Stuck between two men, Trinket is living his worst nightmare and best fantasy all at once.

After longterm boyfriend Zee's clumsy proposal, Trinket doesn't have time to even consider his answer before life throws him another curveball. Bad boy side piece Mini, who seemed to be giving Trinket space to sort out his relationship, suddenly rematerializes - and he's not in a good place.

Mini has spent most of the affair languishing in mysterious wealth. With that wealth abruptly yanked out from under him, and facing totally out-of-left-field dangers, Mini finds himself in a position to ask for help. Life leaves him at the mercy of not just Trinket, but the boyfriend he's been cucking.

Even with things so tenuous with Zee, Trinket can't bring himself to leave Mini in a dangerous limbo. His actions bring the two of his men face to face for the first time... and he couldn't be more surprised by the result.

The Color of Need is the 34k word follow-up to A Darker Palette, and the sixth book in the Taste of Ink series. It contains cheaty, kinky sex, and potential triggers. It does not end with a HEA/HFN but leads directly into part seven.