4 Months Later...
Jesse lay in bed, stroking his cock with Violet’s underwear. He managed to snag it from her hamper before he joined the family for dinner.
A few months ago, he stumbled across Violet’s underwear that she’d obviously dropped after her shower. He didn’t kick it under the counter or discreetly toss it into her hamper. No, he’d picked it up and once he caught a whiff of it, wrapped it around his cock and jacked off in the sink.
He kne...
2024-12-21 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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*****
He stared out the window as he wrestled with himself. They were about fifteen minutes from home. The sun was setting, and his body was pleasantly achy from helping the men load trucks and trailers with camping equipment.
Isaac was driving, and the windows were cracked. Mom and Violet fell asleep about a half hour ago. The only sound in the truck was the sound of the wind and the country tunes on the radio.
He kept himself busy for most of the day, but when he sa...
2024-12-19 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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I finished the first draft of the prequel last night.
Prequel Word Count: 63,234
Corrupt Idol Word Count: 56,734
I was having a really hard time with the last quarter of the manuscript. I kept switching things around before realizing that a lot of it wasn't necessary and could be cut out completely. The ending scene wasn't what I imagined it would be and caught me by surprise. I may add a little more to it, but we'll see. I accomplished the main goal, which was to show the ...
2024-12-17 18:59:06 +0000 UTC
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Moving gingerly, he extracted himself from her hold. She made unhappy, disgruntled noises, but didn’t wake. His hand trembled as he slowly unzipped the tent so no one else would look out of theirs and see what was going on. When he stepped outside, he took a deep breath of the cool night air and stalked toward the woods, away from the congregation of tents, trucks, and RV’s. He was relieved when no one called out to him.
There was just enough light for him not to trip or twist his a...
2024-12-17 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Someone tugged on the zipper. “Jesse?”
He raised his head. “Violet?”
“I think Tina’s getting a cold. Is anyone in there with you?”
“No.”
He sat up and then came onto his knees to unzip the tent. Violet crawled in, the tiny flashlight on her necklace showing her pajamas.
He grabbed a handful of the shirt that was four sizes too big for her. “Isn’t this mine?”
“Yup,” she said, supremely unconcerned, as she zipped the tent and turn...
2024-12-15 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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*****
Everyone gathered around the camp fire to celebrate the end of an enjoyable weekend. They ate, played games, told scary stories, and sang their hearts out. Everyone seemed to be having the time of their lives, but Jesse was immune to the jubilant mood. Normally, he would be in the thick of things, but he hadn’t been able to shrug off his bad mood, even though Malcolm had taken his warning to heart and steered clear of Violet.
He sat on the fringes, observing, rather...
2024-12-14 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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“Ready,” Violet chirped.
He let out a long breath as he applied gentle pressure to the throttle. He glanced around and wasn’t surprised to see mom on her feet with her hands on hips. Isaac was reclined against the table, but he made no motion to tell him he didn’t have permission to take Violet for a ride. He held his hand up to reassure them that he would be safe before he headed out.
As they glided over the water, just the two of them, he relaxed. It had been a great w...
2024-12-12 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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3 Years Later
Jesse snagged a Coke from a cooler and retreated to the shade. It was a beautiful summer day at the lake. Kids cannonballed off the pier under the watchful eye of their parents and the older kids who were waiting for their turn to ride one of the jet skis that someone had brought. The air was filled with shouts from guys throwing around a football and someone playing a guitar.
He spotted mom sitting sideways on Isaac’s lap near the grill. Isaac ha...
2024-12-10 16:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Fat tears slid down her cheeks. “I’m so scared something terrible’s going to happen and this’ll all disappear.”
He clasped her face between his hands. “Nothing is going to happen.”
He saw the flash of anger on her face, so was prepared when she tried to jerk away.
“How do you know?” she snapped.
“Because I’m not going anywhere.”
“But what if something happens between mom and dad?”
“Then we’ll figure it out.”
“It...
2024-12-09 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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She wanted them around all the time and cried when they left. It killed him every time. But that would be a thing of the past now. Now, they would be together forever.
Violet’s eyes collided with his as Pastor Sonny announced, “I now pronounce you husband and wife. Isaac, you may now kiss the bride.”
The church exploded with whistles and cheers as Isaac dipped mom in a dramatic kiss. He looked away, but Violet clapped so enthusiastically, petals littered the ground. Mom did...
2024-12-08 16:00:10 +0000 UTC
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“Are y’all ready?” Lynne asked, blinking rapidly.
Isaac walked toward her and took her hands before he gave her a kiss. Violet walked over to him, hazel eyes shining as she took in his suit. She reached for his hand and squeezed as she whispered, “Do I look okay?”
“Okay?” he echoed.
“Yeah.” Again, she fussed with the material of her gown. “This is the first time I’ve ever worn a dress. I feel silly.”
“You don’t look silly,” he reassured...
2024-12-07 16:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
I wanted to give a writing update! For those who are new, I’m currently working on the prequel for Corrupt Idol under my pen name, Dinah Harper. I needed to take a breather from Roth and Jasmine to build up my emotional stamina for book 4. If you’re looking for snippets of book 4, you can find them under Collections> Bitter Sins Snippets. Once the prequel is published, I’ll be hopping right back into the Singed Series.
Updates about the prequel:
2024-12-06 16:30:04 +0000 UTC
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6 Months Later...
Isaac gripped his shoulder. “Are you ready, son?”
He looked up at Isaac and noticed that he was sweating slightly. He grinned and raised a brow. “Are you?”
“Of course,” Isaac said gruffly as he shifted from foot to foot and smoothed a hand down his suit. “I just wish we could have gotten hitched at the courthouse and avoided all this.”
He gestured to the church where their guests were slowly getting seated.
“Mo...
2024-12-06 16:00:12 +0000 UTC
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“Do you love her?” he asked bluntly.
Isaac closed his eyes, tipped his head back, and stared up at the cloudless sky. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he said, “From the moment I laid eyes on her.” He took a deep breath and let it out before he looked back at him. “The only woman I loved like this walked away.”
“Mom won’t walk. She’s a military wife. She’ll stick with you, till death.”
Isaac stared at him for a long minute before he gave a small nod...
2024-12-05 16:00:07 +0000 UTC
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“She’s competitive,” Isaac said apologetically as he put an arm around her slumped shoulders. “Since she’s usually going up against grown men, we let her take any advantage she can get. I guess I didn’t realize she wouldn’t change her ways when playing with kids her age.”
“It doesn’t bother me,” Jesse said.
Isaac didn’t smile, but the flash of approval in his eyes made him straighten a little, even though he didn’t know how to feel about him just yet. He...
2024-12-03 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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“No. Let’s get straight to it.”
That had an ominous ring to it. He got a preview of her illegal moves, but he didn’t think she would employ the same tactics on him that she had on her father. He was wrong. She had some skill, but she was a casual player, unlike him. He scored three times and was about to shoot his fourth goal when she kicked him in the shin.
As he dropped to his knee, Violet let out a triumphant scream as she made her first goal. He looked across the fiel...
2024-12-01 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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He found himself beside Violet, who was so excited, she could barely keep still. It was clear that she was for their parents, making their relationship permanent. He wasn’t so sure, but he found himself distracted from inspecting Isaac because of her expressive face. The way she looked at his mom with such longing made his stomach tighten.
“Jesse’s a great soccer player,” Mom said.
Violet turned to him and sized him up. “You are?”
He shrugged, unsure why having ...
2024-11-30 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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He hadn’t decided what to make of her, but when she smiled, he found himself smiling back, his bad mood and the reason they were here in the first place, forgotten.
Violet clasped her hands together. “You’re Lynne?”
“It’s great to finally meet you.”
Violet didn’t take the hand mom extended. Instead, she launched herself at Lynne and shouted, “Dad’s never had me meet one of his girlfriends before!”
Jesse jolted at that label. Yes, he knew his mom...
2024-11-28 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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“She’s a girl,” he growled. “We won’t have anything in common.”
Mom pulled into a stall and killed the engine before she turned to him, her expression unusually grave. She reached out and cupped his chin. “It’s been hard since dad died.” Her eyes watered, but she smiled anyway, pushing through as she always did. “That’s an understatement. Losing your father is the hardest thing that’s ever happened to us, and it’s been rough. Some days I wasn’t sure I could g...
2024-11-26 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
I'm going back to posting raw snippets on Tues, Thurs, Sat, & Sun. I'm currently working on the prequel for Corrupt Idol. Still no title name and I'm not finished with the first draft, though I'm more than halfway through.
I'm not quite sure about some details, so just as a reminder, some things may change in future. To give more context, we start from Jesse's POV. The story starts off quite sweet and quickly deteriorates into territory that made me super uneasy, bu...
2024-11-24 16:30:02 +0000 UTC
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“Please keep an open mind,” Mom pleaded.
Jesse stared out the car window without taking in the scenery. This was the fourth guy mom was serious enough about to introduce him to. The others hadn’t lasted, and he didn’t have high hopes for Isaac either. The men seemed nice enough, but no one could measure up to his dad. He knew it and so did mom, but that didn’t stop her from trying to find someone. She waited a year after dad died before she started dating. He thought it was to...
2024-11-24 16:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Violet frowned at the computer screen where her unfinished article for the school newspaper was laid out in incomplete paragraphs. She’d been sitting here for at least twenty minutes and hadn’t changed one word. She was staring at the screen, but her mind was far away. The steady clicking of her pen gave away her agitation.
Someone stuck their head into the empty classroom, capturing Violet’s attention. She sat up, a smile breaking across her face as the boy entered and came towa...
2024-11-23 16:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
I wanted to give an update on the prequel I’m working on for Corrupt Idol. I’m happy that some of you are excited about this one! In case there’s any new people around, I’m taking a breather from the Singed Series and writing this prequel before I dive into book 4. I’m using this time to build up my emotional stamina, which I desperately need for Roth and Jasmine.
Anywho, about the prequel…
I’m about 40k into this book. I’m hoping I’ll be finishe...
2024-11-16 01:57:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey All!
Just as a reminder for those who use the Patreon app on their iOS (Apple) product--new members will be charged a 30% App store fee starting in November. This doesn't apply to existing patrons, but those who leave and rejoin in future.
I was told by one of the patrons that there is a way around this--that you can log onto the Patreon website through a desktop and not use the app on your phone? I just wanted to remind everyone sin...
2024-11-02 21:05:25 +0000 UTC
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Kat asked what I've been up to since the release in the chat, so I thought I'd just make a post about it and also share the link to my new Discord server so you guys can chat there if you're taking a break from Patreon and connect with the readers who joined on Ream as well! My posts on Patreon are being uploaded on other sites, so I'm going to post the link to Discord in the chat. I don't know how active I'll be on there, but I'll drop in and let you all know when I start writing again.
2024-10-15 09:19:38 +0000 UTC
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Just as a heads up, this is the first Amazon sales channel that has banned Bitter Confessions. I've been submitting tickets to figure out what's going on and received this explanation today:
"After investigation, we have found your book contains sexually explicit images or title language. Books with sexually explicit content will not surface in general product searches."
This makes it sound like you can still find it, which you can't so when I pressed for clarification that I am...
2024-10-08 21:31:10 +0000 UTC
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If you haven't left a review, please do so on Goodreads or your preferred retailer. It helps with momentum and raises more awareness! Thank you thank you to everyone who's already done so!
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3WwDrqf
Apple: 2024-09-30 11:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Here are the winners of the paperback giveaway here on Patreon:
Nicole from Georgia
Pua from Hawaii
Sophie from Wisconsin
Joanne from Ireland
I've reached out to each winner. Thank you to everyone who participated!
2024-09-29 13:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Sent an email but posting here again just in case.
There are still a few having issues claiming the final draft and also a few new patrons, so I created a second landing page so you won't get error messages about the previous download. Again, if anyone has issues, DM me.
I'll be announcing the paperback winners this weekend. If you didn't enter, you can enter here: https://forms.gle/aPqedjvfzrAube7q9. I'...
2024-09-27 22:47:55 +0000 UTC
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Just sent an email about this, but reposting here just in case:
If anyone is having an issue claiming the final draft of Bitter Confessions, I was advised by Book Funnel that you actually don't need to click the link (if you previously downloaded it). They said to go into the BookFunnel app and remove the current download, and then re-download to get the update.
If anyone has any issues, you can contact Book
2024-09-27 01:35:10 +0000 UTC
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