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KAGE

Maris Black

ROUND 1 of the KAGE Trilogy
My name is Jamie Atwood, and I’m an addict. I never thought I’d say such a thing. Never had a problem being overly-attached to anything in my life. I came from a perfectly middle-class family, made good grades, and had a hot cheerleader girlfriend. But the truth is, nothing ever really moved me. So how did a guy like me become an addict?

I met Michael Kage.

Kage is an MMA fighter. A famous one. I like to think I helped him get that way.

He’s charming as hell, with looks to rival any movie star and talent to back it up. So why did he need to hire me as an intern Publicist? Simple. He has a darkness in him– like a black hole so deep it could swallow him, and me, and everyone we know– and that’s not good for business.

The first time I met him, I felt the pull. I think the addiction began at that very moment. And even if I’d known then what I know now, I would have fallen for him. How could I not?

For me, Kage is everything.

Excerpt

Kage pushed his tongue deeper into my mouth, and suddenly I was sucking hungrily at his tongue, winding my arms around his neck, and pressing my lower body against his. I was desperate to get closer, to feel through the barrier of my clothing what he had pressed against me. My hunger knew no bounds, growing exponentially with each passing second as it became clearer that this was not some fevered fantasy. This was actually happening.

And I was going to let it.

He unwound my arms from his neck and reached down to pull my t-shirt over my head so that we were skin to skin. The scrub of chest hair against my nipples was exquisite torture, and I moaned, pulling back to catch my breath.

“Fuck no, you’re not going anywhere!” Kage yanked me back against him. “I’ve waited too long for this. Been patient enough.” He covered my mouth and face with kisses, moved down to my throat, and bit the sensitive skin there until I cried out. I was overcome with passion, my breath coming in quick gasps as I fought to keep it together. I had always thought of myself as a player and a skilled lover, but I swear Kage made me feel like a virgin all over again.

“Take off your pants,” he said.

“What are you planning on doing to me?” I asked, my voice distant to my own ears as I worked my shorts down my legs, leaving my boxer briefs on.

“What I should have done when you first got here…”

“How did you know I’d let you?”

He chuckled. “I could tell by the way you look at me. Like you’re eating me alive with your eyes.”

“I don’t do that,” I protested. “I don’t even like guys.”

“Liar.” Kage shook his head and took a step back. “Get on your knees, Jamie.”

“Pardon me?”

“Don’t give me that look. I said get on your knees.”

I wanted to tell him no, that this was insanity, and that I wasn’t gay. I wanted to point out that I’d just recently had a girlfriend whom I’d fucked soundly on a regular basis. But instead I sank to my knees in front of him and waited, looking up at his unbelievably perfect body, all muscles and planes and smooth skin. The boyish face with the five-o’clock shadow, the dark locks of hair that fell loosely around his face… and that’s when I felt it. He was right. I was devouring him with my eyes, because God help me I could not get enough.

About Maris

My name is Maris Black (sort of), and I’m a Southern Girl through and through.

In college, I majored in English and discovered the joys of creative writing and literary interpretation. After honing my skills discovering hidden meanings authors probably never intended, I collected my near-worthless English degree and got a job at a newspaper making minimum wage. But I soon had to admit that small town reporting was not going to pay the bills, so I went back to school and joined the medical field. Logical progression, right? But no matter what I did, my school notebooks and journals would not stop filling up with fiction. I was constantly plotting, constantly jotting prose, constantly casting the people I met as characters in the secret novels in my head.

Yep. I can blame my creative mother for that one!

When I finally started writing fiction for a living, I surprised myself with my choice of genre. I’d always known I wanted to write romance, but the first story that popped out was about a couple of guys finding love during a threesome with a woman. Then I wrote about more guys, and more guys, and more guys. I was never a reader of gay fiction, and I’d never planned to write it. The only excuse I have for myself is: Hey, it’s just what comes out!

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Review

Title: Kage

Series: Kage Trilogy 01

Author: Maris Black

Genre: Contemporary, Sports

Length: Novel (226 pages)

ISBN: B00VMX9MSK

Publisher: Maris Black Books (May 25th 2015)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Aerin

Blurb: My name is Jamie Atwood, and I’m an addict. I never thought I’d say such a thing. Never had a problem being overly-attached to anything in my life. I came from a perfectly middle-class family, made good grades, and had a hot cheerleader girlfriend… but the truth is, nothing ever really moved me. So how did a guy like me become an addict? 

I met Michael Kage. 

Kage is an MMA fighter. A famous one. I like to think I helped him get that way. 

He’s charming as hell, with looks to rival any movie star and talent to back it up. So why did he need to hire me as an intern Publicist? Simple. He has a darkness in him– like a black hole so deep it could swallow him, and me, and everyone we know– and that’s not good for business. 

The first time I met him, I felt the pull. I think the addiction began at that very moment. And even if I’d known then what I know now, I would have fallen for him. How could I not? 

For me, Kage is everything. 

Product Link: http://www.amazon.com/KAGE-Trilogy-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00VMX9MSK

Review: I’m so blown away by this book, I’m not even sure how to write this review, so excuse my babbling. Let me start with raging about that damn cliffhanger! I had no clue this was going to end with a stupid cliffhanger and it’s going to kill me to wait until the end of august to read the next installment. Arrgghh!

I was a bit afraid to start reading this book, because I’m a big fan of MMA and UFC. But wait, that doesn’t make any sense, does it? I didn’t want to read about rules and fights and sponsorship, I was afraid not enough research was done prior to writing this book, you know stuff like that. Because I really wanted to like this book, I didn’t want to find things that would take away from the story. This is nothing like I expected but exactly what I needed. 
After reading a few books that were low on steamy sex, I wanted a book with raw, dirty, gritty, passionate sex. Well let me tell you this book is EVERYTHING! The sexual tension between Kage and Jamie is so thick, I still feel it like an extra layer on my skin. Yes, I breathed, felt and sensed the damned tension the whole time, and I seriously got light-headed several times because my brain simply fried. I’m not lying, I’ve never ever read a book so sexually charged! It was awesome! When Kage and Jamie finally get together, it’s explosive; I simply can’t think of a better word. The sex between them is raw and passionate, the emotions are right there for us to see, it’s a bit aggressive and wild; it’s PERFECT!

This book is told in 1^st person past tense in Jamie’s pov, so we get to know Jamie very well, while Kage remains mysterious, unknown; all we know about him comes from Jamie’s direct knowledge, but Jamie’s clueless for a long time. Yet we still get an insight about Kage from his behavior.

I loved Kage, the moody bastard. He is a very intense character, multi-layered, complex; there are different sides of him, and I loved how that was portrayed. He seems like a very real character, exactly how I expect fighters to be. But what I loved the most was the obvious way he desired Jamie, no hesitation or second-guessing on his part. He never wanted to hide Jamie and he wasn’t afraid to come out of the closet, regardless of the consequences. Plus he was kind of funny on top of being so intense, so he is by far my favorite character in this book.

“No need to rub it in, Jamie.” Steve crossed his arms and fixed me with a mock glare. “We can’t all be as hot as you, coming in here with those big brown fuck-me eyes and wrapping the boss man around your little wee-wee.”
“That is ridiculous!” My mouth fell open. Kage just laughed, and I stared helplessly at him. I looked around behind us to make sure we were still alone. “Do you just let your employees say shit like that? What if someone heard him and believed that?”
Kage stopped laughing and smiled at me. “You want me to set him straight?”
I nodded emphatically. “Yes.”
Kage put on his serious face and took a deep breath. “Steve, just so you know, Jamie’s wee-wee is not little.”

“Anybody touches you, I’ll kill them.” His voice was rough with passion, and with rage. I hadn’t expected the rage. “Do you understand me? I’ll fucking kill them.”
“I understand. Yes. Oh, God, Kage. Yes. Yes.” The man was hitting me just right. That’s all the excuse I had for saying the shit I was saying, because I was agreeing to back him if he committed murder— giving him my unconditional permission to kill anyone who touched me. But God, it felt that fucking good.

Jamie had a harder time to come to terms with his sexuality. I believe him to be bisexual, although there’s never been anyone in his life to make him feel things as intense as Kage does. Like he says, Kage is everything to him, but his reluctance to come out to his parents and acknowledge Kage as his boyfriend result in Jamie finding himself unceremoniously dumped. As much as I wanted to feel bad for Jamie, my heart hurt for Kage. Jamie just didn’t touch my heart like Kage did, even though I loved him as well. But Kage….he really made me feel, especially when he expressed his wishes when it came to Jamie’s necklace. In my opinion, there was no better way to tell someone how he felt, and he made me ache.

I couldn’t recommend this book enough, you need to read it. I know not everyone will like it, but this book definitely deserves a chance! In the end, when I try to come up with a general thought or feeling, only one thing comes to mind: Just like for Jamie, FOR ME, KAGE IS EVERYTHING! I wanna cry thinking what a long wait I have until August.

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