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Aftershock (Ever After Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Tanya Chris (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 262 ratings
Being acquitted of Jamie’s murder won’t bring him back. Syed might be free, but he’s lost his lover and his sub, along with his sense of control, his libido, his friends, and the stomach to inflict the kind of pain Jamie thrived on. Even his high-rise apartment doesn’t suit him anymore.

Dashiell is drawn to the handsome man he represented in court, but he’s promised himself never to get involved with another confident playboy. His next boyfriend—if he can find such a thing—will see him as something more than a backup plan for a better offer. And how could he ever give a man like Syed what he wants anyway?

Dashiell fears the day Syed will ask him to bear more pain than he can handle as Syed struggles to reconcile how he’s coming to feel about Dashiell with how he still feels about Jamie. Can their fledgling relationship survive the discovery that Syed’s new sub might be representing the man who murdered his last sub?

Jamie deserves justice, Dashiell deserves love, and Syed wants to be the one to give both these men exactly what they need.

Content warning: this book includes descriptions of homophobic hate crimes. There is very mild BDSM content.

While Aftershock follows on the events of Aftercare, it can also be read as a standalone.
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  4. Publication date
    August 14, 2018
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About the Author

Tanya writes in a variety of romantic and erotic genres, being an avid follower of many of these genres herself. Some of her favorites are M/M romance, MFM threesomes, and female dominated BDSM. Tanya lives in New England with her boyfriend and her cat and has participated in many of the activities about which she writes, but not all of them. It's left to the reader to decide which are which.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FS4B5ZM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tanya Chris Publishing (August 14, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 14, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.2 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 229 pages
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Tanya writes in a variety of romantic and erotic genres, being an avid follower of many of these genres herself. Some of her favorites are M/M romance, MFM threesomes, and BDSM with male submissives.

Tanya lives in New England with her boyfriend and her cat and has participated in many of the activities about which she writes, but not all of them. It's left to the reader to decide which are which.

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  • BookieKLP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional with Light on the BDSM
    Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2018
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    When I first noticed this book I read both the sample of Aftercare and Aftershock. Between the two I decided to only read Aftershock, which did not disappoint and I did not feel like I was missing anything important from not reading Aftercare.

    Syed was introduced in Aftercare when his boyfriend/sub of many years was found murdered and Syed was accused of killing him due to their Dom/Sub relationship becoming public knowledge to the police and the public. In Aftershock Syed was found no guilty of killing Jamie and he goes through an emotional journey now that he no longer has the man he loved. Syed faces a new life where the things he used to be and enjoy with Jamie are no longer who he is anymore. He is able to reevaluate and transform into another version of himself with the help of Dashiell.

    Dashiell was also introduced in Aftercare where he assists Garret in Syed's trial and then becomes an associate in Garret's law firm. In the beginning of Aftershock Dashiell shows interest in Syed, to which the feeling are somewhat reciprocated but due to Syed just being released from the emotional drama of being accused of killing his lover and than having to work through that loss Dashiell feel led on and neglected by Syed. When Dashiell and Syed finally start their relationship Dashiell is trying to become a sub similar to what Syed's previous sub was like, in which the struggle was that Syed never wanted or needed Dashiell to be like that. Dashiell also had a previous relationship that made him unsure of his relationship with Syed.

    Throughout Syed and Dashiell's relationship the justice for Jamie's death is also at stake, which enhance the struggle between Syed and Dashiell to create a dynamic specifically for themselves.

    Overall I felt this was a great book, I became invested in both the main characters. If you are interested in dipping your toes into BDSM this would be a good one to start with because it is not heavily focused on the lifestyle and the parts that are are more on the lighter side.
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  • amf0001
    4.0 out of 5 stars second in a series, 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018
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    I think it really helps to read the first book - Aftercare (Ever After Book 1) I really loved Aftercare, I found it dazzling. I found this book more problematic. My main issue was that the writing lacked the poetry of Aftercare. And secondly that I never really saw what Syed saw in Dashiell. I didn't really believe that the two men had truly connected, and not believing that, the rest of the book didn't work for me. Jaime had been such a vibrant force in Book 1, and a strong shadow in this book and I never quite believe in this new relationship, though I could absolutely understand that the circumstances of Book 1 had changed Syed fundamentally, there was no clear explanation other than propinquity, as to why he fell for Dashiell.

    I will read more of Tanya Chris, I definitely think she's a writer worth following, but this wasn't completely satisfying for me.
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  • loveQhuay
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best in the series! So good!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2019
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    So I started to read this book, and the next thing I know? It's dark outside and I should be sleeping. But then what? I'll go to sleep after one more chapter... lol!

    I couldn't put it down, it was so good! Better then the first, better then the third, better then anything!
    But hey, i wouldn't change my pick over Aayan, I still want him (or his not so gay and not so fictional twinbrother who doesn't exist), but I can say i'm not picky so i'll go with Syed too LOL.

    So yeah, i loved Syed too. He is so lovely and kind and strong. And Dashiell, wow. I'm so happy i didn't had to wait to read this book after I've read the first one yesterday, because after Aayan's book, i was so so excited to know Syed and Dashiell's story too!

    Syed and Dashiell were cute and perfect together. I loved how Syed handled Dashiell, their every scenes together were utterly HOT and perfect. I had all the feels while reading it.

    This series is really perfection. Now i have this feel that i need to re-read the third book, and then the first and this, and again...and again... :D

    HIHGLY recommend it!
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  • CR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great story… highly recommend
    Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2021
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    I listened to the audiobook for Aftercare and really enjoyed it. I wanted to wait for the audiobook for Aftershock, but the story was so compelling I just had to continue with reading. The characters are so well developed and even though I know they’ll be a HEA, you really root for them. The BDSM world portrayed here is much more entertaining and interesting than in other books I’ve read (50 Shades) where it just whips and pain and poorly developed Doms & Subs. Will be getting the audiobook too, if it ever comes out.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Can he ever move forward ?
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2019
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    Now that he's been cleared of the charge of murdering his sub can he get back in the game. A sub, maybe, in love or lust with a Dom like no other. Do either of them what their getting into ?
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Justice served!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2018
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    I loved that Jamie recieved justice in the end. To see the man he left behind was able to heal, learn, and love gave me a sense of peace. Bad things happen but if you are open good things can follow.
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  • Lexicdark
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great sequel!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2018
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    This book follows Syed in the aftermath of the events in Aftercare. His roller coaster of emotions as he tries to move on from losing Jaime, and becomes ensnared by Dashiell. It's not easy when Dashiell has his own baggage that is weighing him down.
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  • Bobbi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book just like the first!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2018
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    I loved the first book in the series and reread it a couple of times. I’m so happy that this book is just as good as the first and another one I’ll find myself rereading! Love it!
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  • Sue
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling sequel in m/m series
    Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2020
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    I have read other books by Tanya Chris and enjoyed all of them but I guess I am in the mood for darker stories because I love this series. Painful, in a number of ways, and heartbreaking at times the books really come down to love and forgiveness both in all their various forms. Especially forgiving yourself for not being perfect, which no one is, even the “good” characters in these stories. I think that is one of the things that I like most about this series and other books from this author there is no simplistic black and white in any of the characters or situations. There is such a layered aspect to everything she writes that makes it impossible for me to not get deeply involved in the books to the point where when I have to stop reading it is like having to leave one world to come back here. Come join me in Tanya’s world while I run off to get involved with book 3.
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  • Mel Rawlinson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional and compelling
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2019
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    I thought Aftercare was emotional. This, the second book in the trilogy, is even more so.
    Syed’s boyfriend and heavily masochistic sub, Jamie, was killed in a hate crime. Syed was charged with his murder - story in Aftercare - and acquitted. This book is him finding his way through the grief, and finding Dashiell and a different way of being with someone.
    Dashiell is dealing with his own demons and my heart went out to him for his fear of rejection. He’s scared that Syed’s way of being a Dom means Dashiell will be hurt. Syed’s actions remind us all that there’s more than one way to be a Dom. I’m in awe of the characterisation and loved every page, even if I did sniffle a bit...
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  • BevS
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as book 1....
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2018
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    This one didn't work as well for me as Aftercare. It isn't really a romance, but understandably more a continuation of the investigation into Jamie's death. I didn't get that much of a romantic connection between Syed and Dashiell at all, and yes, you may say that was because of circumstances being what they were...Syed still grieving his murdered lover Jamie, and Dashiell's firm of lawyers being appointed to advise a homophobic father and his two idiot sons [no spoilers], who have been accused of a hate crime but even at the end of the story, there wasn't a lovey-dovey feeling between the two MC's...maybe it's just me 😕. 3.5 stars rounded up.
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  • Charleyrose
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good second book, worthwhile reading.
    Reviewed in Australia on August 15, 2018
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    I discovered Tanya Chris when I first read her book Aftercare. It was fabulous, certainly enough for me to read all her other books and pre-order Aftershock as soon as that option became available. .

    Aftershock, book 2, in the Ever After series, was not really what I was imagining as I pre-ordered it all these months ago.

    From reading Aftercare, I knew that Syed, Aayan's younger, financial wizard brother, almost fully estranged from his family, but still close to Aayan, was on trial for the murder of his lover Jamie. Syed and Jamie lived a BDSM lifestyle with Syed being the Dom in that relationship to Jamie's sub, and as siblings it was clear at mud that he was far more dominant, way more kinky than Aayan, who came across as a fairly dominant and controlling man in his own right, in the 1st book.

    Book 1 had a fair bit of kink as well, since that was Garrett's thing, being submissive and wanting pain in his sexual relationship. Newby Aayan, turned to the more experienced Syed for tips as he delved into the new heady world of BDSM with Garrett. It was scorching hot to read.

    So from book one we knew Syed was kinky as hell, had been in a long-term monogamous relationship with his lover Jamie ( deceased) they enjoyed a kink heavy relationship, with Jamie being a masochist and Syed being a sadist, it made them perfect for each other. In fact, this was what Syed was really being tried for in a lot of ways, his kink and the effects of that S&M kink, being exposed for the public to judge, given Jamie had been beaten to death.

    Book 2 starts on acquittal day for Syed. In the wake of Jamie's death, Syed's trial, Syed really struggled to find himself again. His grief was so heartfelt, and painful, and sad, and emotional, it was almost tangible, and it made him a deeply rich character to watch work himself back into the land of the living. In a lot of ways he was so removed from the controlling, dominant man we'd known previously, it was like his entire character had a ten foot barrier to returning to what he knew, to opening to the possibility of ever finding love again, to anything remotely intimate and definitely anything even remotely BDSM. It was also clear that during his trial, that Syed felt abandoned by any friends he and Jamie had, judged by all and sundry simply for being gay and into kink. The vulnerability and pain that Chris put into Syed made him a very believable man. I absolutely was rooting for him.

    Dashiell was the same as I expected him to be given what I knew of him from book 1. Smart, emphatic, brilliant lawyer, an over-analyzer, anxious, almost shy and definitely emotionally hurt in the past, he had major self-esteem issues and difficulties trusting.

    It doesn't help that Dash is head over toes in lust with Syed, nor that Syed, just cannot get back on the dating horse. Dash sort of thinks he might be submissive, but he's definitely not into any pain play, though if Syed needed it, he'd suffer through it, just to keep the man interested. It makes for added emotional trauma to our wonderful Dashiell, who already has a troubled mindset believing he must do everything possible to keep a man like Syed interested since history seems to reinforce that Dashiell is more the rebound hook-up, or backup, or second choice lover, rather than 1st pick partner. These thoughts manifests a belief that despite being professionally successful, personally he is mostly undesirable and unlovable since no-one sticks and if they do, their chronically unfaithful. If anyone asked, Dashiell would say he just wants a man to 'love' him.

    This instalment focused on the year and a half after the trial and was good reading despite the absolute lack of heavy kink. The two men finally came together in what I'd class as a slowish burn, but it made sense in a lot of ways, since Syed was still emotionally struggling with Jamie's death. It a lot of ways book 2, was a story of two men needing to heal, especially since Syed, was in all sorts of knots over his on-going devotion to a ghost.

    I particularly liked that Syed reflected in his past behaviour and understood he could do better as a partner, and he took steps to be a better man. I really liked him as a character, and I adored Dashiell who, while fierce as a lawyer, was quite emotionally fragile as a man, but had a huge heart and accepted that Syed might never really get over Jamie. I really liked how the two men together were perfect for each other and how Syed showed a gentle, trusting, dedicated and faithful personality, it was slightly unexpected since I was expecting heavy kink, but I think we might have missed reading about such a wonderful caring man if the book had been focused on a relationship like what I imagined Syed and Jamie had.

    I also really liked the on-going theme regarding the investigation into the gay bashings that was happening around the city. Believable and rational, and it made for good reading.

    Overall this book was a fitting conclusion to Aftercare, it still dealt with difficult religious issues surrounding the non- acceptance of homosexuality, some racial bigotry regarding Muslim culture, and ethnicity within the US, but mostly it focused on the fall out of the gay hate crimes being committed within the city and life sending two men a second chance to find love.

    While this is book 2, Aftershock could be read as a standalone, though everything that's pertinent to the background of both Syed & Dashiell, Aayan and Garrett was revealed in book one, so it absolutely would be better reading after Aftercare. I enjoyed this story and do recommend it., though if your after a heavy kink read, you might be disappointed.
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  • Eden
    5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional and perfect
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2019
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    I cried toward the end, but rest assured, this is an HEA! These are fully realised, beautiful characters full of flaws and the will to protect and care for each other. I can't wait for the next book in the series, though they can definitely be read as stand alones, and still have a powerful impact! Get ready to pick this up and not put it down until you've made it all the way to the end! Dashiell and Syed are <3 <3 <3
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