King of Pain: (Damaged Hearts #1)
J.P. Joseph
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
4.75
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 8 ratings · 569 pages · Published: 16 Aug 2025
King of Pain – A Dual POV Heartfelt MM Romance with all 80s Music Vibes
Anthony A college football player entering his final year at Arizona State. When he's not dominating the field, he's working at Devil Records, indulging his deep obsession with 80s music. Proudly Italian and a passionate cook, Anthony carries the weight of a traumatic past, making him guarded and firmly in denial about his true feelings and desires.
Chance Sullivan: Recently transplanted from Boston to Arizona, Chance seeks to forge a new path far removed from the life previously planned for him as a member of The Doves, an Irish organization with deep roots. Chance shares Anthony's fervent love for 80s music and the moment he walks into Devil Records on his first day of work and locks eyes with Anthony, Chance is certain of one thing—he must have him.
King of Pain is Book 1 in the Damaged Hearts series, with books 2 and 3 set for 2026
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Tagged as:
- sports 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- gay romance 2
- contemporary 2
- queer romance 2
- dark romance 1
- second chances 1
- slow burn 1
- possessive hero 1
- bad boys 1
- found family 1
- mafia 1
- vengeance 1
- college 1
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- content warnings
- religious trauma 1
- past child abuse 1
- past abuse 1
- third party abuse 1
- death / grief 1
- past sexual abuse 1
- child sexual abuse 1
- Format
- dual pov 1
- first person pov 1
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The 'Damaged Hearts' series
4.75 · 8 ratings
dark · slow burn · religious-trauma · explicit-open-door · vengeance · queer · sports · m-m · possessive hero · bad boys · past-child-abuse · mafia · college · found-family · hurt-comfort · length-long · death · dual-pov · past-abuse · contemporary
Damaged Hearts reading order and complete book list ❯
