First, I want to say sorry for the late catch-up email. Over the weekend I had an internet outage issue, that thankfully has now been restored. It meant plenty of time for baking and writing, but I didn’t have any internet at all. 🙂
Can you believe it is now October? I absolutely love this time of year, especially when it comes to the cooking and baking side of things. If you’ve been reading my books for a long time, you might have noticed I love to cook. 🙂 Anyone else loving this time of year?
Who enjoyed September’s releases? Did you have a favorite? I have to admit, I can’t pick one myself, I loved writing them both.
I’ve got lots more planned and to keep up to date, please check the coming soon page, where more information will be posted.
I will keep this short and sweet and I hope you all have a fabulous October.
Take care
Sam
Released in September
Like it Rough and The Mafia Man’s Virgin wife.
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Bratva Bully (cover reveal coming soon) and Grump Next Door
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One Book has gone to paperback this month, The Mistake book 3 in the Volkov Bratva Series went to paperback on September 9th.
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When Hank Bianchi calls in his favor, Enzo is more than ready to deliver. There is only one problem. Hank wants him to marry his daughter. The other little problem, it was a daughter he had with a mistress. This was unheard of, but Enzo does not like owing favors, and so, marrying Hank’s daughter is exactly what he will do.
Adele Shanks knows what her father is. She knows what he is capable of. After years of disappointment, her mother told her the truth. Hank is part of the mafia, he is a capo. She wants no part of his world. When Enzo enters the bar where she works, she knows it is going to end badly.
Adele rejects him as she doesn’t want to be part of her father’s world. Enzo will not take no for an answer.
Enzo will not fail. Adele will be his wife and he’s not above blackmail. He uses her friends against her, so Adele has no choice but to go with him. She will become his wife.
Adele doesn’t hate Enzo. What she doesn’t know, is that Enzo has fallen in love with his little virgin wife, and he wants to keep her, build a family, and to mend her broken heart. Could it be possible for Adele to find everything she has been looking for?
Excerpt:
Enzo didn’t say a word.
Adele was hurting. She didn’t have anyone in this world, but Hank did.
Enzo stepped toward Hank. “Are you sure you want me to repay my debt this way, by making her my wife? She’ll be an easy target.”
“She will at least know that I care,” Hank said. “And right now, that’s all that matters.”
He didn’t believe that to be the case, but he didn’t argue.
Hank saw him out, and Enzo climbed into his car and made his way back to the bar where Adele worked.
It wasn’t quite as busy as last night, but there were still a lot of people milling around. He recognized Arnold, working behind the bar. The moment Arnold caught sight of him, he moved toward his spot.
“What can I get you?”
“Scotch.”
Arnold raised a brow, but where Adele got the scotch from last night, this man did the same, grabbing a glass. Enzo looked around the bar, but couldn’t find Adele.
“Where’s Adele?” he asked.
Arnold hesitated in pouring the scotch. “She’ll be a little late tonight.”
“When does her shift start?”
“It’s not her shift tonight, but Bishop will let her work.” Arnold put the lid back on the scotch. “You do realize what today is, right? I assume you know Adele.”
“Yes, I know her.”
“So, you know the deal her mother made with her, right? That she was never allowed to visit her grave site on the anniversary of her death, but she could do so the day after.”
“Adele’s visiting her mother.”
“Yes, and every night, without fail, the day after, Adele comes to work. I don’t even think she gets paid, but we all know she’s hurting.”
Enzo didn’t like how much this Arnold guy knew about Adele. Once she was his wife, she’d never work another day in her life.
“Speak of the devil,” Arnold said.
The barman was looking at a spot past his shoulder, and he had no choice but to spin around to see. Adele was coming through the door. She had her bag on her shoulder, arms folded, and he saw she’d been crying. Enzo got to his feet, about to go to her, but Adele didn’t even look his way as she passed.
“I wouldn’t interfere if I was you,” Arnold said. “All she wants to do is work. It helps to numb the pain.”
No, it doesn’t.
Sitting at the counter, he played with the glass of scotch. He wasn’t much of a drinker, and he was pretty sure this stuff was straight poison and in no way good for him.
He watched as Adele tied her long brown hair up. She was once again in the standard uniform. No one got in her way as she rounded the bar.
“All right, babe?” Arnold asked.
“Yeah, please tell me it’s busy.”
“You’ve got company.” Arnold pointed toward him and Enzo raised his glass.
Adele stopped and he saw her hesitate. He watched as her hands clenched into fists. He wasn’t sure if his presence was going to give her a reason to fight or run away.
Enzo waited, and he didn’t have to wait long as she squared her shoulders and approached him.
“What are you doing here?” she asked.
He saw the fire in her eyes and knew this woman was a fighter.
“I’m having a drink. Isn’t that what paying customers are allowed to do?” he asked.
“There are a lot of other bars that I’m pretty sure are fancy enough for the likes of you. You didn’t have to pick this bar.”
He wrinkled his nose. “Actually, I did. You see, Adele, this bar has something all those other places don’t have.”
Enzo watched her lips press together, and she was clearly fighting with asking him that question. He waited. Patience wasn’t his forté, but when it came to Adele, he seemed to have some.
“And what is it this place has that the others don’t, besides the cheap scotch?”
Enzo stood and pressed his face close to hers. He felt the fan of her breath.
“Simple, this bar has my future wife.”
With her face so close and feeling her breath, he couldn’t resist slamming his lips down on hers and taking the kiss he wanted.
Mafia Man’s Virgin Wife is coming soon. This is a quick, super sexy standalone. <3
Blurb
Enzo Amato owes a favor…
When Hank Bianchi calls in his favor, Enzo is more than ready to deliver. There is only one problem. Hank wants him to marry his daughter. The other little problem, it was a daughter he had with a mistress. This was unheard of, but Enzo does not like owing favors, and so, marrying Hank’s daughter is exactly what he will do.
Adele Shanks knows what her father is. She knows what he is capable of. After years of disappointment, her mother told her the truth. Hank is part of the mafia, he is a capo. She wants no part of his world. When Enzo enters the bar where she works, she knows it is going to end badly.
Adele rejects him as she doesn’t want to be part of her father’s world. Enzo will not take no for an answer.
Enzo will not fail. Adele will be his wife and he’s not above blackmail. He uses her friends against her, so Adele has no choice but to go with him. She will become his wife.
Adele doesn’t hate Enzo. What she doesn’t know, is that Enzo has fallen in love with his little virgin wife, and he wants to keep her, build a family, and to mend her broken heart. Could it be possible for Adele to find everything she has been looking for?
Maria’s family were traitors. They planned to take over the mafia, kill the boss, and attempt to rule—all out of greed and a thirst for power. Maria discovered their plan and went straight to The Boss. She now has two choices, get married to any capo that would have her, or die.
She doesn’t want to die, but no one would ever want her. All of her life she’d been told she wasn’t good enough. She knows it is pointless, but she has to try.
Draven Esposito is a dangerous man. Many say he was born in hell and is the devil himself. He saw Maria many months ago. A young woman who tried to become nothing more than a piece of furniture. He cannot let her die. So he marries the young woman. Maria is now his.
There are secrets he cannot tell. Maria knows to be married to Draven will not be easy. The man is scary, but the most shocking thing of all, she doesn’t feel afraid when she’s with him. He has never harmed her, but he has warned her, she cannot get pregnant. If she does, he will not be part of that baby’s life.
What will happen when Maria figures out his secret? Will she be able to show him that he can trust her, or will he finally kill her?
Excerpt:
His bedroom was large and she tried not to look at the bed, as that was terrifying. She knew what was going to come next and she didn’t know if she was ready for that. When The Boss had given her the ultimatum, she had known sex would play a part, but the truth was, she expected death. Who would want a fat, ugly woman as a wife? That was what she’d been told she was.
She didn’t know what Draven’s game was, but it scared her. The not knowing was the worst.
After Calvin had showed her where the bathroom was, he’d left. Wrapping her arms around herself, she made her way into the bathroom and stared at her reflection.
There were no words of encouragement. He didn’t ask for her story. She didn’t know if she should be relieved or terrified because of that.
Maria forced herself to look at her reflection. She didn’t know what to make of what she saw. There was a bruise that covered the left side of her face. The slap had stung, but the punch had been worse. They had also landed a blow to her stomach, but after that, the guy had been stopped. She wasn’t supposed to be hurt. The Boss had apologized to her.
She had also seen the soldier killed in front of her. He’d not followed orders, and The Boss hadn’t been interested in anyone who couldn’t do as he was told.
Someone had died because they hurt her.
She lifted her fingers and touched her cheek. The Boss had warned her that people would want to hurt her. That even if she survived tonight, there would be those who’d try to harm her. Maria knew she wouldn’t make a lot of friends. Her family tried to kill The Boss and take over.
Removing Draven’s jacket, she placed it into the laundry basket and then removed her bra and panties. She turned away from her reflection and stepped into the shower. She turned it on and let out a gasp as the cold water washed over her body, shocking her.
Clenching her hands into fists, she counted to ten, and then twenty, in the hope of bringing some heat. She didn’t have to wait long for the shower to warm up. Once it was nice and hot, she stepped beneath the spray, tilted her head back, and tried not to moan at how good the shower felt. It had been a couple of days since she last had a nice, hot shower. This felt like a luxury to her. So lovely. So warm.
She looked for some soap. There were no female products, so she had no choice but to use the ones Draven had. She used his body wash first and she couldn’t quite detect the scent, but it was better than stinking. After washing her body, she used his shampoo and conditioner. Even if she died tonight, she would be clean.
Maria didn’t know how much patience Draven had. She didn’t know what he expected of her tonight, and rather than linger too long in the shower, she turned it off and climbed out. She wrapped a towel around her body, and another around her hair. It felt good to be clean.
She was in the process of drying her hair when she walked back into the bedroom to find Draven sitting on the edge of the bed.
“Are you a virgin?” he asked.
“Yes.”
He lifted his gaze and stood. The man was tall, over six feet, and she was five foot five, and had no choice but to tilt her head back. A lot of people were taller than her. She was used to having to look up.
“Are you lying to me?” he asked.
“I don’t lie.”
“All women are liars.”
It was on the tip of her tongue to completely refute this, but she didn’t know who he hung out with. Besides, her own mother and sister were known liars. They had no problem with lying to get what they wanted. They were no longer alive. She had heard them beg for their lives, while she’d been taken away. Their screams for mercy had gone unheard, and as she was pushed into a car, she heard the gunshots. The death of her family. Maria had no guilt in doing what she’d done.
Draven got to his feet. “And if you lie to me about anything, you will die, Maria.”
“I’m not lying.” She’d never been with a man. She hadn’t even kissed a man until tonight.
Maria stayed perfectly still.
Draven didn’t move.
She didn’t want to make him angry, but something told her that if she cowered or whimpered, it wouldn’t do her any good. This man was the Devil. She wasn’t asking him for a dance, but she certainly wasn’t going to run away scared.
“Get on the bed,” he said.
She watched him go into the bathroom.
Staring at that large bed was terrifying. Did he want her naked? Covered with a towel?
Maria finished drying her hair, and then opted for the towel to stay on. She had a feeling he wouldn’t want to see her naked.
Once on the bed, she looked up, only to find her reflection staring back at her. The man had a mirror on the ceiling. Why would he have a mirror on the ceiling? Unless … did he want to see? Did he want her to see?
No, he had the mirror on the ceiling long before he saw her. This was not about her. He had the mirror for himself. For sexual purposes.
Maria tried to avoid looking at her own reflection, but it was hard. She had no choice but to look. Her blonde hair was fanned out across the pillow, the towel covered most of her body. Her legs were on show.
She heard the shower running. Other than the shower, there was no sound. Draven didn’t hum, didn’t sing, nor grunt. Just silence.
Why did he ask if she was a virgin? Even though she’d been considered ugly and fat and disgusting, she was still a daughter of a capo, and being a virgin was part of her value.
“It’s your only value, but no man will want to sleep with you.” Those were the words her mother said.
Her mother had never been the maternal type. She loved money, beauty, and power. According to her mother, she’d been a fat, ugly baby. They hadn’t wanted to throw a party to celebrate her birth, because she brought nothing but shame to the family.
Maria was used to hearing it all. The insults had often hurt, but growing up with them, she’d developed a thick skin, and now they no longer mattered to her. They were just words.
Looking at her reflection, she didn’t see a beautiful woman. No, a beautiful woman was her sister. She saw something ugly. Her blonde hair wasn’t light enough. Her blue eyes were dull and lifeless. Her red lips were oddly shaped and not right. Then of course, her body. She could go on for days about how bad her body was, reiterating everything her mother and sister would say.
Closing her eyes, she couldn’t help but tense up as she heard the shower turn off. Draven was finished. He’d be coming for her very soon.
Sorry to send so many posts, but I wanted to let you know that dance with the Devil is now available for Pre order: released August 8th
Blurb
Maria’s family were traitors. They planned to take over the mafia, kill the boss, and attempt to rule—all out of greed and a thirst for power. Maria discovered their plan and went straight to The Boss. She now has two choices, get married to any capo that would have her, or die.
She doesn’t want to die, but no one would ever want her. All of her life she’d been told she wasn’t good enough. She knows it is pointless, but she has to try.
Draven Esposito is a dangerous man. Many say he was born in hell and is the devil himself. He saw Maria many months ago. A young woman who tried to become nothing more than a piece of furniture. He cannot let her die. So he marries the young woman. Maria is now his.
There are secrets he cannot tell. Maria knows to be married to Draven will not be easy. The man is scary, but the most shocking thing of all, she doesn’t feel afraid when she’s with him. He has never harmed her, but he has warned her, she cannot get pregnant. If she does, he will not be part of that baby’s life.
What will happen when Maria figures out his secret? Will she be able to show him that he can trust her, or will he finally kill her?
Can you believe we’re into July!!! I’m in shock by how fast this year is flying by. In the UK we’re currently enjoying lots of rain. It was beautiful sunshine, but not anymore, traditional weather here. 🙂
Did you enjoy June’s releases? Which one was your favorite? I loved writing both of these books, and it was writing Wrong Mate that inspired me to go back and look at, The Alpha Takes a Mate. So I have good news for the fans of my, Disaster of the Otherworld books, I’m currently writing book two, and yes, I am loving it. There are a lot of twists and turns, that fingers crossed I hope you like.
I’m so excited to say that The Mistake (Volkov Bratva, Book 3) is now available for pre-order and you don’t have to wait long to get this book, as it releases July 4th. 🙂
I do have a lot more books planned, and I do hope to share more with you soon. I do have one question, would you rather have Hunter and Harlow’s book or Anthony and Daisy?
I wanted to let you know I have currently added 2 more amazon countries links (FR and NL) to my list for the new releases. Let me know if there are any others you would like me to add. If you could send me the link to your preferred Amazon I can add the link to my book.
I hope you enjoy this catch up.
Thank you so much for stopping by. Take care and until next month. 🙂
Sam
Released in June.
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No Books have gone to paperback this month,
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if you looking to started the Hells B***ards series
Ugly Beast doesn’t want an arranged marriage, but what his president says, he gets. Abriana Vigo is not beautiful. In fact, she’s bland and terrified, but she’s a virgin and a Capo’s daughter. Now she’s been thrown to the wolves at his president’s demands.
Abriana will do anything to get away from her father, just to avoid being hurt anymore. She only hopes this scarred man doesn’t turn his back on her. If he does, she knows her father will find some way to kill her.
But despite all her newfound freedom in the MC life, if Abriana doesn’t prove her loyalty to the club, her husband will kill her. When her father orders her to spy on the club and report back, she knows she cannot do it. She has to make a choice.
For Ugly Beast, he never thought he would commit to anyone or anything, but after finding out his wife is taken, he’s willing to put the club at risk for her.
Abriana isn’t the woman he wanted, but now, he can’t let her go, and anyone who tries to take her, will know what it’s like to deal with him.
Be Warned: forced seduction, anal sex, public exhibition
Ruin needs to kill a woman. A beautiful woman with blue eyes and raven hair. And he has no idea why.
He is the one they call when they need to clean up a mess. He’s the bogeyman. But Callie Lawson is one target he doesn’t think he can handle. Why would a mafia capo want her dead? She’s a woman who has nothing and no one—a mundane existence that involves knitting. That’s all. He has to find everything out about her. He can’t get Callie out of his mind. And he can’t kill her.
Before losing her parents years ago, Callie promised her mother she would try to live her life. For the longest time she avoided it all, but not anymore. When a mysterious man sits with her and asks for her help knitting, Callie is struck by the handsome stranger.
Callie has never fallen in love but when it comes to Ruin, he makes her feel everything. He makes her want to live. What will happen when the truth comes out? Will Ruin be able to save Callie from the monsters, or will he end up being the one to kill her?
Excerpt:
It didn’t take Ruin long to get the bolts installed. He’d put the screwdrivers in his car and all the equipment he’d needed to get her apartment safe, not that a few bolts would truly protect her, but it was a start. Once he finished, he checked to make sure they all worked, and was happy with it. He stood up, picked up the empty bags, and turned toward her. She had gone and made him a second cup of coffee and she held it for him.
“You didn’t need to do that.”
Ruin took the coffee from her and placed the empty bags in her hands. She left and he followed her to the kitchen. She tossed the bags into a trash bin. He also spotted she had a recycle bin as well.
“You couldn’t install them, and what kind of a gentleman would I be if I left you here at risk?”
She frowned. “I’ve been living here for years and I’ve been fine.”
“Luck runs out, Callie.”
Her lips opened and closed. He wanted them around his cock, sucking him in deep.
“Oh, er, how much do I owe you for the tools?”
He put the coffee on the counter and stepped toward her. She moved back and he got in close so that he stood right in front of her. “How about a kiss?”
“A kiss? You had to kiss for the tools?”
He chuckled. “No, I paid money for the tools, but trust me, I’d be getting a better deal.”
“You would?”
“Yes.”
“How?” she asked.
He reached out and stroked some of the hair behind her ear. “Because I know how good those lips taste and I want another one, Callie.” Ruin cupped her cheek and ran his thumb across her lips. “They are so tempting. They’re designed to be kissed.” He released a little groan. “Didn’t you like our kiss last night?”
He had a feeling she did, judging by how red her cheeks were.
“Yes. I did.”
“So what is wrong with me kissing you?”
“Nothing, but I don’t want you to be out of pocket for the tools.”
“I won’t be. All I want is a kiss.” He leaned in close, giving her a chance to tell him no. He wouldn’t force her. He would never take what she wasn’t willing to give.
Callie’s gaze was on him and he could feel her breath. Sinking his fingers into her hair, he pulled her in close and slammed his lips down on hers. Her lips were like heaven.
Her hands went to his shoulders, gripping him tightly.
With his other hand, he grabbed her ass, pulling her against him, not wanting to let her go. Loving the feel of her next to his body. Why did she have to change out of the negligee? It would have been so easy to strip her naked, to fuck her, to take what he wanted. He couldn’t wait to see her tits, to spread her thighs open, taste her cunt, lick every single inch of her. Ruin wanted to hear her scream his name, beg him not to stop. He wanted so fucking much from her.
Breaking the kiss, he stared into her eyes. They were closed to start with, but she opened them. “Is that so wrong?” he asked. “To have a kiss?”
She shook her head.
“Callie?”
“Yes.”
“I want to touch you.”
“Oh.”
He took hold of her wrist and slid it from his shoulder moving down his chest, and even further still. He paused when her palm was at the top of his jeans.
“And I want you to touch me as well.”
Her teeth sank into her lip, and he saw the nerves playing out across her face. Callie was so open, so expressive. Her cheeks were a deep shade of red. She was a little panicked but he saw the flash of excitement in her eyes.
She wanted this.
He wanted this.
Moving her hand down, he placed her palm flat on his rock-hard cock. She gasped and he cupped her tit in his palm. Her eyes went wide as he stroked his thumb back and forth across her hard nipple. She wasn’t wearing a padded bra. He imagined something lacy, something sexy.
“Do you like that?”
She jerked her head in a yes.
“Good.” Her palm remained still against his cock. “You can move your hand. You can touch me.”
“I don’t know what I’m doing.”
Her virginity turned him on again.
“Then do whatever you like. I’m a big boy, I can handle it.”
This past year has flown by so fast, but I’m not going to dwell on what I didn’t get to write last year, and instead, focus on the books I plan to write this coming year. There will be a lot of MC ( at least my muse is feeling MC right now, but that could change), Mafia, including series like Chaos and Carnage, Hell’s Bastards MC, The Skulls: Next Generation, The Denton Family Legacy, and so …. so …. so many more. 🙂 I’m currently working on Grant’s story from Chaos and Carnage.
What books would you like to see on my coming soon page?
I want to say a big thank you to everyone for this past year. You have all been incredible and it has been so amazing to hear from you all. It means a lot to me that you have enjoyed my books and they have helped you in some way. I absolutely love writing and creating stories and characters that stick with you. It really is a dream come true.
In the next couple of days, you might get a few emails from me, but please know I don’t intend to bombard your inbox. I’ve got a release coming up, as well as my birthday, which I want to say to please keep a look out early January (as this is my birthday), and I will be running a giveaway here as well as in my Facebook group.
Thank you all so much for stopping by, reading my books, these posts, and just being amazing.
Can you believe we’re now into December? Where has the time gone? I want to say a big thank you to all of your lovely comments about my releases through November. I hope you enjoyed Wanted by Mr. Evil, His Curvy Mate (co-written with Stacey Espino), and Student Next Door.
Well, December is finally here and this year I decided to head back into Hell’s Bastards MC as well as The Skulls and Chaos Bleeds for two brand new Christmas specials. I absolutely loved writing these books, and I hope you enjoy them as well.
I want to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas, and I look forward to the New Year. I have so many story ideas I want to delve into. I can’t wait to share more details with you soon.
Take care,
Love Sam
What was released in November
GIveaways
Thank you everyone who entered my Christmas giveaway. Fingers crossed all winners should receive their books before Christmas, as they have all been posted out
I will be doing more giveaways in 2023, so keep a look out. 🙂
Two releases are coming in December, and they are Christmas specials.
Hell’s bastards MC Christmas special is now available for Pre-order
