by Angelique Voisen
Faith holds a particularly special place in my heart. The novella
is set in a medieval and grim fantasy world I’ve spent years building and
nurturing, before the time I made the switch from writing dark fantasy to LGBTQ
erotic romance.
Awhile back, I had a debate with another writer friend about
lesbian fiction. Why it’s less popular than MM romance simply because there are
less variety to choose from.
You can say Faith
is a by-product of that debate. In Faith,
the paths of two very different women from two different worlds collide. Add in
a cunning bloodthirsty monster and grim romps through crypts to the mix, and I
guarantee you one hell of an adventure and unexpected sparks.
Blurb:
In a society where a common servant girl doesn’t have much
in the way of prospects, Faith’s plain appearance and sharp tongue make a good
match even more unlikely. But finding a husband is the least of Faith’s worries
when she finds herself caught between a beautiful swordswoman and her
grotesque, monstrous prey.
Given as a reward to the huntress, Faith is beyond
terrified. According to rumors, these less-than-human slayers share too many
qualities with the creatures they kill for a living, but Faith can’t deny the
strange spark between Valac and her.
Val used to think cutting away parts of her humanity was a
worthwhile exchange for wreaking vengeance on the monsters who threaten her
people, but lately she’s gotten tired of her profession. Val believes her
assignment in a remote city in the mountains is simple until a servant girl’s arrival stirs emotions Val
thought she’d abandoned long ago.
If Faith is capable of invoking unbridled passion then the
best thing Val could do is stay away, but when Faith’s life hangs on the
balance, can Val risk all to save her?
Excerpt:
Maya twitched at a stab of negligible pain.
“Oh! I’m so sorry!” exclaimed the young woman tending her
wounds. “My sewing needle went in too deep.”
Maya studied her more carefully. Although cleaned up pretty
and proper in her plain brown servant’s dress, there was no mistaking the girl
she had stolen from death’s jaws. Saying nothing, Maya let her finish her work
in silence. For a moment, it had been tempting to scare her off.
I debated whether to let the Tiny Stranger have you. But,
you’re so skinny, I doubt you’d make a good meal.
Her hands shook violently as she peeled Maya’s torn
brigandine off. She nearly asked her to leave, but the small face tightened
with a firm, somewhat charming resolve. The girl shook her head and let out a
sigh when her small fingers exposed only bruised and bloodied human skin. Had
she expected scales or feathers perhaps? Braver now, she traced the neat
stitches of her work, and then moved to the path of mottled blue-and-black
flesh. It amused her at first to see how far she dared to go. When she reached
the old messy scar tissue spanning from her stomach to her abdomen, Maya caught
her wrist.
The servant swallowed nervously, and her reaction didn’t
help the Exterminator’s mood. Maya inhaled the mixture of soap and sweat
emanating from the girl’s skin.
Can you taste her exquisite nervousness, Pretty Monster? Can
you taste her fear? Ask her to come closer. Ask her to come closer, if she
dares! Maya silenced the internal voice.
“Did your master send you to provide me some entertainment?”
she asked instead.
Her mouth hung open for a few amusing seconds, before anger
flared in her eyes as she tugged at her captive wrist. Maya refused to release
her. She has some spirit, at least. Besides, refusing a gift from a lord would
be rude.
“I didn’t know Exterminators still remembered desire,” the
girl retorted.
Maya inhaled the sour odor of her ill-contained fear. She
had, no doubt, been raised on the ridiculous and ill-founded rumors surrounding
Exterminators.
“Of course we do. We’re still human, you know. Sometimes
even more human than you and your kind.” Maya sat up, and stared into large
brown eyes far too big for the girl’s face. “We also have certain needs.”
Ignoring ache in the lower half of her body, the
Exterminator wrapped her arms tightly around the slender frame.
“I’ll scream,” the girl threatened.
About Angelique Voisen
Angelique Voisen writes LGBTQ erotic romances and likes
experimenting with different sub-genres. Her stories are often set in exotic
settings and may include blades, fangs, kinky magic systems and
happily-ever-afters.
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