Laurent and the Beast (Kings of Hell MC #1)
K.A. Merikan
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· 35 ratings · Published: 29 Apr 2017
1805. Laurent. Indentured servant. Desperate to escape a life that is falling apart.
2017. Beast. Kings of Hell Motorcycle Club vice president. His fists do the talking.
Beast has been disfigured in a fire, but he’s covered his skin with tattoos to make sure no one mistakes his scars for weakness. The accident not only hurt his body, but damaged his soul and self-esteem, so he’s wrapped himself in a tight cocoon of violence and mayhem where no one can reach him.
Until one night, when he finds a young man covered in blood in their clubhouse. Sweet, innocent, and as beautiful as an angel fallen from heaven, Laurent pulls on all of Beast’s heartstrings . Laurent is so lost in the world around him, and is such a tangled mystery, that Beast can’t help but let the man claw his way into the stone that is Beast’s heart.
In 1805, Laurent has no family, no means, and his eyesight is failing. To escape a life of poverty, he uses his beauty, but that only backfires and leads him to a catastrophe that changes his life forever. He takes one step into the abyss and is transported to the future, ready to fight for a life worth living.
What he doesn’t expect in his way is a brutal, gruff wall of tattooed muscle with a tender side that only Laurent is allowed to touch . And yet, if Laurent ever wants to earn his freedom, he might have to tear out the heart of the very man who took care of him when it mattered most.
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Themes: time travel, servitude, serial killer, cruelty, motorcycle club, alternative lifestyles, disability, demons, tattoos, impossible choices, deception, crime, self-discovery, healing, virginity, black magic, gothic
Genre: Dark, paranormal romance
Erotic content: Scorching hot, emotional, explicit scenes
Length: ~135,000 words (Book 1 in the series, can be read as a standalone)
WARNING: This story contains scenes of violence, offensive language, and morally ambiguous characters.
Tagged as:
- gay romance 16
- time travel 15
- paranormal 14
- demons 14
- biker hero 14
- dark romance 14
- disabilities & scars 12
- angst 11
- alpha male 10
- bad boys 10
- age gap 10
- suspense 9
- virgin hero 9
- tortured hero 9
- fantasy 8
- mystery 8
- historical 8
- magic 7
- contemporary 6
- height difference 5
- friends to lovers 4
- forced proximity 4
- queer romance 4
- third person pov 4
- dual pov 3
- science fiction 2
- caretaking 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- anal sex 2
- found family 2
- childfree 2
- class difference 1
- breeding 1
- bodyguard/protector hero 1
- male pov 1
- georgian 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 12
- third party abuse 3
- death / grief 3
- past abuse 2
- mental trauma 2
- geography
- north america 3
- usa 3
- maine 2
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The 'Kings of Hell MC' series
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