Captivating by Onley James (Paperback)

The second book in Onley James’s Elite Protection Services series — an MM romance with a guaranteed happy-ever-after and no cliffhanger.

Jayne Shepherd has spent his whole life blending in. He smiles, he laughs, he’s likeable — and he’s also a sociopath, a man for whom love, fear and desire simply don’t exist. That is, until he meets Elijah.

Elijah Dunne once had everything: third-generation Hollywood royalty, a child star, seemingly untouchable — until one man ruined it all. Elijah fled LA to try to forget, but now he’s back on top, and back on a monster’s radar. He’s convinced he’ll never feel safe again. Until Shep. The two have only one thing in common: they both wear masks. Shep makes Elijah feel protected and, for the first time, truly seen. Elijah makes Shep feel anything at all — and now that he’s had a taste, he has no intention of letting go. Everyone warns that what they have isn’t real, that Shep is obsessed rather than in love. But obsession is exactly what Elijah craves, and he can no longer imagine life without it. In Hollywood, being a sociopath is more of a life skill than a diagnosis — so could Shep be the very monster Elijah needs to finally slay his demons?

Please note: this book contains talk of past child sexual abuse, along with age-gap and explicit adult content. Do check the author’s content warnings before starting, and take care if these themes affect you.

Perfect for readers who love a dark, obsessive MM romance, an unusual anti-hero, protector dynamics and a hard-won HEA.