Auction (The Flesh Cartel, #2) in Riptide Publishing

Aug 22, 2022 Kerry rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, m-m, e-book-own, short-story, dubcon-noncon, kobo

Things are getting worse for Mat and Dougie. (And things were already horrible in Capture!) Their captors are brutal and the abuse they suffer is relentless. Onto the next to see what happens after the auction. ...more

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Nov 04, 2012 BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley-reviews, slavery, short-story, sadistic, m-m, rape, arc

Torture, beatings, double penetration, humiliation and sexual exhibitions, what more can we have in this book? Ah yes, rape and more double penetration. WOOT! The second in this serial is a tasty fast read. Want a quick fix in non con slavery? This is the book for you.

In the dynamic duo's second installment, the auction preparation is taking place. The continued beat downs and breaking of the brothers were highlighted before the auction. Nothing too graphic, but enough to get the idea. It's not ...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Leigh rated it really liked it

Review also posted at Under The Covers Book Blog

This second episode of The Flesh Cartel, Auction, is as tortuous, transfixing, and yet engrossing, as the first. At the outset, we again see Nikolai, a buyer in the human trafficking world, searching for the perfect specimen for his client. Prior to going to an auction, he conducts his research and watches the videos made of Mat and Dougie during their introduction into this disturbing world. While Dougie was actually the prize that Madame had sou Review also posted at Under The Covers Book Blog

This second episode of The Flesh Cartel, Auction, is as tortuous, transfixing, and yet engrossing, as the first. At the outset, we again see Nikolai, a buyer in the human trafficking world, searching for the perfect specimen for his client. Prior to going to an auction, he conducts his research and watches the videos made of Mat and Dougie during their introduction into this disturbing world. While Dougie was actually the prize that Madame had sought, it is Mat with whom Nikolai is interested. We discover that Nikolai’s client seemingly has dark and disturbing proclivities, and Mat, the fighter that he is, would fulfill his client’s needs perfectly. The catch – he is to be sold with his brother only. Not what Nikolai wants, but he watches Dougie’s video next as a result. Coincidentally, while Dougie is not a match for Nikolai’s client, it seems that Nikolai is taken with Dougie for himself.

In the Auction, Mat and Dougie are both degraded, assaulted, beaten, raped, and tortured some more. Just when you don’t think that it can get any worse, Haimowitz and Belleau pull out all the stops, and it does. But like the proverbial train wreck, one can’t look away, or stop reading, as the case may be. While these brothers, who continue to live through everything they endure just for the sake of the other, are separated, they are placed in cells next to each other and are able to hear the torture of their loved one. The strength of both men, however different it may be for each, is astonishing to say the least. There is a love and bond there that precedes all else. And it is with that love and devotion for each other as brothers that they continue to survive. Sadly, Madame, the guards, and all involved in the Flesh Cartel understand that and continue to use it unflaggingly against them.

After days of endless torture, Mat and Dougie are taken and prepared for the auction. Once I got to this part, I *almost* sighed a deep breath of relief. I figured, okay, here’s the auction, they’ve been “cleaned” up as much as they can be, they’ll be put up on a block to be seen, they’ll be bid on, and then they’ll be whisked away onto the next chapter of their so-called life. HA! Boy, was I so wrong. Of course, with the brutality and torture that these men have endured throughout their capture and captivity, I should have known better to think that anything would be so easy. Much like the rest of the episode, it is so very sad to watch the scene unfold. Yet, again, I couldn’t stop. These brothers are put through so very much, and my heart hurts every step of the way, but Haimowitz and Belleau write so well and tell a story so captivating, that I can’t put it down, and I continue to look forward to more in hopes that at the end of it all, there will be a light at the end of the tunnel for Mat and Dougie.

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Nov 03, 2012 Tj rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-2013

This is a brutal story. I’ve thought of stopping reading it because it is so harsh and seems that there is no hope for the brothers, especially for Mat who is the less wanted of the two. I must admit right off the writing is gritty but good. You really feel for the brothers. The authors do a wonderful job of putting you right into the men’s head space and bring you suffering along. The character grab you from the start and the more the story goes and you learn about these men the more you become ...more

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Oct 03, 2012 TracyMN rated it really liked it

I don't know what to think... yet. But it's early, and for me, there's no turning back.

The extreme, constant and without particular emphasis, creates a tension that for all it engages, is somewhat hard to shake. Disturbing, but wonderful.

Well done! ...more

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Apr 14, 2013 Wendy❤Ann rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sex-partner-mm, 5stars, theme-violence, series, app-stanza, sex-dubcon-noncon

This one gets a high rating based on my visceral reaction to this ongoing story about Mat and Dougie and the dark, twisted, and desperate situation in which they find themselves. This series definitely pushes my limits and brings out a lot of uncomfortable feelings, but like a good soldier, I’ll keep shouldering forward and see this mission through to the end.

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Oct 13, 2012 Lilli *slowest reader ever* rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m, contemporary, slavery, dark-and-devastating, nothing-romantic-at-all, scary-shit, violent-and-disturbing, psychology, abuse, kill-them-all

3.5 stars

Yes, kill them all.

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