Author Note

I hate goodbyes. I’m awful at them.

I’ve moved so often—houses, countries, schools, jobs—and each time it’s the same; that awful, dreaded farewell ritual. I never thought it would apply to my fictional characters, but since I’ve become an author I’ve discovered my imaginary world is not that different from my real world—I hate saying goodbye to characters I’ve come to love and live through.

So when it came time to say goodbye to my Wild Lords and Innocent Ladies trilogy last year and start a new book I found myself digging in my heels. Even while writing Lord Stanton’s Last Mistress my mind was feverishly searching for a way to fight this imminent loss. Without even realizing it I started building bridges to my next story, using the building blocks of Stanton’s. It became absolutely necessary for me to write the story of his once childhood friends and cousins who were even more tainted by their family’s scandal than Lord Stanton.

So instead of saying goodbye, I said hello to the unconventional Sinful Sinclair siblings—Lucas, Chase (Charles) and Sam (Samantha). Instead of farewell I found a new family. The only problem is that they too are well on their way to leaving the nest and I am hard at work building new anti-goodbye bridges...