Mirror Series by Kirby Crow

Grant Baines runs a specialty-tour company with his sister, Andie. The tour part is ushering frat boys around the Gulf of Mexico in his charter yacht. The specialty is that he's an ex-military psychologist who does favors for the government. When Grant is asked to spend a week evaluating traumatized FBI Advisor Matty Sawyer, he agrees, thinking it will be just another babysitting assignment... moreGrant Baines runs a specialty-tour company with his sister, Andie. The tour part is ushering frat boys around the Gulf of Mexico in his charter yacht. The specialty is that he's an ex-military psychologist who does favors for the government. When Grant is asked to spend a week evaluating traumatized FBI Advisor Matty Sawyer, he agrees, thinking it will be just another babysitting assignment. Grant is more relaxed in a bondage playroom than he is going on a date, so he's amazed at how strongly he’s attracted to the damaged but brilliant man who arrives in his town. Grant’s job is to assess Matty’s stability to return to the FBI after Jaeger Koning— Matty’s former lover— is charged with multiple assassinations. Knowing Matty's past poses a danger to his family, Grant is determined to keep his distance, until Matty reveals a submissive side that Grant finds impossible to resist. *This gay contemporary romance is approximately 60,000 words, contains graphic sex, and is intended for mature readers. less

Matty and Grant's attempt to make a life together in Kingshall is shattered when Jaeger Koning sends word that he intends to return and claim what is his. Not content to stand by while his life is destroyed, Matty accepts Rey's invitation to return to Norfolk and re-open the Kill Devil case, but Jaeger seems to have anticipated their every move. _________________________________________________________________________ Jaeger loomed over him, the storm at his back. “I’m not sorry... moreMatty and Grant's attempt to make a life together in Kingshall is shattered when Jaeger Koning sends word that he intends to return and claim what is his. Not content to stand by while his life is destroyed, Matty accepts Rey's invitation to return to Norfolk and re-open the Kill Devil case, but Jaeger seems to have anticipated their every move. _________________________________________________________________________ Jaeger loomed over him, the storm at his back. “I’m not sorry. I won’t apologize. You’re here with me, and that’s all that will ever matter to me.” He stroked Matty’s cheek. “You are not my prisoner. You are not my slave. You were never my property, but you belong to me and I will keep you.” He pressed a feather-light kiss to Matty’s forehead that seemed to burn. A second brand, as ineradicable as the first. “Mine.” *This gay contemporary HEA romance is approximately 73,000 words, contains graphic sex, and is intended for mature readers. Book 2 of the series. TAGS: Bondage themes, romance, true love, HEA, story concludes. *Trigger Warning for sexual contact with dubious consent. Full warning on chapter heading. less