Bitter Heat Audiobook Available!
Bitter Heat is finally available in audio! It’s currently on Audible, Amazon & Apple. I’m also in the process of getting it on retailers like Spotify, Chirp, Google Play, OverDrive, and many more!
I had a blast making this audiobook! It’s such a strange experience, hearing someone read my story aloud. The different tones and nuances can change the whole context of a passage, and they bring the characters to life. When I heard my narrator, Hannah Altagracia’s voice, I was like “That’s Jasmine!” And while most female narrators don’t do a great male voice, I absolutely love her gravelly tone for Roth.
I've read this book countless times, but the audiobook forced me to slow down and take in every word. Certain things hit me differently when I listened to the audio. I teared up during the flashback when she agreed to marry him, her breakdown in the penthouse, and the dream of her father’s last moments, and her waking up to Roth when he says she always had him. It’s an entirely different experience, one that I’ll take over reading the books in the future.
Future Audiobooks
Once Bitter Confessions is released, I’ll put books 2 & 3 into production.
I’m also hoping to get the Crime Lord Series done in 2024, though that may go into 2025 (we’ll see). The whole series needs to be rebranded before I do the audio.
Editing Bitter Confessions
I’m currently deep in edits. I haven’t come up with a blurb yet, which is the main reason a pre-order isn’t up yet. I’m hoping I can come up with something by January. I’m planning to set the pre-order for April 1, 2024, just in case there are any hiccups. But ultimately, I’m aiming to release in mid-March.
Keep your eyes peeled for the pre-order!
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When Roth stepped forward to enter the ballroom, she pulled back. He turned, eyes narrowed, expression impatient and angry, but whatever he saw on her face cleared his instantly. She opened her mouth to speak, but her mind was a blank, panicked slate. She blinked rapidly as her eyes filled with tears.
Roth drew her to him, hand gripping her nape as he forced her face against his shoulder. “Don’t panic.”
She twisted her hand in his jacket as she tried to get a grip. She couldn’t have a fucking panic attack in front of hundreds of the most influential people in the world. Roth shuffled her back into a corner. He stood in front of her, blocking everyone’s view, as she took shallow breaths to calm her racing heart.
“Breathe, princess.”
“I-I’m trying,” she gasped.
“Don’t let anyone get in your head.”
He was in her head. So was her father. “You can do this on your own.”
He massaged her nape. “I need you with me.”
She shook her head.
“My princess was born for this. You’re a Hennessy, the heir to a dynasty. No one can make you feel inferior if you don’t let them.”
“Easy for you to say.”
“This is what Maximus groomed you for. You belong here more than me.”
His large hand stroked down her side while his rough fingertips skimmed her clammy skin, distracting her from someone off to the left who was talking about the Baldwins.
“I’ve waited for this moment a long time. To be here in this arena, with these people. The ones that didn’t think I would make it, the ones who tried to stop me. This is my moment. And yours. We’re back where we belong, where we would have been if Maximus hadn’t decided otherwise.”
Bitter Confessions Excerpt
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