Johan opened her door. She took his hand and flinched when the frigid air assaulted her bare legs. Instinctively, she leaned into him for shelter from the breeze before remembering where she was. She was in the freaking Financial District where her family had dominated for three generations, and she remarried the latest billionaire to take up residence. That’s all she needed, to start up rumors that she was having an affair with her bodyguard. Roth would love that one.
**Thi...
2024-03-05 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Jasmine asking Sarai more direct questions...
“Do you attend all of his meetings?”
“Most of them.”
“Does he do anything illegal?”
Sarai’s open expression didn’t alter as she said, “I think that’s something you should ask him.”
Although she already suspected he wasn’t clean, her heart sank. “I see.”
Sarai squeezed her hand. “Regardless of what comes, he’ll take care of you. That’s all you need to know, right? ...
2024-03-03 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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“Roth is…” Sarai pursed her lips.
“He’s what?” she snapped impatiently.
“He’s, you know...” Sarai hesitated and then gave an apologetic shrug as she finished, “different.”
Jasmine double blinked. “What are you talking about?”
“I don’t think Roth sees women as women. He’s so focused on work, I don’t think it registers that they’re a different sex unless they’re dressed a certain way. And most of the time, ...
2024-03-02 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from the night Maximus blackmailed Roth.
“You expect me to believe that?”
He allowed himself a smile. “You’re going to have to trust me.”
“I don’t.”
“That makes two of us.” A moment of honesty made him say, “I would have let the Langdon deal go through if you hadn’t targeted Jasmine. That would have taken you to the next level, but you crossed the line when you seduced my daughter and ruined her. All I want is ...
2024-02-29 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, I posted a new blog with links to the German and Italian translations, a book/personal update, and me possibly attending a 2025 book convention (will announce once things are confirmed).
Thank you to those who have been checking in with me to see how my move went and how my mom and I are settling in. I hint at this in the blog and some of the posts I've made on here, but I actually had to take my mom out of a domestic violence situation involving my father and it's tossed my w...
2024-02-28 20:14:36 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from the night Maximus blackmails Roth.
“And in return you sign the divorce papers and promise to stay away from Jasmine.”
He raised a brow. “If she hates me, why the condition to stay away from her?”
“She doesn’t need a reminder of past mistakes when she’s trying to move on.” He wasn’t able to keep the anger out of his voice. He tried to hide his agitation with a negligent shrug. “Then again, I could be putting more imp...
2024-02-27 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Sorry for the late notice, but I'll be on Discord at 4pm PST today (roughly in an hour and a half) if anyone's around and wants to hang out and do a Q&A session. I try to do these once a month, but life has been so hectic that I wasn't able to do one last month and I wanted to fit one in for this month!
On Discord, under Social> meetup is where we'll be!
2024-02-25 22:26:23 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from night Maximus blackmailed Roth.
“You push this, I’ll make sure Jasmine takes more than just half of your assets. Once I’m through with you, you won’t find a place far enough from my influence where you can rebuild.”
“I’ve survived worse.”
He went lightheaded with rage. Roth fucking played him, allowing him to believe he got a royal flush and then playing hardball to gain a condition he never intended to agree to.&nbs...
2024-02-25 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from the night Maximus blackmailed Roth.
There was a reason why he’d been drawn to Roth from the first. He recognized that Roth had the same ruthless nature that drove his father to build their empire. It had been passed onto him. He hadn’t seen that fire in his peers or his children, but he saw it from a mile away in a boy from a poverty stricken background. And his instincts had been spot on. Roth would do whatever it took to accomplish what he s...
2024-02-24 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from the night Maximus blackmailed Roth.
He was lying out of his ass. Jasmine hadn’t come home as meek as he hoped. If it wasn’t for Roth giving her a hard time about the divorce, he doubted she would have come to him at all. Her career as a writer had given her financial independence. He didn’t like it, but he was learning to adapt to her newfound confidence. As for Roth, he wanted to draw blood before he checkmated this fucker. He wanted to ham...
2024-02-22 16:00:31 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
On January 22, I posted an update on Bitter Confessions, saying that I had to put rewrites on hold due to an emergency move back to the West Coast.
It has been an extremely tumultuous couple of weeks, but I have finally settled in Oregon after my move from Hawaii. We drove 1500+ miles from California to Oregon and then up to Washington to retrieve my car that I le...
2024-02-20 19:20:11 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from the night Maximus blackmails Roth.
“She doesn’t need anything from you.” He let his eyes move over Roth’s, arguably, intimidating figure. “Not that she got much from you anyway. She’s been scraping by in life as your wife, living in a hovel, while you live like a king.” He cast the luxurious penthouse a derisive look. “You left her in Philadelphia because we both know you never wanted to be saddled with a wife. You’ve been biding...
2024-02-20 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from the night Maximus blackmails Roth.
"She’s so eager to forget you exist that she doesn’t want a dime of that fortune you’ve accumulated. That should tell you how much she hates you. Though she’ll have sufficient funds to do whatever she desires, even I wouldn’t say no to having her take half of everything you worked for. Having no prenup was a ridiculous oversight on your part.”
He knew Roth did it to prove he loved Jasmine. Fat chance. He ...
2024-02-18 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from Maximus' POV the night he blackmails Roth.
“It’s been a year. I would think by now, even you would get the picture. She never wants to see you again.”
“We’re married.”
“That will be rectified.”
“Not without my consent.”
He turned from the flames dancing over shards of glass and birchwood. “That’s why I’m here. She wants out of this joke of a marriage, and I’m going to make sure it happens.”
...
2024-02-17 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from Maximus' POV the night he blackmails Roth.
“What brings you here at this hour, Maximus?”
Roth poured Scotch into two glasses. He didn’t offer the second one. He left it on the table, a subtle taunt and sign of disrespect. Boy didn’t realize he was a master at this game.
“The only thing we have in common. My daughter.”
Roth raised the glass to his mouth, sipped. “You disowned her.”
**“She realized the...
2024-02-15 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from Maximus' POV the night he blackmails Roth.
There were four men waiting for him at the elevator. He recognized one of them from the weekly reports he received from his head of security. He had men following Roth, just as Roth had men following him… when they could. There was a reason he resided at Tuxedo Park. It was impenetrable, even for someone with Roth’s resources. But on the occasions when he ventured to the city, he always had a tail. It was a...
2024-02-13 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from Maximus' POV the night he blackmails Roth.
He dialed Roth’s number. His number would show up as unavailable, but he had no doubt it would be answered despite the late hour. They both had contacts with such numbers that shouldn’t be ignored.
The call was picked up halfway through the second ring. “Roth.”
“It’s Maximus,” he said without preamble. “I’m ten minutes from your residence. I have a proposition for you.”
The...
2024-02-11 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Yay! The Italian translations will be available on February 22!
Calore amaro (Coming February 22, 2024)
Amazon IT: https://amzn.to/3SJzRas
Apple Books: https://apple.co/3vTrQ9J
Google Play: ...
2024-02-10 23:46:30 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from Maximus' POV the night he blackmails Roth.
His youngest daughter was… unique. Despite losing her mother at such a young age, Jasmine retained far too much of Elena’s toxic traits for his peace of mind. Her absentmindedness, overt friendliness, compassion, and impulsiveness wouldn’t get her anywhere in his arena. But he been blind to the traits she inherited from him. Her bull-headed determination to finish her degree and make her marriage work cau...
2024-02-10 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from Maximus' POV the night he blackmails Roth.
He pulled out his phone and messaged his men to make sure Jasmine had made it safely back to Boston, and relaxed when he got instant confirmation. If he had his way, Jasmine wouldn’t have left Tuxedo Park after their lunch today. But, it would take time to convince her to come home. He rapped his fingers on the door before he stopped himself.
He was making progress. Jasmine came to him, and he had...
2024-02-08 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from Maximus' POV the night he blackmails Roth.
Destroying James Roth had become his hobby. It irritated him to no end that this guy wouldn’t crawl back into the hole he came from. He should have waved the white flag of defeat in the States. Instead, he moved to a different country to rebuild. Who did that? Roth shouldn’t have made any headway, much less achieved any measure of success with his interference, but there was a reason James Roth captured his...
2024-02-06 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Snippets from Maximus' POV the night he blackmails Roth.
He stared down the security guard who offered his arm until the man lowered it and stepped aside. He descended the steps leading to the runway on his own. It took longer, but he wasn’t an invalid yet. While he could, he’d move under his own steam, even if it took three times as long. Soon, he may need a cane. Hell, he may even need a fucking wheelchair, but not yet. His body was deteriorating, while his min...
2024-02-04 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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She started for the double doors, decorated with red and gold wreaths and twinkling lights. When she tried the door handle, she was pleased to find it unlocked.
“Wait, Jasmine,” Roth barked, his loud voice easily carrying in the quiet.
She waited in the foyer, examining the antler chandelier overhead while Roth and their security, eight men in total, bustled in. Roth had a gun in his hand while the rest of the men were more subtle with their hands under their jacke...
2024-02-03 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The elevator opened onto the second floor and he strode along the hallway and then turned the corner. He took two steps into the corridor before he spotted a woman on the other end leaning against the wall. He was too far away to make out her features, but it didn’t matter. His body would recognize her anywhere. Even as his mind tried to comprehend what he was seeing, she turned her head. He felt the impact of her gaze. His aggravation turned into adrenaline. No doubt about it. It was her. ...
2024-02-01 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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“Here.”
She opened her eyes to find him standing over her with a steaming bowl and tea. She turned her face away, uninterested, but he wouldn’t let her ignore him. He sat her upright and offered the tea first. She considering splashing him with it for being such a pushy dick, but didn’t want to get burned in the process, so she took it. He had to steady her trembling hands. She didn’t register the fragrance, but the familiar taste made her brows draw together.
“I...
2024-01-30 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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She lost control and thrashed beneath him, screaming, kicking, and biting.
“You’re the worst thing that’s ever happened to me! You’re still punishing me and you don’t have to! I hate myself enough for the both of us!” she shrieked.
He clasped her face “Stop it.”
“You wanted to break me,” she said raggedly. “You succeeded! This is me, broken. I don’t have anything left.” She shoved at him. “I’m done. You hear me?”
He ducked hi...
2024-01-28 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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She paused in his open office door. He was frowning at his computer screen. She lightly rapped her knuckles on the door. His eyes cut to her.
“You don’t need to knock.”
“I didn’t want to interrupt if you’re in the middle of something important.”
She took the seat in front of his desk, crossed her legs, and rested her notepad on her lap. He had an array of folders in front of him. When she looked up, he was frowning.
“What?”
He sat ba...
2024-01-27 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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AHHH! I just got notified from my publisher about the German translations that are coming out on February 7! I love the covers!! What do you guys think?
Preorder for Bitter Heat:
Bittere Hitze (Coming February 7, 2024)
Amazon DE: h...
2024-01-25 21:20:15 +0000 UTC
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Clips from first time flashback.
He nuzzled her. “You must be sore.”
“You’ll make me feel better, right?”
He cupped the back of her head as he gave her a quiet, solemn, “Yes.”
She gave a contented hum. They only had one night, and she wasn’t going to waste it. He was straight out of a dark romance novel. There were no rose petals, champagne, or flowery declarations. Just, I need to know if you taste as sweet as I imagined....
2024-01-25 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Clips of first time flashback.
She was in a daze as he lifted himself off her and tipped her onto her back. She caught her breath, eyes closed, as her heartbeat thundered in her ears. His hand brushed over the tears she didn’t know were trickling down her cheek.
“I’m sorry,” he panted.
“For what?”
“I couldn’t stop. I needed… selfish,” he muttered to himself and brushed her hair back from her face. “It wasn’t supposed t...
2024-01-23 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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