At twenty-three, Poe Montgomery is going nowhere. He still lives in his father’s basement and spends most of his time tagging with his friends. When an arrest lands him in debt, Poe accepts the front desk job at Permanent Ink, the tattoo shop owned by his father’s best friend, Jericho McAslan. Jericho is nearly twice Poe’s age, but with his ink and prematurely graying hair, he quickly takes the … the starring role in Poe’s hottest fantasies.
Jericho is known for his ability to transform poorly designed tattoos into works of art, but he was once as aimless and misdirected as Poe. Wanting to pay it forward the way someone once did for him, Jericho makes Poe his apprentice and is determined to keep things strictly professional. Easier said than done when Poe makes his interest—and his daddy kink—abundantly clear.
Jericho can’t resist Poe or their intense chemistry for long. But between the age gap, tension with Poe’s father, and Poe’s best friend calling him a sellout, they’ll need to ensure they’re both on the same page before they can rewrite their rocky start into something permanent.
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I downloaded Permanent Ink based on nothing but the cover and blurb. It sounded so interesting and I’m a big fan of age gap romances. There was just one thing… I’m most definitely NOT into Daddy Kink. The things I love about age gap romance were definitely there: a dominating older man, a younger with submissive tendencies. I loved the way Jericho and Poe matched up despite all the reasons it looked like it shouldn’t have worked to an outsider. Luckily the actual “daddy” stuff was pretty tame and I didn’t really mind it because the story was about so much more than that. These two men grow through the course of the story, Poe grows up quite a bit and Jericho softens so much. They’re good for each other and as the reader I could see that just as easily a Poe’s father and Jericho’s best friend, Landon, did. It is a sweet and sexy tale and I enjoyed this book immensely.
Such a fun book, and sexy as hell. Jericho is one of my new favorite book boyfriends. Interesting twist on the Dad’s best friend trope where the main conflict is NOT because of the taboo of Jericho’s friendship with Poe’s dad.
Wow this was a great start to a new series! I am so glad I picked this up after a fellow reviewer posted about it.
Poe Montgomery is twenty-three with no direction for his life. He is aimless and spends his time tagging buildings with graffiti and trying not to get caught. He gets a new perspective on his life after his father’s friend, Jerico, offers him a position as the job of receptionist with the possibility of apprenticeship at his tattoo shop.
I quite liked Jerico and Poe. They were so good for each other. Jerico was a great character. I love a good mature character who is also a silver fox (he’s 40 FYI). I loved that even though he is a mature character he still grows throughout the book and finds his happiness. Poe really shows him a new way at looking at life that brings him true happiness.
Poe was a punk kid who had no direction in the beginning. He did a lot of growing up and maturing once he found his passion for tattooing. I really enjoyed how much his character grew throughout this book. By the end we really see how much being at the tattoo shop and with Jerico really changed him and made him a better person. I really loved Poe. I also love his name and that it didn’t ruin his love for E.A. Poe.
I am interested in seeing where this series will go. I know the next book will probably be about Blue, who I didn’t love, but I want to see if he is willing to change.
Permanent Ink is a hot romance with mild daddy kink. Jericho is a 40 year old man who owns his own tattoo shop and has a best friend named Landon. Landon’s son, Poe, is arrested again and Landon’s had it. Had it with bailing him out, paying his legal fees, had it period. As he’s complaining to Jericho about him, Jericho comes up with the idea to have Poe come in and work as his front counter person until he can replace him with someone permanent. Jericho had no idea his brilliant idea would end up with him meeting the young man who’d end up becoming so important to him.
Of course Jericho already knew Poe, but only in an acquaintance type way, so his attraction to the sullen kid comes as a surprise to him. He doesn’t realize that Poe is not only bi, but has a daddy & mommy fetish. He only sleeps with older men and women who use him and order him around in bed, and he likes it that way. He’s never been interested in an actual relationship with anyone, until he starts realizing just how amazing Jericho is, and not just because he’s a silver fox with tattoos. But, can Jericho and Poe possibly make a relationship work when Landon is Jericho’s best friend? And when Poe insists on not only continuing to do his graffiti, but also to hang out with his obnoxious best friend, Blue, who ends up being the biggest punk in the entire story?
I like Permanent Ink despite its daddy kink. I am most definitely not into daddy play, but it’s pretty mild here. I do like dominating men, though, and Jericho is definitely dominant in the bedroom. He’s not controlling in any other way, but he is dominant, and Poe loves it because he’s definitely a sub. Permanent Ink is sexy, but not overly so, and the relationship between Poe and Jericho is an interesting one. I like that Poe does quite a bit of character growth, going from sullen brat to maturing man with a stability he didn’t have before. Jericho is a really good influence on Poe, and it’s for this reason that Landon can accept their relationship. Speaking of Landon, I think he may be my favorite character in Permanent Ink. I’d love to read his story.
So if you have any interest in older man/younger man romance, mild daddy kink, or just MM in general, make sure to put Permanent Ink on your TBR list. You will not regret it.