title: Promises Lovers Make When It Gets Late
author:  Darian Leader 
description: Why do people open their mouths when surprised? Why do men often have a compulsion to count things? What is the female Oedipus complex? Why are self-help manuals less complicated than stereo instructions? These are among the questions addressed in this examination of love, promises and fidelity.
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  Enslaved by a Barbarian
  He was a wanted man…
  Abducted and sold to one alien, computer-game programmer and math whiz Darin Poole is then abducted twice more before he’s finally
  given to a vicious-looking barbarian to settle a debt. Considering how everyone wants him so desperately, Darin is shocked when Axoev
  Shadow actually offers him a surprising deal.
  Axoev is the leader of Clan Shadow, and though he’s willing to take Darin in payment, he refuses to strip him of his rights. Axoev needs
  a way to protect himself from the designs of the women clan members, but Darin’s proximity makes Axoev realize he has other far more
  pressing needs.
  Darin and Axoev aren’t surprised when their relationship becomes physical, however neither is prepared for a deeply emotional
  attachment. But when the clan blocks any progression of their status, will Axoev keep his promise to let Darin go? Or will Axoev do
  almost anything to keep Darin at his side?
  Genre: Alternative (M/M or F/F), Contemp