I’m excited to say that Cruel Hearts is live! Readers have been waiting for this book because the first one, Cruel Fate, ended on a huge cliffhanger. Cruel Hearts ends on a cliffhanger as well, but not as heart-stopping. Cruel Dreams will be available on December 9th, 2024.

Here’s an excerpt from Cruel Hearts:

The Crowne’s kitchen is fully operational, but because of the renovation, there isn’t a chef or staff on site. We’ll have to order our meals from nearby restaurants, and we’ll start tonight when we plan Stella’s death. I can’t think about it without feeling like there are worms wiggling around inside my stomach and I doubt I’ll want to eat anything, but Ash will never give up and it’s only a matter of time before he tries again and succeeds.

“This is nice,” Stella says, tilting her head to look through the windshield. 

I turn the engine off and we sit in the quiet car. The sun beating against the glass will turn the interior into an oven, but I just need a few seconds. “You never cared, did you?”

She knows what I’m asking.

“I never did. I saw you and your sad brown eyes. I just wanted your pain to go away. You could have been the poorest man in the city, and I still would have loved you.” She traces her fingers over my cheek. The grooves her fingernails gouged into my skin have crusted over into thick scabs, and her touch lights my skin on fire. I should find some antibiotic cream. “I’m sorry about this.”

I lightly touch the space over her heart. “I’m sorry about this.” I turn my head, and my lips meet her palm.

She lets my lips linger, but I don’t dare hope.

We get out of the car.

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Cruel Hearts is available on Kindle, in Kindle Unlimited, and Paperback.

A gentle reminder that if you downloaded ARCs of Cruel Fate and Cruel Hearts, now is a great time to leave your reviews! I appreciate your time and I hope that you’ve been enjoying the series so far! Thank you!