Pre-order Arsonist’s Lullaby (River Reapers MC) Special Edition

Accidentally running explosives for the mafia is fun for single mom Lucy. The pay sets up her new life with her daughter, the package includes a biker with benefits, and the marks are evil men no one will miss. It’s everything she wants and more, so when Stixx says “We’re done,” she says “We’ll see.”

Hang onto your seat, handlebars, or the hot biker you’re riding—a new River Reapers MC novel is coming in hot!


Arsonist’s Lullaby

Fire, meet gasoline. 🖤🔥

Lucy knows the stroller posted for sale in her feed is too good to be true, but it can’t hurt to check it out. Just like it can’t hurt to flirt with the biker who meets her. She’s been numb since she torched her relationship with her controlling baby daddy, but when she sees both desire and vengeance mirrored in the biker’s eyes, she finally feels alive again.

Stixx is in the River Reapers MC with Lucy’s cousin, and she’s definitely not the mule who’s supposed to deliver his package. He should send her on her way, but there’s no one else and she knows too much. It can’t hurt to take her on the run, just this once. Just like it can’t hurt to hookup in a church on the way back while the distribution center they blew up burns.

Turns out Stixx and Lucy are pretty good at destroying things together, so good they turn it into a competition. In the ashes they find all their missing pieces, and what looked like destruction grows into a flame that won’t go out, even when the backdraft finally hits.

Arsonist’s Lullaby is a standalone dark romance set in the world of the River Reapers MC.

This limited edition is a signed matte case laminate hardcover and includes an alternate non-HEA ending, available exclusively from Maietta Ink.


Production Schedule

Dates are subject to change. Any delays will be communicated via my newsletter, Kickstarter updates, and social media.

Blurb and Chapter 1 revealApril 14th ✔️
Special Edition pre-order beginsApril 29th ✔️
Special Edition pre-order endsMay 29th
Developmental editingJune
Beta readingJuly
Line editingJuly
Cover revealAugust 1st
ARCs dropAugust 14th
Special Edition shipAugust 14th
eBook and Paperback releaseSeptember 1st

This is a not a drill! After five years of illness, I’m roaring back into publishing with the Lucy/Stixx book I hoped to release after A Fatal Prospect in 2021. It’s been a bumpy ride, and I’m so grateful to you, dear readers, for hanging in there with me. This book is a few things: me getting back on track with releases after re-learning to write (thank you to my speech therapist, neurologist, and the entire pharmacy inside me); a formal apology and love letter to all the Lucy fans who begged me to bring her back somehow; my way of coping with all the horrific things evil human beings do, and my way of giving survivors our power back.

This edition includes the wide HFN ending in Lucy’s POV, plus an alternate non-HEA ending in Stixx’s POV, allowing you to choose your reading experience.

Please note that this special edition is available exclusively by pre-order. Due to a limited run, I cannot guarantee that copies will be available after the pre-order period.

U.S. orders ship media mail and should arrive 1-2 weeks before the wide release date. If you’re ordering from outside the U.S., please expect delays. Everyone who pre-orders the limited edition will receive an ebook download to ensure you can read it ahead of the wide release.

You can read all FAQs here, and if you have any questions, please reach out! Reply directly to this to leave a public comment, or email me privately.

I’m so happy to be back in the River Reapers world. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my dark heart and depths of my strange brain, for your support. Now, let’s roll!

She’s a criminal when it comes to sex

The following is a NSFW excerpt from A Disturbing Prospect.

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“Hold on,” she says, glancing up and down the street. There’s a dangerous look in her eyes, one that simultaneously draws me in and makes me pause. This woman might look harmless, but she’s a criminal when it comes to sex. She grabs my hand and tugs me forward, trying car doors as we walk.

She’s dead serious.

“Olivia, what the fuck are you doing?” I mutter. “I’m on parole. You know that, right?”

She tosses me a challenging look. “Is your probation officer here right now?”

“No, but—”

“Relax,” she says, pulling the door of a station wagon open. “We’re not technically breaking in if it isn’t locked.”

There are so many technicalities wrapped up in this night.

She climbs into the back seat, shedding clothing. “It’s roomy in here,” she purrs, beckoning me inside.

With one more glance at the street, I climb in after her, shutting the door behind me.

Our breath steams up the windows. She peels off garments, flinging them onto the passenger seat. Within seconds, she’s naked.

“Your turn.”

So much for savoring this.

I yank off my jeans, shirt, and coat. My cock stands at full attention. Olivia regards me with an amused expression on her face. Heat flushes my cheeks. “What?”

“You were commando?” she asks, crawling into my lap.

I laugh. “I ran out before, and didn’t get a chance to change after we did laundry.”

Olivia smiles back. A wisp of hair falls into her eyes. I brush it back gently, my eyes roving over her face. Suddenly we’re shy teenagers who thought they were ready but don’t really know what to do next.

My hands drop to her hips, fingers caressing the soft flesh. “You really want this?”

She nods. Her arms encircle my neck, those eyes locked on mine. It could be a trick of the light, but she looks truly happy. Maybe she’s one of those people who really, really like sex. Whatever the reason, I’m honored to be the one to make her feel good—in multiple ways.

Soft lips tug at mine, her tongue flitting across my bottom lip. She sucks me between her teeth while her hands trail to my shoulders. The heat radiating from her warm center is so inviting.

My tongue plunges into her mouth, a growl escaping my lips. I should be gentle with her, but I don’t want to. I want to consume her until I’m completely intoxicated, neither of us able to walk.

Her legs wrap around my waist, her hips thrusting her soft wetness against me. Fingers from one hand pluck at my nipples, while her other hand wraps around me.

In just a few seconds, I’m going to throw back the bars of the cage. “One more time,” I growl into her mouth. “Do you really want this?”

She rubs the head of me against her slit in response.

Her slick wetness makes me come completely undone. In one motion, I twist our bodies until she’s flat on her back. Her legs wrap around me, and I lower myself until I’m throbbing at her entrance. Olivia gives me a final nod, and I slide in.

Her warmth envelopes me, and I almost come halfway through my first thrust. “I’m not going to last long,” I choke out.

“Shh,” she soothes into my ear. “It’s okay. Just give me all you’ve got, baby.” Her arms lock around my neck and she clings to me with her whole body. I sheath myself in her, embedded deep inside.

Slowly, I slide out, until just the tip of me is in her. I caress the side of her breast and each rib with my fingers as I make my way down to her. I want this to be just as good for her as it is for me.

Stroking her with my fingers, I plunge into her again with slow precision. With each thrust, I get more into a rhythm, two knuckles grinding against her. She shivers underneath me, tiny moans tumbling from her lips. Hard nipples rub against my chest, a complete parallel to her soft breasts pressed to my pecs. Our hearts pound against each other, blood boiling, edging us closer and closer.

My cock surges, the fire of the orgasm blowing through me.

“Fuck,” I growl into her ear. “No.”

She gasps, shouting out. “Just fuck me,” she pants, and I do. I plow into her, rubbing her, begging her. This will all be for nothing if I can’t take her with me.

Olivia arches into me, her back coming straight off the floor. A moan ripples through the station wagon, her nails raking down my back. “Yes, baby, yes,” she breathes as she shivers against me.

The last twenty years rush out of me, pulsing into her. I feel her tighten and expand around me, driving us both into the abyss.

It’s the best I’ve ever had.

I collapse, rolling to the side so I don’t crush her. A stream of hot liquid gushes down my thigh. Resting on my back, I stare at the ceiling, my breath ragged. Beside me, she exhales and turns onto her side.

“Wow,” she says, grinning. “Thank you.” She dips her chin. Our eyes meet for a second, then she reaches into the front seat for her cigarettes. The flash of bare skin exposes a twin stream running down her leg.

My heart just about stops.

“Fuck,” I say, scrambling to sit up. “We need to get to a store. We didn’t—I mean, I didn’t—”

She glances over her shoulder. Now she really does look amused. “Relax,” she says, handing me a cigarette. “I’m on the pill.”

I fall back, relief rushing through me. I smoke in silence, and decide I’ve had enough thrills in one night to last me a lifetime. From here on out, I’m keeping my head down and playing it straight.

This can never, ever happen again.

A Disturbing Prospect

Whose secret is more disturbing, his or hers?

Olivia

Someone’s slashed my tires less than a week after I screwed ex-con Cliff back into society. I knew it was a bad idea, but with his dark hair, gentle eyes, and disturbing secrets, I was dying to unlock him. As much as I don’t want to believe it was him, he’s a killer, so what’s a little stalking? With a whole biker club at my back, normally all I’d have to do is say the word, but he just became their latest Prospect.

I’ll just have to handle it myself.

Cliff

After two decades in prison, I might as well be on another planet. Everything is different now, including me. I’ve fallen for the first woman I met, and I’ll do anything to prove to her that I’ve changed, too. There aren’t many prospects for a felon, so I have no choice but to take the first job I’m offered. Becoming a Prospect for my father’s MC comes with all kinds of strings, especially since I’m the one who killed him.

And now, thanks to Olivia, I’ve got one more body to bury.

A Disturbing Prospect is the first book in the River Reapers MC series, a dark romance with a body count. Some content may be disturbing to some readers.

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