All the King's Men

Genre: Futuristic
ISBN: 978-1-41991-192-7
Released: August, 2007

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Skella:
A form-fitting black garment specifically tailored to cover a man's lean, muscular physique from head to toe. Worn exclusively by those in the king's personal guard.

His Guardians.

For Nelina Lannen, the skella is more than an outfit. It's a symbol of everything that's wrong with the royal rule. Ever since the king's men stormed into her bedroom eight years earlier and ripped her lover from her arms, she's been haunted by the memory of the ruthless bodyguards.

That long-ago night they snatched the only man she's ever loved. Now they've returned to claim her body.

Reviews

GOLD STAR AWARD! "It's quite difficult not to lust after a man who can't think beyond the effect you have on him and that's the glue between Nelina and Kirel. Even sexier is the fact that these two have an emotional connection that makes even the menage sex scenes seem like an extension of their passionate love. While she may be having sex in a menage, Kirel's interaction makes the carnality skyrocket and allows their love to dominate the scene.

With a little bondage, anal sex, and menage scenes, I thought this story blazingly hot, both in sex and in love. Additionally, there is some sexual interaction between the men but it was not out of place and only added to the potency of the sex scenes.

Overall, I would highly recommend this extremely loving story that kept me pumped up on Nelina and Kirel as well as their sexuality. Due to an outstanding set of characters, a boundless love story, and a remarkably carnal amount of sex scenes, I feel All the King's Men is Gold Star Award worthy." -- Francesca Hayne, reviewer for Just Erotic Romance Reviews

RECOMMENDED READ! "Whew! Look out because Lacey Savage's All the King's Men is unbelievably erotic. This tale of love lost and found has a twist that will make you sizzle. After years of separation, Kirel and Nelina are brought back together through a prophecy from the cards. Both have had to face pain and loss, but it is Kirel who also has to come to terms with the fact that his loyalty to the King is in direct opposition to his love for Nelina. As he struggles, he also realizes that he has strong feelings for his fellow king's Guardians, Thor and Domenic, and only by working with them can he have Nelina again-even for the short training period. As for Nelina, she's not some weak willed woman giving in to the extreme sexuality of these three men. She establishes herself as a woman who is strong enough, giving enough, and loving enough to become their next queen. Their sexual encounters are those of fantasies, but it's the feelings truly make this a fantastic tale. Enjoy!" -- Trang, Reviewer for Fallen Angels Reviews

5 KISSES! "The foreword written by Lacey Savage sets the tone for ALL THE KING'S MEN – an intense and deeply emotional story. Both Kirel and Nelina are beautiful individuals, inside and out, and their separation is torturous. The passion and love they share is unparalleled even though their path to happiness is a path containing numerous uncertain twists and turns. The love scenes are poignant and at times heartbreaking as you hope these two lovers will have a happy ending yet not imaging how it can be so. Ms. Savage continues to gift her readers with stories that expand their minds and challenge their emotional limits, which makes her writing absolutely addicting. I highly recommend reading ALL THE KING'S MEN" -- Kerin, Reviewer for TwoLips Reviews

5 HEARTS! "With each stroke of her pen, Ms. Savage weaves a web of passion, heaving emotions and some erotic sex that had this reviewer racing to turn the air conditioner up on high. Exquisite in detail, Ms. Savage hits a home run with ALL THE KING'S MEN, though be warned there is some M/M and Group Sex involved in the course of the story. If you enjoy a highly charged, sensual tale that has characters burying themselves deep within your heart and have you longing to know more of their world, then grab Lacey Savage's ALL THE KING'S MEN and be lost amid the world of tradition and a love determined to not be denied. This reviewer has to ask: Will there be more of this world?" -- Dawn, Reviewer for Love Romances

Rating N/A "A wonderful story of love lost and the longing for time past. Both characters had much suffering and now were to suffer in a different way, being close but knowing it would not last. The intimacy between Nelina and Kirel as well as the other of the Kings men was phenomenal. The integrity of the Guardians was intense as the duty to the king was so pronounce. A wonder story of struggle with duty and love." -- Aris, Reviewer for Alternative-Read

4 1/2 BLUE RIBBONS! "Wickedly sexy describes the latest futuristic romance by Lacey Savage.... All the King's Men is a deliciously sexy futuristic romance that will have pulses racing. Scene after scene of hot erotic interactions are described in wonderfully graphic detail making for easy visualization. Combine that with a very imaginative story with likeable characters and the result is a fantastically entertaining read." -- Anita, reviewer for Blue Ribbon Reviews

Excerpt

"No."

Kirel would have been more inclined to believe her if she didn't look at him with those wide fuck-me eyes, if her lips weren't parted and glistening and if the scent of her arousal wasn't strong enough to make him want to inhale huge lungfuls of the stuff until her feminine aroma was all he could smell for the rest of eternity.

"No?" He quirked an eyebrow, pretending to consider her rejection. "How can I be sure you mean that?"

She set her mouth into a grim line. "You'll have to take my word for it. It's not like I can prove it to you."

An idea struck, the thought so devious to be almost too perfect. A grin tugged at the corners of his mouth. He knew she couldn't see it through the face mask, but she must have noticed something in his eyes because she pulled back a fraction.

Her eyebrows drew down over the bridge of her nose. "What?"

He drew down his mask, placed one hand on either side of her and leaned in until her mouth was only a breath away. "You are going to prove it to me, Nel." He stroked his tongue over her lower lip. A tremor ran through her and she pressed her lips together so tightly they turned white. He could almost see the inner turmoil raging behind those beautiful blue eyes. "And you're going to prove it to Thor and Domenic too."

She glanced up and behind him, startled. The color drained from her face as her gaze darted from him to the Guardians then back again. "You wouldn't!"

His grin broadened. "Oh yes, sweetheart. I would."

She flung herself backward on the bed and scrambled to get away from him. He had only to jerk his head in her direction and the men moved toward her, their steps determined and graceful, almost predatory. The controlled aggression in their movements made his cock ache.

If not for the night before, when they'd come to him in the hot springs and had so skillfully soothed the chaos thundering through his soul, he wasn't sure he could stand here now. He was far from detached where Nelina was concerned, but being able to release some of that pent-up frustration had given him back a measure of control.

It wasn't nearly enough to make him forget that he was ultimately here to train Nelina to pleasure another man. Nothing would wipe away that cruel knowledge. But at least his heart no longer threatened to break through his rib cage at the mere suggestion of Domenic or Thor touching her, tasting her, pleasuring her.

He watched with growing arousal as Nelina fought them. She clawed and kicked, punching with utter abandon at anyone who came near. Her desperate, angry cries slid through the room into his cock, making his already pounding erection ache.

In the end, the only thing she succeeded in accomplishing was ripping off Thor's face mask. His strong profile showed off a square jaw dusted with the hint of a golden beard. Far from looking unkempt, the facial hair gave him a savage appearance that only intensified the raw glint of lust in his eyes.

The men held her down on the bed with ease, using no added force aside from the pressure of broad hands on her shoulders. Her hair hung like a dark curtain around her flushed face. She panted, her narrowed eyes flinging poisoned darts in his direction.

Kirel ignored her fury. "The mating Trials are divided into three parts. The lessons will follow the same path. We'll begin with the first. The Test of Submission."

There was no mistaking the nervous squirm that had her pressing her legs together. No matter how much she tried to hide it, the strength of her arousal was too strong to be denied. Oh how he'd enjoy making her face up to what her body already accepted.

She tilted her chin up. "I won't submit to anyone. Not to you, not to these men and definitely not to your king."

Defiant to the last, his Nelina. He loved that about her. Gods, who was he kidding? He loved everything about her.

The thought was so unexpected and unwelcome it made his heart clench. He stifled the longing and tender anguish that coiled in his gut, pushing it down to the deepest recesses of his soul. He had a job to do. And the only way he could do it was by keeping his emotions where they belonged. Locked away. Forever.

"Right. Because you don't want us."

She clenched her jaw. "You're finally beginning to understand. How wonderful for you," she ground out between gritted teeth.

"Then you won't mind if we find out for ourselves." Not waiting for Nelina to reply, he nodded at Thor and Domenic. "Strip her."

The men did as they were told. Their fingers dug into the creamy skin of her shoulders as they reached for her white blouse. She squirmed and thrashed against the mattress, fighting them every step of the way. The fabric ripped audibly, revealing full breasts, the perfect spheres heaving with the force of her ragged breathing. Her dark nipples stood out in sharp contrast to her skin, taut and ripe for his mouth.

"The skirt too?" Domenic asked.

Nelina's body went rigid. Her stomach muscles flexed and she tried to yank her arms out of the men's grasp but succeeded only in causing them to tighten their grip.

"No," Kirel said.

Nelina's tense shoulders relaxed a fraction. Something that looked more like disappointment than relief flashed across her face but she smoothed her features into a haughty mask before he could call her on it.

"The skirt's mine. As is the proof I'm looking for. Hold her legs."

"You're unbelievable!" Nelina cried out. "Is this the only way you can have a woman now? By having your goons force her legs open for you?"

A smile tugged at his mouth. "Hardly. But if you'd be kind enough to open up for me willingly, we can end the game and get on with the training."

She pursed her lips together. "Never."

"Have it your way," Kirel said.

Nelina refused to make it easy on him, so he had to wait until the men adjusted their grip. She used her body and those maddeningly full breasts to her best advantage, sliding against the velvet sheets, her flesh slipping and gliding away from the Guardians' questing fingers.

After what seemed to Kirel like an eternity, they'd managed to pin her down into the mattress. Each man had one arm hooked around the back of her knees, and they lifted her legs off the bed. The folds of her skirt fell between her open thighs, hiding her sweet cunt.

Kirel climbed on the bed and kneeled between her spread legs. Throwing his hood back, he began to unlace the mask.

"I'm going to ask you one more time," Kirel said. "Do you want us to train you? To fuck you? To show you pleasure unlike any you've ever experienced?"

The muscles in her throat constricted as she swallowed hard. She couldn't hold his gaze. A low distraught noise came from her throat. "Moon Gods take you! I've told you before."

He slid his hand beneath the hem of her skirt and gently caressed her inner thigh. He could feel the heat emanating from her core and knew what he'd find when he finally brought the game to its inevitable conclusion. "No. You lied before. I'm asking you for the truth now."

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