Praise for Trapdoor by Vixen Phillips:


A beautiful sadness…the reader is taken on a journey that resembles a dream like quality…Their love is beyond convincing and this is where the hope lies.
- Andy Harrod, Decoding Static

Intensely sensual and undeniably indulgent…if beautiful tormented boys are your thing, this book could become your next guilty pleasure.
- Moxie Mezcal, Author of Concrete Underground

Beautifully woven and borders poetry in some parts…love in its purest state and intensity of feelings.
- lauand @ livejournal

Trapdoor : a dark m/m love story : by Vixen Phillips

Trapdoor

A dark m/m love story

by Vixen Phillips

remix e-book/paperback edition

“In a dream, we can do anything we want to… Anything at all.”

Raven and Pegasus each have their own reasons for denying their feelings for one another, but once they are all they have left in the entire world, how long can this charade really hold out?

Sometimes, if you wish hard enough, dreams can come true, even if you should wake to find them gone like shadows in the morning.

Set in Melbourne in the late 90s, Trapdoor is a psychological journey through darkness and light—a story of love, obsession and beautiful self-destruction.

Rated MA, for Mature Audiences.
Story contains homoerotic content, adult themes, coarse language, violence, and self-harm, suicide & drug references.

 

Excerpt:

There’s a moth trying to beat itself to death against the lightbulb on the ceiling.

And here I am, alone in the bathroom, holding a razor blade at the ready. Guess we all make do in lieu of a moon.

Beneath the mirror, a black feather—a gift, a worthless thing—waits and watches.

And I remember the screams, and the tears. And because I remember, I won’t ever forgive myself for what I let her do to destroy me. I turn my back on my reflection, turn the razor over on my skin.

At least, tonight—after—I’ll get to see him.

For now, I’m dreaming of wings.

 

Read further excerpts

The first 12 chapters can be read online at the Trapdoor website. If you would prefer to read offline, you can also download these preview chapters in e-book format at feedbooks.com or smashwords.com.

Buy the e-book

The e-book edition is available for $2.99 USD (RRP) from the following retailers:
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Please be aware that Lost Violet Press makes every effort to release e-books without DRM. However, some retailers have a policy of applying DRM to the book files at their own stores. If in doubt, it’s best to purchase your copy directly from Smashwords.

Buy the paperback

The paperback book is available for $12.99 USD/£7.99 GBP (RRP) from the following retailers:
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The Book Depository
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Fishpond.com.au
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If you don’t see your retailer here, try doing a search for "Trapdoor Vixen Phillips" on the website of your preferred bookseller. You should also be able to special-order the book from most stores by quoting the ISBN number, which is 978-0980556810.

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