Sometimes, the sweetest, juciest fruits we seek are also the most forbidden and tempting! Inside this three book bundle, you'll find three stories of taboo delights! Within Bearing Another Soldiers Taboo Seed, hot and well-hung First Lieutenant Josh Flannigan spends a congratulatory evening boozing it up with some friends, but soon finds himself entering into a red-hot game of truth or dare with the young, tight, and bratty boy he grew up with! Will the proud soldier give up, or will the night end with a forbidden arrangement deeper, hotter, and closer than they've ever been before?Within Caught in His Room, Private First Class Matt has been having a hard time living with the boy he grew up with. Tensions are only made worse when late one night his younger sibling catches him going through his dirty clothes hamper with some dirty plans of his own! But rather than getting mad, the playful young twink gets even as he humiliates his hunky, older hard-body step to teach him a lesson! And finally, inside Bearing An Officer's Taboo Seed Chief Petty Officer Jeff is a hunky silver fox in the Navy about to marry his sweetheart but not before his best friend throws him a bachelor party with a "special surprise!" But when the entertainment turns out to be the very hot and tempting recruit who will be sitting at the head table during their wedding ceremony - how will he be able to resist this most forbidden of fruits?
Three of Lee Clarkson’s short stories and novellas, all featuring themes of military men and the forbidden. The mpreg is alluded to, but comes off as more of a breeding kink than anything else.
Bearing Another Soldier’s Taboo Seed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is the standout.
Small-town bar. Military family. Stepbrothers with history. Josh, the older, restrained, burly lieutenant, has been circling his younger stepbrother Dominic for years—quietly, painfully, hopelessly. Dominic, meanwhile, is all bold twink energy, freckles and confidence, and currently dating Josh’s best friend.
The setup is uncomfortable, and the author handles it with restraint. Truth or Dare tips the balance. What follows isn’t really a threeway so much as a slow emotional cucking, and that’s where this shines. The jealousy, the watching, the internal unraveling…it all lands.
Clarkson is especially good at writing forbidden anticipation. This feels like something that’s been waiting to happen forever, not a cheap impulse decision. The ending is tricky, unresolved in a way that feels intentional, and it lingers.
Unusual dynamic. Strong characterization. This one absolutely gets why taboo works.
Caught in His Room ⭐⭐
Oof.
On paper, this should work: soldiers, stepbrothers, Christmas break, proximity. In execution? Not so much. The premise collapses under scrutiny, the dialogue is clunky, and the entire thing feels awkward rather than tense.
The biggest issue is tone. What should feel charged instead feels uncomfortable—and not in a good, transgressive way. The “first time” element doesn’t ring true, and the characters never quite cohere.
The idea is better than the story.
Bearing an Officer’s Taboo Seed ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This one swings back to fun.
Older Navy officer on the brink of marriage. A “bachelor week.” A younger step-related soldier who needs money and doesn’t fully grasp what he’s stepping into. Layers of deception stack up quickly, but the vibe stays playful rather than grim.
Clarkson does well here with consensual ambiguity—characters making choices while not fully owning them yet. It gives the story momentum without tipping into cruelty. The tone is lighter, the pacing smoother, and the ending lands on an unexpectedly happy note.
Not as sharp as the first novella, but confident and enjoyable.
Characters got mixed up in my head as I was reading. The descriptions were not as good as the could have been. I did like that there was not cliffhangers. I think I might look for more from this author.
These stories were good...until the author started talking about the men possibly getting pregnant. That's a definite turn off. I'm all for hot MM military romance but please leave out talk of men getting pregnant