Book Name: A Spartan Love
Author Name: Kayla Jameth
Author Bio:
Kayla Jameth grew up on the family farm in Ohio, baling hay, raising cattle, and making maple syrup. An unrepentant tomboy, her father taught her to weld before she graduated from high school.
She attended Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University and later, Texas A&M University in her pursuit of veterinary medicine, taking her farther away from her rural roots. You can transplant the county girl, but you can’t make her a city slicker. Besides, it was only going to be for a little while, right?
But it wasn’t all hard work for Kayla, her sojourn as the princess of the Celestial Kingdom left her with the title sir and a costume closet the envy of many knights, lords, and ladies. See? She does have some ladylike qualities complete with the title of Lady to back it up.
After declaring for years that she was just a veterinarian who wrote not an author, Kayla now finds herself living in Spring, Texas (practically Houston) and writing m/m erotic romance. The location is probably a bigger surprise than the genre. Never the kind of girl to discuss makeup and clothing designers, she would rather be outside getting dirty with the boys.
Kayla shares her home with a cat, two guinea pigs, a gerbil, three guppies, a husband and a son and daughter.
Author Contact:
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Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover Artist: Catt Grant
Blurb(s):
Alone, Andreas toils on a remote farmstead for a Spartan overlord. When a kryptes enters his world, Andreas fears for his life. The dread warriors stalk and kill helots—like Andreas’ father—as part of their training.
Andreas sees only one way to save himself: he must tame the fearsome warrior.
But what began as self-preservation develops into attraction. Yearning for the company of someone other than his ferret Ictis, Andreas decides to trust the Spartan warrior and risk the fate that claimed his father.
Born to rule by the sword, Theron sees the world as his and acts accordingly, taking everything Andreas offers and reaching for more. However, love between men in Sparta is considered shameful and requires either exile or suicide to redeem Sparta’s honor. Now, only the gods can save them from the terrible price Sparta extracts from men who desire other men.
Categories:Erotica, Fiction, Historical, M/M Romance. MAY be considered to have paranormal elements.
Words: 77,000
Excerpt:
Poking the fire down, he pushed the covered dish into the edge of the blaze. As the coals built up, he would bank them around the sides. But for now, the pottery vessel and bread stone could warm until they reached a slow burn like he had.
Andreas peeled and crushed the garlic, tossing it into the boiling pot along with the lentils. Mouthwatering steam rose up as the cloves hit the hot water. He couldn’t wait for dinner. He hoped his warrior appreciated all of his hard work. But no matter, the thought of spoiling the young man appealed to him.
Ictis finished his meal and stole one of the cucumbers, rolling it out of Andreas’ reach and “killing” the vegetable as if it were his prey. Requiring much jumping in and out of range, the final death blow left Ictis triumphantly straddling his spoils.
Shaking his head, Andreas let the victorious beast keep his prize. “I can’t very well use that one, now can I?”
The ferret sampled his prey and shook his head vigorously, flinging bits of the cucumber everywhere.
Andreas snorted out a laugh. “Not what you thought it would be? At least now I don’t have to protect the last one from you.”
He opened another amphora and the sweet, rich smell of the barley flour filled the air. The small storage vessel was nearly empty. He would have to grind more soon. Mixing the flour with some water and a dash of oil, Andreas worked the mass into small balls. When the stone was hot enough, he would flatten them and cook them on its surface.
Adding a couple more logs to the blaze, he rearranged the cooking pots and glanced at the sun. He needed to bring in the goats before dark, and by then the bread should be ready to bake.
“In you go, Ictis! Guard the house while I’m gone.
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3-Dec
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5-Dec
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10-Dec
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11-Dec
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12-Dec
Sales Links:
ebook: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5629
paperback: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5630
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Thank you for hosting me today. I hope you like Ictis. He seems to be the most popular character in the story.
HI Kayla! Thank you for the chance! Happy holidays!
Thanks for the opportunity!