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\nISBN 9781613900932
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The Marketplace and the other books in the series by Laura Antoniou have become some of the best-known and best-loved BDSM-themed books since Anne Rice\u2019s Sleeping Beauty<\/em>. With their subtle wit, complex moral codes, and hot sex and submission, the books have created a full world in readers\u2019 heads, populated with a vast cast of characters. Over the years, Antoniou has filled in the background details on many of these characters and her world through short stories. Sometimes appearing in anthologies here and there, other times as \u201cDVD\u201d extras in ebooks, these stories give insights into the history of The Marketplace, the motivations behind the characters, and sometimes their fates after they were last seen in the novels.<\/p>\n

Contents:<\/p>\n

Clocking
\nBoys Will Be Boys
\nKaleigh Lad
\nMandarin Style
\nCalifornia Dreaming
\nFor Want of a Nail
\nA Leash Has Two Ends
\nBrian on the Farm
\nThat\u2019s Harsh!
\nA Familiar Ring
\nThe Man with the Phoenix Tattoo
\nInside Straight
\nZoom In<\/p>\n

Look under the cut for a hot excerpt\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

from \u201cBoys Will Be Boys\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a hot movie.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike and David left the theater lobby and stopped by the promotional display. They scanned the reviews posted up and read out loud.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Perverse\u2019!\u201d David snickered. \u201cYeah, it was certainly perverse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it was also \u2018Powerfully erotic,\u2019 like it says here,\u201d Mike looked at the color photos of some of the more notorious scenes. \u201cThere wasn\u2019t much gay stuff in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, we knew that. Besides, you know where to go to look at boys in leather\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

They said it at the same time, \u201cThe Shaft,\u201d and laughed together.
\nLooking at the crowd and the shortage of taxis, Mike said, \u201cCare to walk across town? We can get home in about twenty minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not in the mood to go home yet.\u201d David stuffed his hands in his pockets and looked carefully at the ground. \u201cBut let\u2019s walk. I need to talk to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout the movie?\u201d Mike\u2019s voice was low and seductive. David looked back up at his lover\u2019s eyes and nodded.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, me too. Let\u2019s take that walk.\u201d<\/p>\n

* * * *<\/p>\n

Mike and David walked together with the ease of two men used to each other. They touched rarely, but their strides matched so one never had to call the other closer to hear what he was saying.<\/p>\n

David spoke first. \u201cDid you ever do any of that stuff? The leather stuff?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSure\u2026 didn\u2019t everyone?\u201d Mike laughed. \u201cOnce or twice, I guess, to see if I liked it. But a lot of it was so\u2026 fake. All postures and clothing. So I never really got into it. I think I\u2019m regretting that now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh?\u201d Dave asked, teasingly. \u201cWhy is that?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I thought some parts of that flick were gonna make me explode, right there in the theater!\u201d He laughed harder. \u201cOf course, it would have been hotter if some big hairy guy was ordering that wimp around instead of the Barbie doll in lingerie, but you know, we all have our fantasies.\u201d He smiled encouragingly at his partner. \u201cSo, let\u2019s have it. What\u2019s on your mind?\u201d<\/p>\n

Dave ducked his head for a moment. It was one of the moves Mike always thought was so cute. \u201cWell, you guessed it, Mike, I was hot for that shit too. All I kept thinking about was how great it would be if, well, if you, um, did some of those things to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike stopped short in the middle of the block. \u201cUh-oh. I guess we have a problem then.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHuh? Why? You said you did it before, what\u2019s the problem? Is it too much?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNope. But we both kind of want to be on the same side of things, I think. I never tried it from the master side, it always seemed too hard. Easier to just lay back and take orders, you know?\u201d He shrugged helplessly, smiling at Dave\u2019s astounded expression. It was a slightly difficult admission to make. In their relationship, Mike was considered more top than bottom. He gave more than he took, and Dave liked it that way.<\/p>\n

In fact, Mike mused, it\u2019s been so long since I was fucked, really fucked, I probably don\u2019t remember what it feels like. But the thought of it made him stiff under his jeans.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I guess that\u2019s out for tonight!\u201d Dave said, full of false cheer. \u201cLet\u2019s just go home and party.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, let\u2019s not,\u201d Mike said, an idea forming. \u201cLet\u2019s see if we can find someone to do us both. Together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHuh? A threesome?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah! We\u2019ll go cruising, and find some leatherman who will master us both! It shouldn\u2019t be too hard, right?\u201d They looked at each other and knew that Mike was right. They were young and handsome, city-bred hard, gym-worked to matching builds. They complimented each other and matched each other, and they had never had any problems getting either a third man or another couple to bring home and play with.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow will we know some guy is real though? What if we get some queen in leather? What if we get some nutso?\u201d Dave, ever the concerned one, mulled over the possibilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get someone we know,\u201d Mike said assuredly. \u201cLet\u2019s go to The Shaft and look for\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRon!\u201d<\/p>\n

They laughed together and headed for the West Side, near the piers. And they thought about Ron.<\/p>\n

Ron was a leatherman they had both met on separate occasions. He had expressed an interest in the two of them before, but they never took him up on it. They had remained cordial, occasional spotting each other in bars and clubs, saying hello and moving on. But there was no denying he was hot. Tall and muscular, he dressed in fine but aged leathers, the sign of a man long used to living in that world.<\/p>\n

He was a real top. A man\u2019s man. A master. He would probably have no problem handling the two of them, and he was well-known in the community, so they could feel safe. Now if he was only at the bar tonight. If he hadn\u2019t already picked up some new boy to take home and torment\u2026<\/p>\n

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