Showing posts with label Arzanale. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 28, 2021

ARZANALE

 


CHAPTER ONE

INTERCOURSE, PENNSYLVANIA

Kovak woke up with a start. His inner alarm hadn’t gone off at the wrong time. He knew where he was.

One of the bodies beside Kovak shifted and moaned in a way usually reserved for intimate moments.

Ugh.

Kovak looked at the LCD calendar on the opposite wall— an odd day of the month; Snyder’s turn to spend time alone with Hugo.

Kovak groaned and removed the covers to leave the bed so the other two could be alone. On his feet, he stretched, trying not to pay too much attention to the rustling noises behind him and the increasing nonsense growing in his chest.

Sharing the man he loved was atonement for Kovak’s past sins. Hugo accepted him back in his life when the relationship with Snyder was in its incipient stages, and, instead of giving the other man the boot, Hugo decided to give them both a chance to make him fall in love. One thousand and ninety-five days later, all three were sharing a house and sleeping in the same bed, but not exactly having three-ways every night.

Snyder chuckled as Kovak bent to pick up his underwear from the floor.

Kovak hadn’t bothered to put them on again after he and Hugo had sex before Snyder came home from an assignment last night.

“I’d say those glutes are getting bigger and rockier with each passing day, partner,” Snyder commented. “I can see you’re following the routine I found for you.”

Snyder’s voice was husky in its morning rustiness. It tickled something inside Kovak.

Pulling the black briefs up and casually turning to face the other two men, Kovak arched an eyebrow and smirked. “That routine wasn’t for my ass, you yahoo. But thanks, Hugo’s having a lot of fun with this rockier and bigger version of my glutes.”

Snyder saluted Kovak with his right hand then elbowed Hugo. “You’re welcome.”

Hugo rolled his eyes, elbowing Snyder back. Both were still spread over the bed, their bodies only half-covered by bedsheets now. “If you like his ass, just tell him you like his ass. There’s no reason to be beating around the bush among us.” Hugo’s eyes moved from Snyder (who was grinning like a moron) to settle on Kovak. “Martan, you don’t have to go.”

Hugo only called Kovak by his given name when he truly wanted him to do something— a private signal between them.

The few times they had tried to be all three together had been like Snyder and Kovak were brothers sharing a conquest— mostly avoiding touching each other and barely making eye contact. If Hugo wanted Kovak to stay, he would, just not as a participant but on the couch, watching the show and appropriately masturbating.

Like a damn voyeur.

Kovak nodded in agreement, removing his underwear. He noticed the quick but clearly deflated look both men had when he started moving toward the couch beneath the flashing LCD calendar. It was the first day of May, and they were officially off duty for seven days. He didn’t have to hurry to be anywhere else. Most people wouldn’t think a couch belonged in a bedroom, but it sure came handy now and then.

Hugo pushed himself upward and rested his back on the bed’s upholstered headboard. The bed had come with the house, and Snyder had brought that headboard from some undisclosed location. By its materials, it'd definitely been a tropical place.

“We didn’t kick you off the bed, Kovak,” Hugo sighed.

“I know,” Kovak agreed, lazily stroking his cock. “But things had been organized in a certain way for a reason.”

“Reasons and procedures can change,” Snyder added.

“True. Not today, though.” Kovak winked but didn't try to smile.

Kovak couldn’t say he didn’t like Snyder. The man was top of his trade, had a rocking body, and a winning personality. Nevertheless, they were opposite ends of the same spectrum. If they had met in normal circumstances (without Hugo being the main reason for their paths to have crossed), they’d have probably been good comrades in arms, perhaps even friends, but never lovers.

Snyder groaned. He looked from Kovak to Hugo and shook his head, yanking the sheets from Hugo’s lap. Hugo was hard and ready in all his morning-wood glory.

Kovak’s own cock gained more consistency as Snyder caressed the nice piece at hand. Hugo’s skin always reminded Kovak of the cinnamon trees he’d seen in Zanzibar— dark and strong, fragrant and beautiful.

With the three of them, it was all about contrast: in personalities, in skin colors, in points of view about many things. Snyder and Kovak were both blond and with fair skin, even if Snyder had a hint of strawberry in both hair and complexion while Kovak leaned toward peaches and apricots.

Kovak snorted quietly. Peaches and apricots were among the stone fruits, and he could relate to that easily. Now a different correlation to peaches emerged as Snyder moved to all fours, his ass high and his face low, dragging his nose along Hugo’s shaft avidly inhaling a fragrance Kovak knew too well.

Hugo combed Snyder’s long hair to one side.

Something in the back of Kovak’s mind told him their lover had done that to give him a better view of Snyder’s actions. He swallowed hard, seeing Snyder’s lips wrap around Hugo’s cockhead. The way Snyder used his plump lips to lower the foreskin gave Kovak goose bumps. For a moment he considered how that mouth would feel around his own member.

Hugo’s and Kovak’s eyes locked, and Hugo closed his eyes slowly with an imperceptible nod as if agreeing with him. Being caught by Hugo imagining Snyder’s mouth on his cock should have doused Kovak’s arousal, and yet it had the exact opposite effect: his nipples hardened and a slight tremor spiraled over his body.

Snyder worked with serious concentration; his big fist pumped the shaft as his head bobbed engulfing and releasing inches and inches with gusto.

With one hand, Hugo traced the perfect concave arch of Snyder’s back on his way to rocky cheeks— unhurriedly, just a wide expanse to glide over and enjoy.

A finger disappeared inside Snyder’s hole. The mercenary moaned, his mouth still full of sweet Hugo, and Kovak groaned in response because the sound had touched him in a place that wasn’t supposed to be touched by that sound or the image accompanying it.

Kovak knew it wasn’t a projection of his own reactions, knowing that Hugo also did these things to him. No, it was about Snyder; about how the mercenary gyrated his hips— eager for deeper penetration; about the way his long pale lashes caught the emerging light of the morning as he closed his eyes to receive more of Hugo’s cock in his mouth.

Three fingers were now readying Snyder. Kovak didn’t know what had changed, but this morning he had come to a new appreciating of Snyder’s form, of his reactions to Hugo’s touch. Kovak did not want to be just a silent spectator anymore; he wanted to be part of that, but his own conflict— his own sense of incomplete atonement kept him rooted to the couch.

Snyder straddled Hugo, his back to Kovak, his long hair falling like an unruly, sunny river down his wide shoulders. Hugo spread hard cheeks, exposing their sweet treasure. Snyder used saliva to coat his mark then with that same hand guided Hugo inside him.

Kovak held his breath. Snyder slowly lowered himself, taking it all with determination and abandon, the angle of his spine growing inward with every devoured inch. Snyder and Kovak exhaled together when Snyder was fully seated and in control of Hugo’s cock.

Kovak’s entire body tingled. The image before him and his memories entwined and swirled, bringing the flames engulfing his body to new heights.

Snyder started to ride Hugo. First a soft roll, quietly increasing from trot to canter to gallop until it was full command and utter possession. Kovak worked his cock in tandem with Snyder’s motions, getting closer with each heartbeat— with each moan and grunt escaping the other two.

Kovak’s hand became a blur, so in tune with Snyder, hoping it was Snyder. Abruptly, Snyder stopped. Kovak saw the rivulets of sweat sliding down the strong back and arms, damping strawberry hair. Both heaved, perhaps lost in the sudden quiet.

Snyder rested his brow over Hugo’s. He nodded as if coming to a realization. He straightened his upper body and turned to look at Kovak, his eyes wild and needy. Snyder extended his hand, but the word came from Hugo’s mouth, “Come.”

Kovak’s feverish brain thought they wanted to see him come, see him reach his climax for their enjoyment, but then he realized they’d meant, “Come to us.”

In a daze, Kovak went to his feet, hard and very close to bursting.

Before Kovak could reach the bed, Snyder got off Hugo and lay on his back.

Hugo moved to his knees to receive Kovak. He climbed on the bed, and Hugo gave an upward sweep with his middle finger over Kovak’s leaking cockhead to scoop some precum. Kovak thought Hugo would lick it, but instead he put the now dripping finger on Snyder’s lips.

Snyder took the finger in his mouth— his eyes locked with Kovak’s.

Kovak felt lightheaded, and all he wanted to do now was to have his mouth sharing that finger with Snyder. And he went for it, covering Snyder’s body with his body, covering Snyder’s mouth with his mouth, tasting himself and Snyder in the same heartbeat.

Hugo removed his finger from the equation, leaving Kovak and Snyder devouring each other’s mouths, their cocks grinding, the friction taking both higher and higher. Hugo began to masturbate, pushing his cockhead between their wrestling lips every two pumps.

Soon Kovak’s mind spiraled, enthralled by the powerful man beneath his body and the hard cock teasing their united lips. Hungry, feral, he shared a growl with Snyder as the first drop of cum fell in their greedy mouths. Hugo grunted as he came, more and more deliciousness reaching Snyder’s and Kovak’s taste buds.

Hugo smacked his wet cock on Kovak’s cheek, and that was it. Kovak cried as his body convulsed, and cum burst over and over, drenching his crotch and Snyder’s. And Snyder grabbed Kovak’s ass and ground their drenched cocks together and came and came, forcing Kovak to swallow the mercenary’s howl of completion with a punishing kiss.

****

“Fuck. That was…” Kovak said after enough time had passed for them to breathe evenly again. He lay on his back, Hugo and Snyder flanking him, all three staring at the ceiling— the bed sheets they’d used to clean themselves rumpled around them.

“Intense?” Hugo’s voice emerged a bit strangled from Kovak’s right.

“Eye-opening?” Snyder sounded unusually contemplative.

“I honestly do not have a word to describe it… yet,” Kovak finally offered after several heartbeats.

Hugo sprang up, resting on his elbow. One ear perked toward the door like a bloodhound. He covered Kovak’s mouth with a hand before he could open it.

Then Kovak heard it too, someone (or several) moving downstairs. They left the bed in silence. With practiced ease, they donned clothes and weapons quietly.

Snyder was the first out of the master bedroom. He moved toward the stairs and stopped at the edge. He stared at Hugo and Kovak and hand-signed “Fight or flight?”

Hugo and Kovak exchanged a glance. Kovak moved his hand, “How many?” They only used eyecode when other people were around or they couldn’t move their hands.

They all focused their senses on gauging the number of intruders in the house. Hugo’s hand traced the amount in the air. “Six?” Snyder and Kovak nodded. Hugo jerked his right thumb toward the guest bedroom.

They were swiftly inside the smaller room. “What do you think?” Hugo asked as they huddled close to the window.

“Effing Monday morning for crying out loud,” Snyder growled. “The low hangers on those fuckers.”

“You don’t suppose those are squatters, right?” Kovak asked just to be obnoxious.

Hugo shook his head a little. “Kovak, squatters would be making a lot more noise thinking the house was empty.” He made a face.

“Let’s just get out of here,” Snyder grumbled. “Those motherfuckers interrupted my afterglow, and I won’t be in the mood for questioning them.” His eyes landed on Kovak, but they had a naughty gleam instead of a murderous fog. “I might be inclined to simply end them.” He smirked easily.

“We don’t even know what they want,” Hugo huffed.

“I agree with Snyder. Let’s get the fuck out. This can’t be a friendly visit. They didn’t ring the doorbell.” Kovak shook his head. “People have no manners anymore.”

Snyder snorted. “You’re an idiot,” he said, opening the window slowly.

The roof of the tool shed attached to the house was below that window. The sun was fully out, and the neighborhood was coming alive around them. Hugo stepped out first, then Snyder. Kovak used his sliding momentum to close the window behind him. From the shed, they jumped to the backyard.

They never parked their jeep in front of the house. It was something they did in every house they rented after an assignment, foreseeing situations like this one. Since Snyder had been the last to drive it, he’d guide them. Always ready to leave everything behind, they didn’t have anything really personal to forget if escape was needed. Their true sentimental possessions were in safe storages around the world. They’d been in that house for three months, though, and Kovak really liked that headboard.

Well, shit happens.

The backyard grass was still dew-soaked, and it squished under their boots. There was something indecent about that furtive noise after the moment they’d shared in bed.

Before they could jump the low chicken wire fence, Snyder elbowed Kovak. “Get your mind out of the gutter.”

“Asshole,” Kovak grunted under his breath.

“You two can flirt later. C’mon,” Hugo urged, moving over the fence like an Olympic hurdler.

They were in the middle of their neighbor’s yard when the house exploded.

They stopped in their tracks and turned around. They gawked as debris flung in all directions and flames soared.

“What the Helheim?” Snyder blurted, frowning. He had started to use that word instead of hell since he read the Magnus Chase Series by Rick Riordan.

Kovak liked the ones around Percy Jackson better; he was more in tune with Greek and Roman mythologies than those of the Norse even if he had been born in the area where the Vikings had thrived.

Snyder crossed his arms, shaking his head. “Well, that’s just wrong.”

Their house was practically across the street from a weapons museum. Kovak could only imagine the news headlines. He too shook his head.

“Let’s get the hell out of here before the police arrive,” Hugo commanded, and Snyder took the lead toward their jeep.

As they trotted away from the fire, Kovak realized the house had exploded before the invaders could have been out of it. Screaming police sirens and deafening firetruck honks were definitely not the best soundtrack for that disturbing realization.

 ****

#comingsoon #fiction #mmromance  #triad #action #adventure #international #menofgabbo #paranormal #mystery #ancientartifacts #contemporary #ebook #mercenary  #treasurehunter #naughty  #scourger #humor #gabbodelaparra


 

Monday, October 23, 2017

BAD GUYS


There’s no good story without conflict. There’s no conflict without antagonists. The Truman twins are the crazy baddies of ARZANALE. Ghyls owns Lugal Industries, a powerful conglomerate with tentacles all around the world. His brother has embraced the soul within him and now uses the name Kadan Merone, the reincarnation of a High Priest of the Assyrian god Ashur.

Hell-bent on complete a sacred ceremony interrupted by a war before the Great Pyramids were built, they would do all in their power to thwart our heroes Hugo, Kovak, Snyder in their mission to acquire (or destroy, mind you) the key to unleash unfathomable power and dominate humanity.

From Pennsylvania to Venice, from the Black Sea to Iraq’s desert— this is a race against time and destiny.







#comingsoon #fiction #mmromance #gay #men #gayromance #threesome #triad #gayfiction #ebook #paranormal #ancienthistory #contemporary #weapons #humanity #twins #mercenaries #authorsofinstagram #menofgabbo #villains #antagonists #baddies #gabbodelaparra

Sunday, September 17, 2017

AN OLD PLACE FROM A NEW LIGHT

Ancient Evil waiting to be summoned: check
Power Hungry Secret Society: check
Undercover Mercenaries: check
Three Men trying to figure out what to do with their love: check
Big Ass Weapons (worldly and otherworldly): check
Naughty Gay BAR: check
Escort Spies: check
Handing Bad Guys their asses: check
Explosions and Shenanigans: check





#fiction #mmromance #threesome #triad #gay #menofgabbo #weapons #mercenaries #paranormal #contemporary #europe #authorsofinstagram #venice #bookstagrammers #ebooks #2017 #yearofthetriads #iamwriting #gabbodelaparra

Saturday, August 26, 2017

THE LOVE THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE

Snyder was not supposed to become part of Hugo's life; nonetheless, he did.



“Uh-huh. Nobody climbs the rope higher, aims better, or finishes a set faster. Our only problem with him seems to be, he can’t do a single one of those things quietly.”

Hugo chuckled.

“It’s not funny. Besides, there’s an ongoing wager to see who’s gonna pop his mercenary cherry.”

“What?”

“Well, you know. After forty-five days with us, someone should have claimed that fine body already. Even the Amazons are on the wager— as much as everybody is aware of his preferences. Such a tasty, unclaimed morsel is driving my soldiers nuts.”

“He’s no virgin.”

“That’s not the point.  I’ve broken fights of guys vying for his attention. The last one was over who’d pay for his beer. It was such a monumental brawl—none of my men will be able to set foot on that fucking bar for at least a century.”

“He needs to forget a man. Would you do me a favor?”

“Whatever you ask, baby.”

Snyder’s adoration was starting to suffocated Hugo. He also needed to forget a man. It was always easier to give advice than to actually follow it, and not all the rage in the world would have been enough to make him let go completely. That dull ache still reverberated in those nights when the moon was a sliver. His time to move to new pastures had come. “Tell your men you did it, so they back the Hell off.”

“You want me to have sex with Angel?”

“That would be his decision, not mine. Right now, he needs to be angry ‘til his love fades away. I’ll tell him to go along with it so your boys can pursue other ways of entertainment.”

The big blond moved from his sideways position on the tangled sheets to loom over Hugo. “Is this a goodbye?”

“I thought we had a tacit understanding we were just fuck buddies, not lovers.”

“You’re right.” Snyder plopped on his back to take his face away from Hugo’s sight. “My mistake.” The voice wasn’t completely Snyder's.

“Just don’t force Angel.”

“I’ll never… I’ll lie to my men, but I have no intention of claiming the boy.”

“Thank you.”

“I’m not doing this for you. He’s a good asset. I hope he stays with us.”

“He probably will.”

And Hugo would lose his charge, his little brother, his almost son. He scooted until he was seated at the end of the bed, elbows on his knees and palms over his face. In two days, Snyder and a group that included Angel would set up camp in the Cantabrian Mountains, preparing the destruction of the gate located at Picos de Europa National Park.

Softly, Hugo padded to the open window. The night breeze blew the curtains, and he stood there naked, watching the half-mast crescent moon. He sensed Snyder moving behind him, most assuredly to escape the room without awkward farewells.

A thick finger traced a line from the back of his neck to his coccyx. Warm breath tickled his ear. “One last time,” Snyder sighed, “for the road?”

Why the fuck not?

Saturday, June 3, 2017

TRIADS TRIVIA


How many rings are used in a three-way handfasting ceremony?

a) four
b) three
c) nine
d) six

I’m not saying we’re going to have one of those (I’m not saying we’re not either), but it is always good to know in case someone asks.

If you have read my books, you should know.

You’ll need to wait until one of those ceremonies happens (it might not) to find out if you haven’t.

Cheers

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

A CONVERSATION WITH BELLA, DUCHESS OF KITTINGTON






"Dad, why are there no pets in your stories?" Bella asks. 

"Hmmm... never really thought about that before..." 

"Well, I think it is time you have a cat character. I wouldn't mind being your inspiration... Especially for that one with all the guns and explosions..." Bella looks at her left front paw, exposing a nasty, daddy-scratching claw. 

"So, you want to be in ARZANALE?" 

"One of the big guys looks kind of Russian. It would be a nice cliché if he has a Russian Blue kitty..." Bella arches the muscle over her eye ('cause cats don't have eyebrows...), and her whiskers twitch condescendingly. 

"He's Belgian!" 

Bella rolls her eyes. "Europe— same difference." She shrugs. 

"I'll think about it..." 

"You can use Chance in the one with the blimps..." Bella nods toward Chance, who's quietly pondering the mysteries of the universe, eyes closed, portraying a very convincing statue. 

"Clockwork Vendetta?" 

"That's the one. They could use a fluffy thing like him to soften all that lion testosterone." 

"Shouldn't you be in that one? They have feline gods' temples." 

"Nah. I'll be lost amid all those claws and manes and roars. I'd rather be where I'm more visible. Shame you're not writing anything with witches. I'd totally crush it as a familiar." Bella narrows her eyes as if I am unable to get an undisguised hint. 

"But you are my familiar!" 

"Dad," Bella looks at me like I need to be petted, "being your familiar is not my day job. It's a hustle..." 

#Bella #cat #kitty #daddysgirl #dog #Maltese #familiar #dayjob #hustle #fictionalcharacter #gabbodelaparra

Sunday, March 5, 2017

THE TRIADS ARE COMING



What do you get when you put together fifteen guys from different universes and genres?

Lots of fun!

Spring is approaching fast, and, although there is no definitive date for BRIDEGROOM FROM HEAVEN’s relaunch— the hour is near.

I put together this little image because that’s how the guys are in my head, all together and having fun until I call them to work on their respective stories. Sometimes I don’t know what the other twelve are doing while I work with three, and I honestly hope there is no hanky-panky amongst them ‘cause they are supposed to behave.

Now, the thing is, to me they are actors playing a role, and, perhaps, when they are out of “character” they mingle deeply with the other guys. Maybe a lot of butt pinching and squeezing is happening in that picture, and we are unaware of all the mischievous fingers and hands doing only Universe knows back there.

I’m going to leave you marinating that idea until the first story (or another random blog post) comes out.


And just to add a couple of naughty ingredients to that marinade, which characters of different stories do you thing are more likely to hook up?

Cheers!

Monday, January 2, 2017

A THREESOME FOR EVERY SEASON


The final lineup for the year of the threesomes is here!
Triple hotness all year with a different flavor for each season




SPRING 
BRIDEGROOM FROM HEAVEN
During the seventeenth century, two men struggle to forget their past, and start a new life in the Indies. Alejandro is haunted by the memories of a distressful childhood in the hands of a merciless father. Now, that man had called him to return to the place he escaped five years before. A grown man this time, he will not allow his father to have his way with him again. Armando is escaping from the hands of the Spanish Inquisition after being falsely accused of heresy. A stroke of luck put him in the Royal Court, and from there, on a galleon to the Indies, appointed as a new judge for the Real Audiencia of Guatemala. 
Both men, despite their different backgrounds and in life experiences, fall in love with each other, and with the captain of the galleon, Mauricio. A love triangle forged in the high seas and strong enough to conquer all the enemies awaiting them in the Kingdom of Guatemala.
#historical



SUMMER 
CLOCKWORK VENDETTA
Heer Pyfus, Bosco Rogers, and Duncan Bracco will undo all preconceptions about what it is to rule the industrial mafia as mob families try to keep the peace, uniting through wedding contracts but not by love. Bosco must choose between Heer and Duncan, but things are not always black and white. Secret alliances will emerge and dreams will shatter. An unsuspected enemy from the other end of the world comes to make their lives more difficult, and they shall fight, not only to survive but to let the organized crime honchos know that love is bigger than vengeance.
#steampunk #steamfun 


FALL 
SEDULOUS
Bennar Muselet escapes prosecution by the end of Another Dawn on Planet X.  It’s up to his son, Admiral Ben Muselet and his brother’s erstwhile shadows, Tyke and Sun, to find the deceitful former Consul of the Cygnus Federation and bring him back to justice. The attraction among the three men is explosive from the get-go, but there’s more to it than meet the eye. Tyke and Sun are life-mates but their bound is three lateral, thus they hope Ben is their key to be complete. From planet to planet, hunting down his father, a secret will keep Ben from falling in love with Tyke and Sun. Nevertheless, destiny has more tricks than a Valorian whore, so beware.
#scifi



WINTER 
ARZANALE
A new power-hungry secret society is trying to resurrect another ancient evil. Snyder, Hugo, and Kovak fought against Juggernaut in Septima Luna. Now, as they try to work out the dynamics of their relationship, they discover their lives are at stake because this unspeakable menace is related to all three men’s ancestors and the obscure reasons why they became modern day warriors. Mercenary tourism has never been so much fun; just remember to bring lots of water and big-ass weapons! 
#contemporary #paranormal