Charley Mayne
“Stories born from silence. Voices that refuse to die.”

Series

The Chainmark Series is a brutal, unflinching saga about survival, identity, and the cost of freedom.

When sixteen-year-old Ryan Murphy is sentenced into a system designed to erase him, he learns the first rule of survival: you can lose everything — your name, your body, your voice — and still fight to stay human.

Across chains, scars, silence, and survival, this series follows Ryan’s journey through the darkness he never chose — and the fire he refuses to let die.

Bonds of Slavery – Book 1 – Available on Amazon now

In 2045, freedom became a privilege.

Sixteen-year-old Ryan Murphy was sentenced to slavery for a crime he didn’t commit.

Stripped of his rights, his freedom, and his identity, Ryan must learn to survive in a world where obedience is everything.

But survival comes at a cost.

The Boy – Book 2 – Available on Amazon now

Ryan Murphy was sixteen when they took his name.

Sold under the National Slavery Act, he was delivered to his new owner. Bought by a man who treats obedience like a sport.

Now he’s just Boy.

Every beating, every silence, every broken rule pushes him further from the person he used to be.

How much can one boy endure before there’s nothing left to break?

The Vanishing – Book 3

EVERYTHING HE WAS
WAS LEFT BEHIND

Freedom was never the end.
It was just another test.

Ryan Murphy is seventeen now.
He thought he understood the rules.
He was wrong.

Ripped from what had finally become familiar, he’s sold to a new owner.
A new system. A new kind of control.

This man doesn’t want obedience. He wants justice.
And he’s decided Ryan should pay.

Breaking Arrow – Book 5 available to preorder

Freedom was never something Arrow Williams had to fight for.

Raised in a family where love came freely and rules were few, Arrow has always lived life on his own terms.

But when he’s sold to a man who believes obedience can be beaten into anyone, Arrow refuses to bend.

Every order is challenged.
Every punishment is met with defiance.

But Wilkins has a way of finding what matters most.

The Run – Book 4

He’s out.
But he’s not free.

Book Four of the Chainmark Series follows the aftermath.

The rules don’t disappear just because the fences do.
Obedience lingers. Silence follows. Survival takes new forms.

This is not a story about escape.
It’s about what comes after.

The Run continues Ryan’s journey in a world that no longer owns him on paper—but hasn’t let him go.


What readers are saying

Bonds of Slavery

★★★★★

“A traumatic, gut-wrenching masterpiece.”

Amazon reviewer

The Boy

★★★★★

“This story will break your heart and rip it to shreds.”

Amazon reviewer

The Vanishing

★★★★★

“This story will change you… it will alter your perception.”

Goodreads reviewer

Wilkins

★★★★★

“It explains how a monster is created.”

Goodreads reviewer

Bonds of Slavery

★★★★★

“Dark, claustrophobic, and brutally immersive.”

Reader review

The Boy

★★★★★

“This book is absolutely beautiful and addictive… it keeps pulling you in.”

Amazon reviewer

The Vanishing

★★★★★

“My heart is broken… I just wanted to hold him.”

Goodreads reviewer

Wilkins

★★★★★

“A five-star read that left me shaken and unwilling to forgive.”

Goodreads reviewer

Bonds of Slavery

★★★★★

“One of the most emotionally charged books I’ve ever read.”

Amazon reviewer

The Boy

★★★★★

“It’s intense, raw, and impossible to put down. Must-read.”

Goodreads reviewer

The Vanishing

★★★★★

“This story will break your heart… I literally bawled my eyes out.”

Amazon reviewer

Wilkins

★★★★★

“Wilkins isn’t a redemption story… and that is exactly why it is so powerful.”

Goodreads reviewer