Visceral Series by Marie Ann

Abel Silver has only ever known the ugly. The most vile and repulsive acts of humankind. And it’s that kind of depravity that has made him into who he is. Someone wretched and devious. A soul fractured from verity.Peris Baxter caught Abel’s eye so vehemently, Abel can’t help but to use Peris’s maelstrom to toy with him. To shred him open in hopes his viscera spills, giving Abel a glimpse of who he is at his core.But Peris has demons too—and they dance beautifully with Abel’s... moreAbel Silver has only ever known the ugly. The most vile and repulsive acts of humankind. And it’s that kind of depravity that has made him into who he is. Someone wretched and devious. A soul fractured from verity.Peris Baxter caught Abel’s eye so vehemently, Abel can’t help but to use Peris’s maelstrom to toy with him. To shred him open in hopes his viscera spills, giving Abel a glimpse of who he is at his core.But Peris has demons too—and they dance beautifully with Abel’s. It’s the one thing neither of them could have anticipated, and now they’re both trapped within each other. Ugliness bared. Skeletons abraded. Anguish fused.Is it possible to find respite with someone who shares your madness?Make Me Pretty is a dark MM romance and is the first book in the Visceral Series. It is not a standalone and needs to be read first. less

The scars you give me… make me scream. Peris Baxter shares something dangerous with Abel Silver—a fusion of nightmares and horrid desperation. And so, they dance around one another in a twisted game of the master and the marionette… Only Peris has found himself much deeper than he ever wanted to be. He’s obsessed with Abel, and he can’t get him out of his head—or out from under his skin like a maggot burrowing into his flesh... moreThe scars you give me… make me scream. Peris Baxter shares something dangerous with Abel Silver—a fusion of nightmares and horrid desperation. And so, they dance around one another in a twisted game of the master and the marionette… Only Peris has found himself much deeper than he ever wanted to be. He’s obsessed with Abel, and he can’t get him out of his head—or out from under his skin like a maggot burrowing into his flesh. It turns out, Peris likes pretty things, and his foster brother is exactly that. Pretty. But Abel is much more. He’s cunning and veiled—a devastation wrapped in a seductive pink bow. When horrors emerge from dreamscapes, Peris aches to fight Abel’s demons for him, but how can he when his own come lurking back? Make Me Scream is a dark MM romance and is the second book in the Visceral Series. It is not a standalone and needs to be read in order. less

The scars we share… make me bleed. Peris Baxter dissected his way inside Abel Silver’s façade, baring his ugly soul and finding the beauty in it—only it wasn’t enough. Abel needed to leave Peris behind to save himself, and with it, he lost a piece he’d never get back.But Peris finds him again—like he was always meant to—because Abel couldn’t stay away. He could never leave Peris, still as insane for him as always.Only… it’s different this time... moreThe scars we share… make me bleed. Peris Baxter dissected his way inside Abel Silver’s façade, baring his ugly soul and finding the beauty in it—only it wasn’t enough. Abel needed to leave Peris behind to save himself, and with it, he lost a piece he’d never get back.But Peris finds him again—like he was always meant to—because Abel couldn’t stay away. He could never leave Peris, still as insane for him as always.Only… it’s different this time. They both feel too much, have hurt too much, to ever go back.Can they survive the violence of lies and agony to find the love neither think they deserve? Make Me Bleed is a dark MM romance and is the third and final book in the Visceral Series. It is not a standalone and needs to be read after both Make Me Pretty and Make Me Scream. less