Beautiful Sorrows

Samson SassoI return to the haunting shores of Sorrow Bay, South Carolina, a man of contradictions with my terminally ill mother, who wants to die in her childhood home. With the weight of my family's scandalous legacy looming over me, I want to get in and get out, though I'd stay forever to keep my mother alive.My desperate need to flee vanishes when I visit a quaint shop in search of holistic remedies to ease my mother's transition. There, I encounter Winsome Munroe, a woman whose siren-like eyes and sharp wit draw me in like a moth to an inferno. Winsome is a tempest, her spirit igniting a flicker of life in my weary heart. As we clash in a battle of words, I feel an undeniable pull that tempts me to stay longer than I'd planned.Caught between duty and desire, I soon discover that love can be the most potent elixir of all. In a place where old wounds fester and new beginnings bloom, I have to decide to either embrace the chance for redemption and the fiery connection with Winsome, or retreat again into the shadows of my tortured past.Winsome MunroeI'd mastered the art of not giving a f**k. I wield my beauty like a weapon to keep men at arm's length. Uninterested in anything from them except fleeting physical connections, I always called the shots-until Samson walked into my store with that notorious family stain that automatically makes him the town scoundrel. Samson's enigmatic presence sparks something I never anticipated: curiosity.The gossip mills have spewed a lot about Samson's family, and yet I feel that I know so little about him. As whispers swirl around town, I find myself drawn to the depth behind Samson's troubled eyes. But as I attempt to peel back the layers of his past, I must confront the legacy of heartache that has left my soul scarred and mistrustful of love. Can I unravel the mystery of Samson without risking my heart? Or will the curse that shadows my family prevent me from taking a chance on the one man who could offer more than just a fleeting connection? Faced with the promise of love, redemption, and the struggle to confront my past, I must decide to finally risk my heart, or remain forever the siren, ensnared by my own fears. Growing up, I didn't dream about being a writer, mainly because I didn't know I could become one. I fell in love with books to the point where they became my friends, going everywhere with me like a trusted side-kick. So I still find it amazing that I can actually write books which hopefully will become treasured companions to other readers. I love writing sexy paranormal romances and I hope my stories will provide readers with a wonderful escape into a fascinating world with characters they will care about.

RIA SMIRNOVI was born into a legacy dominated by men who saw being female as a weakness, even though I have the brains and the balls to rise straight to the top. All I needed was a chance to prove myself to my father, the formidable head of the family.My opportunity comes when I meet King, the son of my father's greatest rival and one of the world's most powerful and ruthless Italian mob bosses. All I have to do is deliver King to my father and earn the respect and place in his hierarchy that I've always craved. King is within my grasp; the only problem is that I don't want to let him go. As the lines between duty and desire blur, I know that keeping King may be the biggest mistake of my life.How can I risk so much for a man whose assignment was to kill me? How can I ignore the devastation his family has caused mine just because he rebelled against his father for me? King may not want my blood on his hands, but how can I be sure he won't remember where his loyalty lies and deliver me to someone who would revel in it?I'm caught in a dangerous game of loyalty, betrayal, and unexpected passion with my greatest enemy, and I must decide how far I'm willing to go to rewrite the rules of the game I'm not even playing in. Do I follow my heart, or will my ambition lead to my downfall? The only thing I know for sure is that I will carve my own path, and live with the consequences.KING MEDICII have one assignment from my father: kill the daughter of the head of the Russian mafia in retaliation for my brother. An eye for an eye is how we handle things in our world. Though once I lay my eyes on Ria Smirnov, I decide she's too pretty to kill, at least not until after I've had a little fun with her. From the moment we meet in a dark alley on a tiny Italian island, I fall into the role of protecting Ria, especially after I find out that she's not even a part of our dirty world. My decision not to kill her was because she was innocent, and then because I craved her too much. Then I had to protect her because my father was a monster. With the threat of war on the horizon, I didn't have much time to deny how I felt about Ria, and to decide if she was worth losing everyone I loved. Growing up, I didn't dream about being a writer, mainly because I didn't know I could become one. I fell in love with books to the point where they became my friends, going everywhere with me like a trusted side-kick. So I still find it amazing that I can actually write books which hopefully will become treasured companions to other readers. I love writing sexy paranormal romances and I hope my stories will provide readers with a wonderful escape into a fascinating world with characters they will care about.

RONAN SMIRNOVAs the ruthless head of the Russian mafia in the South, I know the good I've done in the world doesn't outweigh the bad. The thing I was most proud of was my three-decade love affair with the mother of my four girls. When she and one of my daughters are taken from me, the only thing I want is to destroy Antonio Medici and anyone else who stands in my way of revenge. The weight of their retribution weighs heavily on me, and even the strongest man in the world sometimes needs a soft place to lay his head and his burdens.My soft place is Stella Jones, a beautiful doctor who's far too young and too good for me. Stella has a smart mouth and a deviant spirit that makes me forget my pain. There's no question that I need her in more ways than I can count, but is it fair to bring her into my world when everyone I care about is nothing more than collateral damage to the madman hunting me? Can I ask Stella to stand with me when I know I must remain a savage beast or watch everyone I love die at the hands of a man who's not afraid to be one?What will remain of the man beneath the brutal boss Stella has come to know after the bloodbath is uncertain, and will she be strong enough to pick up the pieces and put me back together again?STELLA JONESI moved to Charleston, South Carolina, for a better life, and just a few days after settling in, my new life took an unexpected turn when I witnessed a chilling murder at the hands of the enigmatic Russian mob boss, Ronan Smirnov. Though I fear him, I'm inexplicably drawn to Ronan's magnetic charm, and his striking resemblance to the father figure I lost at nine.When Ronan asks for my help in orchestrating the murder of Antonio Medici, the Italian mob boss who shattered his family, I desperately want to help him. Still, I struggle to accept my need to help a man like him. Was my yearning for a connection blinding me to the truth, and if so, what was the truth? Is Ronan a man capable of redemption, or merely a ruthless criminal masked by moments of unexpected kindness?In a whirlwind of passion, danger, and haunting memories, I'm forced to confront my deepest fears. Is there beauty beneath the beast, or am I playing a grown man's game that could cost me my heart and my life? When the lines between right and wrong blur, the only thing I can trust is my heart. Growing up, I didn't dream about being a writer, mainly because I didn't know I could become one. I fell in love with books to the point where they became my friends, going everywhere with me like a trusted side-kick. So I still find it amazing that I can actually write books which hopefully will become treasured companions to other readers. I love writing sexy paranormal romances and I hope my stories will provide readers with a wonderful escape into a fascinating world with characters they will care about.