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Daniel May

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Daniel May writes MM romance and erotica with a focus on dark contemporary, kink, and BDSM. Originally a lover of sci-fi and fantasy, he turned his sights on the erotic as a joke that went over surprisingly well.

Completed series: The Taste of Ink (rereleased as A Fresh Taste of Ink trilogy)
Ongoing series: Hanged Men

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Average rating: 3.87 · 9,793 ratings · 2,029 reviews · 52 distinct works • Similar authors

	Claiming the Cleanfreak 3.50 avg rating — 1,488 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Sports (The Hanged Men, #1) by Daniel May (Goodreads Author), Augustus Roth 4.06 avg rating — 1,041 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Princess 3.67 avg rating — 1,133 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Taste of Ink (A Fresh Taste of Ink #1-3) 4.09 avg rating — 641 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Final Stroke (A Fresh Taste of Ink #6-7) 4.36 avg rating — 470 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guilty Canvas (A Fresh Taste of Ink #4-6) 4.21 avg rating — 454 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crimson Halo (Garden of Fiends #1) by Daniel May (Goodreads Author), Augustus Roth 3.86 avg rating — 441 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stealing the Silver Fox 3.70 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War Games (The Hanged Men, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 365 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Taste of Ink (A Taste of Ink, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 315 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Daniel May

Obsessed with Him (4 books)
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3.59 avg rating — 3,301 ratings

A Fresh Taste of Ink (8 books)
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4.22 avg rating — 2,729 ratings

The Hanged Men (3 books)
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4.03 avg rating — 1,574 ratings

Garden of Fiends (2 books)
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Short Leashes (1 book)
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3.67 avg rating — 265 ratings

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Moby-Dick or, The Whale

by Herman Melville

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I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)

by Robert Graves

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“He doesn’t get to fuck you in these,” said Mini. “This memory? This one is mine.”
― Daniel May, A Darker Palette

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“Mini seemed to think about it. He pulled out a pocket knife, flipped it open, and handed it to Trinket. “For the packing tape,” he said, rolling his eyes at Trinket’s expression. “Not for stabbing the fish. Jesus.” Trinket knelt by the first box, took the knife, and slit the tape.”
― Daniel May, A Darker Palette

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“As he showered, he wondered if he had always been capable of such intense desire, and he wondered what would have happened if he had never met Mini or begun to experiment with Zee. Would he ever have relaxed and been able to enjoy himself?”
― Daniel May, A Darker Palette

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