Investigating Love series by L.M. Somerton Blog Tour, Excerpt, Reviews & Giveaway!

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Hey peeps, we have L.M Somerton stopping by with her excellent series Investigating Love. Now we have a fantastic post for you with an excerpt, brilliant giveaway and reviews to all three books, Rasputin’s Kiss, Evil’s Embrace and Tarot’s Touch. So enjoy the post and then click that Raflecopter link <3 ~Pixie~ p.s. I’ve added the free story Smuggler’s Grasp for you to pick up 🙂

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Rasputin’s Kiss

What if the last thing you felt was the kiss of a knife?

Rasputin’s kiss is lethal. He’s a ghost—killing and disappearing into the night. With few leads and four bodies on his conscience, Detective Inspector Alex Courtney and his team are running on empty and it’s only a matter of time before Rasputin strikes again.

When Alex recruits a young detective to play the part of his boyfriend and provide a tempting target for a killer, he knows he is taking a huge risk. He doesn’t expect Conor Trethuan to be a perfect potential submissive. When their mutual attraction becomes more, Alex has to face the conflict between his possessive instincts and the need to push his young lover into danger.

Investigating their feelings has to come second to investigating the case. There’s no time to decide if what they feel for each other is real. With Rasputin closing in, they may not live to find out. 

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Evil’s Embrace

Never underestimate the power of obsession.

After the trauma of the Rasputin case, Detective Inspector Alex Courtney and his boyfriend, Detective Constable Conor Trethuan, are in desperate need of a holiday.

The peace and tranquillity of Cornwall can’t eradicate Conor’s nightmares, though, and the unbearable prospect of losing Alex drives him to confess feelings that he isn’t sure are reciprocated. Alex responds in the best way he knows how—by issuing orders and claiming Conor’s body as well as his heart.

Prematurely recalled to work, they are thrown into a dangerous trafficking case focused on a leather bar with a hardcore reputation, Spikes. Conor is sent in undercover, not knowing that he is only a decoy. When Alex learns that the motivation behind his team’s involvement in the case might not be as straightforward as it seems, he realises that his actions might jeopardise not just their relationship, but Conor’s life, too. A shadowy figure from Conor’s past is about to step into the light.

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Tarot’s Touch

Can truth be found in the cards?

DI Alex Courtney and his lover, DC Conor Trethuan are under enormous pressure as their team investigates an arson case and a murder.

It soon becomes apparent that the two cases are linked and the race is on to find a vicious killer. A tarot card is left with the first victim and the detectives are left to interpret the clues it provides. When Conor receives a note from the killer making reference to another card, the whole team is shaken. Their worst fears are realised when a second body is discovered, along with another tarot card.

Conor suspects he has been followed, then a hit and run leaves him injured. Alex wants nothing more than to wrap his lover up in cotton wool and protect him from the world. But is Conor the killer’s target or just a pawn in a much more sinister game? As the clues come together it seems that the motive for murder might be revenge.

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Excerpt

From ‘Rasputin’s Kiss’ 

“Have you had to explain your absence to anyone? Girlfriend?” Alex’s question provided a welcome distraction from Conor’s aching dick.

“I’m single. Have been for a while. The job—you know what it’s like.” Conor tilted his head back to see Alex nod.

“How about you, Alex? Have you had to hide a significant other somewhere?” Conor held his breath, praying that there was no one.

“No. The last guy I was with got sick of the long hours and the number of times I stood him up.”

Conor chuckled. “You’re gay then? Are you out at work?”

“Yes. For years now. Most people couldn’t give a toss, though there are still a few bigoted idiots around the place. Barney Smith being the worst of them.”

“There certainly are.” Conor thought about the time he’d spent in the basement listening to the vitriolic filth spewing from Sergeant Satan’s mouth and shuddered.

“So… Does anyone know you’re here?” Alex questioned.

Conor smiled to himself. Alex wasn’t going to ask him outright if he was also gay, but it was obvious he wanted to know. “My landlady knows what I do for a living and she’s used to me disappearing for weeks on end. She’ll keep an eye on Roger for me.”

“Boyfriend?” Alex sounded a little sharp.

“Rubber plant.” Conor tried and failed to stop himself from grinning. “Not a great substitute for a boyfriend. His conversational skills are somewhat limited.” There, he’d given Alex the information he wanted, without being too blatant.

He yelped as his hair was tugged sharply. Alex growled and Conor felt the rumble reverberating the length of his spine.

“I think you need to be punished for that.”

“For what?” Conor protested.

“Teasing me. Definitely a punishable offence, especially as I think you knew exactly what you were doing.”

Those words sent a thrill of anticipation straight to Conor’s rigid cock. Something must have shown on his face because Alex narrowed his eyes speculatively as if he realised that Conor would do nothing to stop him handing out whatever discipline he saw fit. What had first been said in play became truth and Conor’s pulse fluttered wildly in his wrist.

About L.M.

L.M. lives in a small village in the English countryside, surrounded by rolling hills, cows and sheep. She started writing to fill time between jobs and is now firmly and unashamedly addicted.

She loves the English weather, especially the rain, and adores a thunderstorm. She loves good food, warm company and a crackling fire. She’s fascinated by the psychology of relationships, especially between men, and her stories contain some subtle (and not so subtle) leanings towards BDSM.

Where to find the author:

https://www.facebook.com/lmsomerton https://www.facebook.com/lmsomertonwrites http://www.twitter.com@lmsomerton http://pinterest.com/lmsomerton

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Smuggler’s Grasp (Investigating Love 02.5)

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Conor Trethuan attracts trouble without even trying, and according to his boyfriend, Alex, shouldn’t be allowed out alone. Conor only confirms this opinion when, whilst investigating evidence of smuggling activity near his remote holiday cottage in Cornwall, he discovers more than he bargained for. Mysterious lights out at sea and treasure maps might seem like the stuff of adventure stories, but the danger is all too real.

When Conor is taken by ruthless criminals intent on getting rich, faith in his lover is all he has to hold on to. If Conor is to escape the smuggler’s grasp, he’ll need courage, luck…and Alex.

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Reviews

L.M. Somerton - 01 - Rasputin's KissTitle: Rasputin’s Kiss

Series: Investigating Love 01

Author: L.M. Somerton

Genre: Thrillers and Suspense, Crime and Mystery

Length: Novella (161 Pages)

ISNB: 978-1-78184-973-6

Publisher: Totally Bound, (6th March 2014)

Heat: Explicit

Heart: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Lisa

Blurb: What if the last thing you felt was the kiss of a knife?

Rasputin’s kiss is lethal. He’s a ghost—killing and disappearing into the night. With few leads and four bodies on his conscience, Detective Inspector Alex Courtney and his team are running on empty and it’s only a matter of time before Rasputin strikes again.

When Alex recruits a young detective to play the part of his boyfriend and provide a tempting target for a killer, he knows he is taking a huge risk. He doesn’t expect Conor Trethuan to be a perfect potential submissive. When their mutual attraction becomes more, Alex has to face the conflict between his possessive instincts and the need to push his young lover into danger.

Investigating their feelings has to come second to investigating the case. There’s no time to decide if what they feel for each other is real. With Rasputin closing in, they may not live to find out.

Purchase Link: https://www.totallybound.com/rasputins-kiss

Review: This is the first book in this amazing new series that I can guarantee you will love. It was told with such a flare that will make your heart beat fast, your palms sweat and your stomach twirl in emotion. L. M. Somerton gives you a story that is absolutely one of the best new stories I have come across. I love the way that this story started out and the ending. It caught my attention from the very start and kept it all the way to the last word. Alex is a Detective Inspector and is frustrated to no end with all the murders going around committed by someone they call Rasputin.

Rasputin’s kiss is lethal. He’s a ghost—killing and disappearing into the night. He followed those that were into the BDSM scene. He was take the sub’s tortured and killed them. He was leaving any leads and Alex was running out of ideas. However he had one idea left, if only his team would quit laughing at it. He must admit it was funny as hell but it was the last one he had. He needed his men to find him the perfect boyfriend. A boyfriend under the age of twenty-five, dark hair and beautiful eyes, around six feet tall. He also needed to be in law enforcement because it was too dangerous for a civilian. What he had not expected was his Sarge telling him that the perfect man was right there in the building with them.

Conor was a detective but because he had turned in someone in charge for harassment, he had been thrown in the basement with a homophobic jerk. So when the hottest man came in to see him, he basically jumped at whatever they were offering. He was told that he was going to live with Alex and basically be his sub and lover. He definitely had mixed emotions for it. He wanted Alex and Alex wanted him, but to get this case over with he had to be a true submissive.

He was the perfect sub for Alex, but now Alex was getting scared about Conor being in danger because of it. They were falling in love with each other, now all they had to do is stay alive. I loved this story and cannot wait to read the next book in this series. It has everything a person can love.

Even though the Genre states Thrillers, Suspense, Crime, and Mystery you can tell from the first time that Alex and Conor meet that there is going to be some romance going on. It talks about a murder and what they are going to do about it, but it also shows them connecting. I would definitely be recommending this story to anyone who loves two very hot and sex men, BDSM scene, spankings, handcuff usage, murder, danger and lots of majorly hot sex that will set the sheets on fire.

L.M. Somerton - 02 - Evil's Embace 297X451Title: Evil’s Embrace

Series: Investigating Love 02

Author: L.M. Somerton

Genre: Gay, Erotic, Bondage, BDSM, Crime, Mystery

Length: Novella (165 Pages)

ISNB: 978-1-78430-034-0

Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing (30th May 2014)

Heat: Moderate

Heart: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Lisa

Blurb: Never underestimate the power of obsession.

After the trauma of the Rasputin case, Detective Inspector Alex Courtney and his boyfriend, Detective Constable Conor Trethuan, are in desperate need of a holiday.

The peace and tranquillity of Cornwall can’t eradicate Conor’s nightmares, though, and the unbearable prospect of losing Alex drives him to confess feelings that he isn’t sure are reciprocated. Alex responds in the best way he knows how—by issuing orders and claiming Conor’s body as well as his heart.

Prematurely recalled to work, they are thrown into a dangerous trafficking case focused on a leather bar with a hard-core reputation, Spikes. Conor is sent in undercover, not knowing that he is only a decoy. When Alex learns that the motivation behind his team’s involvement in the case might not be as straightforward as it seems, he realizes that his actions might jeopardise not just their relationship, but Conor’s life, too. A shadowy figure from Conor’s past is about to step into the light.

Purchase Link: https://www.totallybound.com/evils-embrace

Review: This is book two in this series and they need to be read in order. Not only does it let you know more about the characters but gives you an insight into their world. This is an amazing series that I absolutely love. Alex and Conor are men that you can fall in love with, Conor more than Alex. He seems to be more innocent even though he is a detective also. He just comes off as tender hearted and full of love. He is also very much a submissive. And that is one thing that is hot to Alex.

Alex is Conor’s boss and life partner. After a horrible case had injured Conor Alex was extremely protective of the man he loves. However when another case of human trafficking comes down to them, due to another detective being murdered Alex has more to fear. Conor is going undercover at a leather bar with a hard-core reputation. He doesn’t know that he is just a decoy and that he might not have back up. Also Alex finds out that another higher up that has ulterior motives is setting him up. The motivation behind his team’s involvement might not be as straightforward as it seems. This could cause problems with not only Conor’s life but their relationship. He feels guilty when Conor got hurt the last time, and now not being able to tell him what was going on made him feel it even more.

Conor is scared when he finds out who might be behind all of this, but he will do his job. He also has to convince Alex that he is never leaving him. That he is in love with him and will always be in love with him. There is so much love between these two that you can feel it. I love the kink factor between them also. The bondage, spanking, control is really hot. It was too bad that their vacation got cut short because of the case, but they are detectives after all.

I loved this book and cannot wait to read another story in this series. It captured my attention from the start and kept it all the way to the end. It also makes it truly hot that they are detectives. Men in uniforms always make me hot. This story actually makes you wish that there were sexy detectives who love each other as these two do. L. M. Somerton has a wonderful gift that will always give you a world to lose yourself into.

L.M. Somerton - 03 - Tarot's TouchTitle: Tarot’s Touch

Series: Investigating Love 03

Author: L. M. Somerton

Genre: Gay Erotic Romance, Crime, Mystery, Bondage, BDSM

Length: Novella (163 Pages)

ISBN: 978-1-63258-710-7

Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing (2nd January 2015)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Lisa

Blurb: Can truth be found in the cards?

DI Alex Courtney and his lover, DC Conor Trethuan are under enormous pressure as their team investigates an arson case and a murder.

It soon becomes apparent that the two cases are linked and the race is on to find a vicious killer. A tarot card is placed with the first victim and the detectives are left to interpret the clues it provides. When Conor receives a note from the killer making reference to another card, the whole team is shaken. Their worst fears are realized when a second body is discovered, along with another tarot card.

Conor suspects he has been followed then a hit and run leaves him injured. Alex wants nothing more than to wrap his lover up in cotton wool and protect him from the world. But is Conor the killer’s target or just a pawn in a much more sinister game? As the clues come together, it seems that the motive for murder might be revenge. 

Product Link: https://www.totallybound.com/tarots-touch

Review: This is book three in the Investigating Love series and they need to be read in order. It will give you an insight into how Alex and Conor got together and realized they were it for each other. There is nothing better than a good love story mixed in with mystery and crime. Well when you put in bondage, spanking and a bit more into the story then you can guarantee that it is sold. I had a blast reading this and look forward to hearing more about these two sexy men with badges.

Alex and Conor have been together for a while and they make the BDSM scene just come out way better than most. Things heat up when the dangers start coming for Conor but it is a bigger surprise to find out that it is actually intended for Alex. Alex loves to control Conor in the open but even more when it comes to the bedroom, but when Conor is injured in a hit and run all bets are off. He will tie that man to the bed if he has to, to keep his man safe.

Conor has a gut feeling even when he is the one injured that he was not the intended target. He wants to do all that he has to keep his man safe, but he knows that Alex will not give up control for anyone or anything.

When these two men get together the sheets are set on fire. Alex is Conor’s commanding officer but he follows the sarge around. When a letter with a card is sent to Conor, Alex’s first thought is of Conor. Which is how it should be, but it makes the scenes even steamier. I love that even as men that carry guns, that Conor comes off as a sweet and gentle innocent. He loses control and Alex can bring him back to reality with just a few words. It also shows me that the bondage and whipping scene is made even better when it is two people that are connected with more than just relationship but with heart.

I had a blast reading this and can see that it just gets better with each story. I loved it and look forward to reading the next book. I would recommend reading this especially if you love men with badges, dominating gorgeous subs, hot sex, danger, murder, excitement and some pretty cool twist to the story. I love the way you can see the love between these two men in all ways possible. There is nothing better than a story written where you can see that the author puts their heart into it. The excitement is felt by the reader when each man gets what they want and the passion is seen to just blow off the pages. It caught my attention from the moment I started reading and kept it all the way to the end. It also gave me everything I could possibly want in a story and so much more.

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4 thoughts on “Investigating Love series by L.M. Somerton Blog Tour, Excerpt, Reviews & Giveaway!

  1. Wow! She’s new to me, but these books sound wonderful. Thanks for the free story. 🙂

  2. LM Somerton is a new author to me. After reading the excerpt, she won’t remain new to me for long. I’ll definitely be reading her books this year.

  3. I read the first book and really liked it. I’m looking forward to continue reading this series

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