Leander has never met a desire he couldn't turn into play. Until Darren asks him what he really wants.
Leander has spent years making sure everyone gets what they need: his husband Tristan, their business partners, and now the new relationships opening their lives in unexpected directions. But when the arrival of Miles and Darren give Leander the chance to explore a different kind of intimacy, Darren sees something Leander has managed to hide from almost everyone.
Leander knows how to give. He isn't nearly as good at receiving.
Darren is a professional in the art of command who knows the difference between taking charge and truly caring for someone. He isn't interested in making Leander prove how adventurous he is. He wants to show him what it feels like to surrender control to someone who will take care of him.
Their first step is deceptively simple: letting Darren choose what Leander wears.
But being dressed up for someone who sees beneath the performance feels surprisingly vulnerable.
As Leander and Darren begin discovering the shape of their new connection, Tristan and Miles are finding their own rhythm. An old bond between them is taking on new meaning as Miles begins exploring a nurturing, big-brother role with Tristan through protective caretaking. Tristan sees how much this new relationship might give them all, and he's eager to find out where it leads.
For all four men, the question has already been answered: they want this. Now they get to discover what "this" actually looks like.
And for Leander, that means facing a truth he's spent years avoiding: being sexually free isn't the same thing as being free to ask for what he truly wants. Sometimes surrender isn't giving something up. Sometimes it's finally allowing someone to give you what you need.
A cozy, high-heat MM polyamorous romance featuring protective heroes, confident command, established relationships, hurt/comfort, lifestyle caretaking, lingerie and lace, emotional vulnerability, and devoted found family.
Negotiating Command is part of the Intricate Ties series. Each book offers a satisfying romantic arc while expanding an interconnected polyamorous love story.
Genre: Romance
Leander has spent years making sure everyone gets what they need: his husband Tristan, their business partners, and now the new relationships opening their lives in unexpected directions. But when the arrival of Miles and Darren give Leander the chance to explore a different kind of intimacy, Darren sees something Leander has managed to hide from almost everyone.
Leander knows how to give. He isn't nearly as good at receiving.
Darren is a professional in the art of command who knows the difference between taking charge and truly caring for someone. He isn't interested in making Leander prove how adventurous he is. He wants to show him what it feels like to surrender control to someone who will take care of him.
Their first step is deceptively simple: letting Darren choose what Leander wears.
But being dressed up for someone who sees beneath the performance feels surprisingly vulnerable.
As Leander and Darren begin discovering the shape of their new connection, Tristan and Miles are finding their own rhythm. An old bond between them is taking on new meaning as Miles begins exploring a nurturing, big-brother role with Tristan through protective caretaking. Tristan sees how much this new relationship might give them all, and he's eager to find out where it leads.
For all four men, the question has already been answered: they want this. Now they get to discover what "this" actually looks like.
And for Leander, that means facing a truth he's spent years avoiding: being sexually free isn't the same thing as being free to ask for what he truly wants. Sometimes surrender isn't giving something up. Sometimes it's finally allowing someone to give you what you need.
A cozy, high-heat MM polyamorous romance featuring protective heroes, confident command, established relationships, hurt/comfort, lifestyle caretaking, lingerie and lace, emotional vulnerability, and devoted found family.
Negotiating Command is part of the Intricate Ties series. Each book offers a satisfying romantic arc while expanding an interconnected polyamorous love story.
Genre: Romance