Hi guys! Today I am SO excited to welcome the awesome Leta Blake to the blog. Leta is here to share more about her fabulous new release, Training Day. I totally went crazy for this book you guys, and it was in my Best of 2013. If you haven’t read it yet, get on that! ย And if you need more incentive, today Leta is sharing a super hot and kinky deleted scene from the book (def NSFW). ย She is also offering up a copy to give away to one lucky reader. So please join me in giving Leta a big welcome!
Iโm excited to be here at Jayโs sharing a deleted scene from Training Season and giving away a free copy! Comment on the post for a chance to win!
During the ego-deflating, often times painful, but always imperative editing process, I deleted around 20,000 words from Training Season. One cut scene had required a lot of research and turned out pretty well in most beta readersโ opinions, but it just didnโt fit into the story as a whole. It told us nothing new about the characters and so it had to be snipped away for the good of the whole. I admit, it was especially hard to see that scene go. Which is why Iโm thrilled to be able to share it with readers now through guest posts like this one!
I must say that the research for this scene was really quite titillating. Given that I write gay romance and I lack the necessary parts to know firsthand how certain activities might feel, I spend a lot of time online reading various forums where men, for whatever reason, discuss at length the various sexual sensations and orgasms they experience. And, obviously, every man seems somewhat different in terms of their descriptions and what they respond to and what they donโt respond to at all. Generally, I try to create an amalgam from various peopleโs commentary so that Iโm not taking on any outliers in how I describe the acts and feelings.
In the case of this scene, I read many, many, many threads at THE ANEROS FORUMย and tried to utilize some of the most descriptive examples I found there in the way I handled the characterโs experience in the scene. I gotta say, those forums are fascinating and I totally dropped down a rabbit hole and came out wishing I had a prostate. Damn. So, do check them out if you have the time and want to either be glad you have a prostate or wish desperately that you did.ย Research says if one approaches the prostate with practice, relaxation, and plenty of time, your brain will explode into a million shards of glorious, orgasmic light, a la this photo on the left.
To say this scene is titillating would be underselling it, frankly. My beta-readers told me it was smokinโ hot and were reluctant to see it go, though most agreed that the flow of the book benefitted from its deletion. So letโs get on with it, shall we?
First, letโs meet Rob. Heโs a rancher, a bit of a reluctant cowboy, and kinky-patience is his middle name. Iโve never found just the right model to represent him, but this guy is close. Just put him in Montana in winter, on top of a horse, or commanding Matty in his bed, and youโve got the idea, right?
Now, letโs meet Matty. Heโs a figure skater, a masochistic self-saboteur, and very good at being under Robโs command, even if heโs not very good at being under anyone elseโs. Put in as a fish-out-of water in Montana, in winter, on an icy pond, or letting Rob do kinky things to him, and youโve got the idea.
Ok, so last warning. This is a hot, NSFW, super kinky scene. ย Don’t read this at work or when your kids are peering over your shoulder. But do read it, because WOW is it hot!
Falling or Flying
A Deleted Scene from Training Season
Sometime after midnight, Matty was face down on the bed with his wrists tied to his ankles, and several pillows shoved under his torso, waiting to find out how Rob intended to finish the night. Sweat prickled over his back and forehead, and his saliva-wet ass twitched desperately, as he pushed his cock in slow circles against the pillows. Strung out and ready for something more, anything more, he begged softly, gripped his own ankles and moaned when Rob trailed a finger down his crack.
โAre you ready?โ Rob asked, his voice a dark, patient, lusty thing that made Matty shiver.
โYes,โ Matty answered, simply, naked and vulnerable, tied down and pressed into honesty.
โLift your head.โ
Matty complied, disappointed that the finger in his ass heโd been hoping for wasnโt the โmoreโ heโd agreed to. The soft black blindfold Rob tied on was completely new, unexpected, and exciting. Matty, swallowed by the total darkness, moved his head back and forth, trying to see some light, but the effect of the blindfold was complete. Matty tensed a little, struggling to submit, tempted to fight and try to get the blindfold off.
Rob murmured, โShhhh,โ as he massaged Mattyโs head, neck, and shoulders, easing the tension away. Matty understood the command behind the hush and relaxed, trusting Rob to take care of him..
Rob straddled Mattyโs back, his hard cock and soft balls pressing against Mattyโs skin, and kissed his neck, moving to the sweet spot on the side that made Matty writhe and groan. Rob didnโt let up, rubbing his unshaven face against Mattyโs neck and shoulder, kissing and biting the soft juncture as Matty pulled against the restraints. He ached with goodness, wanting to hold Robโs mouth against that very spot, or buck and shove him away.
Matty shuddered and cried out as Rob kissed his neck, and was shocked when his open mouth was invaded by a ball gag. Robโs fingers pushed it in gently, his mouth still working on Mattyโs neck, and his cock and balls dragging in slow, humping lines up Mattyโs back. When Matty grunted, the gag pushed against his tongue, and panic rose in his chest.
He could snap three times and it would endโthe gag would be removed. He tugged at his restraints instead, trying to accept the gag, and breathing in sharp, scared breaths through his nose as Rob tightened the strap around Mattyโs head, forcing the gag tight.
โIs it triggering your gag reflex?โ Rob asked.
Matty shook his head, surprised that his lashes were already wet. He rubbed his face back and forth on the pillow.
โYouโre very good at this. Show me how good you can be.โ Rob rubbed his hands down Mattyโs back.
Matty stopped tugging at the restraints, relaxing his hands into a soft grip around his ankles again, breathing through his nose in small, shuddering inhales and exhales, giving himself over. He shivered. It felt so good to give up, to stop fighting, and let Rob take it all.
โThatโs it, sweetheart,โ Rob murmured, his mouth close to Mattyโs neck, his breath hot and tingling. Matty wantedโRobโs mouth on his neck, Robโs cock in his ass, Robโs hands on his hips pulling him back onto his shaft over and overโGod, Matty wanted, but he had to wait.
Matty felt something cool and oblong being pressed into his hand.
โIโm telling you now so you arenโt distracted,โ Rob said. โThis is the key fob for my trunk. Itโs parked just outside that window. There are two buttonsโone to lock or unlock the truck, and the other is the panic button. If you push either, the horn will honk. Itโs the safeword.โ
Matty wanted to ask why snapping wasnโt enough. That had always been their safeword when Mattyโs mouth was out of commission from Robโs hand over it, or Robโs cock stuffed in it. But he couldnโt askโthe ball gag did its job effectively.
Rob licked his way down Mattyโs body, sucking kisses against his back, arms, and ass. Matty willed Rob to spread his cheeks and eat his hole some more. He begged him in his mind, whimpering and shaking his ass, trying to force Rob into giving it more attention.
Matty groaned in anticipation when Rob put a hand on either side and exposed his hole. Robโs tongue and teeth made Matty crazyโmade him quiver and shake. He went completely still, his heart pounding and his cock throbbing as Robโs hot breath tickled his asshole. Then Robโs tongue gently, gently pressed inside. Matty sighed in relief, and then garbled a choked, disappointed sound when Rob abruptly pulled his tongue away. Moments later something lubed and larger than a finger, but not as big as Robโs cock, was pushing into Matty.
โGood boy,โ Rob said, and he kissed Mattyโs ass cheek.
Matty waited for something to happenโfor Rob to fuck him with whatever was in his ass, or for it to vibrate, or something to take him that much closer to orgasm, but there was nothing. Rob massaged Mattyโs thighs and back, and kissed his way up to Mattyโs ear.
โDonโt fight it.โ Rob licked Mattyโs ear, down his neck, and sucked again at the place that made Matty wild.
God, thatโs when he felt it, the pressure against his prostate and the rushing, always-surprising pleasure that consumed him and then ebbed away, only to rush over him again as the device in his ass pressed against his prostate again.
โProstate stimulation,โ Rob whispered. โPowered by the movements of your own body.โ
Matty moved his hips, and daybreak pleasure swept over him. Shuddering, he moaned against the ball in his mouth. Robโs mouth on his neck and hard cock moving against Mattyโs hip made him squirm. Every movement, every trembling reaction seemed to echo in his ass. Matty blinked against the blindfold, seeing nothing, feeling everything, his mouth full of soft plastic, and his body flooding with a deep pool of want.
โRemember the safewordโthe key fob in your hand,โ Rob whispered, and suddenly Rob was gone.
Matty yelled out as the door to the bedroom shut, the gag muffling the noise, taking his sound of disappointment, confusion, and sudden fear. Silence filled his ears. He strained to hear Robโs footsteps or movements in the house, but all he could hear was the hum of Robโs air purifier. Mattyโs pulse pounded in his throat as he waited.
After what seemed like forever his fear of being abandoned bloomed. He fought against the restraints, called out in muffled anger, and trembled as he finally stopped fighting. He gave up and collapsed against the pillow.
His ass clenched around the thickness stuffed into it. Matty felt sweat sliding down his ass crack and his neck, the small trickle of it a momentary distraction from the increasingly intense and confusing swells of pleasure from his prostate. He held as still as possible, hoping to get a reprieve from the insane-good-oh-fuck-yeah-oh-fuck-too-much of it, but his ass betrayed him. Every involuntary movementโeach breath, each shift of his muscles, each blink of his eyeโseemed connected to the muscles of his ass. They twitched, convulsed, and shuddered the thing into a constant massage of his prostate.
Matty slowed his breathing, only to be slammed by a wave of orgasmic sensation that rippled through him in slow motion, leaving him gasping and twisting, digging his nails into his ankle with one hand and gripping the key fob tightly with the other, terrified of dropping it.
Because if this went on, he might need it. He might really fucking need it. He didnโt know how much of this he could take. Matty tensed and then relaxed, turning his face into the pillow and holding on for dear life as another wave began. He cried out, feeling it break over him, losing control of his body as he jerked and shook through it. And then it was happening again. And again. And, oh God, again.
Darkness, sweat, and endless aching goodness that threaded through him, and over him, and in him, that broke him and made him cry and whimper, that left him limp and unable to fight it, unable to do anything but ride, ride, ride, and sometimes scream. Time was gone, and he was lost in it, focused on breathing through the sweetness that could turn so viciously good.
Swell over swell, his body fought for him even as he gave up, his legs and arms tugging, pulling at the rope that bound them together, his cock jerking until the pillow under him was wet and slippery with his pre-come. He shook against his will, whole body spasms that took him over as the glorious pleasure crashed through him.
It was forever, and it was terrifying, but Matty held out and, most of all, gave in, abandoning himself to the sensations. When the door opened, he had no idea how much time had passed, only that he was in the throes of another full-body spasm, and that he was screaming when Rob ran a hand down his back gently.
โOkay, sweetheart?โ
Matty was definitely far from okay, but he didnโt know what side of the spectrum he fell on. One second he thought heโd die if it didnโt stop, and the next he was shaking with joy from it. He didnโt know what to do, and then he didnโt do anything because he was in the middle of it again, quaking and crying out wildly.
Robโs hand on Mattyโs back steadied him, and he was able to nod that, yes, he was okay once the storm passed.
โCan you handle more?โ
Matty froze. He didnโt know if he could make that decision. His body and mind was consumed with what was happening to him already.
โIโll go on, and you have the key fob. Use it if you need it, Matty. Promise me.โ
Matty nodded.
The next overwhelming wave began, and Matty was trying to cope with it when a stinging, heavy thud slapped down on his back, and he convulsed under it. The sensation changed as what felt like hundreds of strands of soft leather smoothed and tickled down his side, and then, God, it was there again.
Rob started a pattern, the steady rhythm of it hard and hurting, but keeping him grounded, giving him something to count on as the ocean of pleasure tossed him up and down, drowning him and soaking him with saltwater sweat, leaving him snorting in air through his nose, and straining for the body jolt of the next slap of the flog.
โThatโs it. So good. Just let it take you. Good boy.โ
Matty wanted more than anything to hold Robโs hand, to feel his fingers entwined with his own, but there was no way to tell him. No way to do anything but brace himself because the wave was coming again.
He breathed in through his nose, and then felt his body let goโjerk, convulse, scream, rock, hump, and then, God, ah, fuck, slam back into himself as the flog came down on his flesh.
Again, again, and again he flew with it, broke in descent, and came back with Robโs commanding arm, until he was dissolved, converted into sensation and raw feeling.
โI want you to come,โ Rob said. โMove against the pillow. I want to see you come now.โ
Matty had been so focused on holding completely still between waves that he was afraid to rock his hips, afraid that heโd never come back from it, but Robโs hands guided him to the rhythm. He shook his head hard, feeling sweat fly away as he struggled against the all-engulfing wave coming toward him with each thrust of his hips.
Rob held him to it, and Matty humped at the pillow in a mad, frantic, desperate rush, seeking orgasm before he was swallowed up again by the pleasure that just made him feel too much. And then he was caught up in it again, breathtaking and bigger than the sky, but Rob was pushing his hips, and his cock was sensitive and aching, and God, oh fuck.
He struggled to breathe because he couldnโt, and then it was everything, everywhere, exploding and screaming and shaking and his wrists hurt and his ankles pulled, and fuck, fuck, fuck, he was coming and blackness was all over him and in him. It was the scariest thing heโd ever felt as he shot his load and gave in to the rest of it, lost and completely consumed.
Robโs hands on his ass, the removal of the device, and the release of the restraints from his arms and legs all happened in some weird haze where he wasnโt even sure he was awake. Then the gag was removed and the blindfold taken off, but Matty didnโt open his eyes, and he didnโt speak. He just turned over onto his back and let Rob hold him, stroke him, kiss his hair, and tell him over and over how wonderful he was.
*
The next morning, still wrung out and limp, Matty sipped his hot water with bitters while he watched Rob examine the calf, Alex, on the first day of the new year. The little guy was doing pretty well, and in a few years he’d get plenty of lady cow pootang. Though, if Matty were being completely honest, he did feel a bit of an affinity for the calf, and he was secretly glad that he would only be the father of future handbags and not a handbag himself.
He could feel that Rob’s attention was more on him than on the cow, though, and he wasn’t surprised when Rob abandoned little Alex and came over to put his arms around Matty, whispering, โI was in the room with you the whole time, you know. I wouldn’t leave you there alone like that. I just wanted you to think Iโd left to heighten the moment. You were so sexy, Matty. It was all I could do to make you wait that long. I was going out of my mind watching you on the bed.โ
Matty smiled and rubbed his face against Rob’s shirt, smelling hay, snow, and sunshine and even dirt, which was sexy and frustrating, because he was only supposed to have the hots for men who wore expensive cologne and lived in New York.
Rob kissed the top of his head and Matty murmured, โIt’s not about that. That was amazing.โ
Matty sighed and twisted away, turning his back on Rob, gazing out over the hill. โIt’s just that it will never be like this again, will it?โ
Rob knew what he meant and Matty was grateful. โI hope it will, but I don’t know.โ
โWas it like this with…other people? It’s never been like this before for me.โ
โIt’s been good with other people, yeah. Not this good. But good.โ
โCould you live without it?โ
โIf I have to,โ Rob said.
Matty nodded and took a sip of his drink. He was starting to be afraid that this was it for him. That nothing else would ever be enough. That sex with anyone else would always be half-rate, boring, and, at best, charming. He didn’t want charming. He wanted to be fucked.
โAnd you?โ Rob asked.
โI’d rather not have it at all than have it be less than this,โ Matty said.
โTypical,โ Rob murmured, not sounding pleased. โAll or nothing.โ
Matty murmured resentfully, โCongratulations, Mr. Lovely, you’ve achieved the Gold Medal for fucking. Top marks all around. No one does it better.โ
Rob put his arm around him again, and said, โLet’s make brownies. They’ll make everything right again.โ
“I can’t eat them,โ Matty said.
โRight, but you can smell them.โ
โSadist.โ Matty took Rob’s hand and walked toward the house. โIt’s a good thing I like that about you.โ
โTruly, it’s my best quality in your eyes,โ Rob laughed.
Matty had to disagree, but he kept it to himself.
Rob’s best quality was how safe he made Matty feel. Loved, cared for, adored, and completely and totally safe. He was starting to fear what was coming more than he’d thought possible. He never thought he’d be loved so well and now he was choosing to turn his back on it. He was starting to loathe himself for it, and yet, it didn’t go away.
***
And thatโs the scene that didnโt make it into the book! Comment below for a chance to win a copy of Training Season and find out which scenes actually made it through editing! Iโve been told they are in every way comparable to the one that got cut!
And if you end up checking out the Anerosย device, either for yourself or a loved one, I hope you decide to make a detailed titillating post on their forum. Authors like me need more people to share that information for research. Itโd be very helpful! Youโd be doing the world a service! ๐
Blurb
Unquestionably talented figure skater Matty Marcus is willing to sacrifice everything for his Olympic dream, but his lack of discipline cost him the gold once before. Now the pressureโs on. He needs a coach who can keep him in line, but top coaches don’t come cheap, and Matty can’t afford to stay in the game no matter how badly he wants to win.
When a lucrative house-sitting gig brings him to rural Montana, Matty does his best to maintain his training regimen. Local residents turn out to be surprisingly tolerant of his flamboyant style, especially handsome young rancher Rob Lovely, who proves to be much more than a cowboy stereotype. Just as Matty requires a firm hand to perform his best on the ice, Rob shows him how strong he can be when he relinquishes control in the bedroom. With new-found self-assurance, he drives himself harder to go straight to the top.
But competition has a timetable, and to achieve his Olympic dream, Matty will have to join his new coach in New York City, leaving Rob behind. Now he must face the ultimate test. Has he truly learned how to winโon and off the iceโduring his training season?
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That’s quite an excerpt! ย Please count me in for the giveaway.
Thank you, Kim! Best of luck on the giveaway! ๐
Thanks for sharing the deleted scene and for the chance to win!
Thank you, Antonia! May the force be with you on the giveaway! ๐
Thankyou for sharing, ย would love to ย win !
The pleasure was all mine! ๐ Thanks, Angie! Good luck!
Thank you for the deleted scene…if that’s what got deleted I can’t wait to read what wasn’t! Thank you for the post and the giveaway.
It was hard to leave that one on the cutting room floor! ๐ Thank you! And best of luck on the drawing!
Every excerpt I read just makes me want to read this even more. Please count me in!
Awesome to hear! Thank you! ๐ And best of luck to you on winning!
Whew! All that yumminess was the cut scene? I wanted this book before but after that, I’ve moved it to the top of my wishlist. Thank you!
It was super hard to cut that one, but it had to be done! Thank you, Peaches! Best of luck on the drawing!
I have Training Season – have not had a chance to read it yet but just wanted to thank you for posting the deleted scene – wow that was intense!
Ooooh, I hope you enjoy it, Lisa! ๐ Thank you for your readership and I’m happy you enjoyed this scene! ๐
Wow, was that a hot excerpt. Now I really want to read this one. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Debra! It was hard to leave that one out of the book, but necessary. I’m glad I got to share it here. Best of luck on the drawing!
Great excerpt!! ย I had read it on another blog but they didn’t include the morning after, that added just a little more! ย
Thanks for the giveaway!
Glad you liked it Jill! I asked Leta to include the next day when I read it b/c I feel like it gives some nice context to deeper relationship between these guys. ย I love Rob and Matty!
Yes, Jay requested the second part, which I was happy to provide. I think it does provide a bit more context for the scene for unfamiliar readers. It was a good choice, Jay! Thanks for suggesting it! And thank you, Jill! Good luck on the drawing!
No problem, thanks for sharing it with us!
Yes please! Thank you.
Best of luck! ๐ Thanks for your interest!
Humma na humma na, yeah count me in quickly please.
LOL! Best of luck on the drawing, Nancy! ๐ย
Love the excerpt and blurb and I love VL’s writing!
Why, thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed it and, aw, happy you liked the writing itself. Thanks, Paul! Best of luck on the drawing!
Wow, that excerpt made my body quiver from head to toe. I could only Imagine what the book would do!ย
Thanks for the chance to win a copy! =)
Haha! Awesome to hear, Shane! Thank you! And best of luck on the giveaway! ๐ย
Shane, if you liked that, you will love the book. Super hot but also very romantic. Loved it!
Please count me in. ย Thanks.
Thanks for the interest! Good luck, Karl! ๐
I hope there are some hotter scenes left in the book, because that was smoking!
Also, I have used Aneros’ on guys and they love it. I love seeing their reactions.
Count me in please ๐
Thank you so much! ๐
*waggles eyebrows* Ooooh? Do tell. LOL! Love it!!! Thanks for sharing that info! ๐ And best of luck on the drawing!
That was quite a deleted scene….gosh that was good. Please count me in for the giveaway =) Thank you!
Thanks, H.B.! Thrilled you liked it! And good luck on the giveaway! ๐
**fanning self**! well if thats what got cut, cant wait to see whats in! count me in please, pretty please!
It was hard to leave this one on the cutting room floor! Glad you liked it! And good luck on the drawing! ๐
Please count me in. Thanks!
Thanks, Gigi! Best of luck! ๐
Wow… why was that cut when is so good? XD Anyway, thanks for including it and for the giveaway, now I really want to read this book!.. Yummy! ๐
Aw, thanks, Serena! Unfortunately, there can be too much of a good thing when it comes to sex scenes in a book. ๐ I’m excited that you’re interested in reading! Best of luck on the drawing!
Great scene! ย Can’t wait to read more about the relationship between Matty and Rob. ย Thanks for the giveaway!
Thank you, Lisa! I hope you get a chance to read the book! ๐ Good luck on the drawing!
What a scene! Shame you had to cut it but I’m glad you still have it to share with us! I loved the book! Rob and Matty are super hot and sweet.
Thank you, Frances! ๐ I’m thrilled you liked the book so well and am happy you got a chance to read this scene. *twirls*