A Really Good Friend

“There is nothing more cherished, more valued, more worthwhile than a really good friend.” I had read this sage statement as a child back in the first decade of the 21st century and for some reason had never forgotten it.  But little did I know my later experiences would prove over and over the solid validity of the simple quotation written by some obscure author many generations ago.  Let me explain!
       Few people can say they had a really good friend – the friend that is better than any family – and fewer yet can have a bonded relationship with such a friend over a lifetime.  Yet I was one of those fortunate few.  Clark Romney was better than any brother, wiser than any father, more sharing and compassionate than any saint, and who loved me enough to set me straight when I wandered into fruitless enterprises.  He kept me motivated, alert, and hardworking when my natural tendencies led the other way; he taught me what real love is made of; and he led me to a world of prosperity I never knew existed.  This tale is about this great friend and all he did forme for the years.

The Firm

THE FIRM is Bill Smith’s quintessential novel on the most exotic aspects of homoerotic slavery.  Forrest and David, long-time friends and business associates, are wealthy small time slave traders who are in the business as much for their own pleasure as for profit.  But Mr. Broadley, CEO of THE FIRM, convinces both of them to take over the procurement division of a enormous global underground  organization which specializes in the ‘top end’ of the slave market:  the best looking, best trained, and always subservient properties reserved for the super-wealthy who can afford to own the very best.  In their new position, the two entrepreneurs prove to be wildly successful and slowly learn all aspects of THE FIRM’s operations: the sources of slaves, how slaves are successfully trained, effective marketing of the end product, exactly what customers expect of their expensive new property and how to keep those customers happy.  Under Mr. Broadley’s careful tutelage, Forrest and David meet every challenge thrown at them over the years, earning unbelievable commissions along the way, but, more importantly, the undying gratitude of THE FIRM’s Board of Directors. 

The Marketplace

“The Marketplace” takes you on a long overdue trip to one of the world’s most exciting destinations: the huge slave markets of Brazil’s largest city. Bob Cranston, a hardworking handsome young cell phone component manufacturer from Philadelphia fulfills a long time goal by buying into a package deal to visit Rio de Janeiro to see the sights and with the goal of replacing his paid employees with cheap Brazilian slaves to cut his costs below those of his competitors.  At the huge slave markets in Rio, he meets Ramon d’Salvantio, a stunningly beautiful man who owns Brazil’s largest slave breeding farm and thousands of marketable slaves. Ramon and Bob bond instantly and soon Ramon has arranged all the work slaves he needs plus some handsome bucks for Bob’s own pleasure. When all looks perfect, Ramon betrays his newfound friend, buys out Bob’s industry and all his debt-ridden assets in Philadelphia and Bob suddenly finds himself yet another one of Ramon’s slave properties. “This is Bill Smith at his best;” “My very favorite slave story;” “The most erotic tale I’ve ever read;” “At last, an erotic tale with a tight story line and real characters.” 

This tale of homoerotic slavery has it all: an Italian count who is fascinated with Roman-style litters and the muscular slaves that power those litters along with servicing guests at his Roman style orgies; an English esquire whose estate features “Slavemobiles” and whose guests are accustomed to use of the estate slaves whenever they want; a family of shrewd entrepreneurs who run a highly successful slave training and premium sales facility on an uncharted remote Greek island; and  a 5^th generation Arabian sheik whose family has a monopoly on slave sales with his country and who operate a prolific slave breeding farm to supply their auction barns.  Intertwined in this tale are two very expensive epitomes of manhood, Sergei, a Polish slave, and Santos, an Italian slave, who end up happily being owned by all of these characters at one time or another and who themselves supervise and use whole squads of young slaves (including a rogue slave from the streets of England who has to be “broken” to his whole new status in life) purchased by their masters not only for their beautiful bodies, handsome faces, prodigious equipment, and willing attitude, but also for their high level of sexual training which practically guarantees total satisfaction to all who use them.

The Brazilian

“The Brazilian” is a dynamic and fascinating tale of two very wealthy handsome young men, an American and a Brazilian, meeting my chance in New York City, becoming instant friends as well as insatiable bed partners. Christian Nelson, living off inherited wealth, is instantly engulfed in Joao de Silva’s extensive slave industry in the far reaches of Brazil. After an initial visit to Joao’s ranch, he is ‘hooked’ on slave acquisition, specialized training, breeding, merchandising, and sales and eventually goes into partnership with his Brazilian friend after a second visit a few years late. Over the years the two extend their enterprises to the burgeoning U.S. market and specialize in breeding and sales of “prime” merchandise throughout the entire world as well as U.S. markets. But a sudden U.S. government nationalization of the trillion dollar slave industry leaves both businessmen destitute and enslaved themselves despite their expertise in the making, breaking and sales of millions of ‘human livestock.” As Joao philosophically reviews his life with Christian, “What goes around comes around.”

Bates Training Center

"Bates Training Center" is a highly acclaimed, exciting, and fascinating tale about a poor innocent kid in Pittsburgh, Jonathan Randolph Bates, who suddenly inherits from an obscure great-uncle one of the countries most renowned slave training centers along with hundreds of already trained slaves, a most competent staff of slave trainers who are themselves slaves, and several company executives who know exactly how to do their jobs.  Despite his ignorance about slaves and their management, Jonathan picks up on the trade quickly with an almost intuitive grasp of what's needed in training, maintenance, breeding, and sales of human livestock. 
     Within a few months, Bates Training Center is reaching new heights of highly profitable sales under Jonathan's leadership, and, eventually, branching out into an attempt to develop specialized 'breeds' of slaves designed for specific tasks.  Years later, this new venture finally proves to be highly successful and leads to national recognition and prominence in the trade.  Jonathan, however, despite all his new wealth, remains the same humble and inquiring person he always was, proving his late great-uncle right in leaving everything to his only, but obscure, relative. 
     Readers state: "Absolutely the best book in this genre I've ever read;" "At last, an absorbing tale about slaves that hangs together, is very well written, and so interesting you can't put it down;" "Bill Smith remains at the top of the list when it comes to writing great stories about slaves."