S.M. Cato
@authorsmcato.bsky.social
Contemporary romance author from Western NY. Dark and spicy with a twist. Nothing’s better than good banter.
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QOTD: What are your plans this summer?
Hubby and I are planning a few day trips and maybe a weekend trip or two. Plus, I’ve got a book release in the works… more on that later!
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Hubby and I are planning a few day trips and maybe a weekend trip or two. Plus, I’ve got a book release in the works… more on that later!
#authorsmcato #qotd #authorlife #fyp
June 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
QOTD: What are your plans this summer?
Hubby and I are planning a few day trips and maybe a weekend trip or two. Plus, I’ve got a book release in the works… more on that later!
#authorsmcato #qotd #authorlife #fyp
Hubby and I are planning a few day trips and maybe a weekend trip or two. Plus, I’ve got a book release in the works… more on that later!
#authorsmcato #qotd #authorlife #fyp
My original Stand Alone novel, Nottingham Hearts, decided to turn into a bit of a series. Don’t you just love when that happens 😏?
Nottingham Hearts:
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
Hearts on Fire:
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
Nottingham Hearts:
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
Hearts on Fire:
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
June 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
My original Stand Alone novel, Nottingham Hearts, decided to turn into a bit of a series. Don’t you just love when that happens 😏?
Nottingham Hearts:
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
Hearts on Fire:
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
Nottingham Hearts:
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
Hearts on Fire:
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
QOTD: What’s your favorite summery adult beverage?
🤔 tough choice. I love a good fruit wine, especially if it’s nice and cold.
#qotd #authorsmcato #authorlife #fyp #summer
🤔 tough choice. I love a good fruit wine, especially if it’s nice and cold.
#qotd #authorsmcato #authorlife #fyp #summer
May 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
QOTD: What’s your favorite summery adult beverage?
🤔 tough choice. I love a good fruit wine, especially if it’s nice and cold.
#qotd #authorsmcato #authorlife #fyp #summer
🤔 tough choice. I love a good fruit wine, especially if it’s nice and cold.
#qotd #authorsmcato #authorlife #fyp #summer
❤️🔥 Hearts on Fire ❤️🔥
The kinks are real 🥵
🖤Agliophilia (sado-masochism)
🖤 Mile High Club
🖤Semi-public
🖤 Exhibitionism
🖤Voyeurism
🖤Brat/tamer
🖤 Lactation kink
🖤 Hematolagnia (vampire kink)
🖤🔪 play
🖤🩸 play
🖤O-control
🖤 Dirty talk
🖤 Marking
🖤0rgy
🖤Breeding
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
The kinks are real 🥵
🖤Agliophilia (sado-masochism)
🖤 Mile High Club
🖤Semi-public
🖤 Exhibitionism
🖤Voyeurism
🖤Brat/tamer
🖤 Lactation kink
🖤 Hematolagnia (vampire kink)
🖤🔪 play
🖤🩸 play
🖤O-control
🖤 Dirty talk
🖤 Marking
🖤0rgy
🖤Breeding
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
May 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
❤️🔥 Hearts on Fire ❤️🔥
The kinks are real 🥵
🖤Agliophilia (sado-masochism)
🖤 Mile High Club
🖤Semi-public
🖤 Exhibitionism
🖤Voyeurism
🖤Brat/tamer
🖤 Lactation kink
🖤 Hematolagnia (vampire kink)
🖤🔪 play
🖤🩸 play
🖤O-control
🖤 Dirty talk
🖤 Marking
🖤0rgy
🖤Breeding
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
The kinks are real 🥵
🖤Agliophilia (sado-masochism)
🖤 Mile High Club
🖤Semi-public
🖤 Exhibitionism
🖤Voyeurism
🖤Brat/tamer
🖤 Lactation kink
🖤 Hematolagnia (vampire kink)
🖤🔪 play
🖤🩸 play
🖤O-control
🖤 Dirty talk
🖤 Marking
🖤0rgy
🖤Breeding
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
QOTD: When reading outdoors, what format do you prefer, print out e-book?
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #fyp #readers #bookstagram
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #fyp #readers #bookstagram
May 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
QOTD: When reading outdoors, what format do you prefer, print out e-book?
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #fyp #readers #bookstagram
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #fyp #readers #bookstagram
Iris and August can’t quit, so they’ll feed each other’s addiction. August satisfies Iris’ addiction to fear, while sating his addiction… to her.
Hearts on Fire is available now
🔗 : books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
Hearts on Fire is available now
🔗 : books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
May 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Iris and August can’t quit, so they’ll feed each other’s addiction. August satisfies Iris’ addiction to fear, while sating his addiction… to her.
Hearts on Fire is available now
🔗 : books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
Hearts on Fire is available now
🔗 : books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
QOTD: What ratio of plot to spice do you prefer to read?
For me it’s around 70/30 or 60/40. I love spice, but need a strong plot to really enjoy a book.
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #bookstagram #romancestagram #readers #smutreaders #spicyreader
For me it’s around 70/30 or 60/40. I love spice, but need a strong plot to really enjoy a book.
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #bookstagram #romancestagram #readers #smutreaders #spicyreader
May 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
QOTD: What ratio of plot to spice do you prefer to read?
For me it’s around 70/30 or 60/40. I love spice, but need a strong plot to really enjoy a book.
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #bookstagram #romancestagram #readers #smutreaders #spicyreader
For me it’s around 70/30 or 60/40. I love spice, but need a strong plot to really enjoy a book.
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #bookstagram #romancestagram #readers #smutreaders #spicyreader
🖤 undercover mission
🖤 extreme sports
🖤 hidden marriage
🖤 secret identities
🖤B&E
🖤 trust fund brats
🖤 possessive MCs
🖤 touch her an ☠️
🖤 danger
🖤 🌶️🌶️🌶️
🖤 banter
Hearts on Fire available now. 🔗: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
May 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🖤 undercover mission
🖤 extreme sports
🖤 hidden marriage
🖤 secret identities
🖤B&E
🖤 trust fund brats
🖤 possessive MCs
🖤 touch her an ☠️
🖤 danger
🖤 🌶️🌶️🌶️
🖤 banter
Hearts on Fire available now. 🔗: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
QOTD: What’s something on your bucket list?
I’d love to visit an archeological dig sometime. Yes, I’m a history nerd lol.
#authorsmcato #authorlife #bucketlist #qotd #fyp #bookstagram
I’d love to visit an archeological dig sometime. Yes, I’m a history nerd lol.
#authorsmcato #authorlife #bucketlist #qotd #fyp #bookstagram
May 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
QOTD: What’s something on your bucket list?
I’d love to visit an archeological dig sometime. Yes, I’m a history nerd lol.
#authorsmcato #authorlife #bucketlist #qotd #fyp #bookstagram
I’d love to visit an archeological dig sometime. Yes, I’m a history nerd lol.
#authorsmcato #authorlife #bucketlist #qotd #fyp #bookstagram
HEARTS ON FIRE
Danger. Lies. Theft. All the highlights of a hot as hell honeymoon.
Wealthy, sophisticated, indulged, and entitled, there is little these thieves can’t get away with. When money is no object, the only thrilling stakes left to wager are their lives.
🔗: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
Danger. Lies. Theft. All the highlights of a hot as hell honeymoon.
Wealthy, sophisticated, indulged, and entitled, there is little these thieves can’t get away with. When money is no object, the only thrilling stakes left to wager are their lives.
🔗: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
May 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
HEARTS ON FIRE
Danger. Lies. Theft. All the highlights of a hot as hell honeymoon.
Wealthy, sophisticated, indulged, and entitled, there is little these thieves can’t get away with. When money is no object, the only thrilling stakes left to wager are their lives.
🔗: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
Danger. Lies. Theft. All the highlights of a hot as hell honeymoon.
Wealthy, sophisticated, indulged, and entitled, there is little these thieves can’t get away with. When money is no object, the only thrilling stakes left to wager are their lives.
🔗: books2read.com/Hearts-on-Fi...
🤔 QOTD: Do you like seeing cameos of characters after their stories end?
I’ll admit, I really do. It’s like getting together for coffee with old friends. That said, I’m not really a fan when the entire series centers on the same couple.
How about you?
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #books
I’ll admit, I really do. It’s like getting together for coffee with old friends. That said, I’m not really a fan when the entire series centers on the same couple.
How about you?
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #books
May 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🤔 QOTD: Do you like seeing cameos of characters after their stories end?
I’ll admit, I really do. It’s like getting together for coffee with old friends. That said, I’m not really a fan when the entire series centers on the same couple.
How about you?
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #books
I’ll admit, I really do. It’s like getting together for coffee with old friends. That said, I’m not really a fan when the entire series centers on the same couple.
How about you?
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #books
For me it’s the hand necklace. I’ve got a phobia about anything around my neck. I can’t even wear turtlenecks. But I love reading that, and a few of my characters totally get off on it. How about you?
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#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #bookstagram #romancestagram #fyp
April 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
For me it’s the hand necklace. I’ve got a phobia about anything around my neck. I can’t even wear turtlenecks. But I love reading that, and a few of my characters totally get off on it. How about you?
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #bookstagram #romancestagram #fyp
#authorsmcato #authorlife #qotd #bookstagram #romancestagram #fyp
🖤Nottingham Hearts🖤
dub con
brat/brat tamer
Agliophilia (sado-masochism)
Bondage
risk of being caught
spanking
toys
phone 🔥
O-control (edging)
praise
stepbrother/forbidden
🗡️ play
hematolagnia (vampire kink)
marking
breeding
claiming.
🔗 books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
dub con
brat/brat tamer
Agliophilia (sado-masochism)
Bondage
risk of being caught
spanking
toys
phone 🔥
O-control (edging)
praise
stepbrother/forbidden
🗡️ play
hematolagnia (vampire kink)
marking
breeding
claiming.
🔗 books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
April 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🖤Nottingham Hearts🖤
dub con
brat/brat tamer
Agliophilia (sado-masochism)
Bondage
risk of being caught
spanking
toys
phone 🔥
O-control (edging)
praise
stepbrother/forbidden
🗡️ play
hematolagnia (vampire kink)
marking
breeding
claiming.
🔗 books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
dub con
brat/brat tamer
Agliophilia (sado-masochism)
Bondage
risk of being caught
spanking
toys
phone 🔥
O-control (edging)
praise
stepbrother/forbidden
🗡️ play
hematolagnia (vampire kink)
marking
breeding
claiming.
🔗 books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
Amazing!!
This book has everything! Drama, suspense, romance, spice, fighting, trauma, with twists and turns galore!
I love the FMC Iris. She’s fabulous! A queen among peasants! One of the best FMCs I’ve read…
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
This book has everything! Drama, suspense, romance, spice, fighting, trauma, with twists and turns galore!
I love the FMC Iris. She’s fabulous! A queen among peasants! One of the best FMCs I’ve read…
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
April 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Amazing!!
This book has everything! Drama, suspense, romance, spice, fighting, trauma, with twists and turns galore!
I love the FMC Iris. She’s fabulous! A queen among peasants! One of the best FMCs I’ve read…
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
This book has everything! Drama, suspense, romance, spice, fighting, trauma, with twists and turns galore!
I love the FMC Iris. She’s fabulous! A queen among peasants! One of the best FMCs I’ve read…
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
Officially done with the first draft!🙌 Now to see how much of the original story survives revisions…🤔
#authorsmcato #locksleyhall #authorlife #betareaders #bookstagram #romancestagram
#authorsmcato #locksleyhall #authorlife #betareaders #bookstagram #romancestagram
April 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Officially done with the first draft!🙌 Now to see how much of the original story survives revisions…🤔
#authorsmcato #locksleyhall #authorlife #betareaders #bookstagram #romancestagram
#authorsmcato #locksleyhall #authorlife #betareaders #bookstagram #romancestagram
I’m either a 4 or a 5 girl. There’s nothing so satisfying as the villains getting their comeuppance.
How about you?
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How about you?
#authorsmcato #authorlife #bookstagram #romancestagram #fyp #qotd
March 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I’m either a 4 or a 5 girl. There’s nothing so satisfying as the villains getting their comeuppance.
How about you?
#authorsmcato #authorlife #bookstagram #romancestagram #fyp #qotd
How about you?
#authorsmcato #authorlife #bookstagram #romancestagram #fyp #qotd
March 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Locksley Hall agents are wild, reckless, and always ready to break the rules, as long as they win in the end.
How would you fare as a covert operative for this investigation firm?
My characters might be 5s all the way, but I’m somewhere between a 1 & 2… and that’s being generous😏🙈😇
#qotd #fyp
How would you fare as a covert operative for this investigation firm?
My characters might be 5s all the way, but I’m somewhere between a 1 & 2… and that’s being generous😏🙈😇
#qotd #fyp
March 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I’m looking for influencers to join my team and help me get the word out about my books. And I can use all the help I can get 😏.
🔗 in bio: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#authorsmcato #influencers #bookinfluencers #authorlife #bookstagram #romancestagram #fyp
February 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I’m looking for influencers to join my team and help me get the word out about my books. And I can use all the help I can get 😏.
🔗 in bio: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#authorsmcato #influencers #bookinfluencers #authorlife #bookstagram #romancestagram #fyp
❤️🔥🖤Ooh! Those Kinks!🖤❤️🔥
Wild, reckless, and willing to try anything, the entitled students of Alandale Academy steam up the nights in Nottingham Hearts
🔗 books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
#authorsmcato #nottinghamhearts #darkromance #academyromance #triggerwarnings #books #booksbooksbooks #bookaddict
Wild, reckless, and willing to try anything, the entitled students of Alandale Academy steam up the nights in Nottingham Hearts
🔗 books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
#authorsmcato #nottinghamhearts #darkromance #academyromance #triggerwarnings #books #booksbooksbooks #bookaddict
February 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
❤️🔥🖤Ooh! Those Kinks!🖤❤️🔥
Wild, reckless, and willing to try anything, the entitled students of Alandale Academy steam up the nights in Nottingham Hearts
🔗 books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
#authorsmcato #nottinghamhearts #darkromance #academyromance #triggerwarnings #books #booksbooksbooks #bookaddict
Wild, reckless, and willing to try anything, the entitled students of Alandale Academy steam up the nights in Nottingham Hearts
🔗 books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
#authorsmcato #nottinghamhearts #darkromance #academyromance #triggerwarnings #books #booksbooksbooks #bookaddict
Why first drafts are called “rough”. My current one is VERY rough 😏.
#authorlife #authorsmcato #quotes #fyp
#authorlife #authorsmcato #quotes #fyp
February 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Why first drafts are called “rough”. My current one is VERY rough 😏.
#authorlife #authorsmcato #quotes #fyp
#authorlife #authorsmcato #quotes #fyp
The men of Alandale might want to claim her, but Iris is after one thing only…
Vengeance.
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
#authorsmcato #locksleyhall #nottinghamhearts #darkromance #academyromance #bullyromance #teaser #teasertuesday #fyp
Vengeance.
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
#authorsmcato #locksleyhall #nottinghamhearts #darkromance #academyromance #bullyromance #teaser #teasertuesday #fyp
February 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The men of Alandale might want to claim her, but Iris is after one thing only…
Vengeance.
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
#authorsmcato #locksleyhall #nottinghamhearts #darkromance #academyromance #bullyromance #teaser #teasertuesday #fyp
Vengeance.
🔗 in bio: books2read.com/NottinghamHe...
#authorsmcato #locksleyhall #nottinghamhearts #darkromance #academyromance #bullyromance #teaser #teasertuesday #fyp
I haven’t ever read anything like this. And I don’t mean the storyline, I mean the words and word usage the author employed. It took me a minute to get into the swing of things but there was not a word wasted. The descriptions were built into the flow and the thought processes were incredible.
February 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I haven’t ever read anything like this. And I don’t mean the storyline, I mean the words and word usage the author employed. It took me a minute to get into the swing of things but there was not a word wasted. The descriptions were built into the flow and the thought processes were incredible.
February 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
❤️🔥I’ve got a Bookfunnel promo for you. All through February, through Valentines Steamy Reads, you’ll get a special preview of Nottingham Hearts. If you haven’t read anything from me, this is your chance to check it out!❤️🔥
🔗: books.bookfunnel.com/valentinesro...
🖤Enjoy the gratuitous chocolate shot🖤
🔗: books.bookfunnel.com/valentinesro...
🖤Enjoy the gratuitous chocolate shot🖤
February 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
❤️🔥I’ve got a Bookfunnel promo for you. All through February, through Valentines Steamy Reads, you’ll get a special preview of Nottingham Hearts. If you haven’t read anything from me, this is your chance to check it out!❤️🔥
🔗: books.bookfunnel.com/valentinesro...
🖤Enjoy the gratuitous chocolate shot🖤
🔗: books.bookfunnel.com/valentinesro...
🖤Enjoy the gratuitous chocolate shot🖤