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His Boy Next Door #3
Bad Decisions
When Channon screws up, Jack's disappointment in him is awful. He's determined to earn back Jack's approval by submitting to whatever punishment Jack deems necessary. But Jack has plans of his own, and breaking his beautiful boy isn't one of them.
29 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 30, 2015
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April 28, 2019
I had no idea how Channon was going to mess up, I only knew it was just a matter of time.
A perfect punishment scene.
A perfect punishment scene.
July 28, 2022
4.25 ⭐️
”You can’t hide it from me, but it’s so sweet when you try.”
ooh! this is much more sweet and i love that i get to see how strict but caring Jack is in here!! woweeiii loving this <3<3
”You can’t hide it from me, but it’s so sweet when you try.”
ooh! this is much more sweet and i love that i get to see how strict but caring Jack is in here!! woweeiii loving this <3<3
April 19, 2024
I would like to thank R J Moray for sending along a free copy in exchange for a review.
Jack and Channon are getting closer and I love it!
Also, is it weird that I'm waiting for Nate to show up? Not that I'm head over heels or anything haha👀
Jack and Channon are getting closer and I love it!
Also, is it weird that I'm waiting for Nate to show up? Not that I'm head over heels or anything haha👀
July 29, 2022
THAT WAS SO HOT. I think, I'm gonna be repeating that line a lot :3
July 23, 2022
okay timeline, we don't know u
February 27, 2023
The good
+ Channon
+ Channon's praise kink
+ Channon trusting Jack completely (which is not really warranted, but still)
+ Jack taking care of drunk Channon
+ Jack not taking advantage of drunk Channon (the fact that I have to mention this definitely shows my current opinion of Jack...)
+ Channon repeatedly mentioning that Jack is so old, while also guessing Jack is in his thirties
+ Aftercare
The bad
- Channon admitted he didn't understand how he wasn't responsible for something someone else did to him, and Jack just accepted that and didn't try to explain or even make him feel less bad about it
- Jack repeated multiple times that Channon disappointed him with his underage drinking, while it was not a rule between them and using the word 'disappointment' only once is already enough to break Channon's heart. He didn't have to be so cruel about something Channon didn't even know Jack wouldn't like
Quotes
x Channon sighed, admiring him helplessly.
Channon is way too trusting and naive, but he's also great and I'm going to reread all of his books until he finally settles as the person he's meant to be.
Read in 2021 and 2023.
+ Channon
+ Channon's praise kink
+ Channon trusting Jack completely (which is not really warranted, but still)
+ Jack taking care of drunk Channon
+ Jack not taking advantage of drunk Channon (the fact that I have to mention this definitely shows my current opinion of Jack...)
+ Channon repeatedly mentioning that Jack is so old, while also guessing Jack is in his thirties
+ Aftercare
The bad
- Channon admitted he didn't understand how he wasn't responsible for something someone else did to him, and Jack just accepted that and didn't try to explain or even make him feel less bad about it
- Jack repeated multiple times that Channon disappointed him with his underage drinking, while it was not a rule between them and using the word 'disappointment' only once is already enough to break Channon's heart. He didn't have to be so cruel about something Channon didn't even know Jack wouldn't like
Quotes
x Channon sighed, admiring him helplessly.
Channon is way too trusting and naive, but he's also great and I'm going to reread all of his books until he finally settles as the person he's meant to be.
Read in 2021 and 2023.
January 16, 2019
Great addition to the series!
This was a great addition to the series. In this book Channon gets his first spanking. He also gets some new rules. I can't wait to see what happens next. I read this book using the Kindle Unlimited program.
This was a great addition to the series. In this book Channon gets his first spanking. He also gets some new rules. I can't wait to see what happens next. I read this book using the Kindle Unlimited program.
June 24, 2018
Jack certainly has control over Channon who is just a babe in the woods !
May 11, 2025
It's wonderful to see Jack caring for Channon and the beginning of him realizing he might want this to be more.
July 28, 2022
The best possible punishment scene. Loving how things are turning out for Channon and Jack.
January 27, 2024
hated it…
“You said Kim tried to kiss you."
"Yes, sir," Channon said wretchedly.
"Did she actually kiss you?"
Channon hesitated, but..."She did. I didn't kiss her back."
"I'm surprised you let her get close enough to try, after our chat the other day," Jack said, his voice very even, but Channon couldn't bear it.
"Are you angry with me, sir?" I know you are, just say it.
“He felt wretched, alternately wallowing in how stupid he'd already been and anxious about what was going to happen next. He was wet and cold and miserable, and Jack...Jack didn't even seem annoyed but he was disappointed and, oh, Channon hadn't ever wanted to disappoint him.”
…I think that says it all but just in case:
Channon is just so sweet, so shy, so naive, so unable to express his feelings…and Jack is…well. I hated Jack.Let me lay it out: Channon has been kissed without his permission. This is called assault. Sexual assault. This is a traumatising event. And Jack, who Channon puts all of his, misguided, in my opinion, trust in…proceeds to blame him. For “letting her get too close” This is called victim-blaming. All of this? Is disgusting. And triggering. For me, if it isn’t already obvious. And he doesn’t comfort him in any way…
He later tells Channon it wasn’t his fault that she kissed him, but when he says he doesn’t understand Jack just leaves it and…punishes him. And this was already after Channon has been made to believe Jack was disappointed and angry with him, while Jack leaves him alone to drown in self-loathing and hatred. So.
“You're worried I'm angry with you. Don't. I'm not. As I said, though perhaps you don't remember." He smiled a little, eyes cutting across to light on Channon. "Do you?”
“Yes, sir," Channon said, and he remembered but that didn't mean he believed it. "I remember you were disappointed."
"Underage drinking, Channon. Really? I shouldn't be surprised.”
…Here, Jack is disappointed with him for drinking. Did Channon know Jack would be disappointed if he drank? Was it discussed beforehand, a rule that Channon had agreed to? No. It was not. And yet, he tells him he intends to punish him for it. Where does that leave Channon? Hurt. Again. After Channon had already explained he didn’t know there would be vodka in the punch. Really? Really?
“Why did you drink so much?" "I didn't mean to, sir. It was just punch." But his friends always made it out of box wine, or whatever else someone could get their older brother to buy. This time? "I didn't know there was all that vodka in it." Until it was too late and he'd already made an ass of himself.”
“Maybe not getting drunk at a party with your ex-girlfriend when you haven't told anyone you're broken up," Jack said, dry as dust. Still, not angry. "You made some poor decisions. Do you think you deserve punishment for that?”
Change it to "RAPE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT" and this is the only acceptable answer
And the description of the book’s first line is “When Channon screws up, Jack's disappointment in him is awful.” But…I disagreed with that. Channon didn’t mean to get drunk, and Channon was IN ABSOLUTELY NO WAY responsible for what happened to him. So how did Channon screw up? Jack screwed up. He should have comforted and taken care of him instead of punishing.
…Anyways…this reads more like an essay. And i know perhaps this was just supposed to be light, fun reading. But I did have a lot of problems with this book. I read A collar for his brat before this and loved Channon so I thought I would try it, (even if I hated Jack by how Ewan had described their relationship. But what did I know? Perhaps he was biased.) Well, I tried it…and hated it. Maybe I’ll read more, maybe I won’t. But Channon just tries so hard to please Jack even if he has given him absolutely no reason to place his trust in him. And that hurts so…
“You said Kim tried to kiss you."
"Yes, sir," Channon said wretchedly.
"Did she actually kiss you?"
Channon hesitated, but..."She did. I didn't kiss her back."
"I'm surprised you let her get close enough to try, after our chat the other day," Jack said, his voice very even, but Channon couldn't bear it.
"Are you angry with me, sir?" I know you are, just say it.
“He felt wretched, alternately wallowing in how stupid he'd already been and anxious about what was going to happen next. He was wet and cold and miserable, and Jack...Jack didn't even seem annoyed but he was disappointed and, oh, Channon hadn't ever wanted to disappoint him.”
…I think that says it all but just in case:
Channon is just so sweet, so shy, so naive, so unable to express his feelings…and Jack is…well. I hated Jack.Let me lay it out: Channon has been kissed without his permission. This is called assault. Sexual assault. This is a traumatising event. And Jack, who Channon puts all of his, misguided, in my opinion, trust in…proceeds to blame him. For “letting her get too close” This is called victim-blaming. All of this? Is disgusting. And triggering. For me, if it isn’t already obvious. And he doesn’t comfort him in any way…
He later tells Channon it wasn’t his fault that she kissed him, but when he says he doesn’t understand Jack just leaves it and…punishes him. And this was already after Channon has been made to believe Jack was disappointed and angry with him, while Jack leaves him alone to drown in self-loathing and hatred. So.
“You're worried I'm angry with you. Don't. I'm not. As I said, though perhaps you don't remember." He smiled a little, eyes cutting across to light on Channon. "Do you?”
“Yes, sir," Channon said, and he remembered but that didn't mean he believed it. "I remember you were disappointed."
"Underage drinking, Channon. Really? I shouldn't be surprised.”
…Here, Jack is disappointed with him for drinking. Did Channon know Jack would be disappointed if he drank? Was it discussed beforehand, a rule that Channon had agreed to? No. It was not. And yet, he tells him he intends to punish him for it. Where does that leave Channon? Hurt. Again. After Channon had already explained he didn’t know there would be vodka in the punch. Really? Really?
“Why did you drink so much?" "I didn't mean to, sir. It was just punch." But his friends always made it out of box wine, or whatever else someone could get their older brother to buy. This time? "I didn't know there was all that vodka in it." Until it was too late and he'd already made an ass of himself.”
“Maybe not getting drunk at a party with your ex-girlfriend when you haven't told anyone you're broken up," Jack said, dry as dust. Still, not angry. "You made some poor decisions. Do you think you deserve punishment for that?”
Change it to "RAPE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT" and this is the only acceptable answer
And the description of the book’s first line is “When Channon screws up, Jack's disappointment in him is awful.” But…I disagreed with that. Channon didn’t mean to get drunk, and Channon was IN ABSOLUTELY NO WAY responsible for what happened to him. So how did Channon screw up? Jack screwed up. He should have comforted and taken care of him instead of punishing.
…Anyways…this reads more like an essay. And i know perhaps this was just supposed to be light, fun reading. But I did have a lot of problems with this book. I read A collar for his brat before this and loved Channon so I thought I would try it, (even if I hated Jack by how Ewan had described their relationship. But what did I know? Perhaps he was biased.) Well, I tried it…and hated it. Maybe I’ll read more, maybe I won’t. But Channon just tries so hard to please Jack even if he has given him absolutely no reason to place his trust in him. And that hurts so…
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April 19, 2020
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March 31, 2024
I Can’t Stop
Seriously, I can’t atop reading these short scenes. I feel like I’m reading soap opera episodes, but the soap opera is so far advanced past what used to air on television. off to episode 4!
Seriously, I can’t atop reading these short scenes. I feel like I’m reading soap opera episodes, but the soap opera is so far advanced past what used to air on television. off to episode 4!
March 24, 2018
3.5 stars
April 19, 2018
I think Channon's biggest lesson here was consequences. I am loving how the author is keeping to a steady progression.
May 14, 2021
❤️❤️❤️
December 10, 2021
Channon messed up.
January 5, 2022
part threeee
These are nice. I really like how they feel like episodes of a tv show might feel. Short but with a proper start to finish. 5/5⭐️ 2.5/5🔥🌶
These are nice. I really like how they feel like episodes of a tv show might feel. Short but with a proper start to finish. 5/5⭐️ 2.5/5🔥🌶
December 31, 2022
Jack is so caring!, loving those moments
February 22, 2023
Cawpile: 9.14 5*
I have boxes on my cawpile for ‘makes me fall in love with the characters’ and ‘makes me cry’.
This Vol was the first where I ticked both boxes.
A 5* well earned!
I have boxes on my cawpile for ‘makes me fall in love with the characters’ and ‘makes me cry’.
This Vol was the first where I ticked both boxes.
A 5* well earned!
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