Stripping His Armor

<p><strong><em>He wants to control the map...</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>...but his ex marks the spot.</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>Dolphin shifter and treasure hunter <strong>Vince Ito</strong> just got his dream mission: find King Arthur's sword.</p><p>Unfortunately he also got his mission partner the one man he ever let past his defenses only to get wrecked.</p><p>Now he has to see the guy every day. Travel with him over his home turf of northern Scotland.</p><p>Well no way is he going to eat with him too. Or share a room with him.</p><p>Or crack open the whisky that led to his first intoxicating taste of command.</p><p> </p><p>+</p><p> </p><p>Hawk shifter and adventure photographer <strong>Lachlan McAlistair</strong> remembers exactly how it all went down.</p><p>And he'll be damned if he'll give Vince that kind of power over him again.</p><p>Any realist knows there's no sword to be found. So Lach will play along and collect his check.</p><p>No unnecessary time alone with Vince. No chatting no joking no reminiscing.</p><p>And definitely no admitting he's developed a craving for Vince's brand of discipline.</p><p> </p><p>+</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Stripping His Armor</em></strong> is the 1st novel of the <em>Shift & Seek</em> m/m shifter series.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Set your coordinates for a disoriented control freak a Scot who knows just how to push his buttons some damn fine whisky and two guys secretly hoping for a second chance.</em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Tropes:</strong> second chances opposites attract forced proximity fake relationship</p><p> </p><p>Content Notes: This story involves depictions/descriptions of a consensual D/s dynamic production & consumption of alcohol firearms & hunting murder and attempted murder.</p>