The Bliss King Series by A.A. Paton, Ainslie Paton, AA Paton

Lek Hetherington is Lord Ruin, The Bliss King. He rules over a tribe, markets addiction and commands vast wealth. But before that he was an orphan, a slave; brutalised and beaten. This is the story of how Lek became The Bliss King. It's a prequel to The Bliss King - Captive and takes place four years beforehand in New York City. Fix can be read as a kick start to the series but it’s even more fun any time after Captive. It’s a novella of 20,000 words.

“The irony of my scarred, tattooed, gun toting, global drug empire running kidnapper, who goes by the nickname Lord Ruin, the Bliss King, telling me I’m safe is not lost on me.” When ghostwriter Greer Gibson woke wearing silk pyjamas, in a room she didn’t recognise, she figured she’d done it again. Picked up a stranger in a local bar and gone to a city hotel with him... more“The irony of my scarred, tattooed, gun toting, global drug empire running kidnapper, who goes by the nickname Lord Ruin, the Bliss King, telling me I’m safe is not lost on me.” When ghostwriter Greer Gibson woke wearing silk pyjamas, in a room she didn’t recognise, she figured she’d done it again. Picked up a stranger in a local bar and gone to a city hotel with him. Except she had no memory of doing that, the room was an expansive suite on a tropical island, she didn’t own silk pyjamas, and she was locked in. Lek Hetherington needs a talented writer. But the best in the business, Greer Gibson, is booked out for years. That’s just a shoulder shrug for an underworld figure who rules over a global drug empire from his island hideaway. Lek gets what he wants, even if he has to take it by force. Captive is book 1 of 4 in The Bliss King. less

I don't know what happens to people who are already stolen property when they're snatched again. Is it finder's keepers? Is it snooze you lose? Being kidnapped and held captive is one thing, finding out your handsome captor is a drug lord, known around the world as The Bliss King, and he wants you to ghost write for him is another. You'd think all that might make you more receptive to the idea the native tribe he rules over thinks you're the reincarnation of the legendary White Witch... moreI don't know what happens to people who are already stolen property when they're snatched again. Is it finder's keepers? Is it snooze you lose? Being kidnapped and held captive is one thing, finding out your handsome captor is a drug lord, known around the world as The Bliss King, and he wants you to ghost write for him is another. You'd think all that might make you more receptive to the idea the native tribe he rules over thinks you're the reincarnation of the legendary White Witch. It doesn't, but oddly it's easier to accept than falling in love with your kidnapper. But to be given your freedom, to give it away for love, and to be kidnapped again is beyond even the best ghost story. Stolen is book 2 of 4 in The Bliss King. less