Taste of the Forest, Dark and Sweet

By Charles Payseur

Bastian's kitchen, normally his sanctuary, has become anything but since Colin began working with him. There's just something ... distracting about the line chef that Bastian is drawn to, even as Colin refuses to reveal anything about himself. When Bastian tastes a secret project Colin was working on, though, it opens the door to a magical world he never knew existed -- a world Colin is part of.

There are rules to that world, though, and thanks to Bastian, Colin’s just broken them. The consequences are meant to be permanent, but Bastian is determined not to lose the new flavor he’s just discovered, and the man who opened his taste buds, and his heart, to new possibilities. Can he make things right across worlds, or have they already tasted their final course together?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: May 5, 2023
• ISBN: 9781685503987

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Taste of the Forest, Dark and Sweet

By Charles Payseur

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Copyright 2023 Charles Payseur

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Taste of the Forest, Dark and Sweet

By Charles Payseur

When his eyes were closed, Bastian was still master of his domain, king of the kitchen. Garlic crackled as it sautéed, whisks beat throbbing rhythms against bowls, and the air was filled with a thousand smells, a thousand delicious promises. In the dark, only able to hear and smell and touch and taste, the kitchen was familiar, safe. When he opened his eyes, though…

It wasn’t that Colin was unprofessional. Hell, it’d be easier if the man just offered to screw in the pantry. It would make it a game, a joke, something Bastian knew how to navigate. But Colin merely went about his work, muscles tensing and easing as he stirred his sauces, as Bastian tried to avoid