{"id":5058,"date":"2023-02-03T11:42:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/?p=5058"},"modified":"2023-02-04T11:06:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T16:06:17","slug":"max-the-sequel-coming-feb-14-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/max-the-sequel-coming-feb-14-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Max, the Sequel &#8211; Coming Feb 14, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"5051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/buy-my-books\/max-the-sequel-kindle\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Max-the-Sequel-Kindle.jpg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Max-the-Sequel-Kindle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Max-the-Sequel-Kindle.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Max-the-Sequel-Kindle.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Max-the-Sequel-Kindle.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Max-the-Sequel-Kindle.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Max-the-Sequel-Kindle.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Max-the-Sequel-Kindle.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Max-the-Sequel-Kindle.jpg?resize=1366%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Max-the-Sequel-Kindle.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Novel (60,000 words)<br>Tags\/CW: Consent ambiguity, toxic relationship, abuse (including mention of child abuse), cheating, lies, substance abuse, amputation, blood, bi-awakening, unreliable narrator, crime, age gap, doctor\/patient, dubcon\/rape, murder, mindfuck, dark erotica<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Buy Links<\/strong> - Preorder available now<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/Max2zon\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a> (kindle &amp; KU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/Max2GR\" target=\"_blank\">Add it to Goodreads<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/Max2OST\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to the Soundtrack<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/about\/reviews-of-my-books\/\">Read blog\/instagram reviews<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">BLURB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Robert Montagnet and Dan Cooper are a nice gay couple who live in a nice waterfront condo in a nice, touristy part of Playa del Carmen, Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">At least, that\u2019s who they\u2019re <em>pretending<\/em> to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">After five months on the lam, Dr. Crane is strained to the point of breaking\u2014he just wants it to be over. But, with his mental and physical health in decline, living where he doesn\u2019t speak the language and relying on his partner for everything, he feels trapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Just the way Max likes it, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">When Crane is presented with an opportunity to clear his name once and for all, he\u2019s compelled to take it\u2026 But, it means betraying the young man who thoroughly intoxicates him in ways he had never imagined possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Can Crane break his addiction or is he too far down the rabbit hole to escape?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/backhand-index-pointing-right\/\">\ud83d\udc49<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/Max2zon\" target=\"_blank\">Pre-order it now<\/a> \ud83d\udc48<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novel (60,000 words)Tags\/CW: Consent ambiguity, toxic relationship, abuse (including mention of child abuse), cheating, lies, substance abuse, amputation, blood, bi-awakening, unreliable narrator, crime, age gap, doctor\/patient, dubcon\/rape, murder, mindfuck, dark erotica Buy Links &#8211; Preorder available now Amazon (kindle &amp; KU) Add it to GoodreadsListen to the SoundtrackRead blog\/instagram reviews BLURB Robert Montagnet and Dan Cooper are a nice gay couple who live in a nice waterfront condo in a nice, touristy part of Playa del Carmen, Mexico. At least, that\u2019s who they\u2019re pretending to be. After five months on the lam, Dr. Crane is strained to the point of &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Max, the Sequel &#8211; Coming Feb 14, 2023\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/max-the-sequel-coming-feb-14-2023\/#more-5058\" aria-label=\"Read more about Max, the Sequel &#8211; Coming Feb 14, 2023\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[891,325,285,917,916,8,361],"class_list":["post-5058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-updates","tag-coming-soon","tag-dark-erotica","tag-max","tag-max-is-unhinged","tag-mindfuck","tag-sequel","tag-thriller"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4sexs-1jA","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15656,"url":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/win-a-signed-copy-of-max-the-sequel\/","url_meta":{"origin":5058,"position":0},"title":"Win a Signed Copy of Max, the Sequel :)","author":"Bey","date":"October 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;giveaway&quot;","block_context":{"text":"giveaway","link":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/category\/announcements\/giveaway\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15753,"url":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/max-the-series-on-sale-this-weekend\/","url_meta":{"origin":5058,"position":1},"title":"Max, the Series &#8211; On Sale This Weekend","author":"Bey","date":"March 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"On sale for .99 at Smashwords from March 23-25 :D Use code: Y8KDF at checkout Things to expect: consent ambiguity, toxic relationship, abuse, cheating, lies, substance abuse, unreliable narrator, bi-awakening, crime, age gap, doctor\/patient, dubcon\/rape, murder, mindfuck, dark erotica... and more?","rel":"","context":"In &quot;My Life&quot;","block_context":{"text":"My Life","link":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/category\/my-life\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Max-1200.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Max-1200.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Max-1200.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Max-1200.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Max-1200.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15994,"url":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/%f0%9f%96%a4-dark-valentine-sale-%f0%9f%96%a4\/","url_meta":{"origin":5058,"position":2},"title":"\ud83d\udda4 Dark Valentine Sale \ud83d\udda4","author":"Bey","date":"February 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"From Feb 13-17, you can get my darker titles for 50%* off at Smashwords or through my web store using this coupon code at checkout: ZJPCF What's on sale? 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