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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: 3.86 · 10,417 ratings · 2,127 reviews · 61 distinct works • Similar authors

	Claiming the Cleanfreak 3.50 avg rating — 1,576 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 3.66 avg rating — 1,224 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
	Blood Sports (The Hanged Men, #1) by Daniel May (Goodreads Author), Augustus Roth 4.06 avg rating — 1,075 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
	The Taste of Ink (A Fresh Taste of Ink #1-3) 4.08 avg rating — 686 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) 4.35 avg rating — 500 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 — 487 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 3.83 avg rating — 470 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 — 457 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 — 374 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) 3.97 avg rating — 326 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 — 3,512 ratings

A Fresh Taste of Ink (8 books)
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4.20 avg rating — 2,879 ratings

The Hanged Men (3 books)
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4.03 avg rating — 1,619 ratings

Garden of Fiends (2 books)
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3.89 avg rating — 737 ratings

Short Leashes (1 book)
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The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

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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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