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New Adult · Slow Burn · Emotional Damage

Scars, secrets, and
love that refuses to look away.

Slow-burn, steamy, unapologetically messy. Stories about the people who break you, and the ones who help you start over.

About the Books → Preorder The Sea At Dawn

Where should I start?

Three ways in, depending on what you're after.

Start at the beginning - Fragile Things, Folkestone Sins Book 01

The whole story, in order. Four books out and one more coming. Fair warning: every one of them ends on a cliffhanger, so don't start unless you're ready to keep going.

Start with a standalone - The Sky At Night, Heartbreak Book 01

Same universe as Folkestone Sins, different town, and it stands entirely on its own. Complete ending, no cliffhanger. If you'd rather not commit to a whole series, start here. The Sea At Dawn follows on September 9 - read this one first.

Start somewhere brand new - Cruel Darlings, Rowthorne Book 01

New town, new characters, nothing to catch up on. Out October 22, and you can preorder now.

The Series

Three series, all chaotic in the best way.

Series One

Folkestone Sins

Four books so far · Wounded Things coming later 2026

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Series Two

Heartbreak duet

One book so far · The Sea At Dawn coming September 9, 2026.

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Series Three

Welcome to Rowthorne

Three books ahead · Cruel Darlings coming October 2026.

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Readers say

"The power of this story lies in the contrast of hopelessness and fresh start, despair and new friendship, anger and forgiveness, pain and healing."
— PPs Bookshelf · ★★★★★
"Samantha’s writing is beautifully descriptive without going overboard and her characters are deliciously complicated."
— Reader review · The Sky At Night
"The banter is top notch and had me kicking my feet."
— ★★★★★ · Goodreads

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Samantha Lovelock

About Samantha

I write about the mess we make and the people who love us anyway.

I'm drawn to the slow burn, the grudge that becomes a crush, the healing that doesn't happen in a straight line. My books are for people who want the tension and the tenderness, no cutting corners on either.

Also: comfy pants, unhinged group chats, and enough flavours of tea to open my own shop.

— Samantha
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