Desert Brawn

Two rival kingdoms, Khemet and Elladia, stand in the desert, ruled by kings of equal strength. When one devises a plan to test his enemy's prowess, their struggle takes them from the wrestling floor to the bedchamber, with both kings determined to come out on top!

King Sobekh of Khemet is known for many things: his youth, his physique, his extravagant harem full of beautiful concubines. But when he comes face to face with Alexos, King of Elladia, in his own palace, he only cares about showing his longtime enemy how he handles intruders. For Sobekh is not only king, but the divine avatar of the leopard-god—a terrifying beast that dominates in both fights and the bedroom—and he has no intention of letting Alexos escape the palace alive.

Alexos, however, has a different plan: nothing less than the seduction of Sobekh, to prove his superiority over the Khemetian king. And the so-called "Bear King" of Elladia possesses hidden powers of his own... ones he'll use to every advantage, whether he beats Sobekh by brawn or by sexual skill!

Read on for 10,000 words of gay shifter smut, featuring wrestling, muscle kink, and rough, enemies-to-lovers sex!

Excerpt:

“I came to test your strength,” the king of Elladia said.

“Interesting.” Sobekh ran his fingers down the back of his favorite chair. “By infiltrating my harem?”

“I wanted to find out if a prime specimen of Elladian beauty could seduce you,” Alexos said, then added, “It seems to have worked well so far. You chose me from a quite extraordinary lineup.”

He laughed aloud at the look on Sobekh’s face. “There’s no shame in it, your majesty. More covenants than you know have been settled between two rulers in the bedroom. Let’s resolve our differences that way; I’ll show you how Elladians are superior on the battleground and between the sheets.”

The insolence of this suggestion—and Alexos’ clear belief it would be accepted—beggared belief. Sobekh was halfway to a retort before a stirring in his chest gave him pause. Uncomfortable as it was to admit, he had planned to sate his desires tonight; the leopard’s hunger still drove him forward, gnawing and insistent. If he could divorce the man from his Elladian heritage, from everything he stood for, Alexos did cut a fine figure standing there on his palace floor. He wasn’t the woman Sobekh was expecting, but he had a certain magnetism that was hard to ignore.

That said, there was no way for him to disregard the insult posed by an Elladian trying to seduce him. Such arrogance could not be borne without consequence.

“I’m afraid nothing of the sort will be happening,” Sobekh said. “Not here, not tonight, and not with me.”