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Messy Ink

Get Ink'd, Book 2

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Messy Ink

By: Ali Lyda
Narrated by: Connor Brown
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Dane

Chris is a great doctor, but he can’t heal me....

I learned to look out for myself on the streets and in juvie. I’ve cleaned up my act, but it doesn’t mean that I’m about to start trusting a guy to stick around. Especially not a clean cut-doctor like Chris. No wonder I ended things between us the first time around.

I’m sure it’s for the best. A guy like me can’t have a guy like Chris, no matter how much I want him. I’ve done too many bad things, and now karma is coming back to bite me. But every time my path crosses with Chris, I can’t help but wonder what might have been.

Chris

Is Dane too broken to try again with me?

I knew Dane was a player when we hooked up the first time, and I thought I didn’t want strings. But the smoking hot tattoo artist makes me want to break the rules and try something new. His past is full of pain, and I’ve got commitment issues of my own. It’s no wonder we didn’t last.

Dane has hidden depths, and my heart still beats like crazy every time I get close to him. If I let him get too close he could hurt me all over again - but maybe I’m ready to take a risk. Can we overcome the odds and make things work?

Messy Ink is an m/m romance that gives you steamy second chances, a bad boy tattoo artist learning he’s worthy of love, the doctor who’s ready to mend his heart, and tons of gorgeous ink all wrapped up and ready for reality TV.

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I totally enjoyed Messy Ink. It was a great story in the Get Ink’d series. I love Dane and Chris, they were both likable men with definite issues and I liked how they worked things out. I loved getting to know the artists at Get Ink’d better and Channing was a great addition to the story. I liked their dialogue and how Chris and Dane interact with each other.
I loved the narrator, Connor Brown’s voice and the pace he read the story. I really enjoyed listening to him and the story. I definitely recommend this audiobook.

It was a sweet story

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Another amazing book by Ali Lyda. Love the characters and their story, can't wait for the following book. Connor Brown was super with the narration. Really enjoyed it.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Super addition

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Messy Ink is the second book in the Get Ink’d series. It can be read as a standalone, but characters from book one are featured in the second book.

Dane is a tattoo artist with a sordid past. He’s cleaned himself up, but the emotional scars and trauma from his time on the streets still haunts him. Chris is a doctor, but even with all his medical training, there are still some wounds from his past he can’t heal. What was supposed to be a one night fling between these two men turns into something so much more. But, both men will have to learn to be vulnerable with each other and open up about their painful pasts.

Messy Ink was an enjoyable book that had a lot of action packed into its plot. However, Ali Lyda does a great job of keeping the plot pacing at a steady pace that compliments the character growth and story arc. I really liked how positive and accurately Ali Lyda portrayed therapy. The characters going through therapy weren’t instantly cured, and it was refreshing to see how much work and effort has to go into therapy for it to be successful. The sex scenes were hot, but I really enjoyed the tenderness that Dane and Chris showed each other as their relationship bloomed.

Connor Brown narrates the audiobook and does a great job of it. He keeps all the character voices distinct and consistent which makes it really easy to follow the story line. I liked the energy Connor used throughout the narration and I was engrossed into the story. The audiobook production was well done with no glitches or errors.

Mending Hearts

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Brill book to listen to as both Chris and Dane have pasts that they have to deal with to be able to build and keep their relationship.

Brill

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This is the second book in the series and I think it can be read alone. My word what a mess Dane is. I felt for Chis, he didn’t know where he was with Dane who kept pushing him away only to regret his decision. Chris’s little brother, Channing, getting into trouble was a good way to get them talking again. I do love a happy ending. I am looking forward to the next book so much I might have to read it first!
Whilst I enjoyed Conner Brown’s narration I did have trouble at times distinguishing between Conner and Dane.

Second book, Second chance romance

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