Coerced

Chastain Castle #3

by Hunter Bailey

Book three in the Chastain Castle

Landon has always been special. Smart, attractive, and witty. Gifted. In fact, some would say Landon is perfect—or they would, until they saw the sorrow he carries so close to his heart.

Nathaniel is a peculiar man, one obsessed with justice and full of so much anger he could burst. He has never once been called perfect, though he is most definitely gifted.

And when the two meet, as Landon battles the heartbreak of being rejected by his best friend, and Nathaniel continues to run from a betrayal that cut to his core, fireworks explode. Violent, vicious fireworks that take both men on a journey they never would have suspected.

But there is an outside force calling the shots, lies that keep building, and an onslaught of emotion at their heels. Will Landon and Nathaniel find a common ground, one they can both stand on? Or will they crash and burn like brilliant, combusting stars?

In the end, can two people truly fall in love if one has been coerced?

A mature M/M romance

Trigger Mentions of domestic violence (not on page), Depression and thoughts of dying, Supernatural themes, Manipulation, Extreme violence, including death (not MC’s), and non-explicit torture, Kidnapping, Explicit content, such graphic depictions of intercourse between men, chastity cage, forced orgasms, safe word/action, sex toys and restraints

Genres: M M Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Paranormal

379 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 10, 2026

Reviews

[Royesha]

And we have officially come to the end of The Chastain Castle Trilogy, and I'm so sad to leave this universe. Of course, Hunter had to end it by inflicting as much emotional damage as possible. 😭

Landon and Nathanial are perfectly suited, and they make you understand exactly why Landon and a certain someone (👀) never would've worked. Their relationship spans all three books, so we get to revisit multiple scenes from books one and two through their perspective, adding so much more context and clarity. There were several moments I actually enjoyed even more seeing through their eyes.

I can't say much because so much of Landon and Nate's story is hinted at throughout the first two books, so I don't want to spoil anything! But what I can say is that Landon is the sweetest bratty MC. He reminds me so much of Cameron (the MMC from book two) in the sense that you just want to put him in your pocket and protect him at all costs. And this is a true enemies-to-lovers. Nathanial certainly made an enemy out of me because I was ready to fight that man for my baby Landon right up until the very end.

Overall, this was a fantastic conclusion to the series, and I cannot wait for everyone to experience this world. This trilogy has completely consumed me, and I'm so excited for everyone else to fall in love with it too.

[AnnaKitt]

Ahhhh I hate when I am not sure about the rating 😭

I was so intrigued about Landon and Nate’s story that I shoved away all the ARCs and new releases for it. THAT’S how great Hunter Bailey was in coercing (🙃) with the teasers of them in first two books.

And I have zero regrets whatsoever, I wasn’t disappointed in the least! This series is amazing and I had a great time❣️

It’s just the first.. at least 15% were so confusing! Like actually NOTHING that was happening made any sense 🫢
BUT once you get deeper in the story and understand the reasons behind their actions and what is actually happening - it’s clicks and works and is brilliant! And it’s impossible to stop anyway really

Again - I can’t and won’t be spoiling anything. BUT it’s real enemies to lovers, with all the best hate sex, amazing dynamics and great plot ❤‍🔥
It has everything we love series for - strong found - and just - family vibes, powerful characters, the setting, the atmosphere.
Truly an unexpected gem 🖤

[Sarah Taylor]

loved it

Omg not my usual read tbh but I’ve loved the chastain castle trilogy and Nate and Landon what a story at first the hate is so real as is the fight for dominance but in the end they reach a beautiful compromise and their love is beautiful

[readuponadream]

DNF at 52% (p196)

[Rachael Hamilton]

I was so excited to jump into Landon and Barfred's book. Every book in this series has been perfection, so I had high standards going in.

Hunter Bailey does such a great job planting seeds for future books in the previous ones. She had me dying to know what was hiding beneath Barfred's professional, save-the-day persona. He just casually rescues everyone and acts like it's nothing.

As soon as I knew Barfred was getting a book I dying of curiosity over how Barfred and Landon could possibly have so much tension between them seemingly having no reason to be interacting. The way it actually played out was completely not what I expected, and caught me off guard. I was shook!

Barfred's internal struggle added so much depth. He's torn between saving Landon and holding onto his own morals. Watching him fight that battle kept me hooked. This book had me on the edge of my seat, but in a completely different way than the first two.

This was a true enemies to lovers! The hate sex. The two dominant men fighting for control. Absolutely yes.

I also loved getting different perspectives in this book. It made me want to turn around and reread the first two immediately, because I had no idea these things were happening behind the scenes.

This whole series is just captivating and so well done.

[Rose]

Julian and Atlas are still my absolute favorite couple, and I think my favorite book of the series. But I love Barfred in particular, and the plot of Coerced was so good. So I’ll give it a 4.5/5. Such a fun read that kept me interested and just the right amount of stressed. The series overall was so so good, and like nothing I have ever read before.

As usual, the plot was very good, and I continue to love the characters and how flawed they are. And the fact that Barfred has powers explains sooo much. He was such an enigma during the other two books, and it was like opening a treasure chest being able to read more about him.

I loved how different it was to the first two books. It wasn’t a repeat of anything we’ve seen before and it filled in all the gaps that were left from the last book. The three books together flow seamlessly, and seeing all three couples at the end of the book is so heartwarming and satisfying.

[Josh Johnson]

not as good as the first two but still great ending to the series.

Ok… I know I gave the other books 5 🌟. And overall this series is absolutely 5🌟 for me. But this 3rd book, kinda made me roll my eyes a bit. The hate and yearning were great. But as part of a series that was dealing with demons from hell… then in this book we went into the magic realm…. It didn’t fit for me. Maybe because the magic was kinda skirted around in the beginning and never really said “ this is magical powers” it annoyed me. But once we picked up with the plot and finally started to reveal the purpose of the magic in the plot, I was finally able to get behind it. Also the spice in this is top tier. So hot! 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🥵😈🥵😈🥵

[Abigail Villanueva]

3.5 ⭐️ I was super excited to read about Landon & Nate, I love their resistance and fight against each other despite their developing feelings. It felt like this story just moved a lot slower than books 1 & 2 and was hard to stay fully engaged the whole time. For the last 10 or so chapters, I kept thinking it was the last one because everything felt wrapped up already but then it just kept going on and on until suddenly a lot happened in the epilogue where it needed 2 epilogues.
I’ve enjoyed reading this author (who is new to me!) and I definitely want to try out My Darling God in the future.

[Carissa]

This one was my fave. The banter and fight between the MCs. Whew. Really liked their magical abilities in this one too and the plot. The spice was also spicing in this one. Some spice I don't think I've ever read before. As previously mentioned in some of my other reviews overuse of pet names and pet names in general can be a bit of an ick for me. I would have loved if these two were also verse because the dynamic was also kind of the same with all 3 books so I was hoping for a switch up.

[Estelle Lewis]

Your previous book is better than the next in this trilogy. The first two books set my expectations high then in this book, I didn't feel much.

Honestly this book should have been shorter and I wasn't really convinced they loved each other. I honestly cried with Lan in that one occasion, he was very complicated I agree.

But I'd definitely read another book from this author.

[Nicole]

I’m not really sure what to say about this. They are definitely not sweet like Atlas & Julian, but it’s a love that works for them? I was excited for this story & it seems to end the series well enough.

[Christine Schietekat]

Amazing trilogy

I loved these 3 stories, thank you. Each main character/couple were fabulous, I enjoyed their individual stories and how each book is interwoven with one another.

[brooke]

yall just a heads up but one of the mcs hooks up with another man that is not the love interest a good chunk of the way in. i absolutely despise that shit and wouldn’t have read if i’ve known. but the first 2 were really solid reads. wish i could bleach my eyeballs after this one though

[Leda Inirio]

This was a perfect ending to the trilogy! I really enjoyed the realness of Landon and Nate! All of their moments! The love ❤️. Another one to not follow some reviews on. This book was a gem! The entire series was great! Loved the y the couples, the family, the humor.

[Catie]

3.75⭐️

[liberty johnson]

🫶✨

This series has heals something inside me. It’s was so beautiful and heartwarming and I will continue to read this authors books, they are now one of my favorites.
Thank you.

[Fatima Nisar]

Tried to make me feel sorry for a 30 yr old cruel man child torturing a 20 smth old