REVIEW: Painful Love by T. Ashleigh & Addison Beck (Kings of Aces #2)

PAINFUL LOVE

Kings of Aces - Book Two

by T. Ashleigh & Addison Beck

Release Date: April 9, 2024

Review

This is a dark and kinda twisted romance. The MC’s have possessive & obsessive down pat, and quite frankly are a little unhinged at times!

At times you’ll question their relationship, but you also won’t doubt that they love fiercely, and they do the work to have the relationship they want.

"I can't explain it. There aren't words. We're a beautiful fucking disaster waitin' to happen, I know it. I know it and yet I can't find it in me to stop what we've started. I won't."

I enjoy these types of stories that make me think beyond the traditional, wholesome relationships. It’s kind of lovely to know that even guys like this will find their person. And the story itself will keep you engaged the whole way through.

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Synopsis

Whaley-

My life has been a series of one nightmare after another. Every day is a fight to be stronger as I try to outrun the past that refuses to give me peace. Somehow, I managed to keep myself under control...

Until Bunky messed it all up.

His soul screams to mine in a way that awakens every part of me, even the parts I’ve tried to keep buried. We’re a jagged fit, a match made in Hell, but I can’t have him because together we’d burn the world to the ground.

Bunky doesn’t see that. He’d rather fuel the toxic fire of obsession than give up, and I don’t know how much longer I can hold out before I cave to the demon that everyone should fear.

Including him.

Bunky-

I’m not what most people would consider normal.

Everything in my life is touched by darkness and shaped by my past. Living life constantly on the brink of being swallowed up by the monster that wants to consume me is exhausting, so I drowned myself in vices to try and smother the memories.

Until I realized all I needed was my missing piece.

Whaley flipped a switch in my brain, making me see he was meant to be mine, but he's not letting us be together like we were made to. He’s too worried we'll destroy everything in our path if we give in to the connection that tethers us together.

Good thing I have no problem watching the world burn if it means I get him.

ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀɢᴇ-ɢᴀᴘ, ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪꜱ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴏ. ᴍɪx ɪɴ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏxɪᴄ ᴠɪʙᴇꜱ, ʟᴏᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴘᴀꜱᴛꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ.

About T. Ashleigh

My name is T. I'm an MM author who has an obsession with wine, Spotify, and books.

Boys lovin' boys is my kryptonite. :)

I'm really awkward when it comes to meeting people. I'm the person that randomly chuckles during silent times because the quiet is too uncomfortable for me.

I have an incredible support system that consists of my amazing mom and husband. I wouldn't be able to do what I do if it wasn't for them. xx

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About Addison Beck

Addison Beck is obsessed with the characters in her head and dreams of letting them free in her writing. She loves all things romance, spicy reads, her two cats, and sushi. Now all the craziness in her head is here for your enjoyment.

When she has a day off, she can often be found glued to her computer with her ass firmly planted in her couch for eight plus hours a day. She loves all things horror—try to find a scary movie she hasn't seen—and her favorite time of year is Halloween. She can speak four different languages but can barely write in one after spending hours on her newest projects. She's a huge lover of music and is always looking for a new song recommendation. The only time you don't want to be around her is before she's had her morning cup of coffee (watch out). A self-proclaimed introvert, she'd rather spend all day at home with her cats than out interaction with the world, but she loves interaction with her readers.

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