Scum

Wrong Side of the Tracks, Book 1

De: K.A. Merikan

Narrado por: Nathan Kelly

“10 years ago, he ruined my life. Now, I will ruin his son.”

Shane. Ex-con. No-good bastard. Scum.

Rosen. Trust fund boy. Virgin. Sucker.

Shane is straight out of prison, and has one goal only - to wreck everything dear to the man who put him behind bars. And number one on that list is Rosen, Ed Beck’s son. Shane’s plan is to incriminate the boy, but when the dreamy blue eyes meet his, Shane can think of a hundred other ways to ruin Rosen right under his father’s nose.

If Rosen’s dad is to pay for his art degree, Ros has to stay on the straight and narrow. Join a fraternity, avoid scandal, and keep his sexuality under wraps. Seems easy enough until he meets Shane, a bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks. All sanity goes out the window, and the slippery slope leads Rosen down a path of violence, blackmail, and passion too sizzling to be denied.

Shane thinks he’s in control, that Rosen is just a means to an end, a tool to be manipulated. But as a love he’d never even dreamed of becomes real, he’s starting to realize he doesn’t have to be the "scum" society’s been telling him he is.

Shane now stands at a crossroads, between Rosen and revenge.

Possible spoilers:

Themes: Blackmail, revenge, manipulation, ex-con, secrets, rich/poor, class differences, age gap

Genre: Scorching-hot M/M dark romance

WARNING: This story contains scenes of violence, attempted sexual assault, and morally ambiguous characters.

©2021 Acerbi&Villani Ltd (P)2025 Acerbi&Villani Ltd

I’m shocked

I was worried about this one because of some of the bad reviews but wow. I loved this book. It was super intense and if you’re triggered easily I suggest to not listen. But personally I thought it was amazing. It had my jaw literally dropping multiple times. Very unexpected

With Problems

It was a bit challenging for me to get through this. I was intrigued by the premise when I decided to purchase this book. There were many aspects of it that made it interesting. While I was not overly fond of the narrator, I don’t think my problem with the book was entirely his fault. There were some character flaws that I believe came from the writer’s choices.

K.A. Merikan and Wyatt Baker ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

If K.A. Merikan wrote it and Wyatt Baker narrated it, you know its dark and Awesome. This duo is always an instant buy for me. Good story that keeps you interested. well worth the credit and your time to listen.

Great Start to a Series!

I really enjoyed this story a lot. KA Merikan and Wyatt Baker is one of my favorite trios for audible stories and this one did not disappoint. Shane and Ros were messy perfection together and I loved the connection they shared from the start, and how they each made it through their own challenges whether from the outside or self inflicted to find their way to choose eachother. It was honestly a bit less gritty than I thought it would be and had a lot of sweet moments which I enjoyed just as much as I did some of the darker moments, especially when Shane put Ros’ roommates in their place in his own unique way. All of the secondary characters in this were great as well, especially Shane’s makeshift family and I really enjoyed their interaction with him and Ros. I definitely will be checking out the rest of this series.

Bad Boy Scum Ruining His Pretty Boy!

I definitely can say that Mr. Kelly had me in a chokehold with how smoking hot and charismatic his performance was for this book! Especially whenever he voiced Shane🥵! Although parts of the story I was not endeared by, I still had a great time with this audiobook! Recommend giving this a listen if you enjoyed the written version and/or want to listen to Kelly's amazing narration!