Make Me

The Silent Hollow #2

by Alina May, Liam DiCosimo (Narrator), Mac Rae (Narrator)

Ronan

I used to be a cop, and now I kill people for fun. Yeah, yeah I know. Never admit to your crimes. But you don't know who I am. To you, I'm just words in a blurb. Besides, I don't plan on living that long anyway.

The system has failed us. There is no justice. So, before I go, I'll be the justice.

You know. AKAB. All Killers Are Bastards, or however the fuck the saying goes.

Logan

I kill people because they deserve it. But, suddenly, there's a copycat mimicking my style and stealing my marks. To top it all off, this copycat reminds me of someone. Someone very painful to remember.

I won't let this slide. Fuck Ronan Carter for making me remember, and fuck him for stealing my kills. He's going down. You can be sure of that.

Dakota

I've been a cop for over a decade. But there's one kind of case I won't work—crimes against children. Suddenly, pedophiles start turning up dead all over town. There are multiple serial killers on the loose, and despite not wanting to dig into my past, it's my job to find them.

To find them and to stop them.

No matter what it takes.

Make Me is a dark romance thriller. It is an interconnected standalone in the Silent Hollow series. Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website. Narrated in duet style.

Genres: M M Romance, Dark Romance, Dark, M M M, Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Why Choose

11 pages, Audible Audio

Published August 26, 2025

About the author

International bestselling author of books like Better Run and Wanna Play a Game? Please check content warnings!

Reviews

[Youssra {very busy-review slumping}]

This was just insanely ridiculous😅 It made kinda no sense but also it did? These three men just trauma bonded and I was kinda here for it?? Was this good or was I just ovulating? We'll never know 🤷‍♂️

All I know is that present me enjoyed this. It was funny, and smutty with a decent enough plot. It is not a book without flaws though, but I can appreciate it for what it is. I did like the first book way more though. Will definitely read a 3rd book about Vox if it comes out!
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pre-read:

My first mmm. Everyone clap pls 👏

[Ashley]

Did I ever think I would read a book where a letter from a stuffed cow would make me cry? Nope but here I am. I love all 3 of these men but Buff is the best lol They all have been through way too much but found a way to love, accept, and heal each other. I hope there's more books in this world in the future. I don't think I have had enough of Ronan, Kota, and Logan. ❤️❤️❤️

[Momma Eureka]

This book was a DAMN GOOD TIME !

Good pacing.
Entertaining Story.
Funny conversations.
Hot smutty scenes.

What can go wrong or should I say right when I HOT ex cop becomes a serial killer of pedophiles because the system is not working and not putting them away ?
Then you add a SEXY serial killer of pedophiles also who’s a tattoo artist and super strong, dominant and tall.
Put in the mix a shy, GORGEOUS detective who was abuse as a child and wants to do everything by the book.
Oh yeah … I forgot to mention… they are man !

to make things a little entertaining they all have big trauma. One talks to his cow stuffed animal who responds to him. The other is a virgin who’s stuck in the past and the other feels guilty about everything. I bet you can’t guess who is who right?
If you want a MMM that is a good time look no further, you found it !

[Alexis Joy]

I REALLY wanted to like this book.. Cal & Ryan’s book was an easy 5 stars for me.

But… this didn’t work. There wasn’t a clear voice for any of the characters. I couldn’t tell who was talking in any of the chapters despite the fact that it tells you at the start of each chapters because the voices just burred together. All the background information felt like a trauma dump rather than growing an understanding of who the characters are.

And the romance? Womp womp.. We went from straight, to hate, to Stockholm, to just fucking. I never felt at any point that they actually cared or had feelings for each other.

I’m not sure if it’s just me, but having the initial reason for attraction being just “they remind me of my ex” it’s SO cringe.. even if said ex is dead it just really doesn’t do it for me. That happened not once but twice..

They all could have just benefited from therapy and that’s all.

I think I’ll read more from this author and hope for the best.

[Library_of_a_Trashpanda]

I absolutely DEVOURED this book. I started reading it and finished 3 ish hours later just shook.

This book shares a universe with Alexandra St. Pierre, and the worlds collide beautifully. This is absolutely a dark, check all your triggers kind of book. It covers some heavy topics as did Merc and Mort, but goes a little deeper into it. If you can’t do child SA or religious trauma Id stay away.

With that being said, this book just hit different. Logan, Ronan and Dakota all have a different reason for doing what they do. All of them have been exposed to the same horrors just in different lights. One a victim, one the justice bringer and one the tortured soul who couldn’t save someone. In a nutshell they need each other.

This book invoked so many feelings. There were a few moments I teared up l, was horrified, and my heart bled. The development of Ronan and Logan was beautiful to see, to see how they helped each other heal, to help each other save themselves. My only ‘want’ would have been we could have seen more of Dakotas development. We get to see some, and we experience him with Logan and Ronan to see the dynamic, but I felt he got a little shorted.

These books combined will be with me for a very long time. Like seared into a part of my soul. I am so thankful they were written. Healing takes many forms and for me these books have offered some.

[Kati *☆･ﾟ]

4**** stars


This was intense, unhinged and fucked up but damn if I didn’t love it.

I’m definitely fucked in the head because 10/ 10 would get kidnapped again.

⇢ Logan: a tattoo artist who kills pedos for the love he lost when he was younger

⇢ Ronan: an ex-cop who’s seen too much; kills pedos for the victims he couldn’t get justice for

⇢ Dakota: a cop who’s been a victim himself and doesn’t know what love is supposed to look like

It was a great setup and a great story. I only wished the author would’ve taken as much time showing us private moments between all three of them as she did with only Logan and Ronan in the first half.

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The Silent Hollow

Book 1 - The Mercenary and the Mortician - tbr
Book 2 - Make Me - 4.0 stars

⇢ these books are (slightly interconnected) standalones, written by different authors in a shared world

[Bri]

For a book that had characters so interesting, it was somehow boring? It started off great and it was definitely intriguing, but then it just got dull for a big portion of the story. And the last 20-30% or so went back to being more interesting but at that point I was already bored so I think that ruined it for me and it was still feeling too drawn out.

Maybe I just had a way different idea about what the story would be like for these characters after meeting them originally in The Mercenary and the Mortician by Alexandra St Pierre, which is my fault.

[Aloha_friends]

It was so bad🥲🥲🥲🥲
I kinda feel guilty because the boys had really interesting personalities but i cant overlook the bad storyline😭😭

First, There were so many Plot holes and wrong stuff.

Logan knowing Dakotas Name before searching him online for the first time to tell Ronan that his name is Dakota???

Logan saying „i used all my condoms“ , bro was a virgin and said himself after that scene that he never used one??😭

Even the fan art has some huge mistakes…. It kinda disturbed me cause i never recognized mistakes in books.

To the storyline: I expected soooo much and it made so little sense😭from the moment Dakota appeared everything lost his structure… noo cop would fold after 2 days with his kidnappers💀💀🤞🏻

It mad me cringe many times but i loved BUFFALO (the stuffed pet that could talk)

I definitely wouldn’t recommend the book🥲🤞🏻

[Leanna]

This book is pure entertainment. I am not claiming it’s good, I’m claiming that I was thoroughly entertained. Honestly, my biggest problem with it is that it didn’t feel quite complete. I would have liked it to be a little longer or have a sequel to explore these characters and their relationship better… or maybe just a smutty little companion novella to finish out because honestly this book was MAYBE a 2.5🌶️ for me when I was expecting/hoping for a 4🌶️+ and I’d love a novella to up the heat 😂

[nick]

i cried over a stuffed animal cow.

[labibliofille]

3.5 stars, rounded up for Goodreads

While I like the characters in this one, I feel like it's more of a cursory story than a cohseive one. I feel like we could have gotten more and lots of things are glossed over or occur off-page. Maybe it's just me, but I would love this one instead of just like it if it had a bit more depth to it.

[Marissa.Reads]

This has officially taken my top fave spot for Alina Mays books! This was an absolutely fantastic read!

This is an MMM romance, and it is deliciously dark, but also so hilarious I found myself laughing through the trauma! If you love Josh from Lights Out you will absolutely adore Ronan!

Ronan is a ex-cop who was sick of the bad guys always getting away with absolutely deplorable crimes! He is definitely going through a psychotic break and finds himself speaking to his stuffed highland cow Buff, and let me tell you every single time Buff opened his mouth I was cackling!

When Ronan takes out one of Logan’s marks Logan is on a mission to take Ronan out, but Ronan looks like someone from his past and finds her can’t do it…so instead he kidnaps him. The banter between these two is absolutely hilarious! When they find themselves with a common enemy they begrudgingly decides to form a truce and work together. When Ronan finds his next mark and not even Logan can stop him from taking him out, the detective who is actively hunting them catches them in the bathroom with their victim. Only Dakota finds he can’t convince himself to tell his superiors what happened. So he finds himself as Ronan and Logan’s next kidnapping victim. This is a gay awakening and watching these MMCs grow through their past traumas was beautiful and heartbreaking. The revenge they are all after was absolutely fantastic!!

If you’re looking for a hilarious dark romance that is anything but ‘diet dark romance’ this is for you! This is dark but heals through humor!

Thank you so much for Alina May for allowing me to read this pre-release in exchange for my honest review!

[Hannah Rhodes]

A dark romance thriller with 3 beautiful men!? I mean who wouldn’t want to read that…am I right? This book was a fun and SPICY read that is perfect for the book lover who LOVES some smut with their dark romance!

The Sir Ellington and Buff bonus chapter was also the PERFECT way to finish this story!

[Daria]

the fact that this has such a high goodreads rating……

[Melissa]

4.25/5 ⭐️
3/5 🌶️

[Kyle Modschiedler]

4.75! I’m taking away a quarter of a star because WHAT DO YOU MEAN IM ALREADY DONE WITH THE BOOK! I NEED ANOTHER 200 PAGES MINIMUM. I love these three boys so much and I good genuinely read so much more about them! AND BUFFALO! This series is everything to me and if you haven’t read either book what are you doing?!?

[Kiandra 🦋]

I don’t love why choose books and I didn’t love that this was why choose either tbh. Dakota just felt unnecessary tbh and it felt forced when he was brought into the relationship. He was introduced way too late, and the relationship between Ronan and Logan was way too developed by then. Regardless of that, I still loved this.

[angie_bookrecs]

Where do I even start??
What does two hot as fuck
serial killers, a
gorgeous, sweet cop that
was in the wrong place at the wrong time, a bearded dragon & a talking stuffed highland cow named Buffalo have in common you ask? One seriously fucking amazing book that tells the story of three men with broken souls that needed to find each other so that they can heal together.

Loved all the banter & spicy scenes, but also appreciated the sad moments.

*Fuck You Alina for that last letter by the way(in the most loving way, of course)*
Made me cry like a baby.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I WOULD DIE FOR BUFF 🐃

WWBD🖤

[Saimi Vasquez]

Ronan sabe lo que es fallarle a las victimas, y sabe que la única forma de que vean la justicia es si él la toma por su propia mano. Sin embargo, su último "trabajo" se sintió extraño, como si alguien lo vigilara, y parece que ese puede ser el fin de su carrera como "justiciero". Pero resulta que su observador también tiene los mismos objetivos que él, si pudieran unirse lograrían mucho mas que él solo. Y si, las cosas entre ellos son raras, pero un poco mas de rareza en su vida no esta mal.

El comienzo de este libro fue bastante fuerte. Las descripciones de la niñez de Ronan y Logan y poco después de Dakota, fueron bastante duras. Sin embargo, cuando vamos a la trama como tal, no hubo ninguna. Todo el libro es la formación de ellos como trío y como intentan superar sus traumas de la niñez. Además, la aceptación de Ronan fue tan blah, que no lo sentí como aceptación, sino mas bien como "bueno ya vamos a hacerlo". Y lo mismo me paso con Dakota, al final, solo acepto lo que le hacían sin mayor drama.
En fin, si tomamos este como el 2do libro de la serie, entonces diré que fue decepcionate. Ni siquiera nos mostraron los diálogos entre Vox-Cal-Ryan y ellos. O que hicieron cuando los "ayudaron".
Al final, no se si me querría leer otros libros de este autor, quizás si alguien me recomienda alguno puedo volver a intentarlo.

[davdashaaa]

Fewer pages — less plot, and honestly? That’s very noticeable.
There’s no real action storyline like in the first book; this one leans way harder into romance and dynamics 😈
And you know what? I was completely fine with that.

I was insanely curious about these three, and they did not disappoint.
It was fun, soft, hot, messy in the best way 🔥🥰🦶

The three of them together are just… a collective brain explosion — mostly for themselves 🤣
Confused, overwhelmed, horny, emotional — but it WORKS!

Yes, there are kinks.
Yes, there are issues.
BUT — and this is the most important part — THEY COMMUNICATE!
They actually talk. They ask. They listen. They don’t run away screaming like idiots.
Instant love. Absolute obsession.

I genuinely adore them. Like, fully, wholeheartedly 🖤

And that epilogue???
EXCUSE ME 🤣
What the hell just happened?!
I laughed out loud and stared at the page like “sir???? ma’am???? universe????”

Short, spicy, chaotic, and weirdly wholesome)
Loved it 💥❤️‍🔥

[Saraya]

4.25⭐️ Alina May’s books are so addictive, I always finish them in under 24 hours

[Bryoni]

Rating: 2.5 ⭐️
Emotion: 1.5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

I received an ARC for Make Me in exchange for an honest review.

First up I love the shared world Alex and Alina have created. The Mercenary & The Mortician introduced Ronan, Logan, Dakota & Buffalo and I was excited to read their story in Make Me.

Make Me was low angst with moderate spice. I don’t usually read why choose MMM but after the brief glimpses of these boys in Merc & Mort I knew I needed their story. They were more than a little toxic but let’s be honest we love bad boys so I’m all for it.

Please read the trigger warnings because a lot of what goes down with these boys early in their relationships is definitely not consensual.

Make Me wasn’t as dark as I thought it would be, coming into this from Merc & Mort I think I was expecting more of that darkness. The story was more focussed on the relationship development between Ronan, Logan & Dakota, their past trauma and how that shaped who they were today and why they do what they do.

I think my expectations for Make Me were maybe too high. I devoured Merc & Mort and I rate this as one of my all time top reads. So coming off that into this I was expecting more. I understand the books were written by different authors and maybe I just click better with Alex’s writing style. I found myself zoning out frequently with Make Me and it honestly was a struggle to finish the book. There didn’t seem to be any definitive plot, it was kind of messy and hard to follow at times. It felt like it had too much going on while having nothing going on at the same time.

Loved the cameos with Cal, Ryan & Vox. Although they didn’t feel the same, their dialogue was off and not what I was expecting. I guess this is because those scenes weren’t written by Alex(?)

Special mention to my favourite side characters Buffalo and Sir Ellington - the bonus epilogue 🤌🏻💋

I loved the character art throughout the book, this was a nice continuation of what we already got in The Mercenary & The Mortician.

I think I am in the minority with my review and that’s okay. We all have our own tastes and likes when it comes to the books we read. This just wasn’t for me if I’m being completely honest.

[Smutty Little Books]

I am not sure who I loved more... Sir Ellington or Buff! That bonus scene was gold! Also, I feel like I need a Ronan tattoo on my body immediately.

That being said! Loved this book and these boys! This is another must read MM romance that you need on your shelf. I loved getting the perspective of each character and watching their connection develop. I am convinced Alina could write a word on a gum wrapper at this point and I would buy it and frame it with pride. I can't wait to add this beauty to my ever-growing Alina collection.


#dark romance
#MMM romance
#Serial Unalivers
#foot fetish
#why choose
#Enemies to Lovers

[Ninna]

my second ARC read and first MMM book

ooooh how i loved daddy Logan 🔥 and ofc Buffalo 🦬

[Diem McAuliffe]

RTC 🖤 I loved this so muchhhh

[Rachel Hally]

the only highlight was the highland cow stuffed animal

[Mercedes]

what did I just read? 🫠 was it entertaining asf? yeah? oddly enough…. was it good though? no…

[Jasmine Davis]

I was OBSESSED. Logan absolutely owned my heart from the start but every single one of them brought something that made me love this story even more. The chemistry, the banter, the chaossss 😭 and don’t even get me started on Cal showing up because that alone made me ridiculously happy 😂 oh and THE STUFFED ANIMAL 😂 This whole book was funny, sweet, and honestly just such a good time!!!

[Nicanne]

Shame, I personally didn’t connect to this one!

📚Book = Interconnecting Standalone
💕Burn = Slow
🎭OW/OM Drama = No,
🐺 Alpha Men = Not especially,
🔥Heat/spice = 2/10,
😬Angst = Low,
🍆🌮 MM/FF = Yes, MM
🔹POV = 1st Person, MPV,
🔸Genre = Contemporary Romance,
🔹Tropes = MMM✨Tattooist, Ex-cøp & Cøp✨Rival serial unalivers✨Enëmies to Løvers✨Nøn cøn✨Bi-äwakening ✨Stälkíng✨lots of “Make me” & ”Good Boy✨Praise & dëgrëdatíon ✨Kídnäppíng✨Tørture & knívës✨ Questionable use of maple syrup!✨
‼️Check TW’s before reading‼️


I‘m not sure what to make of this one!! I was really looking forward to reading about Ronan, Logan & Dakota but it didn’t quite live up to what I was expecting. They were all so dämaged in their own way from action in their past, so it was heartbreaking for them in that way. However I didn’t feel the connection between them at all as characters.

Ronan did a 180* with Logan that I sort of lost in the story. One minute he was fîghtened for his life, being tørtųred and cǎrved up by Logan and the next he was taųnting Logan to kiss him, no slow build, no thoughts of wanting him…nothing, just switched!
Dakota was the same, he’s an active cop, I get he was held prísøner (for like a night), but when he’s frëed he stayed with them and was part of their relationship! Again there was no thoughts of wanting them, no slow build….just another switch. There was no angst moment between them, just viølënce and then they were together, I just found it odd. I get Dakota was desperate for a connection with someone, which Logan & Ronan provided, but again there was no build up!

I personally didn’t feel connected to the characters or feel the connection between them on page, they were just plain old together! Their sëxy times were really bland, and double “Ouch” always doing it without Lųbe. I know Rogan likes a bit of päin but NO!

The story itself was good and flowed well, but the character dynamics didn’t do it for me! 😢


Ronan quit being a cøp after one too many chíld äbúsers were ačqųitted and the äbųsed left in turmoil with no jųstice. After loosing his faith in the system he starts meting out his own form of jųstǐce for these people…tørtųre & dëāth. All with the inner monologue from ‘Buffalo’, a highland cow teddy he used as a cøp in the interview room. Unfortunately after dealing with his latest äbųser, he gets the unwanted attention of someone else.

Logan also kills pëdøphíles, serving his own form of jǔstice, after the loss of his beloved Greyson (who’d hängëd himself to end his äbūsive sūffering at the hands of his grandfather). Unfortunately someone had taken his next tärget! No way is he going to let someone else take his tärgets from him. But he can’t seem to ķíll Ronan, he reminds him to much of Greyson.

Dakota is an active cøp and whilst investigating a grųesøme críme, he’s given a lead with Roman’s name on it. When out ínvestigating another lead he stumbles upon Ronan & Logan with a dēäd guy, unfortunately he didn’t actually see them do the děed!

Seeking a safe base away from the pølice, Logan kídnäps Dakota and they hold up at Dakota’s house.
Here they form a relationship becoming more to each other, healing each other along the way.

[Tia Toro]

I think this is entirely a me problem, but I didn’t love it 😭

I thinkThe Mercenary & the Mortician put me in a slump because I loved it so much and wasn’t ready to leave Ryan & Cal behind. However, the cameos we get from Vox, Cal & Ryan filled my heart with joy.

I loved the why choose MMM romance, and how they were able to heal each other from past traumas and find safety with each other. I thought that part of the story was nice. But I did find the overall plot boring & found myself skimming most of the second half of the book.

I did really enjoy the last page though, when we get the text from Ryan about Apex and we know shits about to pop off. I ALSO loved the Sir Ellington epilogue, that had me ☠️