Falling Apart

by Taylor Ryan

"Control. Discipline. Be Strong. Be Good. My mantra. I can do it. I have done it for years now. I need to do it, it's my job. But damn if those two intriguing lords have me faltering, willing to disobey my Master to help them."

For the sake of his parents, Kye accepted a 'service contract' several years ago under Marquis Barrett. He thought, as service contracts usually proclaimed, that he'd be learning a trade, a skill that he'd be able to use when his contract was over when he became of age at 17. He didn't know then what it would entail, but his mother needed medicine and the family farm was failing. They needed the money Lord Barrett would pay for his services.

But Lord Barrett never intended for Kye to learn to be anything but his pet--his amorato, lover, to polite society, but his slave in private. And Kye learned. He learned to be strong, to be good... he learned control and discipline. He learned to obey, or suffer the consequences.

But Kye finds his control slipping when the Sterling brothers arrive accusing his master of thievery and treason. When faced with a choice, to obey his master or save Lord Sterling, Kye has to make a choice that might cost him his life.

Genres: M M Romance, Fantasy, Dark, Historical, Romance, Royalty, BDSM

449 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 8, 2017

About the author

Taylor Ryan is the pen name under which I publish my M/M fiction, as I started out writing young adult fiction and have recently migrated genres. I have been writing M/M fiction since June 2014, and Tears of the Neko was my first published work in the M/M genre.

Reviews

[Theresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ash was disgustingly sweet. He was pretty stupid too. Kye's recovery was too inconsistent and illogical. The doctor was incompetent. Liam didn't grovel enough. No world building. Fuzzy class hierarchy, especially for a slave fic. The characters were irritating and the story became boring. DNF @ 70%.

[G. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was habe ich da genau gelesen? Eine absolut nicht logische hurt and heal story. Leute, der Junge war 13!

[Freakazoid · Rating 2 out of 5]

It has great character development and an interesting story line but it is way longer then it should be, there were A LOT of unnecessary extra details added in and every single person had to know what was going on with Kyle..it was getting to be too much. I got halfway before I finally had to put it down. I may skip through the end later just to see what will happen but I'm not sure.

[Mari · Rating 4 out of 5]

11/8/23: 5/5 stars

9/10/25: 3.75/5 stars rounded up
it was a sweet story- definitely more comfort than hurt. A lot of overcoming past experiences.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing story

I really enjoyed this amazing story. Ash and Kye are wonderful characters who totally captivated me from the beginning. Kye's life has been so difficult and pain filled since he was contracted to his master. When he has to make a choice between obeying his master and saving a nobleman, he life changes dramatically. Well-written and emotional, a fascinating and beautiful story!