A Fresh Taste of Ink Series by Daniel May

"If he gives you everything you need, then why are you here?" Trinket has everything he wants, and it’s not enough. Perfect boyfriend, Siebold AKA ‘Zee,’ adores him. It took years of mutual pining to confess their feelings, and Trinket should be elated to finally have what he wanted — but the night of their confession went horribly wrong. Two years later their relationship has yet to recover. Zee has the love, the money, the unending patience, but it isn’t enough... more"If he gives you everything you need, then why are you here?" Trinket has everything he wants, and it’s not enough. Perfect boyfriend, Siebold AKA ‘Zee,’ adores him. It took years of mutual pining to confess their feelings, and Trinket should be elated to finally have what he wanted — but the night of their confession went horribly wrong. Two years later their relationship has yet to recover. Zee has the love, the money, the unending patience, but it isn’t enough. Trinket is still insecure in bed — even afraid. Despite his best efforts, Zee can do no right. Tattoo artist Mini can do no wrong. From the minute he and Trinket met — when Trinket tried in vain to mend his relationship with a two-year anniversary tattoo — no taboo has been off the table. Trinket didn’t mean to cheat. But he also doesn’t mean to stop, or to leave his boyfriend. For the first time in his life, he plans to get everything he needs, or lose it all trying. Everything will change — not just for himself, but for the two men he can't possibly choose between. The Taste of Ink is book one in a high heat, slow burn MMM trilogy with a happy ending. This trilogy was originally published as a series of seven books: A Taste of Ink, Lost in the Linework, A Guilty Canvas, A Stanza on Skin, A Darker Palette, The Color of Need, and a Final Stroke. The Taste of Ink contains content from the first three books. It has been lightly revised, with a few small changes and an extended ending in the third book. less

He's in too deep and unwilling to go back... the only thing more dangerous than choosing between the possessive boyfriend and the cheshire-grinning tattoo artist is making no decision at all.Trinket met Mini under odd circumstances - Mini the tattoo artist working late, Trinket the customer getting inked to commemorate a two year anniversary with his longterm boyfriend. Their hookup shouldn't have happened at all, and at least should have lasted that evening and gone no further... moreHe's in too deep and unwilling to go back... the only thing more dangerous than choosing between the possessive boyfriend and the cheshire-grinning tattoo artist is making no decision at all.Trinket met Mini under odd circumstances - Mini the tattoo artist working late, Trinket the customer getting inked to commemorate a two year anniversary with his longterm boyfriend. Their hookup shouldn't have happened at all, and at least should have lasted that evening and gone no further. Instead, it's evolving rapidly into a game of chicken Trinket is playing with himself.Things with boyfriend Siebold 'Zee' Li have never been better... or more complicated. Trinket finds himself bolder in the bedroom, but loses his nerve outside of it. His domestic bliss with Zee doesn't feel like a cage, but Trinket is beginning to see the bars. When Zee's coworker glances at Trinket's empty ring finger, Trinket panics. The one he calls to cope is Mini - a man becoming not just side piece, but confidant.Zee doesn't know he's in competition with another man, but he can sense things aren't right at home. He tries new things in and out of the bedroom - introducing toys, making grand romantic gestures - but his boundary-pushing stands a change of triggering the already unstable Trinket into making things even worse.Lost in the Linework is the 30k word follow-up to A Taste of Ink, giving readers another taste of the chaos. This book contains cheating, kinky sex, unsafe and risky sexual behavior, and does not end with a HEA/HFN but continues the story leading into part 3. less

His love life has never been spicier, or the stakes higher. One day the other shoe is going to drop.When the familiar becomes unfamiliar, stepping out feels less like a mistake, and more of an inevitability. Trinket's affair with tattoo artist Mini is lasting much longer than he had planned. He knows what he's doing is wrong, but Mini knows how to press his buttons in the best way possible.Longtime boyfriend Zee, is not as good at pressing buttons... moreHis love life has never been spicier, or the stakes higher. One day the other shoe is going to drop.When the familiar becomes unfamiliar, stepping out feels less like a mistake, and more of an inevitability. Trinket's affair with tattoo artist Mini is lasting much longer than he had planned. He knows what he's doing is wrong, but Mini knows how to press his buttons in the best way possible.Longtime boyfriend Zee, is not as good at pressing buttons. The more he and Trinket risk it all in the bedroom, the more they notice the cracks in their relationship. Neither dream of breaking up - in fact, even more intense commitment may be on the horizon.As Mini challenges Trinket to cross more lines, and Zee blindsides him with a gift unlike any he's received so far, Trinket's control is slipping away from him. His only chance at autonomy lies in the bedroom. There are no easy answers between the sheets, but there are plenty of distractions.A Guilty Canvas is the 30k word follow-up to Lost in the Linework, and the third book in the Taste of Ink series. It contains cheaty, kinky sex, and potential triggers. It does not end with a HEA/HFN but leads directly into part four. less

The surprises keep coming. No matter how well prepared he thinks he is, keeping hold of the reins is getting harder and harder.Trinket has come to terms with his affair. Stepping out on boyfriend Zee has become a habit, and he's gotten over the hump of his initial hesitation. With Zee doubling down on their commitment to each other, apparently oblivious to Trinket's bad behavior, Trinket feels more in control and doesn't hesitate to raise the stakes... moreThe surprises keep coming. No matter how well prepared he thinks he is, keeping hold of the reins is getting harder and harder.Trinket has come to terms with his affair. Stepping out on boyfriend Zee has become a habit, and he's gotten over the hump of his initial hesitation. With Zee doubling down on their commitment to each other, apparently oblivious to Trinket's bad behavior, Trinket feels more in control and doesn't hesitate to raise the stakes.When Zee goes out of town for work, Trinket leaps at the chance to spend a month doing nothing but experimenting with side piece Mini. Far from just his tattoo artist, Mini has grown to almost a confidant. Trinket feels safe with him. Maybe safer than he does with Zee.However, Mini has his secrets, and an agenda of his own. Trinket finds it difficult to tear himself away from Mini's influence. When Mini ups the ante, and shows Trinket just what it means to be dominated in bed, Trinket has to make his mind up to sink or swim. The waters are getting murkier and murkier, and the lines between drowning and desire have never been more ambiguous.A Stanza on Skin is the 30k word follow-up to A Guilty Canvas, and the fourth book in the Taste of Ink series. It contains cheaty, kinky sex, and potential triggers. It does not end with a HEA/HFN but leads directly into part five. less

Trinket may be stepping out in his relationship, but he's not the only one with secrets.After spending weeks with his sidepiece - the BDSM-savvy, dirty-talking tattoo artist Mini - Trinket should be in a state of constant postcoital bliss. However, guilt starts to creep in... along with a sneaking suspicion that things are not quite right.Committed boyfriend Zee, away on a business trip, begins giving off strange vibes. Trinket is uneasy... moreTrinket may be stepping out in his relationship, but he's not the only one with secrets.After spending weeks with his sidepiece - the BDSM-savvy, dirty-talking tattoo artist Mini - Trinket should be in a state of constant postcoital bliss. However, guilt starts to creep in... along with a sneaking suspicion that things are not quite right.Committed boyfriend Zee, away on a business trip, begins giving off strange vibes. Trinket is uneasy. He calls Zee home early, interrupting his own dirty adventure to embrace the intimacy he's used to with the man he loves.But before Zee returns, an ugly revelation blindsides Trinket. He's blindsided again by a surprise gift delivered to the house, and hit for a third time with Zee finally comes home and hits him with the biggest secret of all.Trinket is left beyond conflicted - health of his relationship aside, how can he make peace with himself or either of his men in the wake of these truths?A Darker Palette is the 36k word follow-up to A Stanza on Skin, and the fifth book in the Taste of Ink series. It contains cheaty, kinky sex, and potential triggers. It does not end with a HEA/HFN but leads directly into part six. less

Stuck between two men, Trinket is living his worst nightmare and best fantasy all at once. After longterm boyfriend Zee's clumsy proposal, Trinket doesn't have time to even consider his answer before life throws him another curveball. Bad boy side piece Mini, who seemed to be giving Trinket space to sort out his relationship, suddenly rematerializes - and he's not in a good place. Mini has spent most of the affair languishing in mysterious wealth... moreStuck between two men, Trinket is living his worst nightmare and best fantasy all at once. After longterm boyfriend Zee's clumsy proposal, Trinket doesn't have time to even consider his answer before life throws him another curveball. Bad boy side piece Mini, who seemed to be giving Trinket space to sort out his relationship, suddenly rematerializes - and he's not in a good place. Mini has spent most of the affair languishing in mysterious wealth. With that wealth abruptly yanked out from under him, and facing totally out-of-left-field dangers, Mini finds himself in a position to ask for help. Life leaves him at the mercy of not just Trinket, but the boyfriend he's been cucking. Even with things so tenuous with Zee, Trinket can't bring himself to leave Mini in a dangerous limbo. His actions bring the two of his men face to face for the first time... and he couldn't be more surprised by the result. The Color of Need is the 34k word follow-up to A Darker Palette, and the sixth book in the Taste of Ink series. It contains cheaty, kinky sex, and potential triggers. It does not end with a HEA/HFN but leads directly into part seven. less

“I’m not a people person, but I’m also not an idiot. I know what it looks like when someone is trying their best to sabotage a good thing.”Trinket’s affair is coming to a close. After living with boyfriend Zee and side piece Mini under one roof for weeks, his ability to play the game has finally hit a wall. It isn’t just guilt, and it isn’t just the impracticality of cheating on Zee right under his nose. It’s the fact that Zee and Mini actually seem to like each other... more“I’m not a people person, but I’m also not an idiot. I know what it looks like when someone is trying their best to sabotage a good thing.”Trinket’s affair is coming to a close. After living with boyfriend Zee and side piece Mini under one roof for weeks, his ability to play the game has finally hit a wall. It isn’t just guilt, and it isn’t just the impracticality of cheating on Zee right under his nose. It’s the fact that Zee and Mini actually seem to like each other.Zee’s patience seems like it can hold out forever, his care for Trinket expanding to cover the abrasive tattoo artist. As Mini settles in as houseguest, he gets cozy with more than Zee’s credit card. The two of them talk art, kink, and baggage. Opening up comes alongside new opportunities in the bedroom, and the inevitable question of ‘What’s next?’When the time comes, Trinket isn’t the only one finally forced to make a choice.A Final Stroke is the follow-up to The Color of Need and is the seventh and FINAL book in the Taste of Ink series. It contains cheating, kinky sex, and potential triggers. It ends with a HEA. less