The first seven sinful chapters from Amatore's Restaurant.
Explicit sexual content, suitable for adult readers only.

This book takes the reader on an atmospheric journey from Berlin to Venice, Marseilles and Amsterdam cleverly interweaving forbidden themes of seduction and deception. What are the characters' true motives? Are their feelings genuine or are they just playing seductive games? It soon becomes clear that nothing is as it seems.

Chapter 1: Audition

Cordelia, tired of playing the passive role, picks up a man at a bar in Berlin, takes him back to his hotel room and seduces him. Determined to take the lead, by the end of the evening, she proves that she can take a dominant role.

Chapter 2: The Venetian

Frustrated with her life in Venice, Chiara attempts to show her girlfriend, Lucia, just what her cheating husband is capable of. Her plan of seduction works, and Lucia can no longer deny the truth. But will she react in the way Chiara hopes?

Chapter 3: Narcissus Through the Window

One afternoon, while rehearsing her striptease in front of the mirror, Emily discovers she has an unwelcome spectator. Accustomed to paying audiences only, she vents her anger by hurling a plant pot at the onlooker.

Chapter 4: Blind Man's Bluff

Pierre is amazed when an Algerian girl and her elderly blind companion arrive at the restaurant. Thinking back to the time in Marseilles when, after a successful drugs deal, he attempts to trick his young companion, only to discover later he is the one who has been well and truly duped.

Chapter 5: The Waitress's Bus Stop

Freya is biding her time in Amsterdam, unsure of what to do next, when she is seduced by Ana, a German actress she meets in a café. But there is something strange about Freya: something she's hiding about her past.

Chapter 6: Bodywork

Jane takes her husband's beloved car for an emergency repair and meets up with a man who reminds her of her past. She readily submits to his possessive demands, finding sexual fulfilment through his aggressive and controlling personality. It's only when she returns home and reads the national newspaper that she discovers her lucky escape.

Chapter 7: Reflections on a Journey

One Wednesday afternoon, the outwardly prim and proper Miss Gray meets an elusive and handsome stranger on her regular train journey. As she sheds her inhibitions, little does she realise how her life will be changed.

“Do not be mislead by the languorous opening to the incredibly sexy Amatore's Restaurant… In this graphic story, there are multiple explicit sexual liaisons and drifting sexual explorations or relationships that are lesbian, heterosexual, and likely non-binary. If you like ensemble character literary erotica you will love this book.” RioMaje

“Secret Deceptions is an entertaining, thought provoking, sensual read from an author who has a deep empathy with his subject matter and that empathy is well conveyed to the reader.” Ms Peartree

“[Sam Dearman] is the best of the best! If you haven't read any of his/her books than you are truly missing out!!! This one is a great steamy read that leaves you guessing every turn, but never being right. (HA!) Loved it!” S E Isaac

“Oh my, what a steamy little book! And having lived and travelled to many of the cities mentioned in the book (I love Berlin!), I really appreciated the author's ability to bring the settings to life, triggering in me such fond memories of those places.” Stacie O

“Mr Dearman did a wonderful job of creating diverse characters who oozed sex appeal, which kept this reader turning the pages.” Love2Read