Dear Reader,
The Arrangement has been years in the making. Maybe not the story itself, but the idea of it. I have dozens of unfinished drafts sitting on my laptop - many of them waiting for the day I write “The End”. However, only one has made it to the finish line, and I’m incredibly proud of how far we’ve come. When I first started writing this book, I told myself it was going to be a standalone,
one and done. But the more I wrote, the more I realized that Emilia and Niko’s story couldn’t be stuffed into a 300-page book.
Over the past few years, I’ve spent a majority of my free time reading countless books on my Kindle. With that came an outpouring of ideas that I would quickly jot down in my Notes app. The recurring theme that seemed to always make its way in? Political intrigue. Thus, The Arrangement was born. I always joke with my husband that I’m positive we’ll get an unexpected wake-up knock from the FBI because my search history is a little… suspicious. But seriously, I’m truly honored if you’ve read my book and I hope the characters resonate with you–because secretly, I see myself in all of them.
I imparted a piece of my soul into each character: Emilia with her resilience, Thalia with her unwavering loyalty, Niko with his desire for change, and Max with his closeted golden-retriever personality that only comes out with those he trusts. If you take anything away from this book, let it be this: it’s okay not to be okay. It’s okay to want more. And it’s okay to want to walk away from the life that was chosen for you.
As you turn, swipe (or however you read) the pages of The Arrangement, I hope the drama is enough for your liking. I hope you find yourself teetering on the edge of your seat, angry at me for making you so invested in these characters. But most of all, I hope you become a lifelong fan of my work–because The Arrangement is only the beginning…
Happy reading!
Today, Lettie writes slow-burn romances—stories about characters who are imperfectly perfect, the hard moments that shape them, and the plot twists that leave readers reeling. Outside her writing life, she’s a wife and mom of two, roles that influence both her time and perspective. She’s also a dedicated soccer fan, the kind who will plan her day around a match and openly admit she’ll yell at the TV when things get heated.
Through all of it, her goal as an author is simple: she wants her characters to stay with readers long after the book ends.
Her latest book is the new adult romantic suspense, The Arrangement (Bancroft University Chronicles Book 1).
Visit her website at www.sdlettieauthor.com. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, BookBub and Goodreads.
You know that guy you fell for at sixteen—the one who vanished without explanation, leaving behind enough damage to last years? Now imagine being forced into an engagement with him because your parents decided you’re more useful as leverage than as a daughter.
And the part he forgot to mention? He’s heir to a Bratva empire with blood on its hands.
That’s Emilia’s life. Her future is not her own, and her fiancĂ©, Nikolai Volkov, is a man whose silence is more dangerous than his words. Their past is a wound. Their engagement is a threat. And what grows between them is something neither of them should let happen.
The Arrangement is a dark, slow-burn story of buried truths, political corruption, and a connection that pulls two damaged people toward a collision neither may survive unscathed.
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The Arrangement is available at Amazon.
