Bondage Life(r) is the true, untold story of the commercial bondage industry. Told from the perspective of the founder of FM Concepts, the longest-tenured bondage company ever, Bondage Life(r) is a memoir, a firsthand behind-the-scenes account of the bondage business, and a historical document. Written with humor and keen observation, the story begins in Toledo, Ohio, with a confused kid questioning his peculiar fascination with bondage imagery. At twenty-six, he shoots his first bondage video and within a few years, leaves a high-paying position at Warner Bros. Television to become a full-time commercial bondage producer.

Bondage Life(r) reveals an insider’s account of commercial bondage from the 1980s to the present. It introduces the commercial bondage trailblazers – the models, producers, and riggers of yesterday and today. The most influential female bondage performers and the pioneering bondage production companies are rediscovered. Ultimately, Bondage Life(r) brings the clandestine business of bondage out of the shadows and into the light.

San Diego Detective Leonard Diggs and his dimwitted partner John Stall crack the case of a lifetime. While Stall’s career takes on an unfathomable trajectory, Diggs is pulled deeper into the mystery that has consumed his life:  The brutal cold-case murder of his mother.

An out of the blue telephone call from Diggs’ long estranged sister offers potential leads and perhaps a happy reunion, but Diggs’ sister is an enigma and locating her is tangled with criminal impropriety. Regrettable choices and a decades old murder snake through innate sibling loyalty, leading Diggs to an unforeseen destiny.

“Botz’s complex plot is brimming with action and intrigue…” – Kirkus Reviews

Jana Simmons read of the Midwest massacre and learns that her cousin Jake Wood was involved. She reaches out and he reveals his survivor’s guilt and the downward spiral of depression that has left him haunted. To remove Jake from the surrounding madness of the catastrophe, Jana invites him to visit her in Los Angeles. When he arrives, Jana is nowhere to be found.

It makes zero sense. As one day passes into two, Jake begins to fear the worst. With the police unconcerned, Jake along with Jana’s best friend, Laurie Summers, commence a frantic search for the missing girl’s whereabouts.

Chatsworth Royalty is an adventure-romance that is heartbreaking and hopeful. It’s a page-turning mystery that will be difficult to set aside and impossible to forget.