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HEAT FOR SALE
by
BLAKE MORENO
An Original Publication from Dark Ink Heat for Sale
Written by Blake Moreno
Cover by Dar Albert
Formatted by BB eBooks
Copyright © 2018 by Dark Ink
All rights reserved.
This novel is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events, locations, or people, living or dead, is strictly coincidental. No part of this book may be used or reproduced without written consent from the author.
Kindle Edition
First Digital Edition, 2018
ISBN 978-1-626227-79-8
About the Author
Blake Moreno, an alternate pen name of the author Leta Blake, explores the darker side of erotic romance. As Moreno, the author embraces a quest for intensity and deep emotion. Don’t fear the dark.
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Other Books by Blake Moreno
Written as Leta Blake
Heat of Love Omegaverse Series
’90s Coming of Age Series
The Training Season Series
Co-Authored with Indra Vaughn
Co-Authored with Alice Griffiths
Gay Fairy Tales
Co-Authored with Keira Andrews
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Acknowledgments
Thank you to the following people:
B & C for being my everythings. Mom & Dad without whom I couldn’t follow my passion for writing. Thanks to all the wonderful members of my Patreon who inspire, support, and advise me, especially Sadie Sheffield.
Thank you to Einat and Neta for beta reading and their excellent suggestions.
Thanks to Amanda Jean for the editing work and to DJ Jamison for proofing.
Thank you to Daphne du Maurier for the inspiration. Thank you to my sister-in-law Cindy for additional inspiration via a passing comment one day.
And, most especially, thank you to all my readers who always make the blood, sweat, and tears of writing worthwhile.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Author
Other Books by Blake Moreno
Gay Romance Newsletter
Leta Blake on Patreon
Acknowledgments
About the Book
Dedication
Part One: Heat
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Part Two: Pregnancy
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Part Three: Birth and Afterbirth
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Epilogue
Letter from Blake Moreno
About the Author
Other Books by Blake Moreno
Gay Romance Newsletter
Leta Blake on Patreon
In a world where omegas sell their heats for profit, Adrien is a university student in need of funding. With no family to fall back on, he reluctantly allows the university’s matcher to offer his virgin heat for auction online.
Anxious, but aware this is the reality of life for all omegas, Adrien hopes whoever wins his heat will be kind.
Heath—a wealthy, older alpha—is rocked by the young man’s resemblance to his dead lover, Nathan. When Heath discovers Adrien is Nathan’s lost son from his first heat years before they met, he becomes obsessed with the idea of reclaiming a piece of Nathan.
Heath buys Adrien’s heat with only one motivation: to impregnate Adrien, claim the child, and move on. But their undeniable passion shocks him. Adrien doesn’t know what to make of the handsome, mysterious stranger he’s pledged his body to, but he’s soon swept away in the heat of the moment and surrenders to Heath entirely.
Once Adrien is pregnant, Heath secrets him away to his immense and secluded home. As the birth draws near, Heath grows to love Adrien for the man he is, not just for his co
But as their love blossoms, Nathan’s shadow looms. Can Heath keep his new love and the child they’ve made together once Adrien discovers his secrets?
Heat for Sale is a stand-alone m/m romance by Blake Moreno, a pen name of author Leta Blake. Infused with a Rebecca-style secret, it features a well-realized omegaverse, an age-gap, dominance and submission, heats, knotting, and scorching sex scenes.
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PART ONE
Heat
Chapter One
ADRIEN PACED BY the window of his dorm room with his cell phone pressed to his ear. He’d known it was coming. Every omega did, but somehow between his day-to-day studies and his research into Hontu tribal materials, he’d managed to forget about it most of the time. But Ron Finch, his university’s professional matcher, had removed any ambiguity about the matter. With a firm and undeniable voice, he’d made it quite clear: the time had come for Adrien to sell his first heat.
All omegas faced this moment, but most of them had family to rely on to help them make a good choice. For better or for worse, Adrien was alone in the world, so the decision of how to proceed with regards to his heat was entirely up to him.
“Review the options again?” Sweat pooled in the small of his back, despite the room’s roaring air conditioner. Adrien wiped at his face, finding his upper lip and forehead damp.
“The first option, and the most popular by far, is to have a family member arrange for the purchase of your first heat by some well-to-do friend or business associate. Since your father, God rest his soul, has passed on to the next world, and you don’t know the whereabouts of the omega who birthed you, the duty could reasonably fall to an uncle or brother.”
“No,” Adrien gritted out, his glasses slipping down a bit on his nose. “I have no family.”
“In that case, the second option is to allow me, as matcher of the university, to see if there are any alphas amongst the alumni who’d like to purchase your heat outright. Obviously, the university takes a small percentage of the price as a fee for service rendered. I admit, though, Adrien, given your financial situation, the third option might be the best one for you.
It’s guaranteed to generate the greatest profit for your valuable and once-in-a-lifetime first heat.”
“And what’s that entail?” He already knew, but he needed to hear it again to make it real.