Cursed Series by X. Aratare

Nick Fairfax vows to do whatever Lord Bane Dunsaney desires for one year. In exchange, Nick’s family gets a chance to regain their fortune. Is this the worst mistake of Nick’s life, or will it lead to a love only found in fairy tales? A modern, M/M retelling of Beauty & The Beast. Sensitive, aspiring photographer Nick Fairfax wants nothing to do with his family's corporate business, or their vicious, cold-blooded lifestyle... moreNick Fairfax vows to do whatever Lord Bane Dunsaney desires for one year. In exchange, Nick’s family gets a chance to regain their fortune. Is this the worst mistake of Nick’s life, or will it lead to a love only found in fairy tales? A modern, M/M retelling of Beauty & The Beast. Sensitive, aspiring photographer Nick Fairfax wants nothing to do with his family's corporate business, or their vicious, cold-blooded lifestyle. Intending to give up his inheritance and pursue his art, he arrives at his father's office, only to find that Fairfax Industries has fallen to a scarred man in a hooded cloak. The man is the reclusive billionaire Lord Bane Dunsaney, and he is bent on destroying the Fairfaxes. But when he sees Nick, everything changes. Bane offers the Fairfaxes the chance to regain their fortune if Nick will reside at Moon Shadow, his secluded mansion, and do whatever the billionaire wants for a whole year. Nick has no real choice other than to agree to Bane’s terms. At Moon Shadow, Bane lords his power over Nick, going even so far as to take Nick’s phone, computer and beloved camera away. The billionaire claims such measures are to protect his privacy, but Nick is convinced they are so Bane can control him. Each is determined to see the worst in each other. But as time passes, Nick glimpses a Bane that is much more than the cold-hearted figure that he met in his father's office. He discovers that Bane is a man betrayed by love and no longer believes in it. But what Nick comes to know about Bane is nothing compared to the man’s true secret. Bane is cursed. He is a tiger-shifter who has no control over his beast. And that beast wants Nick. Cursed: Bound, Book 2 of the series, is in progress and scheduled for late summer 2016! less

Tiger-shifter Lord Bane Dunsaney released Nick Fairfax from the deal that bound the young man to his service for a year. Then Bane fled, afraid that the beast inside of him would harm Nick if he stayed. He never thought to see Nick again. Little did Bane know, Nick has chosen to stay at his estate, Moon Shadow, to await the return of the lord who has his heart... moreTiger-shifter Lord Bane Dunsaney released Nick Fairfax from the deal that bound the young man to his service for a year. Then Bane fled, afraid that the beast inside of him would harm Nick if he stayed. He never thought to see Nick again. Little did Bane know, Nick has chosen to stay at his estate, Moon Shadow, to await the return of the lord who has his heart. But can lasting love survive when there are tiger-sized secrets between them? Book 2 of our modern, M/M retelling of Beauty & The Beast. Cursed: Bound is the second part of a 3-book series. Part 3 is coming out in 2017. After fleeing his uncontrollable attraction to Nick, Bane never dreamed that Nick would be in his life again. But when the billionaire returns to his estate, he finds Nick waiting for him with open arms. Bane realizes he has a second chance with Nick. To be worthy of him, Bane wants to become a better man, but their developing romance is overshadowed by his most dangerous secret: Bane is a cursed tiger-shifter, and the beast stirs every time they start to become intimate. Bane is disturbed by how the tiger wants Nick as a mate, but he finds himself unable to control his possessiveness, especially as Nick ventures out of Moon Shadow and sees the darker aspects of Bane’s life. And, as a man deeply betrayed by his own father, Bane struggles to understand why Nick won’t abandon the family who treated him so badly… Cursed: Bound ends on a cliff-hanger, which will be resolved in Book 3, Cursed: Beloved (2017.) Check updates on the series progress here: http://welcome.raythereign.com/catego... Raythe Reign produces escapist, romantic M/M shifter, fantasy, scifi, adventure, and urban fantasy books and graphic novels. Other Gay Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Series by X. Aratare: Cursed: Smoke is a 20,000 word alternate version of the start of Nick & Bane's romance... in a sugar-daddy gay club! It's an alternate timeline and can be read and enjoyed on its own. Get it FREE here: http://welcome.raythereign.com/free-s... The Merman Series The Merman is a 5-book gay paranormal romance series, containing psychic powers, a mostly-naked merman lover, an evil scientist, and true love beneath the waves. Book 1, Transformation, is free and available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Transformation... The Artifact Series The Artifact is an M/M detective romance series. The books feature some beloved tropes of both the M/M and bodyguard romance genres! There's a hot bodyguard, his determined young client, an ancient golden sarcophagus, an evil cult, and unsolved mysteries in both their pasts... Book 2 came out in spring 2016. People who love this series really love it. Check out the first 2 books here: The Bodyguard Book 1 (Artifact Series): https://www.amazon.com/Bodyguard-Book... The Bodyguard Book 2 (Artifact Series): https://www.amazon.com/Bodyguard-Book... About Raythe Reign Raythe Reign produces mostly M/M works following the classic advice - write what you most want to read! As a result, our stories are works less

Cursed: Smoke is a 20,000 word sexy side story related to the Cursed series. It is an alternate retelling of how Nick and Bane meet and is not part of the main Cursed timeline. Nick Fairfax needs a sugar daddy to pay for his last year of art school. After being disinherited and kicked out of his house for pursuing his dream of becoming a photographer, Nick heads to the exclusive club, Smoke, where young men sell themselves to the highest bidder... moreCursed: Smoke is a 20,000 word sexy side story related to the Cursed series. It is an alternate retelling of how Nick and Bane meet and is not part of the main Cursed timeline. Nick Fairfax needs a sugar daddy to pay for his last year of art school. After being disinherited and kicked out of his house for pursuing his dream of becoming a photographer, Nick heads to the exclusive club, Smoke, where young men sell themselves to the highest bidder. Nick gets in trouble with a man who won’t take “no” for an answer. Lord Bane Dunsaney comes to his rescue. But does the mysterious billionaire pose a greater danger to Nick than the one he saved him from? less

The final installment of our romantic M/M Beauty & The Beast series! Nick Fairfax believes that his romance with Lord Bane Dunsaney is over. Bane has chosen revenge against Nick’s family over his love for Nick. And Bane’s secret - that he is the guardian of a tiger spirit - has also caused a wedge between them with Nick still in the dark about Bane’s true nature... moreThe final installment of our romantic M/M Beauty & The Beast series! Nick Fairfax believes that his romance with Lord Bane Dunsaney is over. Bane has chosen revenge against Nick’s family over his love for Nick. And Bane’s secret - that he is the guardian of a tiger spirit - has also caused a wedge between them with Nick still in the dark about Bane’s true nature. Can they overcome these seemingly insurmountable problems and find their happily ever after? Cursed: Beloved is the third and final book in the Cursed series. Want to start at the beginning? Cursed: Broken, Book 1, is free! Read the start of this romantic journey of Nick, a sensitive young man who gets coerced into becoming a secretive billionaire's PA to save his family's fortune... and Bane, the billionaire with a dark secret that he fears will put Nick's life in danger. https://www.amazon.com/Cursed-Broken-... Raythe Reign produces escapist, romantic M/M shifter, fantasy, scifi, adventure, and urban fantasy books and graphic novels. Other Gay Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Series by X. Aratare: Cursed: Smoke is a 20,000 word alternate version of the start of Nick & Bane's romance... in a sugar-daddy gay club! It's an alternate timeline and can be read and enjoyed on its own. Get it FREE here: http://welcome.raythereign.com/free-s... The Merman Series The Merman is a 5-book gay paranormal romance series, containing psychic powers, a mostly-naked merman lover, an evil scientist, and true love beneath the waves. Book 1, Transformation, is free and available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Transformation... The Artifact Series The Artifact is an M/M detective romance series. The books feature some beloved tropes of both the M/M and bodyguard romance genres! There's a hot bodyguard, his determined young client, an ancient golden sarcophagus, an evil cult, and unsolved mysteries in both their pasts... Book 2 came out in spring 2016. People who love this series really love it. Check out the first 2 books here: The Bodyguard Book 1 (Artifact Series): https://www.amazon.com/Bodyguard-Book... The Bodyguard Book 2 (Artifact Series): https://www.amazon.com/Bodyguard-Book... About Raythe Reign Raythe Reign produces mostly M/M works following the classic advice - write what you most want to read! As a result, our stories are works of entertainment and fantasies, full of action, adventure, sexy romance, heroes, and villains. We publish stories in both serial and book formats. Visit the X. Aratare author page for more of our series and stand-alone works. less