SC DAIKO

BESTSELLING ROMANCE AUTHOR

Updates

MAFIA LIGHT BOX SET AVAILABLE NOW!!!

by 16 Comments

Title: Mafia Light Box Set
Author: SC Daiko
Genre: Contemporary/Mafia Romance
Release Date: November 13, 2019
Cover Design: Booming Covers
Photographer: Wander Aguilar
Cover Model: Travis S.

 

 

 

Three books for the price of one!!! For a limited time, bestselling author SC Daiko brings together her mafia light romances in a box set with an extended Christmas epilogue.
BRUTE
Daniel Collins. Single Dad. My neighbor.
He’s the rudest man I’ve ever met.
Cold. Arrogant. Reclusive.
He’s so volatile everyone calls him the BRUTE.
I should stay away from him…
but I see what he’s trying to hide…
see past his hidden pain…
see the dark past threatening to destroy him.
When we touch, he unravels me,
and the oceans set alight.
But play with fire, and you will get burned.
A fragile heart can easily be broken again.
 
BEAST
I’ve been sold by my own father to a BEAST
Gleb Sokolov is the definition of a savage.
He’s an animal in bed and everywhere else.
A ruthless Russian Mafia boss, badass personified.
And my father just sold me to him, to pay off a debt.
But there’s something Gleb doesn’t know,
and I’ll do anything to keep him from finding out.
Eva Petrenko
Sassy, secretive, trouble with a capital T.
She drives me damn insane.
Except, when her father offers her to me, I find I can’t resist.
She belongs with me, even if she refuses to believe it.
Eva hates me, but I’ll go to the ends of the earth to protect her.
Problem is, her father isn’t the only one with debts…
and mine are the kind I’ll need to pay with my own blood.
BRASH
Brash, aka Ben Collins.
Notorious playboy.
Drop-dead gorgeous.
But rude, impetuous and condescending.
He calls me ‘little girl’ and I hate him.
Except everything changes when our plane crashes
And I’m trapped with him on a deserted island.
I see right through those indigo-blue eyes.
Brash is damaged.
But that doesn’t give him the right to be a douchebag.
I’ll bring him to his knees
… if only he’d stop making me weak in mine.
Aly, aka Alyona Abramovich.
Mafia princess.
Beautiful and alluring
She isn’t the spoiled brat I thought she was.
There’s an innocence about her
which calls to something long buried.
That’s risky for a man like me and a woman like her.
I’m a dirty bastard at the best of times
And this isn’t the best of times…

 

 
 

 

BRUTE “a hurricane of a story! Intense, steamy and some dark secrets,” Stina, Book Haven Book Blog.

 

BEAST “a wonderful story, that will pull on your heart strings and bring tears to your eyes,” Susan D., Amazon Vine Voice reviewer.

 

BRASH “Unlike any romance novel I’ve ever read – in a great way – Brash is a love story that has a truly unique voice,” Jeeves Reads Romance.

SC Daiko, aka Siobhan, is a British author of fast-paced bestselling contemporary romance and romantic suspense. When she isn’t writing or looking after guests, Siobhan loves to swim in the sea, travel around Europe, sample different food and enjoy local wine. She has worked in the City of London and taught languages in a Welsh high school before moving to Italy, where she now lives with her husband and two cats. Nothing makes Siobhan happier than connecting with readers and fellow authors.

 


HOSTED BY:

COVER REVEAL “MAFIA LIGHT” Box Set (Includes BRUTE, BEAST, BRASH and an Extended Christmas Epilogue)

by Leave a Comment

 

Title: MAFIA LIGHT BOX SET

Author: SC Daiko

Genre: Contemporary Romance/Mafia Romance

Release Date: November 18, 2019

Cover Design: Booming Covers

Photographer: Wander Aguilar

Cover Model: Travis S.

Three books for the price of one!!! For a limited time, bestselling author SC Daiko brings together her mafia light romances in a box set with an extended Christmas epilogue.

Add to your Goodreads TBR https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48755128-mafia-light-box-set

BRUTE “a hurricane of a story! Intense, steamy and some dark secrets,” Stina, Book Haven Book Blog.

BEAST “a wonderful story, that will pull on your heart strings and bring tears to your eyes,” Susan D., Amazon Vine Voice reviewer.

BRASH “Unlike any romance novel I’ve ever read – in a great way – Brash is a love story that has a truly unique voice,” Jeeves Reads Romance.

BRUTE

Daniel Collins. Single Dad. My neighbor.

He’s the rudest man I’ve ever met.

Cold. Arrogant. Reclusive.

He’s so volatile everyone calls him the BRUTE.

I should stay away from him…

but I see what he’s trying to hide…

see past his hidden pain…

see the dark past threatening to destroy him.

When we touch, he unravels me,

and the oceans set alight.

But play with fire, and you will get burned.

A fragile heart can easily be broken again.

BEAST

I’ve been sold by my own father to a BEAST

Gleb Sokolov is the definition of a savage.

He’s an animal in bed and everywhere else.

A ruthless Russian Mafia boss, badass personified.

And my father just sold me to him, to pay off a debt.

But there’s something Gleb doesn’t know,

and I’ll do anything to keep him from finding out.

Eva Petrenko

Sassy, secretive, trouble with a capital T.

She drives me damn insane.

Except, when her father offers her to me, I find I can’t resist.

She belongs with me, even if she refuses to believe it.

Eva hates me, but I’ll go to the ends of the earth to protect her.

Problem is, her father isn’t the only one with debts…

and mine are the kind I’ll need to pay with my own blood.

BRASH

Brash, aka Ben Collins.

Notorious playboy.

Drop-dead gorgeous.

But rude, impetuous and condescending.

He calls me ‘little girl’ and I hate him.

Except everything changes when our plane crashes

And I’m trapped with him on a deserted island.

I see right through those indigo-blue eyes.

Brash is damaged.

But that doesn’t give him the right to be a douchebag.

I’ll bring him to his knees

… if only he’d stop making me weak in mine.

Aly, aka Alyona Abramovich.

Mafia princess.

Beautiful and alluring

She isn’t the spoiled brat I thought she was.

There’s an innocence about her

which calls to something long buried.

That’s risky for a man like me and a woman like her.

I’m a dirty bastard at the best of times

And this isn’t the best of times…

 

 

ROCK STAR is available now!!!

by 21 Comments

  • I am happy to announce that Rock Star has been published on Amazon!!!

Axel Wainwright. British rock god. Bad boy.

He sets the crowds on fire with his voice and his words.

Singing backup for him is my dream job.

My big chance to get recognised and become a star.

Music is my life and now it consumes me.

HE consumes me.

But I have my career to think about; I’ve worked years for this.

I need to keep my distance from Axel, or he’ll burn me to ashes.

Except, guess what? The best-laid plans have a habit of going wrong.

My name is Phoenix Johnson, and, like Icarus, I’ve flown too close to the sun.

 

Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/36eDWcv

Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2p8r0Ei

Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/36jnSGm

Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/2MR5r48

Worldwide: http://viewbook.at/ROCKSTARSCD

 

Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/hMkzbFOdTPs

 

Advance Reader Review quotes:

 

“I was hanging on to every word,” A Book Lovers Emporium Book Blog

“beautiful intense heartfelt,” Goodreads reviewer

“beyond steamy,” Goodreads reviewer

“Axel Wainwright stole my heart,” Goodreads reviewer

“A great rockstar read,” Goodreads reviewer

“Passion, heartache, family love – this story had it all,” Kindle Freak Book Blog

“melted my Kindle,” Goodreads reviewer

“Axel and Phoenix were an absolute joy to read about,” Goodreads reviewer

“Axel had me swooning,” Goodreads reviewer

“A definite must read,” Ann (Literary Lust)

“this author nailed it,” Goodreads reviewer

“Great, engaging characters,” Goodreads reviewer

“Sweet and romantic,” Beyond the Covers Blog

“the two main characters are to die for,” Goodreads reviewer

“This story will touch you,” Goodreads reviewer

“I highly, highly recommend Rock Star,” Goodreads reviewer

“Go … Grab this book… Read it! SC Daiko never disappoints!!” Goodreads reviewer

“Another must read book by an awesome author.” Goodreads reviewer

 

 

 

 

COVER REVEAL “ROCK STAR”

by Leave a Comment

Title: ROCK STAR
Author: SC Daiko
Genre: Contemporary Romance/NA Romance
Release Date: October 31, 2019
Photographer: Wander Aguilar
Cover Model: Zack Salaun

 

Axel Wainwright. British rock god. Bad boy.

 

He sets the crowds on fire with his voice and his words.
Singing backup for him is my dream job.
My big chance to get recognised and become a star.
Music is my life and now it consumes me.
HE consumes me.
But I have my career to think about; I’ve worked years for this.
I need to keep my distance from Axel, or he’ll burn me to ashes.
Except, guess what? The best-laid plans have a habit of going wrong.
My name is Phoenix Johnson, and, like Icarus, I’ve flown too close to the sun.

 

The guys were waiting backstage behind a velvet curtain when I joined them. They all told me I looked beautiful and I said the same back to them. I wasn’t lying… they were freaking rock gods, dressed in ripped jeans, skin-tight tees, chains and amulets around their necks, each one of them over six feet in height and drop-dead gorgeous. In my heels, my head only came up to their chins as they pulled me into a group hug—it was what they always did before a concert, and it felt oddly reassuring. 

“Awesome tat, Firebird,” Axel whispered into my ear, sending a shiver to my core.

“Can’t wait to see yours,” I countered, my voice breathy.

His gaze lingered on me, stripping me naked. 

Oh, God.

I guessed it was this sexy dress… he’d treated me one hundred percent professionally while I’d been practicing with him at his place, keeping his distance and not repeating the kiss he’d given me that first time.

The time when I’d felt his hard-on as I’d brushed past him.

Now wasn’t the moment to think about such things, though. The music being played on the sound system beforehand had fallen silent, and I could sense the anticipation of the audience as we walked onto the darkened stage. 

We took up our positions, the stage lights hitting us and an eruption of whistles and screams broke out. Foxy clacked his sticks three times, then brought them down on the skins. Rhys launched into the riff, his guitar wailing. Zach came in on the keyboards. Axel added the bass and his voice cut through the air like a shard of glass. ‘Ghost in the Heart’—all crashes and slashing cords lit by flashing, almost blinding white light—was the perfect overture, and I felt honored to be contributing my voice harmonies toward it.

The crowd went wild, I could tell from the whoops, but, as the song neared its end, the band surprised them by kicking the tempo up a notch. Foxy drummed faster, faster, faster, and Axel shouted, “jump!” The spinning stage lights flashed to purple, and the audience was suddenly, undeniably, at a ChiMera rave, having the time of their lives.

Song followed electrifying song. I couldn’t take my eyes off Axel. He was mesmerizing, seeming to touch the life of every person in the crowd. He spread his arms out wide then brought them in, pointing toward the wildest fans, who then lost their shit. After crouching and singing to the front row, he would leap up in an explosion of energy that sent the entire nightclub into a frenzy. He fed off the response, devouring it like he’d been starved, and throwing it back at them, his infectious performance almost tangible, like something they could reach out and grasp in their hands.

With bated breath, I waited for the ‘off the shirt’ moment. When it came, toward the end of the set, my legs felt as if they would slip from under me. Dammit he was ripped. Freaking beautiful. He threw his tee into the audience and the spotlight followed it to the lucky recipient, a dark-haired lady who let out a squeal of pleasure before burying her nose in it. Axel held every woman in the audience in his hands at that point. I wouldn’t have been surprised if they’d thrown their panties at him. I stared at the stunning bass guitar tat on his shoulder and I couldn’t help smiling. He was such a bad ass.
 

 

 

 

SC Daiko, aka Siobhan, is a British author of fast-paced bestselling contemporary romance and romantic suspense. When she isn’t writing or looking after guests, Siobhan loves to swim in the sea, travel around Europe, sample different food and enjoy local wine. She has worked in the City of London and taught languages in a Welsh high school before moving to Italy, where she now lives with her husband and two cats. Nothing makes Siobhan happier than connecting with readers and fellow authors.

 

 

 

 

 


HOSTED BY:

ROCK STAR will release end of October!!!

by

Here is the latest draft of the blurb!

“Axel Wainwright. British rock god. Bad boy.

He sets the crowds on fire with his voice and his words.

Singing backup for him is my dream job.

My big chance to get recognised and become a star.

Music is my life and now it consumes me.

HE consumes me.

But I have my career to think about; I’ve worked years for this.

I need to keep my distance from Axel, or he’ll burn me to ashes.

Except, guess what? The best-laid plans have a habit of going wrong.

My name is Phoenix Johnson, and, like Icarus, I’ve flown too close to the sun.”

HERE

 

Here are a couple of extracts.

PHOENIX

He was so beautiful I forgot to breathe… not something anyone, let alone a singer, should ever forget to do.
Dirty collar-length blond hair all messed up.
A close-cropped beard.
Smoldering dark-brown eyes.
Eyes that were trained on mine.
Tormented eyes…

AXEL

Bending into the mic, I raked my gaze down her smoking hot body, lingering on her gorgeous ass encased in those skin-tight jeans. Her t-shirt hugged what looked like a luscious pair of tits. I wondered if they were real…
Not that I’d ever find out.
Not with her.
Anyone else, and I’d have already scored a hit.
I liked women, and they liked me.
I liked to fuck.
Hard, and often.
Apart from singing, writing songs, and running CM Records with my bandmates and management team, fucking was the only other thing I was good at…

*** RELEASE BLITZ *** Lady of Venice by SC Daiko writing as Siobhan Daiko 

by

Title: Lady of Venice
Author: SC Daiko writing as Siobhan Daiko 
Genre: Historical Time-Slip Romance; Historical Mystery and Suspense
Release Date: July 22, 2019
Cover Design: Cover Kitchen
“Two women separated by time, but united by passion and art.”
 
A captivating historical romance, LADY of VENICE will transport you to Italy past and present. An incredible love story from international bestselling author SC Daiko, writing as Siobhan Daiko.
In 1504, Cecilia, a lady of Venice, joins the court of Queen Caterina Cornaro—where she catches the eye of a powerful stranger who will stop at nothing to make her his.
Summer 1989, and Fern, on vacation in Italy to deal with a personal trauma, finds herself pulled back to the sixteenth century and drawn inescapably into Cecilia’s life.
Intrigue and romance flourish at the Queen’s court as Cecilia embarks on a passionate but ill-fated affair with a penniless painter.
 
Luca, a twentieth century Italian architect, notices a resemblance between Fern and the girl in a painting by the artist, Giorgione. He helps Fern cope with her visions while falling increasingly under her spell.
Echoes of the past begin to manifest themselves in the present through a series of startling coincidences, until past and present collide—throwing both Fern and Cecilia into deathly danger.
 
Can Fern stay safe and come to terms with her own past?
This book was previously published as “Lady of Asolo”.

“The author paints a beautifully written story with intricate details of the beauty that surrounds Italy as it floats onto the canvas…” Beyond the Covers Book Blog

“Romance, love, hot scenes, drama and one hell of a gripping story line.” Michelle’s Goodreads Review

“Beautiful description and so much mystery I couldn’t put it down.” Lisa’s Goodreads Review

Siobhan Daiko, who also writes as SC Daiko, is an award-winning British author of international bestselling contemporary and historical romance and romantic suspense. Siobhan loves to swim in the sea, travel around Europe, sample different food and enjoy local wine. She has worked in the City of London and taught languages in a Welsh high school before moving to Italy, where she now lives with her husband and two cats. Nothing makes her happier than connecting with readers.
 

HOSTED BY: