By Way of
Pain
Criminal Delights Series, Book 11
J.M. Dabney
M/M Dark Romance
Release Date: 05.20.19
Blurb
Double lives were just the way it was for a
man like me. By day I was a man with a reputation above reproach. Even
assassins needed backup plans. For fifteen years, life was going without a
hitch until I had to take out a witness. When it was time to kill him,
beautiful eyes filled with fear urged me to do something else. Yet, in order to
do that, I had to break him, and by way of pain, my captive would experience
pleasure he'd never dreamed.
This book is part of CRIMINAL DELIGHTS. Each
novel can be read as a standalone and contains a dark M/M romance.
Warning: These books are for adult readers who
enjoy stories where lines between right and wrong get blurry. High heat,
twisted and tantalizing, these are not for the fainthearted.
Trigger Warnings: Title
contains the following possible triggers. Humiliation, Violence, Master/slave
elements, Male Chastity, Murder, Imprisonment, Dub-Con, and Brief Torture.
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Review
J.M. Dabney’s new release By
Way of Pain was terrifying in the most escalating way by introducing me to their character that felt no emotion. I am a True Crime fanatic but with each
series I watch or with each serial killer I learn about, I want to believe that
somewhere deep within each one of them lies some sort of emotion. A human trait
that is common among even the worst of us.
This author went beyond my expectations with this story. The
main character was determined to have traits of a dangerous personality at the
young age of only 8 years old. His very presence at such a young age put fear
not only in his peers but in his parents. By the time he reached the age of 16,
he had already had three personal kills.
Now in his forties, he has studied enough people to know how
to fake his emotions and appear to be a stellar man. He even conforms into
society by having his very own practice. It is almost scary how well the author
was able to put into words the blackness of this character’s personality. Cowen
gave me the chills just reading about him. The way he was able to manipulate
those around him for years and never being suspected for all the evilness that
he had done in his past and continued to do in the present.
Although, as the story proceeds, I noticed a shift in Cowen’s
personality, not sure I would call it an emotion per say but rather a need to
function. When his double life meets a recognizable face, Cowen needs to decide
what actions must need to be taken in order to keep his identity hidden.
Harrison’s character was one that is known but not written a
lot. A big burly man who is more of a quiet, lonely submissive that was bullied
in his youth and early in his adulthood and was burdened with a sickly mother.
Soon he wakes up to find himself held prisoner in a basement, naked, and
confused as to what happened. Sometimes knowing the reason is worse than just
being kept in the dark. My heart broke for this bear of a man repeatedly. When
the one person that he would have fantasies about during his torture became
known to him as the one that sought out his pain and humiliation and soon the
lines become blurry between the two.
A killer that doesn’t feel kinds of emotions towards people
soon finds himself needing the bear of a man that is looking to be taken care
of.
I honestly can not rave enough about this storyline. I was
captured into twisted journey of these two characters from the beginning.
**TRIGGER WARNINGS INCLUDE:
HUMILIATION, VIOLENCE, MASTER/SLAVE ELEMENTS, MALE CHASTITY, MURDER,
IMPRISONMENT, DUB-CON, AND TORTURE**
Excerpt
I laughed with her through snippets of conversation, my meal, and
the dessert I splurged on so I could stay a few minutes longer. I was isolated
and wouldn't deny it, yet I also didn't want to admit it to anyone. Feigning
happiness was something I'd done for so long that I didn't know whether it was
real or a figment of my imagination.
When I would walk inside the house, the lock clicking into place
would have it all come back in blaring clarity. At least here or at work, I
could pretend I wasn't alone. That someone would miss me if I didn't appear one
day. Would they worry? Probably not. I'd be just another regular who
disappeared—found another place to go for their meals or a new place to collect
a paycheck.
Without an excuse to stay longer, I threw money on the counter to
cover my meal and a generous tip. By the time I walked outside, the cool night
breeze had blown away the smell of greasy spoon and strong coffee.
On occasion, I thought about testing my theory, just pack up and
go away for a while. Only fear kept me from doing so. It wasn't about the
unknown or what existed outside of the city, but the fear my disappearance
would be nothing more than a momentary blip. A split-second thought of where
was he now.
I hated being depressed. Hating knowing that I was that
dispensable. A forgettable part of the scenery. I shoved my hands in the deep
pant pockets, and my steps were slow as I strode back to my car. Home was only
a five-minute ride, and I dreaded it so much. I wanted someone who would miss
me, mourn me when I'm gone, and yet I knew I'd just be a vague and fading
memory.
J.M. Dabney is a multi-genre author who writes
mainly LGBT romance and fiction. They live with a constant diverse cast of
characters in their head. No matter their size, shape, race, etc. J.M. lives
for one purpose alone, and that’s to make sure they do them justice and give
them the happily ever after they deserve. J.M. is dysfunction at its finest and
they makes sure their characters are a beautiful kaleidoscope of crazy. There
is nothing more they want from telling their stories than to show that no matter
the package the characters come in or the damage their pasts have done, that
love is love. That normal is never normal and sometimes the so-called broken
can still be amazing.
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