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Men in Love and at War
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Mistela
Men
in Love and at War Book 1
by
LJ Collins
Genre:
M/M Paranormal Romantic Suspense
When the cruise ship
Luke Ganes is working on sinks off the coast of South America, he thinks he has
met his watery grave. Regaining consciousness, he finds himself in a different
world that defies the laws of both nature and gravity. With the help of his
saviour, Girufu, he slowly comes to terms with his new environment and learns
to love his new home, Mistela. When he hears about the evil Taronas and their
quest to slay the Pescamans, he develops a plan to save his newfound friends
from their brutal attacks. As time passes, Girufu proves to Luke he is the
lover Luke has always been looking for. But when Girufu pushes Luke to the
limits of his sexuality, he panics and begins a desperate journey, seeking a
way back to Earth. His arch-rival Janus convinces him he can help. Only love
and a cunning plan can save him from certain death.
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EXCERPT:
Book 1 – Mistela Excerpt
Luke had died and gone to Heaven. A
silver-white planet hung in the mocha-violet sky like Earth’s moon—but this had
to be Heaven’s sun, because the blistering light made him squint. Its heat was
strong like a man’s touch. Bubbly champagne waves crept up the shore, and a
thousand glistening fairies danced their way back to the calming sea where
silver angels floated effortlessly on the surface. Luke had to examine the tall
arching palm trees that adorned the shoreline more closely. Their leaves! They
pointed up, as if the world had been turned upside down. Was that Heaven? Was
it a world of opposites, where there was a moon for the sun, champagne for the
salty ocean water and leaves that ran from the sand? He closed his eyes to a
spinning darkness and it frightened him—as if he’d slipped into a bad
dream.
Like smelling salts, gardenia mixed with magnolia filled his nose and his eyes shot wide open again. Nothing had changed. He was still in an upside down world. The waterfall behind him confirmed it. Upon closer inspection he noticed it was travelling upward. As he squinted to focus more closely, he saw a lake floating above the waterfall, seemingly weightless, like a cloud suspended in thin air. Had he been drugged? No. No, he hadn’t. He’d died and gone to Heaven, surely?
He rubbed the sleep from his eyes, reached out to his right and stumbled across a wooden rail. He took a double take. A wooden rail. With wide alert eyes he quickly scanned his surroundings. He found a rectangular wooden hut that was held together with string. A bowed wooden floor greeted his feet and a roof fabricated from palm tree leaves shielded him from the sun.
The greying rail creaked as Luke pulled himself to his feet. Sun-bleached honey-coloured straw chafed the bottom of his feet and toes. Where the hell was he?
Luke clung to his head as if he’d been hit hard with a hammer. Of course—the cruise ship. He’d been on a cruise ship that had sunk. Every hair on Luke’s body stood on end. He could be anywhere.
Life drained from his body. His legs trembled and buckled, causing him to stumble forward. He grabbed hold of the twisted, cracking rail with both hands. Once he regained his balance he breathed in sharply, pushed himself up using what little strength his arms could offer, and turned around.
The rest of the hut resembled a sitting room. In the centre, a rough chunk of mahogany tree trunk twenty inches high served as a coffee table. Surrounding it were four lengths of tree trunk, three feet wide and five feet tall, that had L’s carved into them to provide oversized bucket seats. In the far left hand corner, he could see a counter that was supported by wonky tree branches held together with string.
Luke breathed out sharply and covered his mouth with his hands. All he wanted was the answer to one question. Where was he? The answer he had in his head almost brought tears to his eyes. Based on the landscape and colours, it didn’t look or feel like Earth.
When he heard someone or something moving behind him, Luke jolted forward so violently he fell to his knees.
“Hey, little man, there’s no need to be so nervous. I only wanted to welcome you to Mistela.”
When he turned around and saw what was walking toward him, Luke tried to scramble to his feet, but his under nourished and lethargic body would not let him. The best he could do was shuffle his way to the far end of the room on his hands and knees as fast as his cumbersome body would take him.
He grabbed out with both hands to find something solid, something that would offer him some support, but loose straw just crumpled in his hands. Wild eyed, his gaze darted to his right. He acknowledged a dense forest deprived of light that led to who knew what. Beyond that was a never-ending sea that would surely be his next watery grave.
An eight foot tall hulking giant, wearing what looked like a bronzed wet suit, stomped toward him. The wooden floor groaned beneath him with every footstep.
Luke’s arms and legs lashed out involuntarily trying to find an escape route. But when the Herculean creature stood directly above him, he froze. Desperately, he quickly surveyed his predator. Bulking shoulders that supported a thick bulldog neck craned forward, bringing the narrow almond face, aquiline nose and small elongated nostrils closer into view. Luke let out a sigh of relief. At least it had human-like features. Perhaps it had the mentality and attitude of a human, too.
He breathed in sharply when he saw the flat, pinned backed ears, wavy lips and flaps of folded skin on his neck. Its green eyes and oval yellow pupils mesmerised Luke. He felt like a deer caught in headlights, unable to move despite knowing it was about to be annihilated.
Luke was consumed with helplessness. Even if his drained body was capable of running, he would not have known where to run. He was in a strange place that he did not know. More worrying was the fact he’d no idea what else might be out there. If the creature towering above him was eight feet tall, what other giant monsters or beasts were out there waiting for him?
He had to accept that since he was only five feet eleven inches tall, this being would be able to catch him within a matter of seconds and crush him into pulp if it wanted to.
Like smelling salts, gardenia mixed with magnolia filled his nose and his eyes shot wide open again. Nothing had changed. He was still in an upside down world. The waterfall behind him confirmed it. Upon closer inspection he noticed it was travelling upward. As he squinted to focus more closely, he saw a lake floating above the waterfall, seemingly weightless, like a cloud suspended in thin air. Had he been drugged? No. No, he hadn’t. He’d died and gone to Heaven, surely?
He rubbed the sleep from his eyes, reached out to his right and stumbled across a wooden rail. He took a double take. A wooden rail. With wide alert eyes he quickly scanned his surroundings. He found a rectangular wooden hut that was held together with string. A bowed wooden floor greeted his feet and a roof fabricated from palm tree leaves shielded him from the sun.
The greying rail creaked as Luke pulled himself to his feet. Sun-bleached honey-coloured straw chafed the bottom of his feet and toes. Where the hell was he?
Luke clung to his head as if he’d been hit hard with a hammer. Of course—the cruise ship. He’d been on a cruise ship that had sunk. Every hair on Luke’s body stood on end. He could be anywhere.
Life drained from his body. His legs trembled and buckled, causing him to stumble forward. He grabbed hold of the twisted, cracking rail with both hands. Once he regained his balance he breathed in sharply, pushed himself up using what little strength his arms could offer, and turned around.
The rest of the hut resembled a sitting room. In the centre, a rough chunk of mahogany tree trunk twenty inches high served as a coffee table. Surrounding it were four lengths of tree trunk, three feet wide and five feet tall, that had L’s carved into them to provide oversized bucket seats. In the far left hand corner, he could see a counter that was supported by wonky tree branches held together with string.
Luke breathed out sharply and covered his mouth with his hands. All he wanted was the answer to one question. Where was he? The answer he had in his head almost brought tears to his eyes. Based on the landscape and colours, it didn’t look or feel like Earth.
When he heard someone or something moving behind him, Luke jolted forward so violently he fell to his knees.
“Hey, little man, there’s no need to be so nervous. I only wanted to welcome you to Mistela.”
When he turned around and saw what was walking toward him, Luke tried to scramble to his feet, but his under nourished and lethargic body would not let him. The best he could do was shuffle his way to the far end of the room on his hands and knees as fast as his cumbersome body would take him.
He grabbed out with both hands to find something solid, something that would offer him some support, but loose straw just crumpled in his hands. Wild eyed, his gaze darted to his right. He acknowledged a dense forest deprived of light that led to who knew what. Beyond that was a never-ending sea that would surely be his next watery grave.
An eight foot tall hulking giant, wearing what looked like a bronzed wet suit, stomped toward him. The wooden floor groaned beneath him with every footstep.
Luke’s arms and legs lashed out involuntarily trying to find an escape route. But when the Herculean creature stood directly above him, he froze. Desperately, he quickly surveyed his predator. Bulking shoulders that supported a thick bulldog neck craned forward, bringing the narrow almond face, aquiline nose and small elongated nostrils closer into view. Luke let out a sigh of relief. At least it had human-like features. Perhaps it had the mentality and attitude of a human, too.
He breathed in sharply when he saw the flat, pinned backed ears, wavy lips and flaps of folded skin on his neck. Its green eyes and oval yellow pupils mesmerised Luke. He felt like a deer caught in headlights, unable to move despite knowing it was about to be annihilated.
Luke was consumed with helplessness. Even if his drained body was capable of running, he would not have known where to run. He was in a strange place that he did not know. More worrying was the fact he’d no idea what else might be out there. If the creature towering above him was eight feet tall, what other giant monsters or beasts were out there waiting for him?
He had to accept that since he was only five feet eleven inches tall, this being would be able to catch him within a matter of seconds and crush him into pulp if it wanted to.
The 12 Gods
Men in Love and at War Book 2
What’s in a dream? Maybe
nothing or everything. There’s certainly more to it when the same dream keeps
recurring and can’t be ignored. Justin’s best friend Lucas suspects it has
something to do with their upcoming holiday to Mykonos. He predicts something
strangely wonderful is going to happen to Justin while they are there. But
nothing could prepare Justin for what was in store for him.
When The 12 Gods fear that humans have learned to think for themselves, diminishing their Godly powers, four Gods are sent to Earth to find out what is really going on. Hesodo is particularly keen to go, but to accomplish a completely different mission—to find Justin and win him back. When Justin has a tragic accident, there is only one option, which results in Justin finding out more than he bargained for about his past love and history, teaching him that dreams should never be ignored.
When The 12 Gods fear that humans have learned to think for themselves, diminishing their Godly powers, four Gods are sent to Earth to find out what is really going on. Hesodo is particularly keen to go, but to accomplish a completely different mission—to find Justin and win him back. When Justin has a tragic accident, there is only one option, which results in Justin finding out more than he bargained for about his past love and history, teaching him that dreams should never be ignored.
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Sun, Sea and a Contemporary Art
Gallery
Men in Love and at War Book 3
Coming from an
underprivileged background in the East End of London, Berkeley sets himself the
challenge to escape poverty and do well for himself. Armed with a good brain
and determination, he succeeds and wants for nothing, but there’s a bitter
price to pay. Now the challenge is with himself, and he escapes to the quiet of
Tenerife for love, only to lose it promptly. What now? With no career or
prospects in the unfamiliar country, what is Berkeley to do? He decides to set
up business opening an art gallery, yet knows nothing about art. Comical
disasters, veiled threats and visitors of a spiritual nature, believing that
he’s to be served up to the Devil himself ensue. The whole experience pushes Berkeley
to limits he’s never encountered before, and he learns the hard way that what
goes around really does come around to haunt you. Only love and true
friendships can bring him back to the real world.
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Computer Lover
Men in Love and at War Book 4
After the distress of
dealing with a failed relationship and business, life starts to look up for
Berkeley when he finds new work and discovers the joys of gay chat sites. When
he meets a captain from the US Army, based in Iraq, his hopes of love and a
bright future rise. After several months, the captain asks Berkeley to do him a
special favour, so he can retire from the army and spend the rest of his days
with him. Berkeley reluctantly agrees, but when the favour results in him
having to part with his hard-earned cash, he is left with no other choice, but
to go to the police. Captain Frances comes to his rescue and what starts out as
a professional relationship quickly turns into a lot more as they uncover a
major internet scam and strive for justice to be served.
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Royal Service
Men in Love and at War Book 5
Wherever Berkeley goes,
or whatever he does, drama follows. Having recovered from the ordeal of being
the victim of an internet scam, his life returns to normal working at a
five-star hotel selling VIP vacation club memberships to wealthy clients, and
being with the love of his life, Captain Rick. That is until he finds Rick
cheating on him with a woman. Feeling sad and lonely, Berkeley is enticed by
the prospects of high earnings and a jet setter lifestyle when he’s approached
by one of his clients to be a high-class escort.
Whilst he revels in being treated like a prince, he has to accommodate some strange and unusual sexual requests, and before long he’s caught up in a web of espionage between a transport conglomerate and a client who is developing a futuristic technology that will change the future of transport forever. Only Berkeley knows how he’s going to weave his way out of his new-found problem.
Whilst he revels in being treated like a prince, he has to accommodate some strange and unusual sexual requests, and before long he’s caught up in a web of espionage between a transport conglomerate and a client who is developing a futuristic technology that will change the future of transport forever. Only Berkeley knows how he’s going to weave his way out of his new-found problem.
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Rough Trade
Men in Love and at War Book 6
Berkeley is set for life
after providing his Royal Services and decides to travel to London to visit his
friends and family to cheer him up. There he has a raunchy chance encounter
with a stranger on a train who he meets again in unsuspected circumstances. In
between all the wild sexual antics, Leonard takes Berkeley back in time to a
spiritual world of religious communes, demons, exorcisms, and Ouija boards that
proves to be enlightening, unnerving, but most worryingly, life threatening.
When Berkeley returns to Tenerife to discover his gardener has had an accident, he enlists the help of a local beggar, a Moroccan man called Mohammed, to service his garden and him. The sadness and mystery of Mohammed’s past gradually unfolds, and when Berkeley tries to do the right thing to help him, he is confronted with the reality of Mohammed’s dark and chilling past.
Two different men spell double trouble for Berkeley, but he has never shied away from a challenge—or a gorgeous man—and he’s not about to now.
When Berkeley returns to Tenerife to discover his gardener has had an accident, he enlists the help of a local beggar, a Moroccan man called Mohammed, to service his garden and him. The sadness and mystery of Mohammed’s past gradually unfolds, and when Berkeley tries to do the right thing to help him, he is confronted with the reality of Mohammed’s dark and chilling past.
Two different men spell double trouble for Berkeley, but he has never shied away from a challenge—or a gorgeous man—and he’s not about to now.
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Trade Babes Turned Bad
Men in Love and at War Book 7
Two things are still
plaguing Berkeley—the unexplained and strange disappearance of Leonard, and the
possible outcome of Mohammed’s retrial for a manslaughter charge. They say bad
things always come in threes, and in Berkeley’s case that belief is no
exception. When Berkeley gets a call from one of his best friends from London,
Paul, his dose of bad karma is completed when he discovers Paul’s younger
brother, Kenny, has been killed in a tragic car accident. Berkeley does his
best to pacify Paul and stop him from going through with his ludicrous plan. In
exchange, Berkeley has to agree to go back to London for the Trade reunion
party. Berkeley and Paul have the time of their lives, but when dawn breaks and
the party’s over, all hell breaks loose.
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The Road to Mount Evans
Men in Love and at War Book 8
Berkeley and Paul are
excited about attending their first gay rodeo in Denver, Colorado. Even after a
tiring fourteen-hour trip from London, the bright lights and prospect of
meeting some horny cowboys instinctively draws them to Lower Downtown, where
things aren’t exactly what Berkeley had expected. Whilst Paul revels in
throwing himself at every available man in any bar or at any rodeo event,
Berkeley has different expectations. Beyond his wildest hopes and dreams,
Berkeley meets Nantan, a Native American, who sweeps Berkeley off his feet. But
Berkeley discovers there is a lot more to Nantan than meets the eye.
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Return to Loveland
Men in Love and at War Book 9
While Berkeley is
waiting at Gatwick airport for his transfer flight from Denver International
airport to Tenerife, he convinces himself the dream he’d had on the plane was
more than just a dream. Battling against rational thoughts and raw emotions,
Berkeley follows his gut instincts in search of the Native American, Nantan.
Curious and keen to understand more about Nantan’s life as a wolf, Berkeley
gets a lot closer than he expected to finding out what it’s really like. Love
conquers all as Berkeley escapes a close encounter with death that cements his
future with Nantan.
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The Imposter
Men in Love and at War Book 10
Berkeley’s high spirits
are dampened when he opens his world up to three relative strangers and is confronted
with a series of macabre happenings. When things get out of hand, Berkeley
turns to his ex-partner, Captain Rick, to help unravel the mystery of what’s
happening and why. Berkeley’s gardener, Rene, a Santeria Priest, is the obvious
suspect. But is he too obvious and being set-up? Jacob, an author, has the
creative mind to develop and execute such a cunning and sophisticated plan.
Nantan has inside knowledge and the opportunity. With another few suspects
thrown into the pot, Berkeley and Rick have their work cut out before time runs
out and death strikes again.
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About the Author
Born
and raised in London, Lee worked as a successful senior management consultant
before moving to Tenerife to pursue a more fulfilling life and to focus on his
writing.
For Lee, the writing process is all about when the mind and the fingers connect. He plans stories in his head, but when the fingers take over, something else comes out...but invariably, he is happy that he let his fingers do the talking.
He works with an amazing team at eXtasy/Divine books who inspire and encourage his writing. He calls Jay Austin, the Chief Editor in Charge, Laura McNellis, his editor and Carmen Waters, his artist, THE DREAM TEAM. No further explanation required...
For Lee, the writing process is all about when the mind and the fingers connect. He plans stories in his head, but when the fingers take over, something else comes out...but invariably, he is happy that he let his fingers do the talking.
He works with an amazing team at eXtasy/Divine books who inspire and encourage his writing. He calls Jay Austin, the Chief Editor in Charge, Laura McNellis, his editor and Carmen Waters, his artist, THE DREAM TEAM. No further explanation required...
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