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  • An Upending Tad Spinoff: Max and Sean (The Dungeon Black Duology, Book 1)
  • By: Kora Knight
  • Narrated by: Michael Dean
  • Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Unearthed

By: Kora Knight
Narrated by: Michael Dean
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Love. The most powerful force in existence, but also the most ruthless. Cunning and deceptive. Man’s greatest Achilles heel. Leaving all who embrace it weak and vulnerable. 

At least that’s how Dom-for-hire Max Kelley sees it, after the love of his life knocked him on his ass. A brutal blow that not only stole his breath, but decimated his ability to trust. Turning him cold and cynical. The TKO he never saw coming. 

Love. A mistake Max won’t ever make again. 

Meaning no more relationships—not exactly a hardship. Just the thought of dating makes him queasy, and one of the reasons he doms for a living. To sexually engage without the poison of intimacy. The other reason? To keep his demons sated. With whips and chains, and scandalous kink. A fiery mix that always hits the spot. 

That is, until a bright-eyed beauty walks into his life and refuses to leave. 

Sean Matthews. College senior and flirt extraordinaire. Max’s newest—and greenest—client sub. Man, is he delicious; able to push Max’s buttons, able to make him crave the things he knows he shouldn’t. Sound the alarm, this can only mean trouble. Unfortunately, deterring Sean proves virtually impossible, and now Max finds himself at a crossroads. 

Man up and kick his favorite sub to the curb…or succumb to his own caged desires.

Warning: This BDSM romance contains intensely explicit scenes both inside and out of the dungeon. It also as references sensitive matters involving teens and child abuse that some might find disturbing.

Note from the author: While this duology can be considered a stand alone, I highly recommend listeners visit the prior series (Upending Tad: A Journey of Erotic Discovery) first for two reasons: It was the chemistry of Tad and Scott that started it all and won these books such a devoted following. But also, the love interests in Unearthed (Max and Sean) were first featured in the previously mentioned series, giving the listener a unique first impression of them from Tad and Scott's POV. Most listeners would agree that Max definitely made his mark in a very striking way long before Unearthed ever came to be.

©2016 Kora Knight (P)2022 Kora Knight

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Hot and steamy

Loved the book but listening to it was even better and hotter. Kora does such a great job of putting the characters hearts and souls into the book.
Max and Shaun are perfect for each other.
Can’t wait to listen toe part 2.

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Emotional journey as broody dom trains eager sub!

Losing the love of his life turned Max Kelley’s heart to stone, he keeps any tender feelings deeply buried and projects an angry, hard-ass attitude to the world. Becoming a dom has helped him channel that anger productively but it hasn’t helped him overcome the loss. From the moment Sean Matthews models for one of Max’s art classes, he captures Max’s interest, but when he asks Max to train him as a sub, Sean begins the arduous task of unearthing Max’s heart. Having loved the Upending Tad series, I was expecting more of the same but I loved this for a whole different set of reasons. While this definitely had the trademark Kora Knight super steamy scenes, it’s more heavily weighted with beautifully written angst and loss, and Max’s attempts to push Sean away. A lot of time passes over the course of this story taking us from Max’s teen crush through to his thirties where we see mutual feelings develop between him and Sean and while the book doesn’t end on a cliffhanger, there’s obviously a lot more to play out before Max and Sean live HEA. I loved the darker, broodier tone, the sad moments, and the interaction between the eager, boisterous Sean and the growly, controlled Max. Michael Dean gives another flawless audio performance, he really channels the characters, the emotion, and the sexual attraction perfectly. Can’t wait for the finale!

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Revisited

I went back and listened to this book a second time. I still don't love it, but think I kinda got where it was trying to go. Some of the activities were questionable from a professional Dom. Negotiating mid scene with someone new to kink is really not a good thing to promote. The author seemed to make it be okay as it was "helping" the sub deal with a previous trauma. Yeah, still not digging that vibe.

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