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CRASHED: A SKULL & BONES MC

Yeah , she was beautiful, alright .    Enough to make an a$$hole like him wanna sin against the devil himself.    Coming April 2025. Will be available for $6.99 on Kindle and free to read in KU.

CRASHED: A SKULL & BONES MC

It's been a while!  So much has been going on within the world and my personal life that I had to take a severe step back with my writing. I hated it, but it was also necessary. Because I suffered from terrible writer's block and as a result, was unable to pen anything worth reading.  I started writing CRASHED sometime in 2020 before stopping and then trying to pick it up over the last four years. I was never bored with the story but overtime, became unmotivated to finish. Within the last few months, I was able to change that and finally finish the story that had initially gotten me back on my feet after Professor X .  There are some things I changed about the original story, such as the name of the MC, a few themes and the cover. But overall, the story itself is the same and has gone back to the roots of the first MC I had ever written and published, Inflamed . River and Mia also make appearances in this story, by the way.  If you would like to sign up to read an A...

"A SAVAGE KINDA LOVE - A RECKLESS RENEGADES MC" NOW LIVE ON AMAZON

It has taken me an entire year to both write and edit this book, mainly due to lack of time to finish BUT "A SAVAGE KINDA LOVE" IS FINALLY LIVE ON AMAZON!  HERE ARE THE LINKS:  AmazonUS AmazonUK AmazonCA AmazonAU With his eyes on my face, perfect but unsure, a flame lit up inside my belly that swept into my chest, igniting every inch of my body until the thought of there being absolutely nothing left beyond it surpassed the actual feeling. First came corruption, then came salvation...  He's the son of an international coke dealer who needs a wife to secure his family fortune.  I'm the daughter of a convicted outlaw who needs his money to help pay off a high debt my father still owes to his former MC.  We're complete opposites.  Night and day.  Oil and water.  Good and insanely bad... for each other.  The last thing I ever thought I would need was his help to save my family.  The last thing he ...

CODE BLUE ~ ARC AND RELEASE

"The pain was as real as the love we had for one another; it was ugly and beautiful and crazy as hell, wrapped within a sea of tortured madness that was us." CODE BLUE ARC's have been sent out today, so please check your emails! If you've yet to receive it, please email me back and let me know! The book releases in just FOUR DAYS! It's a little over 200K words which means, YES, THIS BOOK IS ONE LONG MOTHER-EFFER. Blue's background and story versus River's is a hell of a lot more complex to say the least, as is his relationship with Roxy, whose own story is no simple picnic in the park. I'll just say that River and Mia were tame in comparison to these two in every aspect, so you've been warned about that. If you've yet to PRE ORDER the book, do so soon! The price will go up from $4.99 to $5.99 on March 13th. You can still read it for free in KU if you have the service via Amazon. INFLAMED will also be absolutely FREE for ONE DAY O...

It's Gonna Be a BLUE SEPTEMBER!

INFLAMED will be 99cents tomorrow (8/20/16)!!!! If you've yet to grab it, pick it up and tell a friend! CODE BLUE will officially be out in SEPTEMBER ! I've had tons of unexpected setbacks this month in my personal life, but I'm determined to push through and get this book out for you all.  It's turning out to be one of my favorites and I really can't wait for you all to get your hands on Blue's story! It's sad, it's dark, it's thrilling, it's sexy as hell.  Once the book is in edits, I'll drop an official DATE. In case you missed it, here is the official synopsis! "...it was hard, it was nasty, it was angry and gritty... it was us." WARNING BEFORE THE WARNING: This book breaks all the rules put in place for traditional romance. Lying. Cheating. Stealing. Tons of swearing and death. It shows the uglier, more unpleasant side of being part of an MC. No kittens. Bunnies. Flowers, hearts or candy.  No roses and bare...

A Shadow Riders MC: CODE BLUE FRIYAY TEASER ~ Blue & Roxy

NSFW : He rattled his head and turned away from the television set to look directly into my eyes, and groaned. "Don't you go lookin' at me like that, darlin'." I shoved my brows together and shook my head at him. "Looking at you like what?" He raised the remote and clicked the off button, then turned his entire body toward me and leaned in so close that I was forced to breathe him in. My lips parted in an instant and as he exhaled, the taste of cigarettes and beer coated the entirety of my tongue.  It was far from sublime but I didn't care because that taste was a part of him, a deep rooted part of who he had always been. A part I craved and longed for, and so desperately wanted and needed for myself. It was a part that no matter how hard I tried would never be able to let go of; a part that if I held onto tight enough would soon become mine, and only mine until the end of forever. "Darlin'." A smirk ticked up the corner of hi...

A Shadow Riders MC: Blue's Book ~ Manic Monday UPDATE!

Just an FYI! "Code Blue" picks up where "Inflamed" left off, with Blue and Snake ( who has come to pick him up from the wedding ) driving back home to Crescent Beach, while River spends time with Mia outside of the hospital for some honeymoon time. *Ahem* Now, it's not *required* to read "Inflamed" first, BUT, it might help to get acquainted with it in order to have a grip on the characters and the situations ( as well as dialog, language, etc. ) at hand. I write out of order and never manage to stick to my outlines unless I have full blown scenes written ( and even those will get cut from time to time if the story ends up flipping in a completely different direction, as it did with Inflamed and as I feel it will here ), and right now, I'm penning the prologue. This is where Blue meets Roxy for the first time and their first meeting is... intense , to say the least. I was surprised because I had two other prologues in my head for about a mo...

A Shadow Riders MC: Blue's Book ~ BLURB TEASE

When tragedy strikes the club, Blue is forced to step up his role as a leading member of the Shadow Riders MC, Mother Charter, in more impossible ways than one. I promise not to give you a story that would make you hate the book. Or me. So, don't freak out! But do stay tuned! Full blurb/summary coming soon!

Tentative Writing Schedule for 2016

SO! These are the next books I am working on this year: Code Blue ~ A Shadow Riders MC The Wedding ~ A Miss Independent Novel (Book 5 ) Bound With You ( Written under my pen name, "Sasha" and final book in the Bound Serial ) I had planned to write at least two more following ( Styx's book, along with the final Miss Independent novel ), but when Inflamed got pushed back to March, I had to step back and look at what I was actually capable of finishing before 2017 ( this year is zipping by, good grief ). And I realized that penning one book at a time REALLY works wonders for me creatively as opposed to writing so many stories at once. I am able to concentrate so much better, get all my ducks in a row, focus harder on characterization and flesh out a more authentic world and setting.  When I rush, the results are awful and it shows in the writing and story. So in order to give you the reading experience you deserve, I need to focus one at a time instead of being sca...

#WriterWednesday - Inflamed 'Fun Fact!'

Did you know...? The scene in which Mia & River finally talk about their feelings for each other and hook up was written about a month before nearly everything else that happened prior to it. Right after I wrote the prologue and first three chapters, there was a giant gap of 'stuff' that was supposed to happen, but I wasn't sure how to fill it because I didn't know what any of that 'stuff' would be. So I decided to move forward with other parts of the story until it finally hit me. That exact moment of their hook up came to me as I was writing another scene, and I just went with it, all while having zero clue as to how the hell they got to that point (given where they started)! It was only when I finished those scenes that I knew what I was building up to and how the story itself would come to an end. It amplified and intensified every conversation and encounter between them, hence the name of the book. I changed the cover three times in the hope of ...

FWIW: This is a Personal Note, so Please Read at Your Own Risk

I truly appreciate the passion many readers have for Inflamed - the title is very aptly named, I think. However ( and I never planned to do this and don't really ever plan to address something like this again in the future, but it's kind of getting to me personally and affecting my daily writing process for the next book ), I don't think I expected some of the more vitriolic messages I've received as a result of this book either. Now, I expected opposition to the story/characters/writing/setting/swearing before I was even halfway done with the book, so that's not what this is about. People are entitled to feel how they choose and once a book leaves my hands and is in yours, it's no longer something I "own". Truth be told, I really appreciate hearing all sides because it helps me to grow as an author, and this is where reader feedback comes in. But I think that a line of respect on both ends sort of needs to be drawn as well. I stay away from revi...

Have You Been INFLAMED? Then Join my Official Shadow Riders Discussion Group on Facebook!

Once you're approved to join, you can start discussing spoilers, post your favorite quotes, get to know other readers and learn what they liked about the book, invite those who have read it and loved it as much as you did to take part... and get to know a little bit more about me and why I started writing INFLAMED in the first place! This is a closed group that will strictly be for those who have read and enjoyed the book only, so feel free to discuss whatever you choose, whenever you choose and ask whatever questions that you'd like in the hopes of getting more insight about Inflamed as well as future books for the Shadow Riders! Just hit that link below, and it'll take you right to the page: FACEBOOK And check out the pinned post once you're inside! I left a personal note for my readers.  As always, have a blessed weekend and if you haven't yet done it, asked your friends if they've been INFLAMED!

CODE BLUE ~ SNIPPET (This is NSFW)

Blue has a moment of 'clarity': "Shit sounds crazy as fuck comin' from an asshole like me, I know, but all I ever wanted in my entire goddamn life was to belong to somethin', Riv. When my old man joined up with the Shadow Riders, I saw how happy that shit made him -- how fuckin' proud he was to wear that jacket and eventually take his place beside Wolf in that second chair before Styx's old man came along and took it over." He spun on his heels and outstretched his hand on the table. "Right here." He drew his fingers back and forth across the wood, then glowered and began chipping away at the edge of it. "The day he came home showin' me that patch and tellin' me what the fuck it meant for him to finally have it, I knew that I wanted to be just like him -- wearin' that same goddamn patch and holdin' a cut of my own while that Shadow Riders jacket just draped over my goddamn shoulders like I was king of the fuckin' ...

INFLAMED Thoughts From Mia's POV

One of the most difficult things to write for most authors is a love scene. At least, for me. LOL. You don’t want to sound mechanical, and yet you also don’t want to make a list that reads like the analysis of a science project.  Interestingly enough, writing intimate scenes between Mia and River came a little easier this time around. I’d never written a couple like them before; both of them were very intense, which made the attraction between them that much more... what’s the word?  Hm. I’m not sure, why don’t you tell me??? Anyway, this small paragraph is from Mia's POV during their first love scene. I loved writing this part in particular because it’s the exact moment when she realizes just how much River truly loves her. This is partially NSFW by the way! LOL: I grinded myself against him and opened my eyes to his face. His eyes were closed, his brows were furrowed, his nostrils flared and his jaw was locked up tight; he was hard, he was soft, his breath quickene...

A Shadow Riders MC: Blue's Book ~ TITLE AND COVER REVEAL

I got more requests for Blue's book than any other character in INFLAMED combined. I knew I wanted to tell his story too, but I didn't know if others would feel the same way. But it's so great that you do! Tell me what you liked so much about him? I loved him from the first page, but I want to know YOUR thoughts on what made him so compelling to you as a character? The wit? The charm? Or the fact that he made you completely LOL? Now, be sure and pay close attention to the cover and title of this book because they are symbolic just like Inflamed ! BUT, don't freak out . Blue will get some good ol' fashioned lovin' in this book which WILL end with an HEA. Complications will arise because it wouldn't be the Shadow Riders MC if they didn't! Blue's life is very complicated and has been from the time he was a child. What you got of him in Inflamed is just a glimpse of who he truly is, which is a broken man who often uses humor to hide his sca...

INFLAMED favorite scene? This is one of mine! **spoilery & NSFW language**

A traumatic event has just taken place at River's home, and he and Mia have spoken about it. Just before she heads off to bed, she tells him goodnight: She took in a deep breath and slowly released it. His eyes went from her hers, down to her mouth and dipped to the side of her throat where he watched her pulse beating erratically in rhythm. That shit was beating just for him and he fucking knew it. Shit. Just the thought of dragging his mouth across it, and the sensation of his tongue on her skin as she shattered beneath him made his cock stiffer than a goddamn bag of concrete. "I'm going to bed now," she told him. "Maybe try and erase what happened tonight with Eightball from my mind as much as I can." She stood up from the couch and stepped closer to him and as he stared back up into her eyes, all he could see was the chance at that better life continuing to pass him by. She reached out for his face and brushed the salt and pepper whiskers along his ...

Have you been INFLAMED by Mia and River's Epic Love Story? (UPDATED)

Well, have you? Tomorrow , the book will go into the Kindle Unlimited program! If you know someone who hasn't read it, and also know that they'd like to, let them know that they can download it for FREE if they're a subscriber to Amazon's KU program until April 8th ! You can get it HERE and check around midnight, central standard time to see that the book is officially enrolled. In the meantime, here are some fun facts about the book! 1).  Inflamed  was *originally* not supposed to focus on River and Mia at all. In the first few drafts, the book was about Mia and...  Wolf . Now, hear me out. Wolf was actually supposed to be the age that River is in the novel (38) and not the age I eventually made him. Whereas River was supposed to be around the same age as Styx (late 20s/early 30s). Styx, originally, didn't exist as a character. The only reason I changed the ages and thus the theme/purpose of the story ( and thus, added Styx ) was because in a scene that ...

Do You Want to WIN a Paperback Copy of INFLAMED?

I'm giving away TWO copies of INFLAMED over on Goodreads  <<<< CLICK THERE TO SIGN UP AND ENTER And if you haven't already, add it to your TBR list! I'm hopeful that people are enjoying the book because I really, really enjoyed writing it. I wanted to pull my hair out at times, but ultimately, this was probably my favorite book to ever write. And Mia and River are probably my favorite couple to ever write for. I've never written any two people like them before, but I'm so grateful that they came to me when they did. Again, this story was very personal for me in terms of the relationship between these two people. Ultimately, the story grew out of what I missed having for myself when I started writing this book in November of last year. I missed what it felt like to fall in love with someone and to have that special connection with someone. I missed what it was like to have that feeling of excitement in seeing someone that you care about. It was ini...