C L Matthews

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C.L. Matthews is a USA TODAY Bestselling Author who lives in lala-landia with her husband and invisible friends. She wants to riot the lack thereof authentic Mexican food in her state, but she’s an introvert at heart. She enjoys tacos, Red Bull, and warm water, because she’s crazy. She’s an oddball, and realizes it’s been mentioned before, just go with it. Her joys in life consist of writing unconventional romances, making book covers, causing havoc to her reader’s hearts, and genre hopping when she needs a change of scenery. She’s a special kind of weird and enjoys every moment of it.

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Inhale, Exhale.: A Standalone Angsty Contemporary Romance (Hollow Ridge) Aug 13, 2019

by C.L. Matthews, Nicole Zoltack

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It's raw, it's real, it's heartbreaking, and it is so, so page-meltingly hot. - Author Mary Catherine Gebhard What happens when your love isn't enough to save your marriage? "I do." Two words woven in love. In sickness and in health. For better or for worse. Til death do us part. And death dragged us apart. We both said those vows. But neither of us kept them. This is not one of those happy stories. Life isn't made of simple choices and happily ever afters. It's a dark place. It's not easy. It's full of mistakes and lessons. It hurts. And in the end, those two words said in love, are the same ones said in hate. "You want a divorce?" "I do." Each book in the Hollow Ridge series is a complete standalone.

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Here Lives a Corpse: A Dark Bully Academy Romance (Here Lies Book 1) Oct 13, 2020

by C.L. Matthews

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Here Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-book series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.

Life doesn’t promise anything but existence. Losing Cass proved that.
Everyone thinks I’m crazy.

Corpse.
Freak.
Vampire.

They called me the one who never overcame the loss of her brother, the outcast, the least likely to succeed. But what about their lies?

He jumped.
He wanted to die.
He killed himself.

When will they stop? Unraveling the secrets they founded this town with seems impossible.
Detangling the bloodlines that weave the very essence of Arcadia Crest might actually kill me.
Forgetting the little details I’ve erased from my memories as a result of love could be the catalyst of my entire story.

Death brought me hatred.
Hatred drove me to them.
They touched me only in secret.

All stories end in blood, but an oath was never part of that equation.

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Breathe: A Standalone Angsty Contemporary Romance Apr 14, 2020

by C.L. Matthews

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Full of depth and emotion, Breathe is beautifully written. The pain and angst drip from each page, spreading through your chest in the best of ways. - Author SM SotoWhat happens when history repeats itself? Do you fall into the same pattern of your brother, or do you overcome and keep your promises?You’d think five years would be enough time to cope and move on. It’s not.If anything, it’s given me more unrealistic ways to deal with my loss.More pain. And even worse, a woman I don’t love.A woman that isn’t her.I hate her.She hates me, too.My life’s a mess.My heart’s nonexistent.My soul was lost long ago.Worst of all, I no longer have any fucks to give.They say you find your true love after you lose your first one.I call bullshit.Each book in the Hollow Ridge series is a complete standalone.

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Music Lights & Never Afters Feb 8, 2022

by C.L. Matthews

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THIS IS A STANDALONE ROCKSTAR NOVEL.

Some blades cut deeper than others.

When I was younger, that saying never made sense. I was the child of a famous musician living my best life, learning talents of my own, and making the world my stage.

I had it all, until that very first cut.

Losing my parents was only a nick in the dumpster fire that became my life. Their death hurt, but not as bad as the betrayal I felt from Andy.

I admit I went a little crazy when they passed away. I isolated myself, pushed away everyone I could, and it worked.

I was free from the confines of expectations, but that high only lasted so long before the second cut came.

Andy gave me my space.

Even though I asked for it, it wasn’t what I wanted.

It was almost as if the connection we shared, all the late-night conversations, and laughs evaporated.

And now, five years later, when I feel at least halfway decent about my life and the music I create, she calls me, asking me to meet him—her new fiancé.

Some blades cut deeper than others, but that one completely bled me dry.

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Here Lies a Saint: A Dark Bully Academy Romance Dec 8, 2020

by C.L. Matthews

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Being rich is great until you become the saint of Arcadia.

Gentleman.
Charmer.
All-star.

They call me a saint, but if they knew the lies, the fallacies, and what truths I hide, I’d be labeled a proclaimed sinner.
I lie, do all the bad deeds, especially if it does right by her.

She’s the darkness but also the light.
He’s my downfall but also my redemption.
Two opposites, but somehow everything I’ve fought for.

Earning her, saving him, it’s all I can think of.

Saint or sinner, I’ll win her.
Death or life, I’ll protect him.
Truth or lie, I’ll save them.

Arcadia isn’t prepared for the war its wrought.
Good thing I’m a fighter.
No one said I’d bow down to an unworthy king.

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Here Loves a Sociopath: A Dark Bully Academy Romance (Here Lies Book 3) Apr 1, 2021

by C.L. Matthews

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Here Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-book series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.

We all have demons, some of us know how to befriend them rather than defy them.
They always speak of me… whispers of a devil with a charming smile. But they don’t know me, what truly lies beneath.
I’m a monster with the face of a boy, married to the darkness, harvested by the past, and saved by none.

My intentions aren’t clear, but the murky water my hopes died in is.
I’ll save her since no one else can. She’ll hate the process. They’ll run for their salvation. The Vestige won’t take any prisoners.

Taking away her choices wasn’t intentional, tying her hands wasn’t permanent, but stealing every part of her that matters was always my goal.

In the end, I’ll demolish the meek castle they’ve built, proving that the fixer will always outwin the weak.
Screw princes and kingdoms. The devil always played harder and smarter. She’s mine, they’ve only forgotten their place.

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Loveless: A Male-Male Forbidden Romance Aug 21, 2020

by C.L. Matthews

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Loveless is a standalone MM novella with an HEA.

I lie to everyone my entire life.
Hiding.
Lonely.
Loveless.
Then he came along.
The light to reveal me, casting my shadows away.
The partner to be here for me, who never allows me to be lonely again.
The man to prove I'm worthy, promising to show me I'm not loveless after all.
My little prince.
My savior.
My happy ending.
Mine.

I honestly don't read a lot of M/M romance, not a lot at all. In fact, once upon a time, I didn't think I ever would. So to those who are more accustomed to the exact sub-genre, it might be your usual, but to me, this one's a masterpiece. It's simple and understated, and yet, gut-wrenching at its core because of the truth and realism of how harmful unwarranted judgment and censure is. All in all, the story is perfection. Simply, pure and utter perfection. - Goodreads Reviewer

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Welcome to Cape Hill (Cape Hill Vipers Book 0) Dec 15, 2018

by C.L. Matthews

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We all have a set of rules.Protect the brotherhood.Provide homage to the Vipers.Keep Cape Hill safe from outsiders.There's only one problem: Los Desolados. They have other plans, deadly ones we don't see it until it is too late.Disaster comes in the form of love, that sword of decadence with a sharp tongue and a lithe body.It comes in the form of Hell itself.

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Blood and Scales: An Anthology Jun 8, 2015

by C.L. Matthews, Victoria Escobar, Ruthi Kight, Susan Burdorf, Heather Clawson, J.K. Radalyac, Bobbie Palmer, Luke McCallin, E.C. Hibbs, Jacinta Maree

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Dragons are a race of mythical creatures shrouded in magic and mystery. Whether good or evil, countless stories have been written detailing their majesty. For centuries, mankind has searched for the facts regarding the true nature of these fantastic beasts.

Today, another quest for knowledge has struck our attention; a cure for diabetes. In this dragon themed anthology, ten authors have come together to create this collection of short stories to benefit the American Diabetes Association.

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