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Dark Water Series

An MM Romantic Thriller (Box Set)

Sold. Used. Broken. Until him.

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Four books. One devastating story. Two men fighting for justice, survival, and each other.

London, 2095. The world drowned. The system broke. And people became property.

Enslaved and microchipped, Alexander Lytton survived by creating the perfect mask: blank, obedient, invisible. Behind it, he was safe. One slip, and he was dead.

Detective Josiah Raine hasn’t touched another man since his husband’s brutal murder seven years ago. He’s a ghost investigating ghosts, running on empty, barely holding himself together.

When Alex’s master is murdered, their worlds collide. What begins as a murder investigation becomes something far more dangerous: a love that could destroy them both—or save them.

Across four books, follow Alex and Josiah as they navigate:

  • A devastating revelation that shatters everything Josiah thought he knew about his husband’s death
  • Alex’s desperate fight for survival as a pawn in Ghost Eye City
  • An impossible choice between justice and love in the cold grey waters of a lost zone
  • A final showdown in the Quarterlands, where buried secrets demand their reckoning

In a world where Alex isn’t Josiah’s to love—he’s property, evidence, forbidden—two broken men must decide: can they build a future on a foundation of lies? Or will the truth destroy everything they’ve fought for?

Dark water. Deadly secrets. A love worth fighting for.

⚠️ Contains dark themes intended for mature readers—see Author’s Notes for content advisory.

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A Willing Lad

A lusty pirate ship captain, a mysterious stranger, and the start of a steamy adventure…

Ruthless pirate captain Luke Jenkins has claimed countless treasures, but none quite like the mysterious man he pulls from the ocean. Sebastian is beautiful, beguiling, and definitely not what he seems.

The strange young man takes him on an exciting journey into his own dominance, but who – or what? – is he, and will he break Luke’s heart?

A WILLING LAD: Mystery, magic, and dark desires merge in this steamy gay romantasy novella that will leave you breathless.

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A Willing Lad by Xanthe Walter

About Xanthe

Xanthe is an award-winning novelist who has been writing MM romances for decades. She started out in fanfiction, writing for The X Files, The West Wing, Stargate: Atlantis, Doctor Who, NCIS, Suits and Sherlock.

Xanthe crafts genre-defying gay romances, skilfully weaving murder mysteries, sci-fi, and fantasy into compelling love stories. Her books often contain plenty of spice, as well as a pinch of kink. Sign up to Xanthe’s newsletter to step into her world.

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Ricochet

When the right one is all wrong!

Matt is a sub who longs to submit but can’t give up control. Rick is a dom who longs for love but won’t bed the same sub twice. There’s no way these two belong together – is there?

Matt and Rick are big stars on the hit TV show Collar Crime. As two of the most successful young actors in LA, they seem to have everything. Except love.

Their fiery love-hate relationship sends sparks flying on set, but neither of them is prepared to budge an inch in matters of the heart.

To uptight perfectionist Matt, chaotic bad boy Rick is the opposite of what a good dom should be. Drop-dead gorgeous Rick knows he can have any sub in town–why would he choose an obsessive control freak like Matt?

Haunted by past mistakes, Rick has sworn never to collar a sub of his own. But everything changes when Matt falls under the spell of a manipulative billionaire.

With time running out and a collaring ceremony looming, Rick faces an impossible choice: let Matt fall into the hands of a cruel master or finally confront the feelings he’s been running from all along.

In this steamy BDSM romance set in a world where everyone identifies as dom or sub, two stubborn hearts grapple with an unavoidable truth – that the right person might be one who is all wrong!

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-stars5-stars Irresistible and Intriguing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2012

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This novel might be long but it’s such a page-turner that I whizzed through it and couldn’t put it down. I kept wanting to find out what would happen next! Xanthe Walter’s world building skills are excellent – I was intrigued about the world she created here and all the lovely little details she’s given it to flesh it out. The characters are warm and engaging (except the main villain who is not!), and it’s surprisingly funny as well as very angsty in places. I thoroughly recommend it – you won’t be disappointed.

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