It was like stepping into a portal…

Date: March 24th, 2023, Posted by mollie

Last week I spent three wonderful days of art and magic making and helped three women rediscover their passion, creativity and courage during my fun and fab fearless art retreat .





One of the ladies was visiting New Zealand from Australia. It was her first international trip in three years post Covid. I loved the feedback she gave me after our painting retreat.

“It was like stepping into a portal.”

To be held in a beautiful and safe Post Covid part of the world. The combination was important to me as my first International foray in 3 years.

My intention was also for a meaningful travel experience to learn something new as well as a holiday.

Cassandra offers an invitation to inspiration and then shows you how to make it happen. Informative and value packed workshops. Her tuition and intuition are totally on point.

This retreat furthered my mission to come into alignment with a more soul based life and artistic expression.

The studio itself is a portal to a world of active imagination and creativity.

The magical landscape, view and location are the icing on the cake.

Cannot wait to return and participate again.

I was excited to spend an extra day with Karen sightseeing. I took her over to the historic township of Russell, and we had lunch at the hotel where I set my short romance, Crazy For You (Passion Down Under Sassy Short Stories Book 8) 

Located on the waterfront of Russell in the Bay of Islands, The Duke has an elegant colonial facade and gazes romantically out to sea, harking back to an ancient era where manners ruled and life was simpler. The historical beauty has been lovingly restored from its seedy origins of refreshing rascals, reprobates and whores into one of the finest hotels and event venues in New Zealand.

As you’ll read in my story, the Duke Hotel has a gorgeous pink wall lined with photos of Queen Elizabeth and other historic memorabilia. My heroine, Liberty Lyons is a colour consultant who takes exception to the strange tint of pink, but is instantly smitten in a case of mistaken identity when she meets our billionaire hero. Here’s a wee excerpt

“Hell, fake it, ’til you make it, she mused, reminding herself of her mantra. Hadn’t that been how she’d overcome all the obstacles life had thrown at her?

“Sex On The Beach,” she said, barely registering the bartender as she glanced at her phone. His back was to her so that she only had the impression of a tall, well-built man with black hair curling tidily at the nape of his neck.

“Nothing,” she muttered, looking at the blank screen. “Not even an ‘I’m a sorry I hurt you’, text.”

“Scusi?” the bartender said in a sultry Italian accent. 

She looked up and went stone-still as a shock of electricity fizzed through her heart. Heck, when did they start employing centre-folds?”

Many of love-stories contain art-inspired themes. Very often, the heroines have endured a heart-hurting breakup. Have you noticed? 

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CRAZY FOR YOU

Reader reviews

“I kept turning the pages”

Crazy For You, set in New Zealand, is a very quick read with lots of details and vivid imagery.  It’s a short contemporary romance and the story has a nice pace and flow as I kept turning the pages to see what would happen next.  This is Liberty’s story after she calls her wedding off the day before. We learn about her relationship with her ex and it sounds like she should have been running a long time ago.  The story takes place over a couple of days.  I liked how color played into the story since she’s The Colour Girl and I loved that she called it her superpower!  She and Alessandro, the owner of the boutique hotel she’s staying at, have chemistry when they first meet at the hotel.  They hit it off and it was love at first sight.  There is a happily ever after and I loved the epilogue that gave me the closure I look for. There are excerpts from some of the author’s other books at the end and several of them I haven’t read yet. It definitely left me wanting more.”

Inspired to read this fun and flirty love story?
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I hope you enjoyed a little peek into my world and the setting. Have a fun week!

Hugs,

Mollie

xxx

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Stolen By The Sheikh Free Chapters

Date: March 15th, 2023, Posted by mollie

Dear friends,

We are heading into Autumn in New Zealand. Lucky you if you live on the other side of the world, heading into spring. I love both seasons. So I’m happy. I’m also happy with my progress on my second Sheikh-inspired romance, Stolen By The Sheikh.

I’ve included a draft excerpt in this blog I hope you’ll enjoy reading the story and meeting some of the characters and images of the beautiful desert settings which inspired this romance. 

Stolen By the Sheikh…

The exhibition was looming, and Lucy hadn’t begun painting. Ideas were swirling around, diffuse and dissipating, but now it was time to actually start the work. She studied the blank canvases looming large along the walls and sucked in a deep breath.

Just do it! Don’t overthink!

She plunged the floppy mop into the bucket of diluted magenta paint she had prepared. Magenta, the colour of universal harmony and emotional balance. Magenta, containing red’s passion, power and energy, restrained by violet’s introspection and quiet energy. Magenta promoted compassion, kindness and cooperation. Magenta was the colour of cheerfulness, happiness, contentment and appreciation.

She wasn’t seeking Anwar’s approval, but she hoped he would love what she created. She was celebrating their love and the winding journey their hearts had travelled.

“Be fearless,“ she encouraged herself. “Be brave. Fortune favours the bold.” Wrenching the mop from the bucket, dripping with shimmering pigment, she lunged at the canvas, exhaling noisily from deep in her belly.

“Love!” she shouted. “Lock onto love!” She swept the mop with vigorous sweeps along the canvas, then repeated similar movements with each of the 12 canvases lined across the walls of her studio. Her arms tingled with pulsing conviction as her confidence grew bolder with each flourish.

“Love rules. Love matters. Love is the real world.”

Love was no longer a dream. No longer an unanswered prayer. No longer an abstract concept but tangible and real. Because of Anwar and their child. Lucy worked quickly, saturating the canvas with her inspired emotions. She felt free. Happy. In her element. The giant canvases confronted all the small fragmented aspects of her past she no longer wished to carry. Her childhood may have been stolen but the precious riches buried deep in her soul lived.

She stepped back and viewed the paintings from a distance. What do they need?

Contrast.

A good painting is a mix of sameness and contrast. Opposites attract in life and in art. Taking a soft-bristled paintbrush, she layered in subtle strokes of inky-navy within the vibrant jolts of magenta pink. Anwar was navy to her magenta. Strong. Reliable. Safe. His love had bought stability to her life. His love had forged her dreams into reality.

Brush in hand, launching between canvases; Lucy was in her body. She was working with her mind rather than against it. She was in her heart rather than detached from it. She was engaged, present and receptive.

She stood back and saw the potential of the idea unfolding in a kaleidoscope of intuitive, divinely guided inspiration. Throwing caution to the sand dunes swirling outside, she worked rapidly, dancing as she painted.

At last, she was done. Trembling and excited, she knew not to overwork the paintings. They pulsated with life. They held gesture, emotion, and meaning. She had begun with a blank canvas and made something exhilarating.

What reception would they, she, receive when they were unveiled? Their reaction was beyond her control. Anwar and his wealthy collector friends would either love them or detest them.

Her hand trembled slightly as she added a bold signature.

“Come what may,” she said, placing her brushes down.

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I hope you enjoyed reading this excerpt and meeting some of the characters and images of the beautiful desert settings which inspired this romance. 

If you’ve read Claimed By The Sheikh, you’ll remember Anwar from the first chapters of Claimed by The Sheikh

You’ll also meet Issy Riley, the art therapist who had encouraged Lucy to paint in Stolen By The Sheikh. Read Issy and Massimilliano Balforni’s love story in The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride

Claimed by The Sheikh, remains one of my favourite love stories. As I shared in the Author’s Note: Claimed by the Sheikh was partly inspired by the tragedy in 2015 that took the lives of former New Zealand sporting star, All Black legend Jerry Collins and his Canadian partner Alana Madill in France.The crash happened at 3:10am along the highway near Béziers on the way to the city of Montpellier. They died instantly, and their baby daughter was taken to Montpellier hospital in a critical condition.

I cried such tears thinking of that baby being left an orphan. It really worried me that she would be left in the world with no parents to love and care for her.

So I wondered―what if her parents weren’t really dead? What if the two people that died were the baby’s adoptive parents? What if her biological parents were very much alive?

And then, as writers are want to do, I thought, what if the biological father was an extraordinarily wealthy sheikh who was unaware that he had fathered a child?

I hope you enjoy the audio excerpt and video:

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Valentine’s romances & Cyclone Gabrielle

Date: February 10th, 2023, Posted by mollie

Dearest friends,

As I write, a huge cyclone is storming our way and should arrive on Valentine’s Day! Cyclone Gabrielle, a severe category three storm, is forecast to be one of the most serious storms to hit NZ this century. She may inspire a story or at least a scene in one of my love stories! Weather can be a character all of its own and often forces the lovers together:) Did you read and enjoy Married by Christmas, also released as the Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride? There’s a wonderful storm scene. Here’s a little excerpt from Chapter 18, before the two lovers are forced together:

‘Hit me with another,’ Max set the crystal tumbler down onto the granite bar harder than he should. The bartender turned at the sound and glanced back at his supervisor. The older Fijian nodded slowly, his eyes signaling his understanding, as though sensing the conflict stabbing Max’s heart. No doubt they’d both seen their share of normally sober guests at Max’s resort drowning their conflicting emotions in a heady mix of alcohol.

Fire and ice, Max mused clenching the tumbler as he stared at the rocks of ice submerged like the Titanic below the burnt orange hue of the whiskey. Like a nymph from a Waterhouse painting, Issy’s face shimmered on the surface of the amber liquid—ethereal, desirous, seductive. 

If he wasn’t such a rational man he’d think she had cast a spell over him. Why else would a plain Jane make him so reckless? Yet she wasn’t plain. Not in the way ordinary girls were. There was something unique about Issy and it was driving him crazy.

Either that, he decided, or the surgeons that had operated on him meddled with a vital valve in his heart—joining it up with a circuit of feeling he would prefer remained defunct. 

‘Quei bastardi. You sad, sorry fuck,’ he cursed, pushing the glass aside unwilling to block out what he knew he must face. He had acted irrationally and irresponsibly, dressing her like a siren and driving her to him, only to find he couldn’t stand the heat. Drinking wouldn’t obliterate his guilt. He’d already lost control once. It was a mistake he didn’t plan to repeat.

Anger slapped inside his stomach as the sky rumbled with the threat of rain. Two sets of parents had repeatedly taught him how easily vows could be broken. “You’re just like your father,” his mother threw at him every time she was displeased. Her relentless attacks were like one giant affirmation. But maybe she was right. He was just like his father.

A heartless philanderer. 

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Billionaire’s Christmas Bride

What inspires my love stories?

People often ask me what inspires my love stories. Very often, it’s something I have read in the news. Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride is one example. I share more in the Author’s Note.

The idea for this story was sparked when I read about a very successful Italian fashion-tycoon who said, ‘My biggest regret is that I gave my life to my job.’ It struck me as very, very sad. 

I wondered why he had chosen to live his life this way. Despite all his wealth, all his mansions around the world, and all the ‘fans’ who adored him for the identity he had carefully cultivated, he loved no one and no one loved him back for who he truly was. 

Although he never said it outright, he’d thrown himself into his work following the death of his life partner. His work was pure escapism—protecting him from feeling the pain of loss again.

He’d originally trained as a medic but after experiencing the horrors of war, he sought refuge in a fantasy world. 

As a child, he’d loved the glitz and glamor Hollywood offered. After a brief stint in the war where he witnessed the deaths of friends, he found an escape from the harshness of reality returning to the fantasy of Hollywood

I wondered what sort of woman would be able to touch this frozen man at the deepest level? Everything in his life was controlled measured, predictably precise. I wondered what if the darkness of the past, his unhealed wounds began to impact his work, stifling his creativity and threatening to destroy everything he had fought so hard to achieve?

I wondered what if, as part of his recovery, he was forced to spend time with a woman so opposite in every way to the order he imposed in his life? And what if this woman was a children’s art therapist? A woman unimpressed by the fame and fortune he’d amassed, but who believed strongly in the power of play, fun, and spontaneity—things he considered reckless.

What if this woman had the power to transform his life, and he hers—but they were both afraid. Hearts have been broken, love lost, trust betrayed. What if this woman had her own wounds? Don’t we all?

What would it take to make all the masks fall? To be vulnerable? To risk it all? What would it take, in spite of the fear, to believe you deserve, you want, you need to give love a second chance?

Claimed by the Sheikh, is another example of a new item sparking a love story. It was partly inspired by the tragedy in 2015 that took the lives of former New Zealand sporting star, All Black legend Jerry Collins and his Canadian partner Alana Madill in France. The crash happened at 3:10am along the highway near Béziers on the way to the city of Montpellier. They died instantly, and their baby daughter was taken to Montpellier hospital in a critical condition.

I cried such tears thinking of that baby being left an orphan. It really worried me that she would be left in the world with no parents to love and care for her. So I wondered―what if her parents weren’t really dead? What if the two people that died were the baby’s adoptive parents? What if her biological parents were very much alive?

And then, as writers are want to do, I thought, what if the biological father was an extraordinarily wealthy sheikh who was unaware that he had fathered a child?

Buy this book through the links on my website…

Claimed By The Sheikh

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What I’ve been watching

I absolutely adored the movie, The Road Dance, which I watched on iMovie recently. Hermione Corfield was wonderful in the role of tragic heroine and the story had so many themes relevant today. Her character was strong, resilient and courageous. Isn’t this how we want our heroines to be:) I did love this story so. It is something I would watch again and I am inspired to read the book from which the film is adapted. My ancestors were from Scotland (and Ireland, Wales and England) so the story and setting held special significance.

Here’s the official overview:

Kirsty Macleod (Hermione Corfield) dreams of a better life away from the isolation that suffocates her in a small village on an island in the Outer Scottish Hebrides. Suppressing these aspirations, she sees her lover Murdo (Will Fletcher) conscripted for service in the First World War, soon to set off and fight alongside the other young men from the village. A road dance is held in their honor the evening before they depart, and it’s on this fateful evening that Kirsty’s life takes a dramatic and tragic turn.

The Guardian wrote a nice review you may enjoy:

I had a fun catch-up with friends last night in a local wine bar. “I need to spend more time pampering my husband,” my friend confided. ‘What’s a good Valentine’s Day gift?”

My other friend and I laughed and said, Shorts! He really needs new shorts.” (Her husband’s shorts are so worn and ripped! And then we got giggling and said, “make them edible!”

“What flavour?” she asked.

“Chocolate!”
I suggested she read my book Sex With Strangers. “There’s a great scene about how to seduce a man with food, including edible underwear!” Enjoy a wee excerpt from Chapter 28:

Before I leave for the night Chanel and I meet for a drink and she gives me some final coaching on how to have sex like a man.

“First you need to set the scene. So far you’ve been on a couple of dates and no sex. Guys like to be champions and true champions are the ones who can turn a casual date into a bonk. You must be sending out the wrong vibes or he would have bonked you by now, darling.”

“We’ve just been having so much fun, enjoying each other’s company that it’s never come up,” I say, despondently.

Chanel arches an eyebrow, “It’s never come up? Believe me, with men, it always comes up.” She raises her forefinger in the air to add further affect. “You need to take control and break the physical boundaries.”

“He kissed my cheek. Does that count?”

Chanel rolls her eyes up to the heavens and back.

“Alright point taken. Maybe he’s just not into me.”

“He’s calling you, isn’t he? Showing you attention? Asking you on dates…believe me, he’s into you, darling. He just needs a little encouragement.”

“I don’t want to seem too forward. Shouldn’t guys take the lead?”

Chanel’s hands fly to her hips. “What have I been telling you all along?”

“Guys need to be given the nod,” I reply.

“Exactly! So while you’re out tonight accidentally brush his leg with your hand. Smile a lot. Show him you’re having a good time.”

“That shouldn’t be hard. We’re going to a comedy club!” I tell her.

“Good. Smile, even if the jokes aren’t funny and make sure you make eye contact, all the time. Don’t break it. That’s fatal. Toward the end of the evening give him your best bedroom eyes. Eyeball him with ‘I want your body’ emblazoned in your eyes. This is crucial, but I recognise that it doesn’t come naturally to most people. It definitely doesn’t come naturally to you, “Chanel says. “Only a small number of people have their bedroom eyes on all the time. These people can be digging in the garden, singing in the choir, cutting their own hair, or filing their income tax, but their bedroom eyes are always on.”

“That sounds hazardous to your health.”

“Yes, in the best way possible,” Chanel laughs.

“They must be getting propositioned all the time! How’s this?” I say trying to put on my best bedroom eyes.

“Fine if you’re trying to say, ‘can you pass me the remote’, but crap otherwise. Geeze, Ruby, you can write the sex stuff but when it comes to getting hot and saucy you look like you’ve got stage fright. It’s more like this.” 

Chanel tosses back her hair and then lets it fall forward. She lowers her head then looks up slowly with her best ‘come hither you sexy beast, take me, take me into your cave and make me your women’  look.

She would win an Oscar for her outstanding performance. 

“When you finally get him into the sack,” she continues, “and believe me that shouldn’t take long once you give him the nudge, I guarantee he’ll take over. Oh, that reminds me, whatever you do don’t apologise for your body.”

“But my breasts sag, I have stretch marks. . . and. . .”

“Stop! What have I told you about that negative self-talk? Five self-esteem press-ups on the spot!”

“I’m loving, I’m loyal, I’m fun to be with, I’m . . . I’m generous . . . I’m. . .”

“You’re sexy, Ruby. Sexy. Think like a man. Men are attracted to women because they have all the bits and pieces they don’t have. They couldn’t give a monkey’s what state your bits and pieces are in as long as you have the opposite bits to them. Variety is the spice of life— especially for Aquarians like Fergus. Strut your stuff in the bedroom and he’ll go wild for you.”

“Okay! Okay! Strut my stuff. Maybe I should play some music to get us in the mood.”

“Sure why not. Leave it with me. I’ll load some up in the iPod — just leave it to me. All you’ll have to do is push play. I’ll cobble together a few appetisers for you too. Just to help get things in the mood. The way to a man’s hot spot is through his stomach.”

“Ohh, you mean to serve him food like asparagus and other aphrodisiacs.”

“I was thinking more along the lines of edible underwear and chocolate tattoos with erotic words etched in tantalising places!” Chanel says.

“Gosh, there really is a lot to do, isn’t there. When Jon and I had sex we’d just roll into bed, wham bam three minutes it would be over, thank you, mam.”

“Bad sex is easy to whip up—like instant noodles that still leave you unsatisfied. If you want great sex, that takes planning. You need to create an atmosphere, you need to create some mystery, some excitement, some sense of longing and lingering—not plunging in like some kid diving in a pool.”

“Gotcha. But where am I going to get the edible underwear?”

“Don’t worry. I’ll handle that. We can go together if you like. There’s a great sex shop on Columbus Street.”

“I don’t know, Chanel.”

“Put it down to research for your blog. You may even find a naughty nurse’s uniform. Didn’t you say that you thought Fergus was coming down with a cold?”

“Look, I’ll try the edible underwear, Chanel, but only because I’m curious, but there’s no way you’re going to get me to dress up as a nurse,” I say half-seriously as I gather up my things. “I have to fly. I’ve got an important press conference for work.”

“One last piece of advice before you go . . . Enjoy yourself! ” Chanel passes me a bottle of oil. “This will help the passion flow and anxiety go. It’s my special seduction blend. Ylang-ylang, rose, jasmine and cedar wood. It will help loosen you up and turn him on. But be warned—a little goes a long way,” she says.

I kiss her and head out the door.

“Don’t forget to make some noise!“ she yells. “Men like to know a woman is having a good time. Grunt, groan—do the lot. Tell him how good it feels. And be sure to enjoy those orgasms.”

Well you could have heard a pin prick a balloon. The whole bar came to a stop as people turn and stare at me. I stand as still as a startled deer in headlights, too mortified to move.

“She’s having sex for the first time since her divorce,” Chanel crows proudly as she hands out her business cards. “This will be the second man she’s ever done it with. I’ve been helping her master how to have sex with strangers.” 

So much for discretion and the confidentiality of the coaching relationship, I think as a round of applause cracks through the air.

I throw Chanel my best I’ll get you for this look and run from the bar.

I arrive at work thirty minutes later to finish a few last minute things, followed by creepy Matt Loews.

“I was at Deliciao…I couldn’t help but overhear—hell they may as well have used a loud hailer. So, you’re going to score? Who’s the lucky man. Anyone I know?” he moves  towards me. “I’ve always had a thing for you Ruby, I’d be happy to give you some first hand coaching, if you get my drift,” he says, pinching me on the bum.

I spring back and slap him. “Thanks but no thanks, Matthew, my husband has taught me very well. Now, if you don’t want to end up with a harassment suit, I’d suggest you keep your hands to yourself.”

“Word on the street is your ex-husband was the three minute noodle—laziest shag on the block,” Matt says dropping his hand casually. “I feel sorry for you.”

“You know what they say, longer’s not always better, Matt. You of all people should know that.”

Matt scowls briefly then snickers. “If I were you I wouldn’t make an enemy out of me, Evans.” He places a short stubby finger on my chin and slowly traces it down my neck, then dips it under my collar and brushes his hand close to the cup of my lacy bra. 

“Before you get any ideas, Evans, this never happened,” he says pinching my nipple before withdrawing his hand.“Nobody believes a jilted woman, especially a single mom. We all know you’re horny for it. My advice is don’t fight it. I know you want me.” He steps away and stops in the doorway, smiling lecherously, “and I know you want to do well in your career.”

That slime ball is proving to be a real problem. The worst thing is he’s already sprung me surfing a porn site I’d been referencing for my blog. At a drop of a needle he could call in computer forensic people and I’d be kicked out of here so fast my feet wouldn’t touch the asphalt. I’m not sure what is worse. Being jilted by Jonathon or the lecherous advances of my boss.

My mind wanders to Fergus. Handsome, funny, unpredictable Fergus. I can’t wait for the end of the day. He makes me feel like a princess and I can’t wait to sample more of what life with him tastes like.

Actually, if I’m honest I can’t wait to taste him.

I rush home and scoot up the stairs. Only one hour before Fergus picks me up. Finally, he is going to tell me what he does for a job. I can’t wait.

Buy this book through the links on my website…

Sex With Strangers

The official description reads:

In love, the most dangerous enemy is saucy secrets

44-year-old Ruby Evans doesn’t want to be a ‘leftover girl.’ But finding a ‘forever’ man is proving impossible.

Suddenly single after 20 years of marriage, her husband is the only man she has ever slept with. But the one bit of security she always thought she’d hold onto for the rest of her life is brutally ripped from her.

Humiliatingly and cruelly ex-ed when her husband trades her for a younger model, Chanel Zest, a long-time friend and motivational life coach, comes to her rescue. Together they embark on a quest to reclaim and rebuild Ruby’s shattered life and begin the gruelling process of dating again.

Once in a pink moon, Ruby has to play dirty…

If you loved Brigette Jones’s Diary and enjoy romantic comedy, you’ll love Sex With Strangers.

Full of quirky humour and the promise of a happily ever after.

Sex with Strangers is a clean romantic comedy with a few spicy bits.

“Where there is great love, there are always wishes.”

I hope wherever you are, whoever you are with, the sun is shining in your heart and all your wishes come true. And if they don’t – you can always escape into a great love story with a guaranteed happy ending:)

Best romance read for Valentine’s day can be found through the links on my website…Full-Length and Novellas

https://www.molliemathews.com/category/books-by-mollie-mathews/

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Claimed By The Sheikh Free Chapters

Date: January 22nd, 2023, Posted by mollie

Dear friends, I wanted to share some chapters from Claimed By The Sheikh. I hope you’ll enjoy hearing the story and meeting some of the characters and images of the beautiful desert settings which inspired this romance. 

Claimed By The Sheikh, remains one of my favourite love stories. As I shared in the Author’s Note: Claimed by the Sheikh was partly inspired by the tragedy in 2015 that took the lives of former New Zealand sporting star, All Black legend Jerry Collins and his Canadian partner Alana Madill in France.The crash happened at 3:10am along the highway near Béziers on the way to the city of Montpellier. They died instantly, and their baby daughter was taken to Montpellier hospital in a critical condition.

I cried such tears thinking of that baby being left an orphan. It really worried me that she would be left in the world with no parents to love and care for her.

So I wondered―what if her parents weren’t really dead? What if the two people that died were the baby’s adoptive parents? What if her biological parents were very much alive?

And then, as writers are want to do, I thought, what if the biological father was an extraordinarily wealthy sheikh who was unaware that he had fathered a child?

I hope you enjoy the audio excerpt and video:

To enjoy your copy from Amazon: https://mybook.to/ClaimedByTheSheikh

To enjoy your copy from iBooks, Barnes & Noble and other great bookstores:

https://books2read.com/u/brVjdZ

To enjoy your copy from Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ebook/claimed-by-the-sheikh-8

AUDIOBOOK

KOBO

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/claimed-by-the-sheikh-9

AUDIBLE

US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08ZB1KSM3

UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Claimed-by-the-Sheikh-Audiobook/B08Z9L7D9G

AU: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Claimed-by-the-Sheikh-Audiobook/B08ZB8H17F

KOBO

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/claimed-by-the-sheikh-9

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Mourning Lisa Marie Presley

Date: January 14th, 2023, Posted by mollie

“I’ve been through so much in my life. I’ve seen so much. I know how fast things can change. I know someone can be here one minute and gone the next.” ~ Lisa Marie Presley

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have caught up with the sad news that Lisa Marie Presley died suddenly the other day, aged only 54. I’m a similar age…it makes you wonder….how precious, fleeting and unpredictable life is.

I can’t stop thinking about her twin girls, aged only 14…too young to lose their mum. And of course, her other daughter and her mum, Pricilla. No mother wants to bury her own child. Lisa Marie lost her precious father, Elvis when she was only 9…and five years earlier when her parents divorced. And then, Lisa Marie tragically lost her son, aged only 27, when he took his own life. So much tragedy in her short life.

Claimed by The Sheikh

Claimed By The Sheikh

Another love story inspired by grief…

From New Zealand to Italy, this romantic story proves even a vicious volcano can’t kill love

After surviving a horrific accident Kate Miller is plagued by guilt. Hiding both her mental and physical scars, she shuns love and escapes into work—finding meaning and purpose in running her global manuka honey empire.

Beautiful and smart, when Gianni Romano demands she sell the business to him, her passions are inflamed. How dare he think he can buy the only thing that gives her a reason to live?

Gianni Romano has ventured to New Zealand by the one thing he’d love to escape: family The Romano fortune and name has followed him wherever he goes. But that only made the headstrong Italian more determined to strike out on his own. Now he’s on the cusp of achieving world acclaim.

Only one woman stands in his way—Kate Miller and her refusal to submit to his demands. The spark they have flames hotter than a Sicilian sunset, but when emotions run deep and lives are on the line, will mixing business with pleasure be the bedrock for a lifelong love? Or will it all explode like an angry volcano?

Love All of Me is a true romance, brimming with the promise of a happily ever after.

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I felt super sad after hearing the news that Lisa Marie Presley had died. My heart goes out to her family. I do hope she can be with Elvis and her son in heaven. For those of us remaining on this earth plain, I know how grief and loss can inspire love stories…one’s with happy endings.

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a beautiful Christmas and a peaceful new year

Date: January 2nd, 2023, Posted by mollie

Hello my lovely,

I hope you had a beautiful Christmas and a peaceful new year. I felt so blessed to have my daughter and her partner with me. We spent a really fun New Year’s Eve together and a wonderful New Year’s Day. Then on the second of January, they left to return to their home in Wellington. I felt so sad. But happy that we had a wonderful time together too. It was the first time my daughter’s boyfriend had stayed with us and visited the Bay of Islands where I have set so many of my love stories. Including by Christmas-themed romance Love all of Me.

This story was inspired by the tragic events of December 2019 when the volcano on Whakaari, commonly known as White Island, in New Zealand erupted. At the time of writing, the eruption took the lives of 22 people and injured many others, most critically with life-threatening burns.

Last night I watched the Netflix documentary, The Volcano, which was released this year about the disaster. I was so powerfully reminded that Christmas can be a very painful time of year for so many. The Volcano is a minute-by-minute account of tourists caught in the volcanic eruption while sightseeing on a remote island off the coast of New Zealand. The documentary, which Leonardo DiCaprio co-produced, honours those who lost their lives and celebrates the survivors, as well as the everyday people who courageously came to their rescue. Watching what all these people had gone through was unbelievable, they literally walked through fire. It was heartwrenching to listen to Jesse’s story, the young man who lost his whole family. Like many of the survivors, he was so determined not to let the disaster claim his life.

When I first read about Jesse (aged only nineteen) who not only was severely burned but awoke from his induced coma to learn that his entire family had died, I wondered, what it would be like to be a survivor. How would Christmas feel? What if you felt you had no right to live, let alone love again? What if you were wracked with survivor’s guilt?  What if your scars weren’t just on the outside but buried deep within? What and who would it take to heal such traumatic scars?

As with all my love stories, there is a happily ever after.

Despite the background tragedy, it’s a quick, fun and joyful read, set in the dual locations of The Bay of Islands, New Zealand and the volcanic island of Stromboli, off the coast of Sicily. Perfect for a much-needed escape.

I hope you love it. It’s a reminder of the power of love to heal our lives.

Exclusive to Amazon in audio, ebook and paperback.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NMTYMV4

READER REVIEWS

Romance along with sorrow and angst

Love All of Me was a quick-paced read with a lot of angst and sorrow leading up to the happily ever after. The characters of Kate and Gianni meet and sparks seem to fly. When they are thrown together again unexpectedly – he’s Santa and she’s his elf to give out gifts to poor children – things really ratchet up a notch. The story has a lot of depth to it due to their pasts.

The story had a lot of threads woven together to add layers to the story. There were vivid descriptions of the land, his home, the volcanoes which play a major role in the story, and the bees. I loved the imagery of the bees and Gianni’s thoughts on them were interesting. There were family and friends along with Kate’s dog, romance, loving and love. The story is set in New Zealand and Italy. There is nice closure with a happily ever after. I wished the story had gone on a little longer. I love the details on the cover and how the title was voiced throughout.

Ms. Mathews is an author whose books are filled with love, some heat and great locations. I look forward to reading more of her books.

Captivating Romance!!

I absolutely loved this romance book set in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands. Gianni has fled to New Zealand to flee from his family and Kate is in New Zealand running her global Manuka honey empire. Kate and Gianni are realistic, strong, independent, sexy, and confident. Kate is irate when Gianni demands she sell her business to him. Kate and Gianni are struggling with personal issues and just want to escape their lives. They end up having sparks that are hotter than an inferno. Their journey with each other is sensuous and in one of the most tranquil places in the world, their happily ever after came when they were at their most vulnerable. I recommend reading this phenomenal romance that will set you on fire, this author is extraordinary and knows how to captivate her reader’s hearts and attention with passion and hot, steamy romance.

A light Romantic Read

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021Love All of Me is a heartwarming story of two of people who both have issues and is hiding behind them.

Kate Miller and her family went on a cruise to tour of Whakaari in the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand which a volcano erupted and she became the sole survivor of her family. To keep her father’s memory alive, she rebuilt her father’s beekeeping business for Manuka honey. As a favor for a friend, she agrees to be Santa’s helper where she runs into a reclusive Italian-New Zealander named Gianni Romano. There is instant heat, but Kate fears it and tries to run from it but Gianni isn’t giving up.
Take a trip to the Bays of Islands in New Zealand through the eyes of Mollie Mathews to see how these two found love and happiness.

Love Conquers All… Even volcanoes! Romantic and good read.

Love All Of Me is a great read. It has its share of angst and joy. Kate and Gianni have a lot of familial events that play into this story. Well-layered and the interaction, even when it comes to their need for a therapist, is really cool. Disaster and betrayal are balanced out with the realization that they have both dealt with the volcanic activity which leads to love. A quick and balanced read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Can they get beyond their pasts to a loving future?

I love this story from Mollie Matthews which gives another view into living by the Bay of Islands in New Zealand. Kate Miller is the sole survivor from her family of the volcanic eruption on Whakaari in the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand. She has rebuilt her father’s beekeeping business for Manuka honey. She really runs into a reclusive Italian-New Zealander Gianni Romano. It seems there is instant heat, but the heat is more of distrust by Kate. Really, they both have issues they have been hiding that prevent moving forward. I hope you will enjoy this story of how the bees bring these two together despite serious missteps. Enjoy a break in a warmer setting!

 Another heart wrenching yet heart-healing story from this gifted author…

I won’t detail the story which has essentially been covered in the blurb & prior reviews. What I must mention though is the push & pull between the main protagonists. They both had horrific experiences & whilst she had physical scars & grieved the loss of her family with a heavy dose of self-blame, his were buried much deeper & yet he revealed everything. Loved her almost human mutt & the detailed well-written story that had a lot of angst but underpinning all the drama, the harsh words. they were so sexually connected that they could have put the stars to shame. Highly recommended.

 A nice light read.

Kate lost all of her family when there was a volcanic eruption on Whakaari Island. She is left suffering from Survivor Guilt and her only reason to stay alive is growing her father’s honey business. Then she meets Gianni who grew up on the island of Stromboli which has a live volcano. Can Gianni help Kate get over her loss?

 Excellent, you won’t put it down!

A fast heartwarming read. You will find yourself longing for Kate and Gianni to heal and love, and heal together. I enjoyed their story and then enjoyed it, even more, when I learned that the idea derived from an actual natural disaster. I refuse to give spoilers so you’ll have to read it to find out! You won’t set it down…you’ll read straight through to the end!

 Very Emotional

A wonderful story about loss and healing. Both Kate and Gianni have sorrows from the past that prevents them from loving someone. Their emotions are brought to life in their journey towards healing and love and makes a wonderful read. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Really good

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

Gianni And Kate’s romance ran very hot and they had so much chemistry and passion flying between them that even their animosity towards one another told me of their feelings. The question to me really became can they possibly reach a compromise that can enable Kate to keep what’s holding her together?

Buy this book through the links below…

To enjoy your copy in eBook, paperback or audio from Amazon, click here: 

viewbook.at/LoveAllOfMe

To enjoy your copy from iBooks, Barnes & Noble and other great bookstores: 

https://books2read.com/u/4N9KnY

To enjoy your copy from Kobo:

https://www.kobo.com/en/ebook/love-all-of-me

AUDIOBOOK

To enjoy your audiobook from Audible:

US

https://www.audible.com/pd/Love-All-of-Me-Audiobook/B0B75KCRSR

UK

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Love-All-of-Me-Audiobook/B0B75P48T2

AU

https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Love-All-of-Me-Audiobook/B0B75NCPD8

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Audiobooks are also available from other online retailers and libraries for your listening pleasure

Listen to your free excerpt here:

Enjoy other full-length contemporary romances by Mollie Mathews: Sex With Strangers; The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage, The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride, Flight of Passion and Claimed by The Sheikh

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Love All of Me Free Chapter | Romance Story | Authortube

Date: December 3rd, 2022, Posted by mollie

Dear friends,

I wanted to share a chapter from my Christmas romance, Love All of Me, with you. This story was inspired by the tragic events of December 2019 when the volcano on Whakaari, commonly known as White Island, in New Zealand erupted. At the time of writing, the eruption took the lives of 16 people and injured 30, most were critically hurt with life-threatening burns. 

I read about a young man (aged only nineteen) who not only was severely burned but awoke from his induced coma to learn that his entire family had died.

I wondered, what would it be like to be a survivor? What if you were wracked with survivor’s guilt?  What if your scars weren’t just on the outside but buried deep within? What if you felt you had no right to live, let alone love again? What and who would it take to heal such traumatic scars?

And what would happen if a woman who hates Christmas agreed to be Red-Hot Santa’s helper and the spark they have is hotter than a Sicilian sunset?

Here’s a little more about the story:

After surviving a horrific accident Kate Miller is plagued by guilt. Hiding both her mental and physical scars, she shuns love and escapes into work—finding meaning and purpose in running her global manuka honey empire.

Beautiful and smart, when Gianni Romano demands she sell the business to him, her passions are inflamed. How dare he think he can buy the only thing that gives her a reason to live?

Gianni Romano has ventured to New Zealand by the one thing he’d love to escape: family The Romano fortune and name has followed him wherever he goes. But that only made the headstrong Italian more determined to strike out on his own. Now he’s on the cusp of achieving world acclaim.

Only one woman stands in his way—Kate Miller and her refusal to submit to his demands. 

The spark they have flames hotter than a Sicilian sunset, but when emotions run deep and lives are on the line, will mixing business with pleasure be the bedrock for a lifelong love? Or will it all explode like an angry volcano?

Love All of Me is a true romance, brimming with the promise of a happily ever after. 

If you love feel-good, sensual contemporary romances set in beautiful love-infused settings, then you’ll love Kate and Gianni’s story!

P.S. Fans of Sarah Morgan and Danielle Steel will love this feel-good romance!

Inspired to read this sensuous love story. Grab your copy today!

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https://www.audible.com/pd/Love-All-of-Me-Audiobook/B0B75KCRSR

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https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Love-All-of-Me-Audiobook/B0B75P48T2

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https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Love-All-of-Me-Audiobook/B0B75NCPD8

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Love All of Me

Listen to your free excerpt here

P.S.

You might be interested to know that Ron Howard and Leonardo DiCaprio have produced a feature documentary about the 2019 tragedy. Netflix’s documentary about the White Island/Whakaari eruption titled The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari. The Netflix documentary shows a number of survivors sharing their stories.

“I thought, ‘This is it. We’re going to die on our honeymoon’,” says one man.

Rescue workers also feature in the documentary, recounting their experiences of the tragic day. “I heard the call, ‘There’s people on the island and she’s erupting’,” says one man.

The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari will be released on Netflix on 16 December 2022. 

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New Christmas Romance: Love All of Me

Date: December 1st, 2022, Posted by mollie

 

CAN GIANNI AND KATE GET BEYOND THEIR PASTS TO A LOVING FUTURE?

Thank you to everyone who has so enthusiastically written to me and shared how they devoured Love All of Me in one sitting. And thank you for your glowing reviews.

This story was inspired by the tragic events of December 2019 when the volcano on Whakaari, commonly known as White Island, in New Zealand erupted. At the time of writing, the eruption took the lives of 16 people and injured 30, most critically with life-threatening burns.

I read about a young man (aged only nineteen) who not only was severely burned but awoke from his induced coma to learn that his entire family had died.

I wondered, what would it be like to be a survivor? What if you felt you had no right to live, let alone love again? What if you were wracked with survivor’s guilt?  What if your scars weren’t just on the outside but buried deep within? What and who would it take to heal such traumatic scars?

As with all my love stories, there is a happily ever after.

Love All of Me is out now! Despite the background tragedy, it’s a quick, fun and joyful read, set in the dual locations of The Bay of Islands, New Zealand and the volcanic island of Stromboli, off the coast of Sicily. Perfect for a much-needed escape.

I hope you love it.

Exclusive to Amazon in ebook and paperback. Audio coming next year!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NMTYMV4

P.S. Thank you so much to my lovely team of advance readers for your honest and glowing reviews. So far 13 of the 21 reviews have gone live on Amazon. Special thanks to those of you who picked up a few pesky errors. Sometimes I’m so close to the bees I can’t see the honey. 
Thank you.

xxx

READER REVIEWS

Romance along with sorrow and angst

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

Love All of Me was a quick-paced read with a lot of angst and sorrow leading up to the happily ever after. The characters of Kate and Gianni meet and sparks seem to fly. When they are thrown together again unexpectedly – he’s Santa and she’s his elf to give out gifts to poor children – things really ratchet up a notch. The story has a lot of depth to it due to their pasts.

The story had a lot of threads woven together to add layers to the story. There were vivid descriptions of the land, his home, the volcanoes which play a major role in the story, and the bees. I loved the imagery of the bees and Gianni’s thoughts on them were interesting. There were family and friends along with Kate’s dog, romance, loving and love. The story is set in New Zealand and Italy. There is nice closure with a happily ever after. I wished the story had gone on a little longer. I love the details on the cover and how the title was voiced throughout.

Ms. Mathews is an author whose books are filled with love, some heat and great locations. I look forward to reading more of her books.

Captivating Romance!!

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

I absolutely loved this romance book set in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands. Gianni has fled to New Zealand to flee from his family and Kate is in New Zealand running her global Manuka honey empire. Kate and Gianni are realistic, strong, independent, sexy, and confident. Kate is irate when Gianni demands she sell her business to him. Kate and Gianni are struggling with personal issues and just want to escape their lives. They end up having sparks that are hotter than an inferno. Their journey with each other is sensuous and in one of the most tranquil places in the world, their happily ever after came when they were at their most vulnerable. I recommend reading this phenomenal romance that will set you on fire, this author is extraordinary and knows how to captivate her reader’s hearts and attention with passion and hot, steamy romance.

A light Romantic Read

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021Love All of Me is a heartwarming story of two of people who both have issues and is hiding behind them.

Kate Miller and her family went on a cruise to tour of Whakaari in the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand which a volcano erupted and she became the sole survivor of her family. To keep her father’s memory alive, she rebuilt her father’s beekeeping business for Manuka honey. As a favor for a friend, she agrees to be Santa’s helper where she runs into a reclusive Italian-New Zealander named Gianni Romano. There is instant heat, but Kate fears it and tries to run from it but Gianni isn’t giving up.
Take a trip to the Bays of Islands in New Zealand through the eyes of Mollie Mathews to see how these two found love and happiness.

Love Conquers All… Even volcanoes! Romantic and good read.

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021

Love All Of Me is a great read. It has its share of angst and joy. Kate and Gianni have a lot of familial events that play into this story. Well-layered and the interaction, even when it comes to their need for a therapist, is really cool. Disaster and betrayal are balanced out with the realization that they have both dealt with the volcanic activity which leads to love. A quick and balanced read.
Received an ARC of this book and happy to voluntarily review it … Look forward to more.

5.0 out of 5 stars Can they get beyond their pasts to a loving future?

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2021

I love this story from Mollie Matthews which gives another view into living by the Bay of Islands in New Zealand. Kate Miller is the sole survivor from her family of the volcanic eruption on Whakaari in the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand. She has rebuilt her father’s beekeeping business for Manuka honey. She really runs into a reclusive Italian-New Zealander Gianni Romano. It seems there is instant heat, but the heat is more of distrust by Kate. Really, they both have issues they have been hiding that prevent moving forward. I hope you will enjoy this story of how the bees bring these two together despite serious missteps. Enjoy a break in a warmer setting!

 Another heart wrenching yet heart-healing story from this gifted author…

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2021

I won’t detail the story which has essentially been covered in the blurb & prior reviews. What I must mention though is the push & pull between the main protagonists. They both had horrific experiences & whilst she had physical scars & grieved the loss of her family with a heavy dose of self-blame, his were buried much deeper & yet he revealed everything. Loved her almost human mutt & the detailed well-written story that had a lot of angst but underpinning all the drama, the harsh words. they were so sexually connected that they could have put the stars to shame. Highly recommended.

 A nice light read.

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

Kate lost all of her family when there was a volcanic eruption on Whakaari Island. She is left suffering from Survivor Guilt and her only reason to stay alive is growing her father’s honey business. Then she meets Gianni who grew up on the island of Stromboli which has a live volcano. Can Gianni help Kate get over her loss?

 Excellent, you won’t put it down!

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2021

A fast heartwarming read. You will find yourself longing for Kate and Gianni to heal and love, and heal together. I enjoyed their story and then enjoyed it even more when I learned that the idea derived from an actual natural disaster. I refuse to give spoilers so you’ll have to read it to find out! You won’t set it down…you’ll read straight through to the end!

 Very Emotional

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2021

A wonderful story about loss and healing. Both Kate and Gianni have sorrows from the past that prevents them from loving someone. Their emotions are brought to life in their journey towards healing and love and makes a wonderful read. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Really good

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

Gianni And Kate’s romance ran very hot and they had so much chemistry and passion flying between them that even their animosity towards one another told me of their feelings. The question to me really became can they possibly reach a compromise that can enable Kate to keep what’s holding her together?

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Feeling thankful

Date: November 27th, 2022, Posted by mollie

If you celebrate Thanksgiving I hope you’re having a wonderful week, celebrating and giving thanks for all the wonderful things in your life. We don’t celebrate feeling thankful in New Zealand. I wish we did. I’m sure it would make a tremendous difference.

What I like best about the way people celebrate Thanksgiving is that it is a holiday dedicated to being grateful for our blessings and about rejoicing with family and friends. Personally, I have a mini Thanksgiving every night when I jot down in my Gratitude Journal all the things I’m thankful for.

There’s a staggering wealth of research that confirms gratitude is life-changing and so beneficial for our emotional, mental, physical and spiritual health.

‘The benefits of gratitude start with the dopamine system because feeling grateful activates the brain stem region that produces dopamine. Additionally, gratitude toward others increases activity in social dopamine circuits, which makes social interactions more enjoyable,’ says neuroscientist Dr Alex Korb, author of The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression.

‘One powerful effect of gratitude is that it can boost serotonin,’ he continues. ‘Trying to think of things you are grateful for forces you to focus on the positive aspects of your life. This simple act increases serotonin production.’ And what does serotonin do? It makes you feel glorious, that’s what. He says it’s all about the bounty-hunting, rather than the actual finding. ‘It’s not finding gratitude that matters most; it’s remembering to look in the first place. Remembering to be grateful is a form of emotional intelligence.’ As the brain gets used to seeking out the positives, it becomes more efficient at finding them, he explains. ‘Then, it simply takes less effort to be grateful.

Stopping to think about who and what we are grateful for always makes my heart sing and improves my mindset. I love the quote by Anne Dowsett Johnston, author and award-winning journalist, “For several years now, I have begun each morning with a gratitude list, one that lists my challenges as well as my blessings – especially when I feel broken, which reminds me how much I loved and was loved. There is some strange alchemy associated with gratitude. Somewhere along the way of doing these lists, I fell in love with my life again.”

It is precisely what feeling thankful is about—whether you celebrate it with others or make it a daily habit. Holidays and spending time with family can be challenging, but gratitude can turn gravy into custard, and sweeten the moments we are not always keen on, into very special times of love, joy and peace.

I hope that if you are celebrating Thanksgiving that it is filled with joy and happy moments with those you love

With an abundance of thankfulness and gratitude,

love, Mollie

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Counting my blessings this Christmas

Date: November 4th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Hi everyone,

As we head toward Christmas, I’ve been counting my blessing. I was blessed with a mother who loved to cook and taught me to bake and how to make delicious meals. I can’t believe some people don’t even know how to prepare their own food. My grandfather grew all his own vegetables and I love to do this too. Here is my offering to them both …going into the risotto today is spinach and leek I picked from the garden today. Is the first time I’ve ever grown leeks, and it is super easy… best of all organic… no sprays.

I was also blessed with a bee-keeping dad. So when I burnt my thumb rather badly lifting a tray out of the oven, I turned to a special jar of New Zealand honey. Which reminded me of the Christmas romance I wrote about my beekeeping heroine, Kate Millar and why she hates Christmas. Have you read, Love All of Me, yet? If not, you’re in luck.

I’ve just released a box set, The Sweet Christmas Romance Collection with my favourite Christmas-themed love stories: Love All of Me, The Italian Billionaire’s Bride and a sassy short story—all Christmas-themed Downunder:) from my heart in New Zealand to yours xxxx

View the collection and grab the purchase links here:
https://www.molliemathews.com/the-sweet-christmas-romance-collection-2/

Have a great week, and above all, stay sane during the build-up to Christmas !!!

love, Mollie

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The Sweet Christmas Romance Collection…

Date: October 12th, 2022, Posted by mollie

The Sweet Christmas Romance Collection contains three of my most popular love stories set in captivatingly beautiful locations—including Fiji, and The Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

If you adore beautifully written stories and truly heartwarming sweet romances, you’ll love travelling along the road to love with these changing and evolving men and women as they open their heart’s again and find true love.

The books included in this bundle are:

1. The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride

What if the person who is so, so, so wrong for you is really so, so, so right, but you’re too afraid to give love a chance?

Last Christmas, art therapist Issy Riley was jilted by her fiancé. This Christmas, she’s running away. A week with a client on his private Fijian island promises to save her from cheating men and the London festive season. But when the client turns out to be a gorgeous and magnetic Italian billionaire, he threatens her resolve never again to trust her heart to the wrong man.

As the tropical heat soars, they discover that in this battle between work and play, resistance only fuels attraction—and sometimes, two wrongs make a very passionate right.

2. Love All of Me

Gianni Romano has ventured to New Zealand by the one thing he’d love to escape: family. The Romano fortune and name have followed him wherever he goes. But that only made the headstrong Italian more determined to strike out on his own. Now he’s on the cusp of achieving world acclaim.

Only one woman stands in his way—Kate Miller and her refusal to submit to his demands. The spark they have is more than a Sicilian sunset, but when emotions run deep, and lives are on the line, will mixing business with pleasure be the bedrock for a lifelong love? Or will it all explode like an angry volcano?

3. Forever and Always (Passion Down Under Sassy Short Story)

Still reeling following her malicious sacking, family therapist Lily Rose is feeling rejected and low in spirits. Even worse, she’s broke. Two weeks before Christmas, the last thing she needs is more money woes. This is exactly what happens when she collides with billionaire water magnate Leonardo Ermenegildo Bressolini’s mint-condition Lamborghini.

“Another heart-wrenching yet heart-healing story from this gifted author…Loved the push & pull between the main protagonists. They both had horrific experiences & whilst she had physical scars & grieved the loss of her family with a heavy dose of self-blame, his were buried much deeper & yet he revealed everything. Loved her almost human mutt & the detailed well-written story that had a lot of angst but underpinning all the drama, the harsh words. they were so sexually connected that they could have put the stars to shame. Highly recommended.”

“I recommend reading this phenomenal romance that will set you on fire; this author is extraordinary and knows how to captivate her reader’s hearts and attention with passion.”

The Sweet Christmas Romance Collection 3 Book-Bundle Box Set is a sensuous read with healthy doses of escapism

Buy this box set through the links below…

To enjoy your copy in ebook or paperback from Amazon and Apple, click here: 

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AUDIBLE
Coming soon!

When I was six, I dreamed of being a writer and an artist. I wrote poems and short stories and submitted them to the Sunday Star Times, which was published in the children’s section.

The quote above features a close-up of one of my new paintings, Love is a Bed of Roses. It was inspired by a beautiful Italian book of flower paintings I purchased in Puglia, Italy. Roses have always been dear to my heart. My mum adored roses and grew many beautifully perfumed varieties, and for her funeral, she specifically requested that Bette Midler’s The Rose be played.

I love combining art and writing in my books…both add to the beauty and healing of the romance. 
The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride, the first book in the Sweet Christmas Romance Collection, features a playful art therapist. I loved creating Issy and partnering her with Massimilliano (Max)—a sexy, jaded Italian multi-billionaire.

“What happens when a burned-out billionaire fashion designer gets matched with an art therapist? We find out with Max and Issy. Type A Max meets an intense, heart-hardened Issy, and the fun begins. Max is so worn out that he can’t design well anymore. Issy has been burned too many times in the romance department. There is heat (lots of heat) that gets tamped down most of the time. But I really have trouble putting the book down. I want to see where the story goes next. I enjoyed the twists and turns as they came to terms with their care for each other. I love the setting in Fiji and learned more about the beautiful islands and the people’s culture. I really loved it. “

Have a great week, full of fun moments and happy days,

love, Mollie

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Sex With Strangers

Date: September 21st, 2022, Posted by mollie

Once in a pink moon, Ruby has to play dirty…

Do you love romantic comedy? Then you’ll love this fun and frisky love story. Perfect to curl up with during a change in season.

In love, the most dangerous enemy is saucy secrets

44-year-old Ruby Evans doesn’t want to be a ‘leftover girl.’ But finding a ‘forever’ man is proving impossible.

Suddenly single after 20 years of marriage, her husband is the only man she has ever slept with. But the one bit of security she always thought she’d hold onto for the rest of her life is brutally ripped from her.

Humiliatingly and cruelly ex-ed when her husband trades her for a younger model, Chanel Zest, a long-time friend and motivational life coach, comes to her rescue. Together they embark on a quest to reclaim and rebuild Ruby’s shattered life and begin the gruelling process of dating again.

“I loved everything about this book especially the humor. It was funny, sad at times, and I loved it.”

~ Patricia Quinn

Purchase Links:

To enjoy on Amazon, click here>>getbook.at/SexWithStrangers

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Enjoy the first two chapters of Mollie Mathews’ fun and frisky romantic comedy

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Romance Novels Set in 7 Major (and not so major) Cities…

Date: September 2nd, 2022, Posted by mollie

My partner just called me from Cuba! And it sounds so much fun there. 

If you’ve been feeling a wee bit of wanderlust these past few years, Iove comes to your rescue: these six romance books will jet-set you around the world.  From Milan to Venice, to New York and London to magical Arabian kingdoms and beyond, these romantic stories feature the city as characters with their own spells to weave and stories to tell.

The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride

What if the person who is so, so, so wrong for you is really so, so, so right, but you’re too afraid to give love a chance?

Last Christmas, art therapist Issy Riley was jilted by her fiancé. This Christmas she’s running away. A week with a client on his private Fijian island promises to save her from cheating men and the London festive season. But when the client turns out to be a gorgeous and magnetic Italian billionaire, he threatens her resolve never again to trust her heart to the wrong man.

Set in two beautiful paradises—Milano, Italy and the tropical Pacific islands of Fiji.

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Love In Venice

When two hopelessly mismatched people share a love for art, a passion for love and a city like Venice, nothing is truly impossible…or is it?

Maggie’s life isn’t going like she planned. When toxic stress levels force dramatic changes, she grabs a chance at a fresh start. But her holiday in Venice begins with disaster. She finds herself rescued by a tall, dark, impossibly wealthy Italian man named Mauro.

The two are completely unlike—Maggie leads by her head, and Mauro listens to his heart. While each has compelling reasons to stay apart, the magic of art and beauty of Venice brings them together.

Set in New York and Venice, with brief jaunts to Milan and a magical Arabian kingdom

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Sex With Strangers

In love, the most dangerous enemy is saucy secrets

44-year-old Ruby Evans doesn’t want to be a ‘leftover girl.’ But finding a ‘forever’ man is proving impossible.

Suddenly single after 20 years of marriage, her husband is the only man she has ever slept with. But the one bit of security she always thought she’d hold onto for the rest of her life is brutally ripped from her.

Humiliatingly and cruelly ex-ed when her husband trades her for a younger model, Chanel Zest, a long-time friend and motivational life coach, comes to her rescue. Together they embark on a quest to reclaim and rebuild Ruby’s shattered life and begin the gruelling process of dating again.

Once in a pink moon, Ruby has to play dirty…

If you loved Brigette Jones’s Diary and enjoy romantic comedy, you’ll love Sex With Strangers.

Full of quirky humor and the promise of a happily ever after.

Sex with Strangers is a clean romance with a few spicy bits—set in New York, New York!

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Claimed By The Sheikh

Three years ago, after being banished by Sheikh Tariq na Hassir from his desert kingdom, Melanie Jones secretly gave her baby to Tariq’s childless brother and his wife, in a swap the world was never supposed to discover. 

Tragedy pulls her back to the world that rejected her and the man who abandoned her—the only man capable of turning her carefully controlled world upside down.

If you love beautiful stories set against a sensuous backdrop of the sensuous desert, art and innovative architecture, you’ll love Claimed by The Sheikh.

Set in London and a magical Arabian kingdom

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Flight of Passion

Oliver Hart is used to getting what he wants. Single, thirty-five, and a committed bachelor, he plays by his own rules. On a personal quest to find a rare butterfly with the ability to save his sister’s life, he’s unwillingly distracted by former flame Ruby Diaz — a woman who callously abandoned him eight years earlier. When he decides he wants to reclaim the beauty as his own — in his mind, it’s as good as done.

But Ruby’s not his for the taking. Promised to the son of a wealthy landowner, she refuses to succumb to his charms. On a quest to save her family land, Ruby knows she must put duty first and silence the passionate stirrings of her heart. But Oliver doesn’t make things easy for her. He’s not taking no for an answer.

Set in gorgeous Mexico

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Love All of Me

After surviving a horrific accident, Daisy Miller is plagued by guilt. Hiding both her mental and physical scars, she shuns love and escapes into work—finding meaning and purpose in running her global manuka honey empire.

Beautiful and smart, when Gianni Romano demands she sell the business to him, her passions are inflamed. How dare he think he can buy the only thing that gives her a reason to live?

Set in my gorgeous home town, The Bay of Islands and Stromboli, Italy.

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What happens when inspiration strikes

Date: August 16th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Dear friends,

I just recorded a FB live and thought you might enjoy a little insight into my writing process and how real-life happenings inspire my books. I’d love to know what storyline resonates best with you.

Love Mollie

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Writer’s Life: Love In Wellington

Date: August 9th, 2022, Posted by mollie

In between writing love stories, I love to paint…which explains, in part, why so many of
my stories have art-related themes. My new release, Love In Venice is a great example, and I’ve been super happy with the lovely reviews, which confirm people love sensuous love stories against a backdrop of art and architecture. Lynn just posted this lovely review.

It’s been super fun to be back in my home town Wellington, New Zealand, for the New Zealand Romance Writer’s Conference and to see so many of my writing friends. I’m also teaching my painting techniques during my Wellington Art Retreat. It’s being held in the beautiful Home of Compassion which is just the best, most perfect setting. The weather has been wild, windy and lashing with rain, but inside, our hearts are singing and shining, and we don’t notice the storm that rages.

In its simplest form, ‘Retreat‘, means ‘to withdraw, to drawback.’ We have loved doing just that. The silence and serenity of this very special place is incredible. And of course, creating art (and writing) is very meditative and for me, a very spiritual practice and source of strength. Having just finished writing Love In Venice it’s lovely to retreat from writing and engage in a different form of creativity and share the beauty of creating art with others.

A retreat is a special time where we can take time to connect with each other, contemplate and renew our purpose and motives, and work on one or more specific goals—in this case, painting and connecting with our deepest self. People often mistake any group planning or training meeting for a retreat. It’s completely different and much more special and sacred—and silent, too.

Wellington is also the setting for one of my popular stories from the Sassy Short Stories collection, Twist of Fate. Click this link to GRAB A FREE COPY. It’s a funny, laugh-out-loud story—and don’t we need that right now!

Have a great week, full of fun moments and happy days,

love, Mollie

P.S. I love making book trailers for my love stories…it’s so much fun. Take a peek at the one I created for my new release, Love In Venice

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Love In Venice Free Chapter | Romance Story | Authortube

Date: July 30th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Do you believe opposites attract?

When two hopelessly mismatched people share a love for art, a passion for love and a city like Venice, nothing is truly impossible…or is it?

One summer could change everything!

Dear friends, I wanted to share a chapter from my new romance, Love in Venice, with you. I’ve just finished narrating the audio version of this beautiful story and am waiting for it to go live on Kobo, Apple, Amazon and other retailers. Plus, libraries too.

Sometimes you just need to listen to a beautiful story with an endearing heroine and a plot that’s a nice break from reality. My new feel-good full-length novel offers precisely that. The storyline follows two strangers, Maggie and Mauro, who meet in Venice when fate throws them together. Misfortune transforms into life-saving and life-changing love-infused magic.

Listen to the first chapter for free!

Reader reviews

I loved this story!

“I loved this story! Love In Venice leans toward the heart. Where love is the main character. Where you cheer for their relationship to flourish.”

~ Jan Z.

a warmly romantic story

“Love In Venice is a warmly romantic story. I loved that their hearts seemed to speak to each other almost from their first meeting. I love that we get to see how their lives unfold and their beautiful love for each other. The story has a wonderful flow and beautiful and vivid descriptions. I could envision myself in Venice – seeing the canal, the cobblestoned streets, the architecture and more.  Ms Mathews is an author whose books I enjoy. She always transports me to someplace new with a cast of characters I grow to love.  Give her books a try if you haven’t already!”

~ JoAnne W.

If you love feel-good, sensual contemporary romances set in beautiful love-infused settings, then you’ll love Maggie and Mauro’s story!

P.S. Fans of Sarah Morgan and Danielle Steel will love this feel-good romance!

Inspired to read this sensuous love story. Grab your copy today!

Amazon Universal Link

https://mybook.to/LoveInVenice

The other purchase links are 

iBooks, Barnes & Noble and other great bookstores:

https://books2read.com/u/bPgV0Y

Kobo

https://www.kobo.com/en/ebook/love-in-venice

Love In Venice

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New Release! Love In Venice

Date: July 20th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Love in Venice is ready to read for your enjoyment!

To enjoy your copy from Kobo>>https://www.kobo.com/en/ebook/love-in-venice

iBooks, Barnes & Noble and other great bookstores,>>
https://books2read.com/u/bPgV0Y

Amazon Universal Link
https://mybook.to/LoveInVenice

Reader Reviews

I’m super happy with these early reviews for Love In Venice …read on to see why this story is super important to me…and scroll to the bottom to enjoy a fun book trailer I created.

I loved this story!

“I loved this story! Love In Venice leans toward the heart. Where love is the main character. Where you cheer for their relationship to flourish.”

~ Jan Z.

a warmly romantic story

“Love In Venice is a warmly romantic story. I loved that their hearts seemed to speak to each other almost from their first meeting. I love that we get to see how their lives unfold and their beautiful love for each other. The story has a wonderful flow and beautiful and vivid descriptions. I could envision myself in Venice – seeing the canal, the cobblestoned streets, the architecture and more.  There are family, friends, and lots of heart-to-heart moments between Maggie and Mauro.  There is sadness and tears, euphoria, romance and love.  There is also art brought in – music and painting that touched their souls and mine. There is a happily ever after that was portrayed better than I hoped.  The epilogue adds an additional layer to the story and briefly brings in characters we’ve met in other books. Ms Mathews is an author whose books I enjoy. She always transports me to someplace new with a cast of characters I grow to love.  Give her books a try if you haven’t already!”

~ JoAnne W.

What sparked this story?

This story was sparked by several of my many visits to Venice. I have always loved my time there and have so many wonderful memories. On one visit, I was lucky enough to build a friendship with a violinist and also an Italian architect who also had a wonderful antique gallery which was his hobby and his passion. I stayed in his home near San Marco in a special apartment that he kept for tourists.  

One evening I was invited to enjoy a meal with his mother. It was wonderful and so beautiful. The dining room was decorated with rich fabrics on the walls, and the tables were decorated with the finest china, silver cutlery and crystal glasses. His mother spoke no English but was so kind and gracious—we spoke with our eyes and smiles—the language of love. Love of cultures. Love of wonderful food. Love of sharing and friendship. I have never forgotten my time with them both.

I met so many wonderful people while I was in Venice and they made up for the few that were thieves. People like a beautiful waiter, a man in his late 60s, who took my friend and me to a beautiful restaurant and insisted that he pay for everything because he wanted to share the real Venice with us and he wanted nothing in return. He was a happily married man, and he was proud of his city.

Love In Venice is also especially significant to me because it was the first love story I ever tried writing. I was initially deterred from finishing it by some ‘negative’ but no doubt ‘encouraging’ feedback that this story would be better suited to mainstream fiction rather than Mills and Boon. But I was hurt. I wanted to write for Millis and Boon. The reviewers said that my characters were ‘dysfunctional’. And readers told me, “I’m dysfunctional too. I want to read about people like me.”

So this book is slightly different from some of my other romances. And as I said, I’m heartened by the reviews…especially the feedback that “this is a book about love.” Amen. Don’t we need more love? Real love.

So now, some 20 years later and with many novels now preceding the publication of this book, I wanted to finish Love in Venice, and I wanted Mauro and Maggie’s love story to be shared in the way I wanted to tell it. As always, art and architecture play a beautiful role.

Venice was and will always be in my heart. I hope this story, Love in Venice, captures this.

P.S. as always, there are artistic themes…here’s an original artwork by me, created while I was in Venice.

Enjoy Your Copy Today!

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Amazon Universal Link
https://mybook.to/LoveInVenice

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One summer could change everything

Date: July 7th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Dear friend,

I’m looking forward to the 2022 release of Love In Venice. It’s a beautiful love story which is very close to my heart. I’ve been to Venice many times and always loved it. The story was sparked by true events. Here’s a little about the hero and heroine of this story:

Maggie Green is a hardworking and driven lawyer and business strategy consultant. She runs a successful international practice and is constantly juggling the demands of generating income to sustain the business and meeting the demanding needs of her staff and clients. She is a workaholic and uses her work to mask her dissatisfaction with her life.

She yearns to have a romantic partner who will accept her for who she is and who will bring out the softer, romantic side of her that has been buried for so long, but the tragic memories of a past love affair with an Italian man means that she has resolved never to fall again for the foreign charms of tall, dark, handsome men, with exotic accents.

Toxic stress levels require dramatic changes in her life, and Maggie is ordered to take a career break to literally save her life. She goes to Venice to rediscover her true self and surround herself with situations that will stir her heart.

She has only just arrived when a pregnant Romanian Gypsy girl cons her and steals her belongings. She is left with only the clothes on her back and breaks down in despair. The hero, Mauro, an Italian Architect, witnesses this happening and unsuccessfully attempts to catch the gypsies. She suffers an anxiety attack and the hero, Mauro, unable to leave her in such a state of distress, reluctantly takes her back to palazzo.

Maggie has to stay longer than she intended! And the trouble is, love is everywhere. . .

If you love feel-good, sensual contemporary romances set in beautiful love-infused settings then you’ll love Maggie and Mauro’s story!

You’ll have to read the book to find out what happens next! 

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Fans of Sarah Morgan will love this feel-good romance!

UPDATE! LOVE IN VENICE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE

Buy this book through the links below…

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To enjoy your copy from Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/en/ebook/love-in-venice

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Happy New Year from the Bay of Islands, NZ

Date: June 24th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Happy New Year from the Bay of Islands, NZ. Today were are celebrating Matariki as a public holiday for the first time ever today (Friday 24 June 2022). This is a highly significant event in the world as it is the first time an indigenous cultural event has become a national holiday in any country. Matariki refers to the star cluster also known as Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, which disappears from view at the beginning of the cold months. When the stars reappear in the pre-dawn sky in the middle of winter, it signals the Māori New Year.

The brightest star in the cluster is also called Matariki – it’s said to be the mother of the other stars that surround it. The rising of Matariki is traditionally a time of transition and reflection when families get together to remember the past and prepare for the future.

I’ve been reflecting on the things that name me happy and have been flitting between a few of them:

• Walking in nature
• Baking (I made a lovely pear sponge)
• Narrating my audiobook set here and in Stromboli, Sicily, Love All of Me (I only have two more chapters to narrate!)
• Meditating
• Loving my Buddhas ( especially my laughing ones…I changed my screen saver on my iPhone for this one)

and more…

It’s been a gorgeous day.

I hope wherever you are, the stars sparkle fairy dust for you. What are you up to?

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Father’s Day Gift and Thank you

Date: June 19th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Happy Father’s Day. I have a Father’s Day free romance to celebrate all the beautiful father’s out there.

My Dad passed too young some years ago now, but he continues to inspire! As you may know, many of my books have art-related themes. But bees also have a special place in my heart. My father was a beekeeper who researched and applied the healing power of bees to the treatment of severe burns.

To celebrate his legacy, I am giving away the first three chapters of my love story, staring my heroine who survived a fatal volcano disaster and is continuing her dad’s legacy as a beekeeper. Despite the background tragedy, it’s a quick, fun and joyful read, set in the dual locations of The Bay of Islands, New Zealand and the volcanic island of Stromboli, off the coast of Sicily. I shared more of the inspiration behind the story on my blog.

Click here to download your free chapters. I hope you enjoy Love All of Me, as much as I loved writing it

P.S.Exclusive to Amazon in ebook and paperback. Today, I am sitting down to narrate the audio version!

Have you read and enjoyed Love all of Me? I would so appreciate it if you left a review

REVIEW LINKS

Amazon

viewbook.at/LoveAllOfMe
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NMTYMV4



Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59826298-love-all-of-me

Bookbub:
https://www.bookbub.com/books/love-all-of-me-by-mollie-mathews


Thank you.

xxx

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Perfect for reading in a single sitting on the summer solstice

Date: June 17th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Six heart-warming reads for the longest day of the year

This year, June 21 marks the summer solstice for the northern hemisphere: the date with the longest stretch of daylight all year. What better way to celebrate all that sunlight than reading a wonder-filled book? If you’re looking for a book you can enjoy in a single sitting, check out my list of full-length page-turners for the longest day of 2022 — including heartwarming romance, light-hearted and fun, fast-paced suspense, and more.

Six Full-length reads for the longest day of the year

Claimed by The Sheikh

The secret she kept from the Sheikh…

A grief-stricken Sheikh Tariq na Hassir, the formidable ruler of the Kingdom of Avana, arrives in Paris to claim his brother’s child after a car crash killed his parents–unaware that the child isn’t their biological son. Salim is Tariq’s son, with his former lover

To enjoy your copy from Amazon: getbook.at/ClaimedByTheSheikh
To enjoy your copy from iBooks, Barnes & Noble and other great bookstores:

https://books2read.com/u/brVjdZ

To enjoy your copy from Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ebook/claimed-by-the-sheikh-8

AUDIOBOOK

KOBO

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/claimed-by-the-sheikh-9

AUDIBLE

US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08ZB1KSM3

UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Claimed-by-the-Sheikh-Audiobook/B08Z9L7D9G

AU: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Claimed-by-the-Sheikh-Audiobook/B08ZB8H17F

KOBO

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/claimed-by-the-sheikh-9

Sex With Strangers

“I absolutely enjoyed this story. I loved the storyline, I loved the characters, I loved the humor. I couldn’t put it down. The descriptions were perfect. I loved everything about this book especially the humor. It was funny, sad at times, and I loved it.”

~ Patricia Quinn

To enjoy on Amazon: getbook.at/SexWithStrangers

Audio

Kobo

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/sex-with-strangers-14

Audible

USA

https://www.audible.com/pd/Sex-with-Strangers-Audiobook/B08BTKHJ61

UK

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sex-with-Strangers-Audiobook/B08BTSSB6L

 Australia

https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Sex-with-Strangers-Audiobook/B08BTKDD8R

The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage

Would you protect a murderer to save your family? Three women. Three lives. And the lies that bind them. Why is everyone afraid of the truth?

Buy this book through the links below…

To grab your copy from Amazon>> getBook.at/ScandalousMarriage

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AUDIOBOOK

The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage

US: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Italian-Billionaires-Scandalous-Marriage-An-Italian-Billionaire-Romance-Audiobook/B08745WFMS

UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Italian-Billionaires-Scandalous-Marriage-An-Italian-Billionaire-Romance-Audiobook/B087485CLB

AU: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/The-Italian-Billionaires-Scandalous-Marriage-An-Italian-Billionaire-Romance-Audiobook/B0873ZXX6G

KOBO: https://www.kobo.com/en/audiobook/italian-billionaire-s-scandalous-marriage-the

The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride

Milan fashion house leader and avowed bachelor Massimiliano Balforni has no intention of taking a vacation, despite his sister’s insistence that he subject himself to an art therapy retreat following a minor heart attack. With an important collection due, he intends to fire his therapist and work instead. But the determined and striking Issy gives his heart palpitations of a far more dangerous kind.

To enjoy your copy from Amazon, click here>> getBook.at/ChristmasBride

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AUDIOBOOK

KOBO: https://www.kobo.com/nz/en/audiobook/italian-billionaire-s-christmas-bride-the

Audible:

US: https://www.amazon.com.au/Italian-Billionaires-Christmas-Bride-Gemstone/dp/B08QW42LJK 

UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Italian-Billionaires-Christmas-Bride-Audiobook/B08QW1ZW7L

AU: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/The-Italian-Billionaires-Christmas-Bride-Audiobook/B08QW3NL2Y

Flight of Passion

“This book is a carefully crafted, truly original story. Mollie’s wonderfully descriptive narrative paints a picture in which it is easy to lose oneself–I really felt like I had been to Mexico by the time I had finished. Her butterfly theme echoes throughout the book both literally and figuratively. The main characters, Oliver and Ruby, are each conflicted in their own ways. Despite facing challenges, both ultimately find the strength to work through their difficulties to emerge better people, and most importantly, triumph over adversity together. A touching and heart-warming book, well worth a read.”

Cathy Rioran

To grab your copy from Amazon, click here>>getBook.at/FlightofPassion

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AUDIOBOOK

AUDIBLE>>

US

https://www.audible.com/pd/Flight-of-Passion-Audiobook/B0874YCXVL

UK

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Flight-of-Passion-Audiobook/B0874X8TGX

AU

https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Flight-of-Passion-Audiobook/B0874Y3V2T

KOBO

https://www.kobo.com/nz/en/audiobook/flight-of-passion-4

Love All of Me

An unexpected lover…

After surviving a horrific accident Kate Miller is plagued by guilt. Hiding both her mental and physical scars, she shuns love and escapes into work—finding meaning and purpose in running her global manuka honey empire.

Beautiful and smart, when Gianni Romano demands she sell the business to him, her passions are inflamed. How dare he think he can buy the only thing that gives her a reason to live?

To enjoy your copy exclusively from Amazon, click here: 

viewbook.at/LoveAllOfMe

Audio coming soon!

There’s nothing like a good romance in the summer. I hope you enjoy a healthy dose of escapism.

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Love In Venice and the joy of working on many projects

Date: June 17th, 2022, Posted by mollie

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The joy of working on many projects at the same time

Another of my many projects I have loved, was novella “Love Me As I Am” – Book three in the Seven Sister’s series.

ENJOY!

P.S. In 2022, I’m looking forward to the release of Love in Venice.

Here’s a little bit about the book:

Maggie Green is a hardworking and driven lawyer and business strategy consultant. She is a workaholic and uses her work to mask her dissatisfaction with her life. Facing burnout her doctor orders her to take a career break. Reluctantly she agrees and opts to go to Venice – a city sure to awaken her artistic senses and soften her hardened heart.

 The hero, Claudio Della Toffola, a handsome Italian architect, reluctantly comes to Maggie’s aid when, just after arriving, she is robbed of all her belongings. He is a man of great tradition and integrity. His mother has arranged for him to marry a woman who he has no feelings for to bring honour and increased social standing to the family.  He feels duty-bound to continue with the marriage his mother has arranged for him. Claudio also still bears the scars of an ill-fated relationship with an American woman. He appears aloof and standoffish. 

Will the beauty of Venice soften their hearts and unite their souls?

You’ll have to read to find out!

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the best, cheapest way to live a totally different life 

Date: May 27th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Flight of passion and a change of season…

Hello from New Zealand!

It’s gorgeous Autumn here in the Southern Hemisphere. And we are finally out of all lockdowns. It’s a lovely time of year. I adore these transformational changes of seasons. The old makes way for the new and is always accompanied by a sweeping breath of fresh air. Let’s hope it sweeps the virus, tyranny and fear still polluting the world away!

Writing fiction and reading fiction is the best, cheapest way to live a totally different life 

One of my favourite stories was total escapism. Setting Flight of Passion in Mexico with joy and love was incredible fun.

I’ve been blessed by the incredible feedback too (scroll down to read some of the reviews).

Flight of Passion is a rapturous tale of beauty, obsession and the transformational power of unconditional love. Here’s a little bit more about one of my favourite love stories:

Devastatingly handsome Oliver Hart is used to getting what he wants. Single, thirty-five and a committed bachelor, he plays by his own rules. On a personal quest to catch a rare, elusive and very valuable butterfly, he’s unwittingly distracted by a former flame, Ruby Diaz—a woman who callously abandoned him eight years earlier.

Deciding he wants to reclaim the beauty as his own, in his mind, it’s as good as done.

But Ruby is not his for the taking. Promised to the son of a wealthy landowner, she refuses to succumb to his charms. On a quest to save her family’s land, Ruby knows she must put duty first, and silence the passionate stirrings of her heart. But Oliver doesn’t make things easy for her. He’s not taking no for an answer.

Risking everything to help the woman he loves to gain her freedom, Oliver entangles himself in an emotional net that alters his life forever. Sacrificing his own selfish pursuit to help Ruby, he realizes that you may be able to own something, but you can never own someone—especially the woman you love.

Have you ever wanted to be with someone who sent your heart soaring but threatened your sense of security? Someone who lifts you clear out of the water, but you’re not sure will be around to catch you when you fall head over heels in love? Or do you know what it’s like to sacrifice your own needs to put others first? Then you’ll love this heart-warming romance. 

This is a standalone clean & wholesome romance novel. It’s also Book One in my True Love series. It contains a guaranteed HEA and a tale of romance that will capture your heart. 

Curl up with this beautiful romance and live a different life

Here are some more of the 5-star reviews:

“Fast-paced, heart-wrenching, completely unexpected twists, excellent storyline, and a hell of a good read.”

“This book is a carefully crafted, truly original story. Mollie’s wonderfully descriptive narrative paints a picture in which it is easy to lose oneself. A touching and heart-warming book, well worth a read.”

“I fell in love with Ruby and Oliver, they are so good for each other, but both are so filled with garbage that their families filled them with, that they can’t see what’s in front of them. And when they finally realize that diamonds don’t have a hold to what they had, they are about to lose it. The butterflies remind me of how ethereal life is and it is up to us to not waste it, but live the fullest and best we can.”

“If you like a romance of the Romeo and Juliet ‘starcrossed’ lovers kind, get this book. Mollie spins a lovely tale set in exotic climes and lifts us out of our own reality while we travel a twisting journey with Oliver and Ruby.”

Look how beautiful the cover for the print edition is. 

When I first saw it, it took my breath away. Learn more about the cover process on my blog—you’ll see a link from www.molliemathews.com

You can purchase your own beautiful ebook or paperback and hardback from Amazon. Navigate to here – getBook.at/FlightofPassion 

It’s also available from all major retailers

AUDIOBOOK

AUDIBLE

US

https://www.audible.com/pd/Flight-of-Passion-Audiobook/B0874YCXVL

UK

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AU

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KOBO

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Flight of passion is a beautiful heartwarming, clean romance—no swearing, no sex…just love, with all the hurdles you have to overcome.

J.K. Rowling is right when she says, “In the end, love wins, we know it does.” You’ll learn how Ruby and Oliver, my second chance lovers, win their HEA in the end.

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY QUOTES

“Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves.” ~ Drew Barrymore

“Metamorphosis surely isn’t a pleasant experience for the caterpillar, yet it results in the transcendent beauty of the butterfly.” ~ Anon

Do you have any favourite butterfly quotes? Do let me know—I’m collecting them.

Happy reading

Much love





P.S. Please feel free to forward this to any friends who might enjoy my books.

This was an earlier version of the cover—I thought you may like a sneak peek 🙂 I love the final version I chose, don’t you:)

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I surrendered and this happened…

Date: May 8th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Happy Mother’s Day from New Zealand! I hope you have the best day.

I couldn’t resist sneaking out another painting for my ‘Bloomin’ Mad’ exhibition which opened on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2022. Created in a moment of passion, I decided to name this yummy piece “Sweet Surrender.”

Scroll down to see the image later in this post:)

As an intuitive artist following my inner joy, I know the magic in painting (and in life) is to remember that you just have to surrender to it and just go with it. In the end, despite much frenetic energy, (including reworking an earlier painting) there really is a calm in the whole concept.
 
I also love the following: “It’s my choice to be joyful. I’m giving up on sorrow”,  Trevor Hall, Jupiter’s Call
 
This is why I’m creating happy art. You may think,” gosh how does that help anyone?” but it does …believe me I know from the 20 years I have spent as an art, couples and child therapist, that creating art helps with anxiety and despair and depression and I know people who receive my paintings tell me how much joy they bring to their lives so that’s how I show up. I bring the gift of colour.



So far, I’m having the best Mother’s Day this year! LOL. (Every day should be Mother’s Day. We rock!) First I received a lovely call and message from my daughter expressing how proud and happy she is to see me painting again and making so many people happy. And thanking me for encouraging her to follow her passion❤️💕

Then today I met a beautiful new collector on holiday from Sydney visiting her family. They made a special visit to see me in the gallery. People love meeting the artist I have found and learning more about the urge to create.

“My sister fell in love at first sight with your painting ‘When Love First Tasted Your Lips’” her sister, Claire told me when she called.

The painting had only recently been hung at Ake Ake restaurant and winery here in The Bay of Islands.

Clients often love the story behind the painting. Here’s a little blurb, from the inspiration which was the writings of Anais Nin and the reminder that something better can emerge after a painful ending.
My new collector shared with me that she had recently divorced her husband. So perhaps this is why this painting spoke to her.




“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
Anais Nin



Layered in sultry glazes and gestural sweeps of colour, the palette embodies vibrant pinks, love-hewn reds, wonderful whites, glorious golds and sunny yellows, When Love First Tasted Your Lips speaks to the heart.

Many of love-stories contain art-inspired themes. Very often the heroine’s have endured a heart-hurting breakup. Have you noticed? 

Books like:

CRAZY FOR YOU

Yipee! Crazy For You is now available in audio on Amazon and Kobo… written and narrated by me. Do check with other retailers and libraries just in case it’s now live elsewhere.






Grab your copy today
AUDIO

https://www.amazon.com.au/Crazy-You-Passion-Under-Stories/dp/B09Z5MTKNH

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Ebook and Paperback Links:

AMAZON (Universal link):

getbook.at/CrazyForYou

If you’ve read and enjoyed Crazy For You (or any of my books), would you please leave a review? Reviews are so helpful for independent authors like me.


Reader reviews

“Very Cute”

“Very cute short story. Liberty and Alessandro are immediately attracted to each other. Well written with vivid descriptions. A good epilogue that neatly tied everything together. I enjoyed this quick read. I received a free copy of this book and this is my voluntary, honest review”

“I kept turning the pages”

Crazy For You, set in New Zealand, is a very quick read with lots of details and vivid imagery.  It’s a short contemporary romance and the story has a nice pace and flow as I kept turning the pages to see what would happen next.  This is Liberty’s story after she calls her wedding off the day before. We learn about her relationship with her ex and it sounds like she should have been running a long time ago.  The story takes place over a couple of days.  I liked how color played into the story since she’s The Colour Girl and I loved that she called it her superpower!  She and Alessandro, the owner of the boutique hotel she’s staying at, have chemistry when they first meet at the hotel.  They hit it off and it was love at first sight.  There is a happily ever after and I loved the epilogue that gave me the closure I look for. There are excerpts from some of the author’s other books at the end and several of them I haven’t read yet. It definitely left me wanting more. I loved the cover. Ms. Mathews is an author whose books I’ve enjoyed. I look forward to reading more of her books.”

Inspired to read this fun and flirty love story?
Grab your copy today!
AMAZON:

getbook.at/CrazyForYou

US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X3LSSG8

P.s. 

I’VE JUST GOT BACK FROM FIJI!




HAVE YOU READ MY ROMANCE SET IN FIJI YET?

https://www.molliemathews.com/the-italian-billionaires-christmas-bride/

Last Christmas, art therapist Issy Riley was jilted by her fiancé. This Christmas she’s running away. A week with a client on his private Fijian island promises to save her from cheating men and the London festive season. But when the client turns out to be a gorgeous and magnetic Italian billionaire, he threatens her resolve to never again trust her heart to the wrong man.

Milan fashion house leader and avowed bachelor Massimiliano Balforni has no intention of taking a vacation, despite his sister’s insistence that he subject himself to an art therapy retreat following a minor heart attack. With an important collection due, he intends to fire his therapist and work, instead. But the determined and striking Issy gives his heart palpitations of a far more dangerous kind.

PRAISE FOR THE ITALIAN BILLIONAIRE’S CHRISTMAS BRIDE

instantly gripping dynamic

“Mollie Mathews has created an instantly gripping dynamic between Issy and Massimilliano that beautifully blends their animosity and their undeniable attraction, making the tension soar.”

~ Laura, Harlequin Mills and Boon

an excellent read

“I really enjoy Mollie’s style of writing – it’s in the 21st century and relates to every woman who has been trashed by a bloke.  The abandonment issues experienced by Max are also so relevant to our current world, so many have been emotionally stunted or abandoned.  This is a story that resonates with me and I could not put it down.  Mollie is just such a good writer with enormous appeal in her story – an excellent read on a rainy day.”

Buy this book through the links below…

To enjoy your copy from Amazon, click here>> getBook.at/ChristmasBride

To enjoy your copy from iBooks, Barnes & Noble and other great bookstores, click here>>https://books2read.com/u/3LpDa7

To enjoy your copy from Kobo>>https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-italian-billionaire-s-christmas-bride

AUDIOBOOK

KOBO

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AUDIBLE

US

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UK

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AU

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The audio version of this book is also available from all online bookstores and also libraries

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Delicious Distractions

Date: March 29th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Hi everyone

I hope last week was kind to you, and that, as we head into a new moon, a new month and a new change of season that the end of March is much improved. All the same SAD problems are still with us: Viruses and their variants, and the heartbreaking war in Ukraine—with no easy solutions to either of those problems. Certainly, nothing I can do to help things improve—other than hope and pray that the war ends really soon. As a mother and peacemaker, it breaks my heart.

Troubling times make delicious distractions a very welcome relief to get our minds off the problems we can do nothing about. My new story Crazy For You will come out next week. It’s a fun short book that I hope you’ll love. It’s about Liberty Lyons, a colour consultant who, on the day of her wedding vows never to get married, and Allessandro Alessi, the billionaire magnate of a global chain of luxury honeymoon hotels! When fates accidentally collide it’s one delicious distraction!

It’s set in the beautiful historical town of Russell, in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, as far away as you can get from all the conflict and chaos going on in the world.

And I was SOOOO LIVING my recent new obsession, Yellowstone, the family saga set on a sprawling range in Montana. I binge-watched the first session and am just tucking into the second!!! I absolutely love it!! Along with writing my own books, it takes my mind off everything. If I wake up during the night I watch it instead of scrolling through the news. I’ve saved the soundtrack too, on Spotify.

So if you haven’t seen it, tune into Yellowstone and take your mind off it all!!!! Take some time out, or an evening off, you’ll be happy you did!!

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day Down Under!

Date: February 11th, 2022, Posted by mollie

Sun, sand & surf – February Down Under is always scorching hot! And so are my most popular romances set in New Zealand and the tropical paradise of Fiji! From sweet to sexy to smoking, these books will transport you into a world of Down Under Happy-ever-afters.

Download some of your new favourites 

I hope you enjoy these calorie free morals of deliciousness 🙂

CAN GIANNI AND KATE GET BEYOND THEIR PASTS TO A LOVING FUTURE?

Thank you to everyone who has so enthusiastically written to me and shared how they devoured Love All of Me in one sitting. And thank you for your glowing reviews.

This story was inspired by the tragic events of December 2019 when the volcano on Whakaari, commonly known as White Island, in New Zealand erupted. At the time of writing, the eruption took the lives of 16 people and injured 30, most critically with life-threatening burns.

I read about a young man (aged only nineteen) who not only was severely burned but awoke from his induced coma to learn that his entire family had died. I wondered, what would it be like to be a survivor? What if you felt you had no right to live, let alone love again? What if you were wracked with survivor’s guilt?  What if your scars weren’t just on the outside but buried deep within? What and who would it take to heal such traumatic scars?

As with all my love stories, there is a happily ever after.

Love All of Me is out now! Despite the background tragedy, it’s a quick, fun and joyful read, set in the dual locations of The Bay of Islands, New Zealand and the volcanic island of Stromboli, off the coast of Sicily. Perfect for a much-needed escape.

I hope you love it.

Exclusive to Amazon in ebook and paperback. Audio coming soon!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NMTYMV4

 

The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride

What if the person who is so, so, so wrong for you is really so, so, so right, but you’re too afraid to give love a chance?

Last Christmas, art therapist Issy Riley was jilted by her fiancé. This Christmas she’s running away. A week with a client on his private Fijian island promises to save her from cheating men and the London festive season. But when the client turns out to be a gorgeous and magnetic Italian billionaire, he threatens her resolve to never again trust her heart to the wrong man.

Milan fashion house leader and avowed bachelor Massimiliano Balforni has no intention of taking a vacation, despite his sister’s insistence that he subject himself to an art therapy retreat following a minor heart attack. With an important collection due, he intends to fire his therapist and work, instead. But the determined and striking Issy gives his heart palpitations of a far more dangerous kind.

The one thing Max and Issy agree on: they are as wrong for each other as wrong gets. He’s a workaholic playboy who believes emotion is a weakness. She’s a romantic who yearns for a happily ever after. 

As the tropical heat soars, they discover that in this battle between work and play, resistance only fuels attraction—and sometimes two wrongs make a very passionate right.

Set in two beautiful paradises—Milano, Italy and the tropical Pacific islands of Fiji.

Praise for Book One in the Gemstone Billionaire’s series—The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride

PRAISE FOR THE ITALIAN BILLIONAIRE’S CHRISTMAS BRIDE

instantly gripping dynamic

“Mollie Mathews has created an instantly gripping dynamic between Issy and Massimilliano that beautifully blends their animosity and their undeniable attraction, making the tension soar.”

~ Laura, Harlequin Mills and Boon

an excellent read

“I really enjoy Mollie’s style of writing – it’s in the 21st century and relates to every woman who has been trashed by a bloke.  The abandonment issues experienced by Max are also so relevant to our current world, so many have been emotionally stunted or abandoned.  This is a story that resonates with me and I could not put it down.  Mollie is just such a good writer with enormous appeal in her story – an excellent read on a rainy day.”

~ Rae Waterhouse

perfect holiday reading

“I couldn’t get away for a holiday this year but was lucky enough to stumble across Mollie Mathews book. With inviting backdrops of Italy and Fiji to set the scene and passionate but angst-ridden leading characters, it makes the perfect holiday reading.”

~ Laura Virgo

a gorgeous escapist read

“A gorgeous escapist read. Loved the flirty spark between Max and Issy, and as for the location … sigh … I wanna be there. Will definitely be looking out for other books by this author. Recommended.”

~ Amazon Review

Buy this book through the links below…

To enjoy your copy from Amazon, click here>> getBook.at/ChristmasBride

To enjoy your copy from Ibooks, Barnes & Noble and other great bookstores, click here>>https://books2read.com/u/3LpDa7

To enjoy your copy from Kobo>>https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-italian-billionaire-s-christmas-bride

AUDIOBOOK

KOBO

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AUDIBLE

US

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UK

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AU

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The audio version of this book is also available from all online bookstores and also libraries

The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage

Would you protect a murderer to save your family? Three women. Three lives. And the lies that bind them. Why is everyone afraid of the truth?

When a lonely young American woman inherits a painting she discovers her whole life was a lie. Desperate for the truth, she goes in search of her true identity. The painting is her only clue. But everyone is determined to keep its secret past repressed, including Vitaliano Rossi, the Italian gold tycoon, unnaturally suspicious of her motives, who wants the painting vanquished. How can she discover who she really is and convince him that his love means more to her than gold?

Praise for The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage

“great conflict”

“I loved the premise that she needs the hero to unlock the secrets to explain her past—it’s great conflict.”

“hunt for a dad”

“The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage,” by Mollie Matthews was an interesting read, to say the least. Ms. Matthews brings two characters to life in this enchanting tale of personalities that clash through much of the book. Determination not to give up shows the strength of these characters. This is a well-written novel. The author has done a wonderful job. I highly recommend this book and I think you will find it a good read.

“a delightful, suspenseful read”

“When Alexandra receives a lawyer’s letter informing her that the father she has no knowledge of, has left her an inheritance, including a very special and priceless painting, her world is thrown into disarray. Alex leaves the comfort of her home in New York to investigate her past in New Zealand where she is confronted by the unusual painting she names Lost Love. The painting stirs up more questions than answers and the simple investigation into the life of her father turns into a multidimensional mystery. It also brings an angry Vitaliano Rossi across her path and before she knows it, her life is intricately bound with his. In a relationship where both Alex and Vitali mistrust one another, theirs is a battle of wits as Vitali wants the painting every bit as much as Alex does, but neither will divulge the reasons as to why they do. The attraction between Vitali and Alex is electric and although the book is relatively clean, there is enough passion between them to boil water. As truths emerge and they come to an understanding of each other’s motives, the love that has been simmering between them comes out in full force. I loved both Vitali and Alex and even though Vitali was arrogant and seemed to be self-serving, he is nevertheless an exciting hero, whilst Alex is the kind of woman we can all identify with. This is an excellent and somewhat suspenseful read.”

Buy this book through the links below…

To grab your copy from Amazon>> getBook.at/ScandalousMarriage

To grab your copy from Ibooks, Barnes & Noble and other great bookstores,>>https://books2read.com/u/mVNdn5

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AUDIOBOOK

The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage

US

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UK

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AU

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KOBO

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The audio version of this book is also available from all online bookstores and also libraries

Escapism at its best: special two-audiobook bundle: two sweet and sensual New Zealand Romances

 

To enjoy Passion Down Under Sassy Short Stories 2 Book-Bundle Box Set: Love Me Forever and Twist of Fate from Amazon: getbook.at/2SassyShortStories

To enjoy your copy from Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/passion-down-under-sassy-short-stories-2-book-bundle-box-set-love-me-forever-and-twist-of-fate-1

AUDIOBOOK

KOBO

To enjoy your audiobook from Kobo:

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Audiobooks are also available from other online retailers and libraries for your listening pleasure

Praise for this series

“Love Me Forever has a lovely mystical feel about it, with deep longings being experienced by the characters. A delightful mystical romance with a dream-like quality, fraught with all the longings of Joey’s heart. When she plants her wish for her sister beneath the walnut tree, she doesn’t realize that the longings of her own heart have been heard.

When a stranger steps up to her in the vineyard it is the beginning of healing for her own heart. Well written with deeply emotive feelings, this book is part of a series and ends on a cliffhanger.”

~ Margaret W.

“Beautifully written. The author’s vivid and descriptive writing style pulled me into a world I never wanted to leave.  Very beautiful stories!”

~ Hugh Harrison

“This was a fun read I really enjoyed. It’s perfect for a lazy weekend. This is the first book I have read by this author but it won’t be last. I can’t wait to be more.”

~ Poppy

“The author also tucks in some great life advice for everyone in the telling of this charming story. I hope you enjoy this book, too. I did.”

~ Alfie Rues

“I loved, loved, loved this book. An instantly gripping, compelling and fun read. Escapism at its best. I couldn’t put the book down and read it in one night.”

~ Lauri

I hope whereever you are and whoever you are with that your Valentine’s Day is a special one filled with love

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Happy Holidays

Date: December 29th, 2021, Posted by mollie

Dear Reader,

My usual holiday email anticipates a whirl of family traditions after a busy year.  This year,  we planned for small, quiet and joyful.

We are in Code Red in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand—the highest alert level for Covid. It all seems so surreal. Everyone is wearing masks and feeling fearful.

I made a leap for freedom and joined my family in Wellington. You may have read one of my shirt love-inspired hometown romances set there, Twist of Fate.

It was so lovely to be back home. New Zealander’s haven’t been able to fly around much—and definitely not overseas (you can’t get back home because all the quarantine spots are booked.)

My daughter, Hannah, gifted me the most precious present—a Giraffe Experience at Wellington Zoo. If you’ve read Claimed by the Sheikh where the hero rescues giraffes and other endangered animals, you’ll know I have a soft spot for giraffes.


Love All of Me—my Bay of Islands Christmas Romance.

While I’ve been locked at home, writing and paintings have given me a lovely escape, a way to dive into alternate worlds of beauty, love and peace. 

An unexpected lover…

After surviving a horrific accident Kate Miller is plagued by guilt. Hiding both her mental and physical scars, she shuns love and escapes into work—finding meaning and purpose in running her global manuka honey empire.

Beautiful and smart, when Gianni Romano demands she sell the business to him, her passions are inflamed. How dare he think he can buy the only thing that gives her a reason to live?

Gianni Romano has ventured to New Zealand by the one thing he’d love to escape: family The Romano fortune and name has followed him wherever he goes. But that only made the headstrong Italian more determined to strike out on his own. Now he’s on the cusp of achieving world acclaim.

Only one woman stands in his way—Kate Miller and her refusal to submit to his demands. The spark they have flames hotter than a Sicilian sunset, but when emotions run deep and lives are on the line, will mixing business with pleasure be the bedrock for a lifelong love? Or will it all explode like an angry volcano?

Love All of Me is a true romance, brimming with the promise of a happily ever after. Set in The Bay of Islands, New Zealand—one of the most beautiful, unspoiled, sensuous places in the world.

Love All of Me is part of Mollie Mathew’s bestselling series, Passion Down Under Stories.

If this is the first time you have read a Passion Down Under love story, you can easily read each book as a standalone.

Enjoy other full-length contemporary romances by Mollie Mathews: Sex With Strangers; The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage, Flight of Passion and Claimed by The Sheikh

I am so grateful for the wonderful reviews.

Romance along with sorrow and angst

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

Love All of Me was a quick-paced read with a lot of angst and sorrow leading up to the happily ever after. The characters of Kate and Gianni meet and sparks seem to fly. When they are thrown together again unexpectedly – he’s Santa and she’s his elf to give out gifts to poor children – things really ratchet up a notch. The story has a lot of depth to it due to their pasts.

The story had a lot of threads woven together to add layers to the story. There were vivid descriptions of the land, his home, the volcanoes which play a major role in the story, and the bees. I loved the imagery of the bees and Gianni’s thoughts on them were interesting. There were family and friends along with Kate’s dog, romance, loving and love. The story is set in New Zealand and Italy. There is nice closure with a happily ever after. I wished the story had gone on a little longer. I love the details on the cover and how the title was voiced throughout.

Ms. Mathews is an author whose books are filled with love, some heat and great locations. I look forward to reading more of her books.

Captivating Romance!!

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

I absolutely loved this romance book set in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands. Gianni has fled to New Zealand to flee from his family and Kate is in New Zealand running her global Manuka honey empire. Kate and Gianni are realistic, strong, independent, sexy, and confident. Kate is irate when Gianni demands she sell her business to him. Kate and Gianni are struggling with personal issues and just want to escape their lives. They end up having sparks that are hotter than an inferno. Their journey with each other is sensuous and in one of the most tranquil places in the world, their happily ever after came when they were at their most vulnerable. I recommend reading this phenomenal romance that will set you on fire, this author is extraordinary and knows how to captivate her reader’s hearts and attention with passion and hot, steamy romance.

A light Romantic Read

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021Love All of Me is a heartwarming story of two of people who both have issues and is hiding behind them.

Kate Miller and her family went on a cruise to tour of Whakaari in the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand which a volcano erupted and she became the sole survivor of her family. To keep her father’s memory alive, she rebuilt her father’s beekeeping business for Manuka honey. As a favor for a friend, she agrees to be Santa’s helper where she runs into a reclusive Italian-New Zealander named Gianni Romano. There is instant heat, but Kate fears it and tries to run from it but Gianni isn’t giving up.
Take a trip to the Bays of Islands in New Zealand through the eyes of Mollie Mathews to see how these two found love and happiness.

Love Conquers All… Even volcanoes! Romantic and good read.

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021

Love All Of Me is a great read. It has its share of angst and joy. Kate and Gianni have a lot of familial events that play into this story. Well-layered and the interaction, even when it comes to their need for a therapist, is really cool. Disaster and betrayal are balanced out with the realization that they have both dealt with the volcanic activity which leads to love. A quick and balanced read.
Received an ARC of this book and happy to voluntarily review it … Look forward to more.

5.0 out of 5 stars Can they get beyond their pasts to a loving future?

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2021

I love this story from Mollie Matthews which gives another view into living by the Bay of Islands in New Zealand. Kate Miller is the sole survivor from her family of the volcanic eruption on Whakaari in the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand. She has rebuilt her father’s beekeeping business for Manuka honey. She really runs into a reclusive Italian-New Zealander Gianni Romano. It seems there is instant heat, but the heat is more of distrust by Kate. Really, they both have issues they have been hiding that prevent moving forward. I hope you will enjoy this story of how the bees bring these two together despite serious missteps. Enjoy a break in a warmer setting!

 Another heart wrenching yet heart-healing story from this gifted author…

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2021

I won’t detail the story which has essentially been covered in the blurb & prior reviews. What I must mention though is the push & pull between the main protagonists. They both had horrific experiences & whilst she had physical scars & grieved the loss of her family with a heavy dose of self-blame, his were buried much deeper & yet he revealed everything. Loved her almost human mutt & the detailed well-written story that had a lot of angst but underpinning all the drama, the harsh words. they were so sexually connected that they could have put the stars to shame. Highly recommended.

 A nice light read.

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

Kate lost all of her family when there was a volcanic eruption on Whakaari Island. She is left suffering from Survivor Guilt and her only reason to stay alive is growing her father’s honey business. Then she meets Gianni who grew up on the island of Stromboli which has a live volcano. Can Gianni help Kate get over her loss?

 Excellent, you won’t put it down!

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2021

A fast heartwarming read. You will find yourself longing for Kate and Gianni to heal and love, and heal together. I enjoyed their story and then enjoyed it even more when I learned that the idea derived from an actual natural disaster. I refuse to give spoilers so you’ll have to read it to find out! You won’t set it down…you’ll read straight through to the end!

 Very Emotional

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2021

A wonderful story about loss and healing. Both Kate and Gianni have sorrows from the past that prevents them from loving someone. Their emotions are brought to life in their journey towards healing and love and makes a wonderful read. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Really good

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

Gianni And Kate’s romance ran very hot and they had so much chemistry and passion flying between them that even their animosity towards one another told me of their feelings. The question to me really became can they possibly reach a compromise that can enable Kate to keep what’s holding her together?

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2022 Schedule

A couple of final notes before I head back to work.  I’m pleased to share my 2022 publishing intentions. NEW Romance Flight of Passion: Historical—May Love in Venice—July Craft Word by Word: Some Thoughts on Writing, Love, and Life—February Love Stories: How to Create, Publish and Market Your Books—September

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Love All of Me Sneakie, Peekie advance read

Date: November 6th, 2021, Posted by mollie

Hello, my lovelies,
I hope you are happy and well and looking forward to spending time with family or loved ones (even if those are your cherished pets) this Christmas.

As I shared in my last email My Christmas romance, Love All of Me, was inspired by events three years ago, a few weeks before Christmas.

On 9 December 2019 White Island, an active stratovolcano island in New Zealand’s northeastern Bay of Plenty region explosively erupted. The island was a popular tourist destination, known for its volcanic activity, and 47 people were on the island at the time.

Twenty-two people died, either in the explosion or from injuries sustained, including two whose bodies were never found and were later declared dead. A further 25 people suffered injuries, with the majority needing intensive care for severe burns.

It was such an awful, awful tragedy. Sometimes I read a story in a newspaper or hear about someone’s experience, and it sparks a story. And that’s how Love All of Me began.

Love all of Me also stars a super cute three-legged rescued pug dog named Zac. Zac was inspired by my cousin Lisa’s dog who only has three legs and gets around remarkably well. And also this super cute dog I saw when visiting my local spa when I lived in Wellington (where some of my other short romances are based)

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Short and Sassy

Twist of Fate

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Love Me As I Am

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FULL-LENGTH LOVE STORIES

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The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride

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Love All Of Me…

SHORT DESCRIPTION
 
An unexpected lover…
 
After surviving a horrific accident Kate Miller is plagued by guilt. Hiding both her mental and physical scars, she shuns love and escapes into work—finding meaning and purpose in running her boutique Manuka honey business.
 
Gianni Romano has ventured to New Zealand driven by memories he wants to escape— the crimes of his father. The Romano fortune and name has followed him wherever he goes. But that only makes the headstrong Italian more determined to strike out on his own. Now he’s on the cusp of achieving world acclaim.
 
Only one woman stands in his way—Kate Miller and her refusal to submit to his demands that she sells her business to him. Her passions are inflamed. How dare he think he can flaunt his considerable wealth and buy the only thing that gives her a reason to live?
 
The spark they have is hotter than a Sicilian sunset, but when emotions run deep and hearts are on the line will mixing business with pleasure be the bedrock for a lifelong love? Or will it detonate like an angry volcano?
 
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SAMPLE CHAPTER: LOVE ALL OF ME

The rest of the day had a lightness and ease that she hadn’t felt for a long time. Zac had given a compact demonstration of the power of fun and play. The children had carried their presents away, filled with excited anticipation of opening their gifts on Christmas day. Maybe everything would be okay, Kate mused as she lifted Zac into the passenger seat and sat beside him.

“What kind of dog is that, anyway?” Gianni said.

“He’s not a dog he’s a person,” Kate said. “He’s Zac. But if you must know he’s part pug, part manic depressive.“ Kate said, frowning as caught Zac’s melancholic gaze. “Zac, could you please stop looking at me like that?”

Zac sighed and leaned closer to Gianni, gazing longingly at his lap.

“He likes to drive,” Kate said to Gianni.

Zac looked up at Gianni with love. Traitor, she thought.

“Could you do me a favour?” Kate thought. “Could you let him sit in your lap? Just for a minute.”

That will tease out what sort of guy you really are she thought. “He likes to stick his head out the car window. He loves the way the wind blows up his nose, only thing is it makes him fart.”

Gianni looked down at Zac. “Whatever he needs, mia cara.”

Kate stared at him was he for real? “I’m not joking. He really farts. Smelly, stinky ones.”

“I grew up on an island which belched sulphurous gas every day. Nothing phases me.”

“You lived on a volcano?” she whispered. Her lips pressed tightly together.

“Si, Stromboli. Do you know it?”

Kate shook her head. No, and she didn’t want to either. Her hands curled into fists.

“It’s a volcanic island,” he began, oblivious to the terror drumming through her body.  “It is one of the few volcanoes in the world that is always active. There’s an explosion every few minutes, sometimes it lasts for hours. This has been going on without interruptions for the last 1300 years. It is very dangerous. Sometimes it blows up and lots of stones go firing up and plummeting down. It makes a big hole in the earth and burns everything around.”

Kate grimaced. “It sounds horrid.”

“It was all I knew. It wasn’t without its rewards.”

“Rewards? You’ve got to be joking.”

“People loved to visit my island. When I was young I was very popular with the foreigners who liked to flirt with danger,” his eyes glinted mischievously.

“I bet,” she said.

“I think It was because I was so cute.”

Cute wasn’t the word that sent fire blazing down her spine.

“If it erupts, it kills you,” Gianni said.

Kate bit back a confession. She wanted to tell him she knew all about death by a volcano but she was afraid all the tears she kept bottled inside would explode in boulder-weight grief.

“Why did you stay?”

“I felt safer there than on the mainland. At least I only had to deal with nature. Not the mafia-wars, men and their greed. There was none of it there. It was safe. We were a small tight community.”

Community, she mused. Like her beloved bees.

“We called the volcano, iddu In Italian this means ‘him’. Because he is like a friend, a person, someone loyal who is always there.”

“I would rather eat fire than make friends with a volcano,” Kate said, angrily.

Gianni turned to her, a quizzical line rippling across his brows. Kate knew what he wanted. He wanted to explore what made her so red-hot furious. But she said nothing. How could she trust him with her feelings? Her memories? Her pain?

She couldn’t even trust herself.

“As kids, we used to draw iddu. Some kids drew him with a heart over his crater. Others as a guardian watching over the school and the children playing in the courtyard.”

“Weren’t you terrified?” Her fists softened, she splayed her fingers on her thighs.

“No.  it was like thunder. Beautiful. Like you,” he said, turning to her.

“Flattery doesn’t suit you,” she said, unable to suppress the faint smile that fluttered to her lips. But then she remembered. Keep your distance. If Gianni saw all of you, the you that is hidden beneath your clothes, beauty is not the word that would ooze from his lips. Scarred. Disfigured. Damaged.

“I hate thunder,” she scowled. “And I hate volcanoes.”

“Maybe, mia cara,” he said, softly. “Maybe you would love this volcano.”

“Not a chance.”

He shrugged. “Perhaps,” he said, smiling, “In time you will go there.”

“You’re got no idea.”

“Try me,” he challenged.

She wrapped her arms around her chest and turned to look out the window.

“Everything shakes, but the normal explosions, the ones that happen all the time, we don’t hear them because iddu is so far away. Like you are now. Where have you gone, mia care?”

“I’m trying to picture how living on a volcano shapes a person. The constant dread. The never-ending fear that tomorrow you may never wake. The everlasting pain that loss brings.”

“I didn’t see it that way. In many ways I had an idyllic existence, especially for a child. We were surrounded by water. We would row in our boats. Fish. There were no cars or motorbikes. We had donkeys and skateboards for transport. We lived in simple white plaster houses. We had no iPad, no Internet, no stereos. We just played in nature. My childhood on Stromboli reminds me of New Zealand. It was an isolated and incredibly beautiful existence.”

“Why did you leave? What made you come here?”

He stiffened, his mood briefly darkening.“I came to visit Leonardo. I liked it here. I stayed.”

“Oh,” she said, not wanting to pry.” Everyone had secrets. He could keep his, just like she would keep hers. “I ran away from home when I was four,” Kate said. “I can’t remember why. I regret it now.” She felt a wave of longing wash through her belly. What she would give to turn back time.

“That’s where we are different. I don’t regret anything,” Gianni said. “The past is the past and the future is what one creates.“

“You make it sound easy.“

“It’s a choice,” Gianni said. “So what will yours be?“

“I wasn’t aware I needed to make one,” Kate said.

“About me.”

“You?”

His eyes, that intriguing shade of amber that sometimes looked like gold, glittered as he pulled the Range Rover to the side of the road and stopped the engine. Zac regarded them with smiling eyes, then turned, and padded to the back seat as Gianni leant toward her.

She missed hugs. She missed being held. She missed cuddles. Her soul ached with need. She closed her eyes, holding back tears of longing.

Her heart hammered, then stopped as his arms wrapped around her.  She felt an iron wall of terror slam between them. I can do this, she silently affirmed, willing the wall to yield. I can let myself be hugged.

His hug was honest, caring, real, she registered as she folded into his chest. She sighed with relief. His hug held no demand. His hug was not a grope. His hug asked nothing of her. Just that she allowed herself to be loved.

A wave of guilt surged through her. God, what was she thinking? “I have things to do,” Issy said tearing herself away. She wasn’t ready. Perhaps she never would be, she mused, ignoring the conflicting desire swimming through her body.

“Perhaps I can help?” His tone held no hint of her rejection.

What was it he had said, ‘I’m an acquirer. I always get what I want.’ Was it possible he wanted her? All of her? Despite the fact she was a cot-case. But why?

Well, maybe she should join the acquisition business too.  She had to move the beehives again. The fact was an extra pair of hands, particularly, attached to muscular arms as powerful as Gianni’s would shortcut the effort. She couldn’t allow herself to be loved, but she could allow herself to acquire his help.

“I enjoyed today,” he said. “I’d like to get to know you better.”

“I’d like that,” she said, ignoring the fear that pounded through her.

Spending more time together couldn’t hurt, could it?

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This beautiful, heart-flaming Christmas romance is available now!

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Christmas is back!

Date: October 30th, 2021, Posted by mollie

Hi everyone,

I hope you are happy and well. It’s been such a long time since I sat down to write. It wasn’t until I read an interview linked from Danielle Steele’s blog that I figured out why. All this Covid news has been really discouraging and distracting and here in New Zealand, we are still isolated from the rest of the world. Our largest city, Auckland is still in lockdown and where I live we have snap lockdowns which happen with very little warning. Most of the population is vaccinated, but it still happens. So many people are super stressed and they can’t travel to be with their loved ones.

Here’s what Danielle Steele shared:

“During the pandemic confinement here in France, I found it infinitely harder to write. It was like dragging a dead rhinoceros around. I sat there some days and produced two pages in 18 hours. It was ghastly. I never realized how much I’m like a bird making a nest when I’m writing. I’ll throw in a little thing that I saw that day on the street or in a restaurant, a sunset emerging, a child being silly. But we weren’t supposed to leave our houses, except to walk a dog. I was alone in my apartment for 77 days. There was no external input for the machine.”

Like Danielle, by nature, I am an anxious person. I’ve found that pouring my soul into painting since the pandemic hit has been helpful, which is why I haven’t been doing much writing. But as Christmas comes closer, I really want to finish Love All of Me, the Christmas themed romance I started two years ago. I really want you to enjoy it. I know you will laugh and cry. And I think you will love my Santa, the Italian billionaire, Gianni Romano. And I love my heroine, Kate Miller. She’s a beekeeper with a beautiful heart, but like so many of us who have lost loved ones through tragedy, she is in a lot of pain. She’s afraid of loving anyone again.

A lot of my inspiration comes from my travels or events that happen. Perhaps I’ll have to do a pandemic romance. But, to be honest, like all of us, I just wish it would end. My Christmas romance, Love All of Me, was inspired by events three years ago, a few weeks before Christmas.

On 9 December 2019 White Island, an active stratovolcano island in New Zealand’s northeastern Bay of Plenty region explosively erupted. The island was a popular tourist destination, known for its volcanic activity, and 47 people were on the island at the time.

Twenty-two people died, either in the explosion or from injuries sustained, including two whose bodies were never found and were later declared dead. A further 25 people suffered injuries, with the majority needing intensive care for severe burns.

It was such an awful, awful tragedy. Sometimes I read a story in a newspaper or hear about someone’s experience, and it sparks a story. And that’s how Love All of Me began.

I read about a young man (aged only nineteen) who not only was severely burned but awoke from his induced coma to learn that his entire family had died.

I wondered, what would it be like to be a survivor? What if you felt you had no right to live, let alone love again? What if you were wracked with survivor’s guilt?  What if your scars weren’t just on the outside but buried deep within?

What and who would it take to heal such traumatic scars?

The story was also inspired by my father, G.W. Gaisford who discovered a miraculous way to help heal deep burns using an emulsion created in part from bees honey. I’m proud to say that my father cured so many people who would otherwise have been left with disfiguring scars.

I wondered, what if my heroine wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps and as a result founded a honey empire. 

Where I live, in the Bay of Islands, the Manuka flower attracts many bees and a great many successful companies have been founded here. It astounds me how clever, and vital to life, bees are.

I wrote my first draft in the notes section of my iPhone as news of the fatal volcanic eruption on White Island unfolded.

Love All of Me is a clean romance, brimming with the promise of a happily ever after. Set in The Bay of Islands, New Zealand—one of the most beautiful, unspoiled, sensuous places in the world.

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I’m sending the book out to my Beta readers in a few days. Hurray! In the meantime, I thought you might like to see one of the ‘paintings’ I’ve been making. It’s made from beeswax, so perfect for this story:)

P.S. I hope you enjoy meeting Issy Riley again, The art therapist you met in Married by Christmas or The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride.

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Happy Mother’s Day: We’re Glad Their Mums Created Our Loveable Heroines

Date: May 7th, 2021, Posted by mollie

Dear friends,

Where ever you are in the world, whether you’re a mum or not, it’s fab to celebrate our mothers. So many of my loveable heroines have been created because of their strong mothers. Women create, nurture and give birth to life. But not all mums know how to love their daughters. Sometimes their daughters don’t meet their mum’s expectations. Or their mums have had a difficult life themselves. That doesn’t make their mums inherently bad. A true heroine knows how to spin gold from straw and sparkle through the darkness. That’s what makes them so loveable.

As I share in my children’s book, Why Doesn’t Mummy Love Me?

As a child therapist, I had the privilege of hearing from boys and girls, young and old, who told me that their mummies didn’t love them as they should. 

“If I was my mother, I wouldn’t drink,” one 8-year-old said. His father was in prison and his mother was at the pub. Luckily he had an excellent GRAND-mummy who was raising him and bringing him to therapy to help with his anger issues.

“My mother wanted custody of my sister, but she didn’t come for me. She doesn’t want me. She doesn’t love me. I’m no good,” a 12-year-old boy referred, also for anger issues, told me.  

“I want to kill myself,” a 10-year-old sobbed. “My mother is always yelling at me. The more I try to do to make her happy, the more she gives me and then she shouts when I can’t do it all. She wouldn’t care if I died.”

Look into their mother’s history, as I helped these children do, and as I have done to heal my own wounds, and they discover that their mothers are walking wounded. Their mummies (and daddies) rather than learn from their childhoods, victimise all, or some of their children.

One woman, now in her mid-fifties, was the daughter of a mother raised by an alcoholic. “I don’t remember my mother ever being sober,” her mother once confided in her. “And my father flew into violent rages.”

A child of divorced parents once said to her mother, “If you don’t love my dad that means you don’t love half of me.”

I can see the logic, but also the mistaken belief – because her mother had raised her on her own and had given her more love than 20 fathers ever could.

Reflecting now I wonder if a mother doesn’t or can’t love her daughter perhaps there is 50 per cent or more about herself that she doesn’t love either. Perhaps because of the damage inflicted by her mummy (or daddy) too.

Only love loves. It’s often a hard lesson to learn. So many unloved children suffer from mental illnesses, which if left unexamined extends into adulthood

“I was four or five I ran away from home. It’s my earliest memory of wanting to find someone to love me,” a client shared with me.

“I think my mother-story started at birth. I was the first-born— a girl. Not the son my parents wanted. But perhaps the daughter upon whom my father doted. They quickly tried again. My brother, my mother’s favourite, arrived with lungs that never stopped yelling, 11 months after I was born.”

“Don’t show off,” her mother scolded my client, then a child, when she would come home from school with A’s. “Don’t do so well, you know your brother finds school hard.” 

She told me that both her siblings later excelled commercially.

“Don’t do this. Don’t do that. Don’t be that. Don’t wear that. Don’t say that. Whack! Don’t be left-handed,” she was told with smack and smack.

“Don’t! Don’t. I soon lost myself. I became a mummy pleaser—or, rather, I tried. Bending over to try to be loved, keeping quiet when I wanted to cry or share something that made me happy. I pursued careers in accounting and banking to make my parents happy—at the cost of my own mental and emotional health.”

I can assure you people-pleasing is not a winner’s strategy. If someone has taken a dislike to you, sometimes, like a person who hates eating fish, their distaste never changes. 

Nor should you.

If you can’t be loved by your mother unconditionally then love yourself unconditionally. Warts, pimples, freckles, flaws and extraordinary talents and all.  Because you are a star. We all are. Some stars live in dark galaxies, and others need to live in the light to shine brightly.

Promise me you won’t play small to make others feel tall. Be greater today than the story of your past. 

Everyone’s mean-mother story is unique. As one of my clients shared, “My issues with my Mum were a bit different.   She definitely had a victim mentality and while she would say she was proud of me and my brother with our achievements, there was always a little dig about how much luckier we were than she was.   She ‘took umbrage’ (her words) to everything and always seemed to turn an innocuous comment into a personal attack on her.   Threatened suicide several times which meant every time I had a fight with her, I had to ring one of her friends afterwards to check in on her to make sure she hadn’t done anything stupid.   I think when Dad left (when I was 15), she defined herself as a divorced woman and never recovered.”    

Of course, it’s not just mums that can be mean, or manipulative. There’s plenty of mean and toxic dads out there.  If you think you were or are lucky to have your mum or dad, I promise you one day you’ll look back and you’ll understand why you had your parents.

Like my book coaching client Heather who channelled her lack of love into teaching and later became a children’s self-empowerment author.

Similarly, author and creator of Hay House books, Louise Hay who was sexually and emotionally abused as a child, transformed her wounds into wisdom. Hay’s success lay in highlighting the power of our words to both heal and harm. 

David Chase, the creator of The Sopranos, based Livia heavily on his own mother, Norma Chase. He described her as being paranoid, sharp-tongued, abusive, and disregarding her son’s career achievements. Many of Livia’s memorable lines, such as “Poor you” (something my mother said whenever I tried to tell her how I felt) are what Norma Chase would say. Rather than be victimised he spent time in psychotherapy and channelled his experiences of growing up with a narcissistic mother into the gangster Tony Sopranos, mother.

Or Kiwi songbird, Kiri Te Kanawa, who said, “I learned early on to be self-reliant.”

Similarly, actress Drew Barrymore divorced both parents when she was fifteen.

In short, it’s easy to imagine who you may have become had your mother been kinder, nicer, sweeter. 

But what if the real tragedy is, who would you not have become had life treated you differently? What if your life unfolded exactly as it should? What if there was a divine plan? There’s magic in that!

“Go laugh in the places you cried. Change the narrative. Everything aligns.”

I hope you enjoy this collection of some of my favourite love stories and the heroines their not always so loving mums created.

Flight Of Passion

Devastatingly handsome Oliver Hart is used to getting what he wants. Single, thirty-five, and a committed bachelor he plays by his own rules. On a personal quest to catch a rare, elusive and very valuable butterfly he’s unwillingly distracted by former flame Ruby Diaz — a woman who callously abandoned him eight years earlier. When he decides he wants to reclaim the beauty as his own — in his mind, it’s as good as done.

But Ruby’s not his for the taking. Promised to the son of a wealthy landowner she refuses to succumb to his charms. On a quest to save her family land Ruby knows she must put duty first and silence the passionate stirrings of her heart. But Oliver doesn’t make things easy for her. He’s not taking no for an answer.

Risking everything to help the woman he loves to gain her freedom, Oliver entangles himself in an emotional net that alters his life forever. As he sacrifices his own selfish pursuit to help Ruby he realizes that you may be able to own something but you can never own someone – especially the women you love.

PRAISE FOR FLIGHT OF PASSION

tantalizes your senses

“This is a well-written book that tantalizes your senses. Will Oliver be able to convince Ruby that she loves him enough to disobey her family? Can they find each other when all seems lost? An excellent book that I highly recommend. It will have you laughing with joy and crying with sadness.”

~ Marie Fraser

a beautifully scripted story

“Mollie Mathews has written a beautifully scripted story of two people wildly attracted to each other but too constrained by family expectations to allow themselves to commit. When they meet again after eight years can they move beyond old patterns of behavior or are they doomed to always want, but never have?”

~ Jane Whitmeyer

a touching and heart-warming book

“This book is a carefully crafted, truly original story. Mollie’s wonderfully descriptive narrative paints a picture in which it is easy to lose oneself—I really felt like I had been to Mexico by the time I had finished. Her butterfly theme echoes throughout the book both literally and figuratively. The main characters, Oliver and Ruby, are each conflicted in their own ways. Despite facing challenges, both ultimately find the strength to work through their difficulties to emerge better people, and most importantly, triumph over adversity together. A touching and heart-warming book, well worth a read.”

~ Cathy Rioran

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Claimed by The Sheikh

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Sex With Strangers

In love, the most dangerous enemy is saucy secrets

44-year-old Ruby Evans doesn’t want to be a ‘leftover girl.’ But finding a ‘forever’ man is proving impossible.

Suddenly single after 20 years of marriage, her husband is the only man she has ever slept with. But the one bit of security she always thought she’d hold onto for the rest of her life is brutally ripped from her.

Humiliatingly and cruelly ex-ed when her husband trades her for a younger model, Chanel Zest, a long-time friend and motivational life coach, comes to her rescue. Together they embark on a quest to reclaim and rebuild Ruby’s shattered life and begin the grueling process of dating again.

Once in a pink moon, Ruby has to play dirty…

If you loved Brigette Jones’s Diary and enjoy romantic comedy, you’ll love Sex With Strangers.

Full of quirky humor and the promise of a happily ever after.

Sex with Strangers is a clean romantic comedy with a few spicy bits.

PRAISE FOR SEX WITH STRANGERS

“I loved the humor”

“I absolutely enjoyed this story. I loved the storyline, I loved the characters, I loved the humor. I couldn’t put it down. The descriptions were perfect. I loved everything about this book especially the humor. It was funny, sad at times, and I loved it.”

~ Patricia Quinn

“Cute and fun to read”

“It was cute and fun to read. I really enjoyed the story because I liked it was charming and cute, a little humorous. I thought this story was a great kept my interest, had to finish the story I would recommend it to friends and family.”

~ Carol G.

“A playful and true view of a recently divorced woman”

“A playful and true view of a recently divorced woman. Every woman who has gone through a divorce after more than one-decade long marriage identifies with this story. The insecurities about going out single again, the difficulties in relating to previous friends as most of them are couples (nobody likes to be the third wheel), the feeling that you are viewed as a competitor (by a previous friend) and the list goes on. Not everyone has a supporting net as Ruby – the main character – does and even though her life coach has quite a few shortcomings about relating to people and finding love she does help Ruby to get on with her life. There are quite a few steamy parts but most of the book is written with a lot of humor and the characters are easy to get fond of. It’s a true picture of modern newly divorced women and it was a fun read!”
 
~ Claudete Takahashi

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The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage

Would you protect a murderer to save your family? Three women. Three lives. And the lies that bind them. Why is everyone afraid of the truth?

When a lonely young American woman inherits a painting she discovers her whole life was a lie. Desperate for the truth, she goes in search of her true identity. The painting is her only clue. But everyone is determined to keep its secret past repressed, including Vitaliano Rossi, the Italian gold tycoon, unnaturally suspicious of her motives, who wants the painting vanquished. How can she discover who she really is and convince him that his love means more to her than gold?

Praise for The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage

“great conflict”

“I loved the premise that she needs the hero to unlock the secrets to explain her past—it’s great conflict.”

“hunt for a dad”

“The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage,” by Mollie Matthews was an interesting read, to say the least. Ms. Matthews brings two characters to life in this enchanting tale of personalities that clash through much of the book. Determination not to give up shows the strength of these characters. This is a well-written novel. The author has done a wonderful job. I highly recommend this book and I think you will find it a good read.

“a delightful, suspenseful read”

“When Alexandra receives a lawyer’s letter informing her that the father she has no knowledge of, has left her an inheritance, including a very special and priceless painting, her world is thrown into disarray. Alex leaves the comfort of her home in New York to investigate her past in New Zealand where she is confronted by the unusual painting she names Lost Love. The painting stirs up more questions than answers and the simple investigation into the life of her father turns into a multidimensional mystery. It also brings an angry Vitaliano Rossi across her path and before she knows it, her life is intricately bound with his. In a relationship where both Alex and Vitali mistrust one another, theirs is a battle of wits as Vitali wants the painting every bit as much as Alex does, but neither will divulge the reasons as to why they do. The attraction between Vitali and Alex is electric and although the book is relatively clean, there is enough passion between them to boil water. As truths emerge and they come to an understanding of each other’s motives, the love that has been simmering between them comes out in full force. I loved both Vitali and Alex and even though Vitali was arrogant and seemed to be self-serving, he is nevertheless an exciting hero, whilst Alex is the kind of woman we can all identify with. This is an excellent and somewhat suspenseful read.”

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The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride

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