I like my men the way I like my coffee: Evil.
I love my leading men ornery, mad, black-souled, twisted, tormented, tortured, given to doing bad, bad things. Those morally devoid male book figures give me an inordinate happy. Strange that what I love in book boyfriends all those, I would stab a man in the eye and whack off a willie for in the real world. But in a book… jealous men, who beat the shit out of everyone who looks twice at their girls make my feelies tickle. AND threats of spankins, being locked up, and never let out of one’s bedroom sounds like fun–not spousal abuse! No! No, a man who behaves heavy handed and proprietary is OBVIOUSLY just a werewolf, anything can be explained away if the bad boy has fangs, fur and a tail.
Now let me jump the tracks back from bondage, discipline, control and ownership to just dark and spicy. I also have a yen for the mens who can’t find their moral compass when it’s shown to them. I lurve me the dark men who don’t shrink at getting business handled in a world that is all grey space. In my own personal life, I have actually rubbed elbows with my demons and met my darkside and know that there is no black and white outside of the contrast dial and my mother’s way of thinking. All shit is relative to me. I do have a conscience; I relate to a large amount of things that squeeze your heartstrings. That said there comes a point where life comes down to business. I’m not saying that I’m going to join a MC, consort with mafia, rob banks, shoot drugs, help people murder others or torture people, animals or other’s eyeballs by wearing fluorescents and plaid. But I have an awareness and appetite for destruction. I try to feed it through books as not to have to whet it via real means.
I do medicate with heroes for the pain relief, but I shoot up with bad boys for the rush.
DAMN! That would have been a good quote for another #WisdomWednesday. I’m holding it patent pending and smacking copyright ownership on it!
Inspiration: Stephen James | Darkness | Alec Slater | Jack Hunter | Elec O’Rourke | Jared Trent | Greaser | Zeth
Other than Stephen James, who happens to be the model this image is based from; he’s pretty for the eyes on an all around dealio, all the other men-ish mentions for this weeks -gram are book boyfriends and bad boy anti-heroes. I began building this image the end of last week and these are some of the books I’ve read or are currently reading around now-now who had some juice injected into my flow-yo! for this #WisdomWednesday! I will post below Stephen James directions so you can catch him around the webs–trust me you WANT to find more of this guy. I will also post y’all book synopses and links for my inspiration on the fiction side of the equation. Read books, it will blow your mind! Look at Stephen James and think of him when you blow other people’s minds. Awww, come on kittens, he’s got ink and metal… and a tongue on his belly that is like a roadway sign showing your lips the direction to points need to be known!
Don’t be an Armchair Traveler, find yourself a Bad Boy!
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Bad Boy Books:
Darkness Synopsis:
Kat’s boss wants dirt on the NSO. She is sent to Homeland undercover but everything goes wrong as soon as she enters the front gates. She is arrested by a big, powerful, sexy New Species but she is not frightened. He turns her on and things heat up fast between them. Now, she just hopes he does not break her heart.
Darkness admires Kat’s courage but he cannot trust anything she says. He hasn’t been with a female for years because he knows he is too damaged. He is not mate material, despite his desire to possess her in every way. Darkness fears losing control—the one thing that defines his life. He doesn’t think he can tear down the protective walls he’s built, even for her.
Inside Scoop: Kat never realized how much fun handcuffs and dominant males could be until she discovered her kinky side through Darkness’ need for control.
Purchase Darkness: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iTunes | Ellora’s Cave
Alec Synopsis:
Keela Daley is the black sheep of her family. She has always come second to her younger cousin Micah. Even in the eyes of her mother, Micah shone bright, and Keela faded to black. Now, in adulthood, Micah is a bride-to-be and the spotlight is solely on her. Keela is a low priority…or so she thinks.
Alec Slater is a bachelor, never one to bed the same woman, or man, twice. He is a free agent who does what he pleases and answers to no one; that is until a fiery Irish redhead with a temper to match her hair colour knocks him on his arse. Literally.
She hates to admit it, but Keela needs a favour from the cocky Slater brother, a huge favour. She needs him to not only escort her to Micah’s wedding, but to also pose as her boyfriend. Alec agrees to help Keela, but has certain conditions for her to abide by. He wants her body and plans to have it before anyone can say I do.
What he doesn’t plan on is losing his heart as well as the possibility of losing his family when someone from his past threatens his future.
Alec owns Keela, and what Alec owns, Alec keeps.
Purchase Alec: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iTunes
Brutal Precious Synopsis:
Life meets death. The end meets the beginning.
Eighteen-year-old Isis Blake hasn’t fallen in love in three years, forty-three weeks, and two days. Or so she thinks.
The boy she maybe-sort-of-definitely loved has dropped off the face of the planet after his girlfriend’s death, leaving a Jack-shaped hole. Determined to be happy, Isis fills it in with lies and puts on a brave smile for her new life at Ohio State University.
But how long can that smile last with all of her friends gone?
How long can it last with the guilt of Sophia’s death crushing her?
And how long can it really last when Will Cavanaugh attends the same school, taunting her?
Isis is good at pretending everything is okay. But not that good. The cracks begin to show.
Isis Blake is good at putting herself back together.
But Jack Hunter is better.
Purchase Brutal Precious: Amazon | B&N
Stepbrother Dearest Synopsis:
You’re not supposed to want the one who torments you.
When my stepbrother, Elec, came to live with us my senior year, I wasn’t prepared for how much of a jerk he’d be.
I hated that he took it out on me because he didn’t want to be here.
I hated that he brought girls from our high school back to his room.
But what I hated the most was the unwanted way my body reacted to him.
At first, I thought all he had going for him were his rock-hard tattooed abs and chiseled face. Then, things started changing between us, and it all came to a head one night.
Just as quickly as he’d come into my life, he was gone back to California.
It had been years since I’d seen Elec.
When tragedy struck our family, I’d have to face him again.
And holy hell, the teenager who made me crazy was now a man that drove me insane.
I had a feeling my heart was about to get broken again.
Stepbrother Dearest is a standalone novel.
**Contains graphic sexual content and harsh language. It is only appropriate for adult readers age 18+
Purchase Stepbrother Dearest: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iTunes
Until You Synopsis:
***This novel contains graphic sexual content and harsh language. It is only appropriate for adult readers age 18+.
Have you ever been so angry that hitting things felt good? Or so numb that you actually felt high? The past few years have been like that for me. Traveling between fury and indifference with no stops in between.
Some people hate me for it, while others are scared of me. But none of them can hurt me, because I don’t care about anything or anyone.
Except Tatum.
I love her so much that I hate her. We used to be friends, but I found out that I couldn’t trust her or anyone else.
So I hurt her. I pushed her away.
But I still need her. The sight of her centers me, and I can pool all of my anger into her. Engaging her, challenging her, bullying her…they are my food, my air, and the last part of me that feels anything human.
But she left. She went to France for a year, and came back a different girl.
Now, when I push, she pushes back.
Purchase Until You: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iTunes
Craving Redemption Synopsis:
Asa and Callie had nothing in common. He was an Ace, raised in the club and loyal to it above all else. She was a high school student with braces on her teeth and a narrow view of the world.
They should have never crossed paths.
But when Callie decides to defy her parents, and Asa goes on an errand for the club, their lives collide. He saves her, and she mesmerizes him.
They part believing they’ll never see each other again.
Neither could have predicted the chain of events they’d put in motion.
Now the two have to navigate the dark waters of a relationship built on tragedy and need without drowning in guilt for things outside their control.
How do you love someone when the worst decision of your life was the reason you met them?
Purchase Craving Redemption: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iTunes
Deviant Synopsis:
Sloane
I’m not proud of the things I’ve done.
The things I’ve had to do.
The things I’ve given away.
but I’d give it all over again to find her.
Even if i die trying,
I have to find Alexis.
Zeth
She wants me to help her,
But I won’t.
She wants me to save her sister,
But I can’t.
She wants me to be her hero,
But I’m not a good man.
I am her damnation.
Purchase Deviant: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iTunes
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