Body and Soul
Body and Soul
Paperback Edition
Wayward Sons, Book Four. Signed by me, packed by me, and the only place in the world you can get it that way.
I'll do anything to have him. Even if it means destroying him.
SHEPHERD
My life is a carefully crafted web of lies. The world knows me as Doctor Shepherd Laskin, respected dom, psychiatrist, and professor. But underneath the façade of the perfect gentleman, I'm a monster, a vigilante with a shattered psyche who hunts men who abuse their positions of power. But I'm burnt out. Lonely. Desperate for a submissive who can withstand my darker side. When I met Elias, the sparks were instant. We even share the same goal: taking down a dangerous cult to free my estranged sister. But I can't have him. He's too good, too pure, too psychologically fragile. I know I'll ruin him, but what choice do I have? He knows my secret, and with the FBI breathing down my neck I have only two choices… and Elias might not survive either outcome.
ELIAS
I'm used to being alone. Ever since I left that cult, I've gotten used to it. People just don't seem to understand me. Hell, I don't understand me. But Shepherd does. From the moment we met, he's understood me and my dark desires better than anyone. Maybe it's because he knows what it's like to grow up in a cult, to be alone, to be damaged. I know the last thing I should want is more pain, but I can't help it. I crave what he does to me, even when it hurts. Especially when it hurts. I know he's complicated. I know he's dangerous. Falling for him could mean death… or worse. But I don't care. I want him, even the complicated, messy, deadly parts of him, and I'm willing to go through hell to prove it.
What you're getting
A signed paperback, inscribed on the title page. Want it made out to someone? Leave a name in the order notes and I'll write it in.
Shepherd and Eli's book — the one readers write to me about most. There's an Eli art print and an Eli sticker if you want them in the same box.
Before you order
Dark MM romance, and I mean the dark part. Full content warnings are here.
If I've got a copy on the shelf it goes out within the week. If I've sold through, yours gets printed to order — allow 4–6 weeks, and I'll email you the day it ships. US only, and it comes from my house, so it's me you talk to if anything's wrong.
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- Signed by the author
- Please allow 4-6 weeks for processing
- Spice: 3.5/5
- Angst: 2/5
- Tropes: Age gap, touch him and die, BDSM, service sub, found family, possessive MC, vigilantes
Description
Description
I’ll do anything to have him.
Even if it means destroying him.
Shepherd
My life is a carefully crafted web of lies. The world knows me as Doctor Shepherd Laskin, respected dom, psychiatrist, and professor. But underneath the façade of the perfect gentleman, I’m a monster, a vigilante with a shattered psyche who hunts men who abuse their positions of power.
But I’m burnt out. Lonely. Desperate for a submissive who can withstand my darker side.
When I met Elias, the sparks were instant. We even share the same goal: taking down a dangerous cult to free my estranged sister.
But I can’t have him. He’s too good, too pure, too psychologically fragile.
I know I’ll ruin him, but what choice do I have? He knows my secret, and with the FBI breathing down my neck I have only two choices…
And Elias might not survive either outcome.
Elias
I’m used to being alone. Ever since I left that cult, I’ve gotten used to it. People just don’t seem to understand me. Hell, I don’t understand me.
But Shepherd does. From the moment we met, he’s understood me and my dark desires better than anyone. Maybe it’s because he knows what it’s like to grow up in a cult, to be alone, to be damaged.
I know the last thing I should want is more pain, but I can’t help it. I crave what he does to me, even when it hurts. Especially when it hurts.
I know he’s complicated. I know he’s dangerous. Falling for him could mean death…or worse.
But I don’t care. I want him, even the complicated, messy, deadly parts of him, and I’m willing to go through hell to prove it.
Body and Soul is the fourth book in the Wayward Sons series, which follows the Laskin brothers as they battle their inner demons and find love. This is a dark romance with dark themes intended for adult audiences.
Content Warnings
Content Warnings
- Cults
- Religious trauma
- Kidnapping
- BDSM
- Cannibalism (implied and explicit)
- Stalking
- Gun violence
- Conversion therapy
- Past sexual assault of a MC
- Homophobia
- Homelessness
- Incest (minor characters)
- Torture of antagonists
- Violence, blood, and gore
- Imprisonment
