Writing the next story... #DarkRomance #SecondChanceRomance #OppositeAttract

By Amber Daulton (Guest Blogger)

Lost in His Spiderwebs is the second book in the Lozano Cartel series, which follows Rubén Lozano and Drina Cabrera in a second chance dark romance neither of them expected.

Rubén is not a man to trifle with. He’s a ruthless, secretive cartel kingpin who will spill blood to further his end goals. Drina is a widowed mom who lives her life around her job and raising her daughter. These two people have nothing in common, or so it seems. After Drina’s life turns upside down and she finds herself at the mercy of a violent cartel, fate sends the one man she wants nothing to do with right into her path. Yet, Rubén is the only person who can help her.

Readers will first meet Rubén and Drina as supporting characters in Dark Hearts Aflame, book one in the series. Right away, I knew I wanted to explore and develop Rubén’s character and give him his own book, but I wasn’t sure who his heroine would be. After coming up with and discarding a couple of ideas, inspiration finally struck. Drina! She would be perfect for him. I love the opposites attract trope, so I plotted out the story with Drina as his love interest. But something didn’t feel right. At this point in my brainstorming process, Rubén and Drina were strangers when they meet in Chapter One. I didn’t like that. There wasn’t enough emotion or connection between them to satisfy me, let alone the reader.

What was I to do? I stressed over this for weeks, trying to figure out a way to add some pizzazz. Then it clicked. A second chance romance, another favorite trope. What if Rubén and Drina were lovers years earlier? What if he was the father of her daughter, and he doesn’t know it? Those questions whipped through my mind like lightning; I knew exactly what I had to do.

Once I got the beginning of the book figured out, the rest of it fell quickly into place. I had so many ideas, though some of them were cut for better pacing and word count. The final product is an edgy, angsty, erotic story befitting the dark romance genre, and I’m thrilled to share it with you.

Lost in His Spiderwebs is now on preorder and will be live on October 14, 2025. The next book, Corrupting His Wife, is in the draft stage and scheduled for release in April 2026. The Lozano Cartel series will span several standalone novels, so please subscribe to my newsletter or follow my social media to keep tabs on when these books will be out. Until then, add Lost in His Spiderwebs to your reading list. You won’t be disappointed.

Blurb

Kidnapped by the enemy. Bought by the jefe. Will his smoldering touch thaw her frozen heart?

Rubén Lozano, the new leader of the Lozano Cartel, craves peace amidst a legacy of bloodshed and death. He never expected to find his ex-lover, Drina Cabrera, in the clutches of his vicious rivals. Her haunted eyes compel him to rescue her, but freeing her is another matter.

After five months of captivity, Drina trades one captor for another. Though she succumbs to Rubén’s masterful touch, the bittersweet memory of her daughter and the life she was stolen from is a constant wedge between them.

When Rubén’s darkest secret comes out, he will have to wash his hands in crimson. Will Drina let her king face the danger alone, or stand at his side as his cartel queen?

– Book two in the dark romance series, the Lozano Cartel. All the books can be read as a standalone, but are part of an interconnected series.

– Scenes featuring drug distribution, violence, kidnapping, and attempted sexual assault may be uncomfortable for some readers.

– No cheating. HEA guaranteed!

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Excerpt (R-Rated)

He snapped her bra strap.

“Ahh!” She jumped, rubbing his erection.

“Easy, little girl. You don’t want me coming too soon, right?” He clasped her waist and rotated his hips, pressing himself harder against her.

“I don’t want you coming at all, at least around me.”

Again, he laughed. “So your mouth says. Your body wants me.”

“Not true.” Pressure pounded through her arms as she clutched the balcony rail tighter. He could easily throw her over the edge, especially since she was already dangling half off it. Heat radiated from his powerful body and enveloped her.

“Here’s the proof.” He gripped her hip with one hand while he snaked the other beneath the hem of her leggings and panties. His rings brushed her skin as he slipped his finger between her fleshy folds.

She gasped. Her body clenched.

“Warm. Wet. You want me more than anything.”

“Lies. P-please, stop,” she stuttered again, fighting back waves of pleasure. As he withdrew his hand, she bit her tongue to silence a scream of denial. She was so messed up. She couldn’t want him. Shouldn’t want him. Didn’t want him, but she burned for his touch.

He dragged her bottoms down her thighs.

Hot air rushed over her exposed core. “Ahh! Rubén, what—” Two thick fingers invaded, and his rings pressed tight against her needy center. She cried out and bucked her hips. His throaty growl raised the fine hair on her arms and nape. He pushed in and out, stroking her faster. Breathy mewls escaped her mouth. As he curled his fingers, she bit her lip and braced her face against her arm to muffle her moans.

“Scream, Drina. Let everyone hear you.” He gripped a handful of her hair and jerked her head back.

She leaned against his hard chest, her head braced in the crook of his neck and shoulder. Her scalp smarted, the pain spurring her on. Tears pricked her eyes. Pressure throbbed in her core, pushing her closer to release. His arm gyrated against her belly, twisting and hiking up her tunic top, and bared her heated center for the world to see. An exhibitionist thrill shot through her. His magic fingers worked her into a throbbing bundle of nerves. Then he flicked her clit. The world crashed around her. A supernova blasted behind her eyes. Her guttural shout belted free. Liquid fire gushed from her long-neglected core.

“That’s it, my dirty little girl. You belong to me. Your cum, your orgasms, your body—all mine. No one else will ever make you squirt so hard. Say my name.”

“Ahh!” she cried out as he ruthlessly wrung the orgasm from her quivering body.

“My name. Say it,” he bit out against the shell of her ear, plucking and prodding her even faster. “Let every man around hear who owns you.”

“R-Rubén. Rubén. Oh my God. Rubén!” Another orgasm struck like a tsunami. She shouted in ecstasy, the sound ripping from the depths of her soul.

“So wet. You love my fingers inside you.” He held up his hand and let her juices glisten in the daylight. “Fuck, Drina. My hand is soaked.”

Dizziness swamped her. Knees weak, she leaned against him, trusting him to support her weight. Sexual bliss and relief that she’d gone without for so many years now flooded her bloodstream. No one had ever revved her up like this, not even Jacinto. Her pounding heart skipped a beat. Jacinto—her sweet, kind, loving husband. Shame consumed her from the inside out.

About the Author

Amber Daulton is the author of the Lozano Cartel, the Arresting Onyx, the Embracing You, and the Ramseys in Time series, as well as several standalone novellas. Her books are available in ebook, print on demand, audio, and foreign language formats.

She lives in North Carolina with her husband and demanding cats.

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