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King of Pain: Beautiful Edition
King of The Beautiful Edition features 3 bonus chapters and a new cover featuring custom character illustration!Multi-time #1 bestselling title on Amazon #2 Best MM Romance Debute, 2025 (GoodReads) Best Friends-To-Lovers and Book of the Year, 2025 (GoodReads)King of Pain is a standalone with a happy ending. It is the first book in the Damaged Hearts series––each book will feature a different couple. Six novels are planned for the series.
King of Pain – A Dual POV Heartfelt MM Romance with all 80s Music Vibes
In an epic love story caught between neon lights and shadowed pasts, two hearts collide. Their souls are bound by secrets, passion, and the undeniable pulse of the 80s. Anthony Pacini is guarded, haunted, and desperate to break free. Chance Sullivan is a hotter than sin rebel running from a fate already written. Together, they're headed straight for heartbreak—or redemption. King of Pain by JP Joseph is coming to Kindle screens and bookshelves August 16th, 2025. Prepare to experience the 80s like never before!
Anthony A college football player entering his final year at Arizona State. When he's not dominating the field, he's working at Devil Records, indulging his deep obsession with 80s music. Proudly Italian and a passionate cook, Anthony carries the weight of a traumatic past, making him guarded and firmly in denial about his true feelings and desires.
Chance Recently transplanted from Boston to Arizona, Chance seeks to forge a new path far removed from the life previously planned for him as a member of The Doves, an Irish organization with deep roots. Chance shares Anthony's fervent love for 80s music and the moment he walks into Devil Records on his first day of work and locks eyes with Anthony, Chance is certain of one thing—he must have him.
King of Pain is Book 1 in the Damaged Hearts series, with books 2 set for June 2026
King of Pain – A Dual POV Heartfelt MM Romance with all 80s Music Vibes
In an epic love story caught between neon lights and shadowed pasts, two hearts collide. Their souls are bound by secrets, passion, and the undeniable pulse of the 80s. Anthony Pacini is guarded, haunted, and desperate to break free. Chance Sullivan is a hotter than sin rebel running from a fate already written. Together, they're headed straight for heartbreak—or redemption. King of Pain by JP Joseph is coming to Kindle screens and bookshelves August 16th, 2025. Prepare to experience the 80s like never before!
Anthony A college football player entering his final year at Arizona State. When he's not dominating the field, he's working at Devil Records, indulging his deep obsession with 80s music. Proudly Italian and a passionate cook, Anthony carries the weight of a traumatic past, making him guarded and firmly in denial about his true feelings and desires.
Chance Recently transplanted from Boston to Arizona, Chance seeks to forge a new path far removed from the life previously planned for him as a member of The Doves, an Irish organization with deep roots. Chance shares Anthony's fervent love for 80s music and the moment he walks into Devil Records on his first day of work and locks eyes with Anthony, Chance is certain of one thing—he must have him.
King of Pain is Book 1 in the Damaged Hearts series, with books 2 set for June 2026
608 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 22, 2026
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March 1, 2026
I love them, I think I’m actually in love with chance and ant. Like is that even possible
March 10, 2026
good character development, even with the side characters (im excited for butters story), jen was hilarious, especially while pregnant, i loved the slow burn and all the flirting
March 18, 2026
Reread with new fabulous cover! Love, love, LOVE! Chance + Ant forever. The bonus scenes were chefs kiss!
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