When the fae lord, Oeloeff, takes his sister, Mattin seeks out Countess Jahlene n’Erida, a fae noble who is Oeloff’s enemy, and begs her to help free his sister. In return for her help, he offers the only thing he has–himself. Lady Jahlene accepts Mattin’s offer, and he finds himself an initiate of a strange world where pain is pleasure, cruelty is love, and nothing is as it seems.
Mattin hates being a slave, almost as much as he hates and fears the fae. But as he learns more about Jahlene, he finds himself drawn to her, and her sadistic pleasures. As they race to prepare their trap for Oeloff, Mattin fights to reconcile his desires with his fears. Until he makes a mistake that costs him everything…
Jess' weird fish-out-of-water life has left her with enduring love/affair with common tropes. The relationship counselor recommended she break it off, but she just keeps coming back to play with them (and fuck them up) some more.
In between her tropic indulgences, she writes queer fantasy with aromantic, neurodivergent, and generally 'weird' characters, takes care of her family, argues halakha, and tries to do a bit of educational activism on the side.
Her website 'A Gryphon's Aerie' updates semi regularly, and she's active on Mastadon, Tumblr and a few other spots around the web.