโs gaze. โYes. Yes, I want this. Yes, I want you.โ
That was all Max needed to hear.
He grabbed Gradyโs hand and almost dragged him to his bedroom. Heโd waited weeks for this and with each week that passed the draw had only gotten stronger. Each transfusion had placed him on a sexual knifeโs edge, and heโd almost reached breaking point. The bond between shifters was compelling, and it had been torture denying what his body was longing to do.
They stopped beside the bed where Max lowered his mouth to Gradyโs once more. The kiss was intense, Grady groaning into his mouth and pushing against him. Max continued to kiss him, at the same time, fumbling with Gradyโs shirt buttons. He soon had the shirt undone and on the floor, closely followed by Gradyโs jeans. He finally broke their kiss and maneuvered Grady to the edge of the bed and nudged him. Grady took the hint and sat. Max knelt at his feet and took off his shoes and socks, then pulled the jeans the out of the way from where they had bunched at Gradyโs ankles. Even Gradyโs feet were beautifulโlong and slim, with graceful arches. He stroked along one foot, and ran his hand up Gradyโs leg, stopping with his hands on Gradyโs knees. He looked up.
Grady met his gaze full on. He was flushed and kiss ravaged, his lids were hooded, breath coming fast. As Max looked at him, he flashed a small smile. Max rose on his knees and kissed him again. Will I ever get enough of his kisses?
He ran his hands up Gradyโs slim thighs, the light dusting of hair tickling his palms. He allowed his palms to skim Gradyโs sides, chuckling a little when Grady jerked. Ticklish. Interesting. As his fingertips trailed across Gradyโs ribs, he couldnโt help but note how thin he still was. It gave him momentary pause, but regardless of his lack of bulk, Max knew Grady now possessed a strength that belied his size.
Grady gripped the sides of his head and Max gave in to the gentle tug, allowing himself to be drawn into another of those amazing kisses. Grady reached for his buttons, lips never losing contact, so Max raised his hands and helped. Together they made quick work of the buttons and Maxโs shirt joined Gradyโs on the floor.
Max skirted Gradyโs sides again, lowering his hands to the waistband of Gradyโs briefs. He pulled back slightly, the question in his eyes.
About the Authors
BL Maxwell
BL Maxwell grew up in a small town listening to her grandfather spin tales about his childhood. Later she became an avid reader and after a certain vampire series she became obsessed with fanfiction. She soon discovered Slash fanfiction and later discovered the MM genre and was hooked.
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Nic Starr
Nic Starr lives in Australia where she tries to squeeze as much into her busy life as possible. Balancing the demands of a corporate career with raising a family and writing can be challenging but she wouldnโt give it up for the world.
Always a reader, the lure of m/m romance was strong and she devoured hundreds of wonderful m/m romance books before eventually realising she had some stories of her own that needed to be told!
When not writing or reading, she loves to spend time with her familyโan understanding husband and two beautiful daughtersโand is often found indulging in her love of cooking and planning her dream home in the country.
You can find Nic on Facebook, Twitter and her blog. Sheโd love it if you stopped by to say hi.
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