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His Bane

The District, Book 2

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By: Courtney W. Dixon
Narrated by: Harley Chase
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He is mine. I don't care how long it takes. I will have Malik Amin.

Sullivan Beauchamp: Some people call me a monster. A psychopath. As if I care what others think. So what if I relish in the mayhem of slaughter or enjoy feeling the life blink out of someone? I am who I am. It was Malik who eventually brought me to his home and trained me to hone my skills to work under him as an assassin. Malik Amin is my equal, and he will be mine in all ways as soon as I can chip away at his ridiculous and completely unnecessary self-loathing.

Malik Amin: Sully lost everything as a teenager on my order. When I found him covered in blood four years later, I should have put him down, knowing what he was. Instead, I took him in to train him. It works for us until he wants me more than as a mentor. I cannot allow it. But if Sully is anything, he is a master at persuasiveness and discovering my weaknesses.

©2024, 2025 Courtney W. Dixon (P)2025 Courtney W. Dixon
Contemporary Romance Romantic Suspense
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OH...... WOW......... His Bane by Courtney W Dixon is absolutely brilliant its part of the district series and what an amazing series it is in e-book and in audio with the narration of Harley Chase which is fantastic love the way he brings Malik & Sully to life its simply brilliant recommend so much.

His Bane Brilliant

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Reread as audiobook. Excellent narration, I particularly enjoyed Malik's accent.
Story - 4.5 stars. An intriguing story full of twists and turns. I really appreciated the writing of Sully. To write about an obsessed psychopath and the assassin who grew to love him in this way was really impressive. The way it was written over years worked well.

Excellent

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rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

darkness: 🖤🖤🖤🖤

feelings:  🤬😭🥰😱🥵☠️😆🫠😍

narration: ⭐⭐⭐⭐


His Bane was the first book I've read by Courtney Dixon and it’s still my favorite! The story of Malik and Sully is unlike anything I've read before.


Sullivan Beauchamp is born with a golden spoon in his mouth. Despite this, he doesn't have a nice childhood. His father is abusive and rarely allows Sully to see his younger siblings. Sully loves the twins and cherishes every minute he spends with them. He loses his entire family in an assassination attempt.


Malik Amin feels responsible for all the bad things that have happened in Sully's life. He struggles with his feelings for Sully. It takes him a long time to give in to them. I just wish Malik was able to experience Sully's inner thoughts and feelings.


I have fallen deeply in love with Sully. To me, he is one of the most lovable psychopaths I have ever read about. His black humor always made me laugh and that made the story a little easier to read.


It is recommended to read the TWs. This is not a cosy love story, but a tale of sorrow, abuse, grief, torture, and death. Although I hardly have any triggers, it was sometimes very difficult for me to read it. But it was so worth it!


Harley Chase did a very good job with this audiobook.  Hearing Malik talk about his past was even more difficult than reading about it. It nearly crushed me.

So deliciously dark 🖤

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Such a great book in fact the whole series is excellent and the audiobooks are even better . Harley Chase is fast becoming a one click narrator he brings the characters to life.

Awesome

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I advise anyone who who has any sensitivities to read the content warning before reading this great dark romance. His Bane is book 2 in The District series and focuses on Sully and Malik. We first meet Sully at 12 years of age and travel with him throughout his life until his 30s.

This book and Sully are definitely unhinged, but I found myself understanding his why's and therefore what is a hard no for me become perfectly acceptable for them. I mean, both main characters are assassins, as are their found family, so I knew it wasn't going to be flowers and candles.

I was unsure about His Bane as an audiobook but I am so pleased I listened. Harley's interpretation of Malik was perfection.

Things I loved
🖤 Found Family
🖤 Dual POV
🖤 Obsession
🖤 Assassins
🖤 Slow Burn
🖤 Epilogue

This book is for anyone who likes DARK Romance. You can read His Bane as a standalone, but I definitely recommend Book 1 His Death Bringer.

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