The Love of Wicked Men (Episode Three)

By Brandon Shire

THIS IS SERIALIZED FICTION: (6 Episodes)
Sid Rivers and Jack Brown are two sides of the same coin. One is a lawyer with his own firm and dreams of money and power; the other is a criminal with a lengthy record and a quest for vengeance. When they meet, sparks fly. But was their meeting an accident? Or, was it planned by the billionaires who want to control their destiny?
The Love of Wicked Men is an erotic journey into the underbelly of the legal profession, the corporate culture of profit-at-any-cost, and the secret world of industrial espionage.

IN EPISODE THREE
Sid Rivers begins his attack on Phillips Marn Law. He has set his associates in motion and pits his wits against one of the greatest legal minds in the South. Jack Brown is still a mystery man, but as his cover begins to unravel, new players come into the game, and they're about to change everything.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brandon Shire
• Release date: Jan 30, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310688362

Brandon Shire

Great stories should not depend on gender or sexual preference of a character, but instead upon the strength of the characters and the honesty and urgency of the story.Brandon Shire proves he understands the complexity of writing LGBT fiction from two very different viewpoints – serious and smexy. His serious fiction is written for those who enjoy a book which explores life’s darker elements in a more literary form, while the smexy fiction is for those who enjoy a graphically erotic romance.Regardless of the differentiation above, Brandon writes for people who enjoy being challenged, and for those who strive to understand situations they don’t typically encounter. He pens raw, emotional stories about characters which readers will either love or love to hate.Life and love are pretty damned special, but neither is always perfect. Life can be painful, and real love hard to find. Brandon’s fiction is an exploration of the (sometimes) arduous search for the happiness we all desire.BRANDON SHIRE was chosen as a Top Read in 2011, Best in LGBTQ Fiction for 2011 & 2012, and won a Rainbow Award for Best Gay Contemporary Fiction.

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The Love of Wicked Men

Episode 3

Brandon Shire

The Love of Wicked Men

Episode Three

Brandon Shire

Copyright © 2015 Brandon Shire

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ISBN: 978-1310688362

How much mischief may be done by one wicked man! Yea, sometimes one wicked man, of slender abilities, becoming an indefatigable tool of the devil, may affect incredible mischief in the world.

– Essays to Do Good by Cotton Mather

About Wicked Men

Sid Rivers and Jack Brown are two sides of the same coin. One is a lawyer with his own firm and dreams of money and power; the other is a criminal with a lengthy record and a quest for vengeance. When they meet, sparks fly. But was their meeting an accident? Or, was it planned by the billionaires who want to control their destiny?

The Love of Wicked Men is an erotic journey into the underbelly of the legal profession, the corporate culture of profit-at-any-cost, and the secret world of industrial espionage.

IN EPISODE ONE:

Sid Rivers has been very successful in helping his smaller corporate clients silence their critics and retain their profits. His success has caught the attention of a trillion dollar industry, and now Sid thinks he is about to realize a dream he’s held since childhood –unlimited wealth and unlimited power.

Jack Brown stops in and robs the local Shop-n-Go and nicks Sid with his knife. He sets into motion a plan of revenge which has been smoldering within him for years. But his plan requires that he get close to the same man who has become the representative of his mortal enemies.

IN EPISODE TWO:

Sid begins to formulate a strategy to destroy the Phillips Marn legal firm, while Jack tries to figure out how to insert himself into Sid’s life. But outside forces are watching them both closely, just waiting for them to take the bait. Will they? Or will Sid’s lust for power and Jack’s quest for revenge thwart such carefully laid plans and push them apart?

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Note from the Author

THIS IS A WORK OF SERIALIZED FICTION

As with most writers, my time is squeezed by the realities of modern life. I’ve decided to offer Wicked Men as a series of short episodes. This will enable me to focus on each section of the story and offer it to you faster than I could if I simply published the entire book at one time.

Also, in serializing, I am giving my readers the opportunity to help me write the story.

From the beginning, I never know how a story will turn out. I have an idea how it might end, but nothing is ever set in permanent ink. The development of characters, beta input, the muse, my mood, the amount of time I have for writing and research, they all affect the final outcome of a story. But this time I want to invite you into my writing process and into the world of Wicked Men. Be aware that the characters are not particularly nice people. They are vain, corrupt, contemptuous, and look down on almost everyone around them because of their wealth and power. I invite you to help me teach them a lesson in humility.

You can offer your input at any of my online profiles, but the easiest place would probably be on my Goodreads Group. We have a special section set up just for the Wicked Men.

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THE PLAN

You will meet many characters within these pages, not all of them will be fully developed until later in the story. Expect that they will have secrets and hidden sides we don’t know of yet. I’m still exploring them myself, but you may see them first. (If so, let me know.)

The plan is to release a new episode of Wicked Men every six to eight weeks. But don’t hold me to that strict schedule. If I know my readers, they will have plenty to say, and I’d like a fair chance to incorporate your input into the manuscript. If it takes a few extra weeks for an episode to come out because your input just blew me away, then I’m going to make sure it gets into the final product. Like you, I like a good meaty story with unexpected twists.

The complete series (Season One) will be approximately six episodes in total, but that is not set in stone. It could be less. That depends on you. When Season One is finished, I’ll put it all together for those who like the entire story in one book.

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SEASON TWO

I don’t know if there will be a Season Two. That will be completely up to you as well. I can see some of these characters moving on to different adventures, perhaps many of them. But it will all depend on whether you want the story to continue. You’ll have to let me know. If Season Two does become a reality, it will follow the same format as Season One and, once again, I’ll be asking for your input.

Table of Contents

About Wicked Men

Note from the Author

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

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Chapter 1

Screams. They were all around him. His head was bursting with the noise, with the iron stench of blood, with the burnt odor of gunpowder. He reached up and felt the wet, sticky phlegm of human viscera on his face and rose, a scream in his throat.

The scream died in a choke when his eyes flew open. Lori was in her nightgown standing about six feet away from the couch. She had a worried look on her face and a pistol in her hand. He tried to burrow back into the couch, attempting to put distance between them before he recognized her fully.

Are you okay? she asked when he stopped

Reviews for The Love of Wicked Men (Episode Three)

[Estarianne · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I think the author is becoming enamored with Jack. If he wants to forward a romance between Jack and Sid, he's going to have to humanize Sid, because right now he doesn't have much upside (at his point, they really don't seem like 2 sides of the same coin at all. Sid doesn't care about anyone, while Jack cares about everyone). The plot is getting really complex, it should be fun ride!