AMA - You Ask, BK Answers!

Hey, loves! We’re back for another round of AMA where you ask me all your burning questions, and I do my very best to answer them. As a reminder, my AMA form isn’t the place for Outtake requests, as I do have a form for those and I post it every Friday whenever I write and post an outtake on the blog for you. So, please put that there so it doesn’t get deleted on you.

Do you have a question for me?

Awesome.

Drop it into my form HERE and I will get to it as soon as I can.

Onto the questions!

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1. Hi Bethany, love your work! Since this year you will be releasing the Guzzi boys I was wondering if you planned on doing a boxset for them like you did earlier this year for Ren and Lucia? If so would you include all 5 books? Thanks for answering.

Hi there.

So, the Guzzi series is actually 6 books, not five. And no, they will not all be included in one boxset. The first two, Corrado and Alessio will be in their own duet boxset, and the remaining 4 Guzzi brothers will also have their own boxset. There will be companions included with these boxsets but also published standalone incase people want just the companion and not the boxset.

2. I don't mean this in bad way or anything, but how on earth are you handling five boys in your house?Is there some secret receipt or something? Wishing you all the best.

Hi.

Haha, well ... I have four boys, not five. But if you include my husband as a child, and I often do, it's a little crazy here sometimes. Although, my sister lives and works for me as a live-in nanny and that heps a great deal. More than I can explain. Sometimes I still get overwhelmed or get next to nothing done when it comes to work but that's just my life.

3. I absolutely adore your writing style, and you’re my fave mafia author <3 I know that you’ve already written arranged marriage (or of convenience) novels, but I wanted to know if you maybe have in mind writing another one soon in a new universe :o . Love u.

Hi there. And thank you.

Yep, there will be a couple (or more) arranged marriages and marriages of conveniences in the new world. In fact, Fourth's marriage is basically an arranged marriage ... but I can't give too many details as it will spoil a lot of his book.

Just have to wait and see.

4. Hello! I just discovered your books and now I have a hangover for Dante and Demyan. My question, in fact, is about Claire. I wanted to know what was her relationship with her mother? Were they close or once her mother married Cavan's dad forgot about her daughter? Was she like a series B child? Did she blame her daughter for marrying the man who killed her son? Thank you!! Kisses.

Hi there.

To be honest, you've thought more about her relationship with her mother than I ever did because it didn't really matter when I wrote her and Demyan's story. Her mother wasn't in the picture and didn't have a heavy hand in the plot so it didn't seem important.

I suspect they had a decent relationship that later became strained for obvious reasons.

5. Hi Bethany, I just want to ask what’s the update on Kolya and Maya’s book. Thank you.

Hi there.

You can find an expected pub date on my website for Fractured Ties (their book) on the coming soon page. It'll be next year. :)

That's all for this week, loves. Until the next!

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