Tarnished II (TARNISHED, a short series, #2)

By Ethan Radcliff

Some men never learn..will Joe? Joe Murphy has it all. He's a rising star destined to be the next heavy weight champion of the world. He has a woman he loves and her little boy whom he adores. Joe has a habit of sabotaging himself. Will he risk it all one night when he makes a foolish decision? 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bitten Press LLC
• Release date: Oct 25, 2015
• ISBN: 9781519918529

Ethan Radcliff

BIO: My name is Ethan Radcliff and I've been writing since I was a kid. I love creating and tried my hand at art, not bad, but not good enough. A guy's gotta eat. Through high school, I wrote erotic stories, kept them in a notebook and let a few girlfriends read them. I played football, baseball and ice hockey, but my brain never stopped thinking of sex. I guess most guys think about it all the time. I decided to put my thoughts into prose. I had been on face book for a while and never did anything interesting until I started to see all the writers. What really caught my attention were the poets, especially some of the ones posting erotic prose.  I was intrigued, men who were writing erotic romance, I knew it was time to get out the old notebook and throw on some poetry. I was surprised at the response. I’ve often been asked what inspires my writing. Sometimes it’s a photograph, a sunset or an attractive woman. The jiggle of a full ass or heavy breasts will set my mind in motion. Sometimes, out of nowhere, an idea will come to mind. I record and write down my thoughts constantly. I want to thank Bitten Press and the two lovely ladies who run it for encouraging me to go for it and I did. I also need to thank a very patient and lovely friend Kendall Blackburn Barnett who is my PA and putting up with my antics. I want to thank all the wonderful people who read what I write. And the lovely ladies who help get the word out there about my writing. As you know, I’m an elusive fellow, smiles, perhaps that’s part of my charm. Who knows what the future holds? My first short story is The Taming of Molly Jenkins. It’s hot. Is it based on personal experience? Don't we all pull from real life? The next short story is The Wait, Brit’s undoing...that I hope you'll enjoy. Since those early works, many more have evolved including a paranormal series, Desires of Blood, DOM, The Collaring of Molly Jenkins and my first novel A Man of Honor.  Two thousand and sixteen brings more full-length novels and I will always venture into new erotic genres. Thank you for listening and to all those who are enjoying my poetry, thank you. Ethan Radcliff

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Tarnished II

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Tarnished II

Ethan Radcliff

Copyright Ethan Radcliff 2015

Published by Bitten Press LLC

Other books by Ethan Radcliff:

The Taming of Molly Jenkins

The Collaring of Molly Jenkins

The Magician, male escort

The Wait, Britt’s undoing

D O M

Tarnished I

Desires of Blood series:

Vampire

Warlock

Jackal

Erotic Poetry

A Sometime Poet

Tarnished

He was a broken man

One who tried to pretend

He had made his way

in the world today

But they’d taken all

He had, now he began his fall

From grace 

From that high place

To the depths he sank

He took to drug and drank

No longer wanting to be

Who most wanted to see

She walked in to pave

The way for one so brave

He was now depraved

Could she really save

The man who lived in sin

Ready to let evil win 

Ready to meet his maker

and even forsake her

Could her love 

Save him above 

All he’d lost

And if yes at what cost?

Ethan Radcliff...2015

Tarnished II

Ethan Radcliff

Tarnished II

Written by Ethan Radcliff

Prelude

Darlene wanted to cover her eyes each time he took a punch to the face. Blood dripped from his nose, and one eye was swollen but not completely shut. He sat in his corner letting the water run down his face then turned to look at her. His smile was slight, but the intensity of his stare overwhelmed her. She smiled back but couldn't hide her worry. He mouthed the words, 'I love you', and she tried hard to hold back her tears. The bell for the next round rang, and he was back up on his feet; sweaty, hard, and undefeated. He turned one more time in her direction, made eye contact, and mouthed, 'I will win'. She had her doubts but gave him her biggest and brightest smile, mouthing back, 'I know'.

He was Joe Murphy, and the confidence he’d lacked for months had finally returned. Win or lose, he’d gained back his respectability and was now the leading contender. 

She’d fallen deeply in love with him. Their meeting had been unexpected and rather unconventional, she mused but dynamic just the same. She’d seen Joe Murphy box many times behind the scenes as part of the large cleaning crew at the Coliseum. She’d seen every ripple of his well-toned boxer’s physique along with the rest of the world, but what wooed every woman who saw the man was his face. He was classically good looking, model material, and yet he chose to box, exposing his face to possible ruin.

She knew what was on the inside and what made him tick. She had