Only one rule: never fall in love. But the sex and blood is just too good to pass up. So what to do? Blood and sex are the only fair game he, the hunter, allows me, his prey, to have in our passionate chase through time and space. And for his sake, I’ve had more lives than I care to count. From one life to the next, I played his savage game, hungering for him in a way no amount of blood or sex could ever satisfy me. But not anymore! So how to beat him at his own game and get away with it?
The prequel to Tasting Leon’s Mark, the bloody game that started it all with the inter-play of different lifetimes all aiming for the same passionate lust. Divided into 4 books, the story takes place in four different worlds, with eight different protagonists that are the same two souls that keep reincarnating and crossing paths, hunter and prey inevitably liked in a doomed destiny.
BOOK One - In a hi-tech world, Tylean teaches Didri pain and pleasure while slicing tiny cuts on her soft skin. The game, intended only at a physical level, turns into love for Didri, but sadly not for him…
Book Two - The predator, in the shape of a panther, recognizes the bond with its gazelle/prey, but will they find a way around nature’s ways?
Book Three -.In a peaceful farming community, the hunter Rhodri meets Aural and the game begins anew. He makes her go beyond her boundaries, hovering between pain and pleasure, trapping her insidethe same knifing game he used as Tylean. Once again, though, Aural commits the fatal mistake of falling in love with her lover/tormentor, and consequences will be drastic, to say the least
Book Four - On Twenty-first Century Earth, Leon and Sean resume their game in a typical American business context. This time, however, things are bound to change as the lesson “However you lived your past, today you’re the key to changing your future” sinks in, so much so their story continues in the sequel Tasting Leon’s Mark.
Excerpt
“I think it’s our destiny to try and find each other.” Leon deepened the touch, but Sean did not complain.
“And I wonder why we go to all the trouble after all our miserable endings.” His lips curved in a snarl. “We’ve lived more tragedies than an Italian opera it seems.”
“That’s because you never followed rules.”
“How could I?” Heating up as if suddenly remember¬ing a forgotten yet still painful quarrel, Sean threw Leon off him, then sat on his knees. “They were your rules, which you enforced without ever consulting me.”
“It wasn’t your call.” Leon regarded him coldly. God, he’s even more beautiful when he’s angry. But it was beside the point. “In any case, they weren’t hard to follow.”
“Really?” Raising his gaze, Sean defied him openly. “Then let’s make it that you fall in love with me for a change, so you’ll know how much it hurts when I leave…or kill you.”
“We hardly met, and already you’re talking about love?” Using his greater weight, Leon toppled and pinned him on the bed. That Sean would be a challenge, the hunter had guessed by reading his file and listening to the opinions, many and varied, the execs disclosed during their prelimi¬nary briefings. Not a bad thing in itself to be honest, he had looked forward to it since five years of managing human resources led him to presume he had dealt with most of the problematic profiles. Mr. Davis, however, seemed to defy categories, and after seeing him, Leon had no trouble believ¬ing everything he had read and heard about him, if not more. And to have him in his bed, too…well, it would prove even more exciting than he dared hope. “Listen, sweetie, and listen good ‘cause you know I don’t like to repeat myself.” Bending on the exposed neck, he bit it hard just to remind him who was the master. “This time we’re two men, so it’ll be easier to put the limited heterosexual logic aside and finally have fun with our game, without commitments, bonds or any of the other crap that ties emotions to sex as if they were one and the same, which they aren’t.”
Clearly not convinced, his prey did not agree imme¬diately, something the hunter put down to his nature, defiant of authority by default. Eventually, though, he saw reason.
“As you wish, lover,” Sean breathed at least in spite of his glazed expression.
“Glad you’re on board.” After one last searching look to make sure his prey would live up to his agreement, Leon ran a hand through Sean’s short but very thick hair, a pleasure for the touch. “You’ll see. If you stick to them, it’ll be better than it has ever been.”
“Yeah…sure…” Stretching luxuriously, Sean winced, then curled on himself. “One thing I’ll certainly miss is your magical healing potion that worked miracles on my skin.”
“Actually, I’ve got it this time, too.” Rising, Leon rummaged through his briefcase until he hit the small flagon he always carried with him. “Here it is.” Triumphant, he held out the round container. “Directly from India.” Returning to the bed, he sat next to the blond beauty’s tempting body—yes, even now that he had consumed the passion of a lifetime in a few brief hours, he still wanted him,
Professional Reviews
Chrissy Dionne @RJR rated it 3.5 BLUE RIBBONS
For him it’s all about the blood, sex and domination. Nowhere does love enter into the equation. He even goes so far as to inform her that it’s just a game and he doesn’t love her but that doesn’t stop her emotionally driven response to him. Unfortunately her love for him and his over the top response leads to their becoming separated lifetime after lifetime.
Regardless of what form they take during each reincarnation there’s a connection between them that’s impossible to ignore and their interactions are anything but your standard hearts and flowers ‘romance’ but the unique needs and desires they share are what make this such a stimulating novel.
RE-SCUE is a more intense and startlingly horrific than most titles I’ve read. Now that being said I was actually fascinated by how Ms. Tolomei was able to jump genres so frequently within one book and still have it all make perfect sense. The whole theme of the story is a simple one – falling in love can destroy you, but with time and effort love could ultimately save you. If you’re faint of heart or strongly opposed to the more shocking fetishes then you might want to steer clear of this one but if you’re more adventurous (at least in your choice of reading material) then pick up a copy, sit back and prepare yourself for a heck of a wild ride.
RE-SCUE is the prequel to TASTING LEON’S MARK which was released in April of 2009.
Lototy @Coffee Time Romance & More (CTR) rated it 4 CUPS
Craving the sex and submission of his prey is only part of the reason the hunter keeps searching for the one. There is no need for emotion, and in truth the hunter abhors the very idea, but something draws them together time and again.
The gnawing ache for pain to be mixed with pleasure throws this hunter and its prey together throughout time and space. The blood is an aphrodisiac neither can live without, but for the prey that blood is connected directly to its heart. Every time the hunter turns his back, the prey gets wiser, until a time comes when everything must change. No longer will the prey be satisfied by holding in the truth, and it may finally mark the end to what has been an ageless battle.
Be warned that the fetish angle within this story is knife play, and it is vividly and intensely exploited. The characters are consensual adults, and although the prey suffers greatly at the hands of the hunter, it must be kept in mind that it is all part of the game. I feel that the final coupling makes the whole story come together, and readies the reader for more to come. Although this read may not be for everyone, I find it to be a fascinatingly, if at times disturbingly, erotic love affair.
Lototy
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
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Tamela Quijas @Your Fingertips rated it 5 STARS
Re-Scue was a rollercoaster ride into a world that is breathtaking, unpredictable, and never quite what it seems! Ms. Tolomei writes a passionate tale that catches the reader first assumes is going to be a passé romance centered on a woman’s ennui, then turns everything upside down with a passionate flair that causes one to gasp! Brilliant, erotic, chaotic, and filled with passion, Re-Scue is an unpredictable ride into lust and adventure!
Laura Tolomei has this ability to grab a reader from page one, and Re-Scue was one such book that accomplished just that from the onset.
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