A Silent Hollow Novel
The Mercenary and the Mortician: A Paranormal Dark MM Romance
What do a mercenary and a mortician have in common?
Dead. Freaking. Bodies.
Callum Walker kills people for a living. Although he doesn’t get a say in who his boss puts on his list, he likes to hunt people who hurt children in his spare time. After a misunderstanding that leads Callum to believe Ryan Fairview - a local funeral director - is responsible for hurting one of the neighborhood children, he finds his next target.
However, Ryan isn’t like other morticians. He can see dead people. So, when Callum breaks into Fairview Funerals ready to kill him, Ryan is shocked to find that his would-be murderer is haunted by all the people he’s killed.
Ryan might be just the man to help Cal get rid of his little ghost problem. The only issue is, these two are polar opposites and Ryan can’t seem to get over the small issue of home invasion and attempted homicide.
Will Cal win over the stubborn and neurotic mortician? Or will Ryan refuse to be swayed by the impulsive yet charming mercenary?
Read and find out!
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The Mercenary and the Mortician is a dark paranormal MM romance. It is an interconnected standalone in the Silent Hollow Series. This is a dark romance and contains heavy and disturbing content. Please check content warnings. This book is not suitable for readers under 18.
CONTENT WARNINGS
CONTENT WARNINGS
Trigger warnings for the Mercenary and the Mortician
The Mercenary and the Mortician is a DARK MM Romance. If you are new to the dark romance genre, please proceed with caution. If themes of SA (Sexual Assault) are triggering for you, please do not proceed.
Additionally, there is a scene where the characters intentionally trigger a PTSD response in an effort to help one of them overcome trauma.
THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN REAL LIFE.
If you or someone you love suffers from PTSD, working with triggers should only be done under the supervision of a mental healthcare professional. This is a work of fiction and should NOT be used as a guidebook in ANY way.
Below is the full trigger warning list for The Mercenary and the Mortician:
Child abuse
Child Neglect
Implied SA involving a child (This is not explicitly done, but it is referenced in vague flashbacks and it is heavily implied)
Explicit non-consensual scenes
Explicit scenes with dubious consent
Voyeurism
Human Trafficking
Blood Play (This is done in a bathtub and may be an adjacent trigger for those with suicide/cutting triggers)
Knife play/Scarification
Primal Play
Bondage
Water torture
Branding
Electrocution as a form of torture
Psychological torture
Rape/Sexual assault involving a villain
Degradation (Not a prevalent theme, there is only one instance of degradation)
Severe Car Accident
Fist Fights/Hand-to-hand Violence
Bullying
Homophobic Villains (Villains use homophobic slurs in several instances)
Things to know before reading
Towards the end of this book there is a cameo of two characters from Deathtrap.
If you have not yet read Deathtrap and are wondering who the two unnamed characters that appear toward the end of the book are, and would like to know more, this is where they originate from!
The Silent Hollow Series
The Mercenary and the Mortician is a part of a shared world that was created in collaboration with Alina May. Alina’s book is titled Make Me, and her characters cross over with the characters in Merc and Mort. To get the full experience, ensure you’re also adding Make Me to your TBR!
These books do not need to be read in any specific order.
