Mia Knight

"That’s all on me.”

Roth shoved her off him and ran into the bathroom. She sat there, stunned, as she listened to him retch. She got to her feet and stood in the doorway as he splashed his face with water and braced h...

She has Roth's full attention...

Jasmine cocked her head to the side as she considered the words on the computer screen. With a thoughtful hum, she sat back in her chair. Automatically, her gaze went to the windows. She absently n...

“Where is she?”

Jasmine lay on her side, back pressed against the couch cushions, hemmed in by her sleeping niece and nephew. Bailey lay on the opposite end of the couch, but close enough, so their legs were tangl...

“You can trust me” continuation

Roth stood in the aisle. Before he reached her, every seat in the lounge had been vacated as the men relocated to different parts of the aircraft.

She closed her eyes, ignoring his presence u...

Maximus Flashback PT. 2

"Your only appeal is that you’re a Hennessy. Can’t you see that?”

She tried not to show any reaction to his verbal blows, but despite her best efforts, her eyes filled with tea...

Maximus Flashback PT. 1

“I’ve always known you were stupid, but I never imagined you’d be this big of a fool.”

Jasmine flinched.

“An affair?”

Her father’s soft, sinister tone made her ligh...

“You can trust me.”

He gripped her wrist. She stilled when she felt his beard scrape against her skin and then her hand spasmed when his lips hit the center of her palm.

“Give me a chance to make this up to yo...

October Recap/November Update

October Recap:

This book is starting to take shape! Previously, I was bouncing all over the place, chasing interesting dialogue and ideas. Now, I’ve gone back to the very beginning and be...

“You are my fucking business.”

“No one hurt me!” she shouted back.

His eyes narrowed into slits. “Don’t fucking lie to me.”

“I’m not!” She was cornered, soul weary, and in so much pain she could barel...

Jasmine’s mindset in beginning of book PT 5

“Mrs. Roth, could we get you anything?”

She glanced at two smiling, but scared-looking female flight attendants.

“Ginger ale and aspirin?” she requested.

Relieved, one o...

Jasmine’s mindset in beginning of book PT 4

Knowing he was only touching her because he wanted something made her want to vomit. She’d been such an easy mark for him. Five years apart hadn’t made her any wiser. The first time, not even b...

Jasmine’s mindset in beginning of book PT 3

Despite his threats and cruel words, she played her role and stood by his side and did her best to guide him through the social minefield at the Trentham Ball. But, by the end of the night, he real...

Jasmine’s mindset in beginning of book PT 2

That’s why Lyle tried to talk her out of it—he knew she was setting herself up for an epic fall.

She loved him.

If any other man had taken control of her father’s company, marry...

Jasmine’s mindset in beginning of book PT 1

She dropped her face into her hands and bit the inside of her cheek to stop herself from screaming in helpless frustration.

She couldn’t lose it here. Thousands of feet up in the air in Rot...

Draft and draft and draft again...

Even during the first draft, there's multiple drafts. When I lose my way and I'm staring at my computer screen, at a loss, I go old school. I don't know why but seeing the words on paper gets my br...

“You don’t trust me?”

“It isn’t for me to say. It’s up to Colette if she wants to confide in you.”

“Why would you protect someone who hurt your sister?”

As the silence stretched between them, his...

Roth cooks a meal

The scent of something mouthwatering distracted her from her work. She frowned, rose from her chair, and made her way to the kitchen. Had Roth hired a chef to prepare dinner? But he wouldn’t be h...

Elena

“And this?”

The sight of the ruby heart ring she’d worn this evening made her recoil. Roth’s eyes narrowed.

“You replaced your wedding ring with this one, which meant it had ...

Tucker

Roth examined her bruised arm.

“Tucker’s a dead man,” he rumbled.

“He just saved you the trouble of doing it yourself,” she quipped.

Like he had in the penthouse, his...

Trapped!

She spun on her heel and marched determinedly toward the bedrooms, but paused when she heard him type a series of numbers into the elevator keypad. The odd sound and the fact that he’d never done...

Ford

She stopped and turned. A man stood ten feet away in jeans and a worn sports jacket. For a moment, she didn’t recognize him and then it clicked.

“Ford,” she whispered.

The polis...

Voicemails from the past

“Go fuck yourself,” she snapped and turned her back on him as she started for the door.

The sound of her own voice stopped her in her tracks.

“Hey, baby, it’s me. I just got out...

Mo & Johan pick a side...

He undid her jacket so fast, she didn’t have time to react. The long sleeve she wore underneath didn’t discourage him. Without hesitation, he ripped it as easily as if it was tissue paper. A gu...

Jasmine, 10 Years Old, PT 4

Warren grunted and wandered over to the chess game in progress. He examined the board for a moment before he used the queen to take a pawn and attack a rook.

Jasmine’s smile faltered when ...

Jasmine, 10 Years Old, PT 3

Her friends convince her to leave the ballroom to give them a tour. Her friends want to explore her father's library/meeting room, which is strictly off limits. Jasmine tries to shoo them out o...