Shut Up & Die

Life Behind Bars

Sadie Rivers thought she had her life figured out—until love, loss, and betrayal turned everything upside down. Her relationship with Cory is strained, filled with distance and unspoken emotions, yet her heart is drawn toward Milo, the man whose charm and darkness have haunted her since they first met. Desperate for answers, Sadie makes a choice that will change her life forever: a secret visit to Milo in prison.

What starts as a dangerous curiosity spirals into a web of forbidden passion, secrets, and heartbreak. As Sadie struggles with guilt, fear, and desire, she must navigate a world where every decision could destroy her, the people she loves, and the family she hopes to protect.

Tense, emotional, and unflinchingly honest, Shut Up & Die: Life Behind Bars explores the price of love, the weight of our choices, and the courage it takes to reclaim your life—even when the past won’t let you go.

Trigger Warning: This book contains mature content, including depictions of sexual relationships, infidelity, domestic tension, and complex romantic entanglements. It also addresses trauma, grief, loss, death, and violence, including a prison break and gun-related incidents. Themes of emotional distress, anxiety, and the struggles of pregnancy and childbirth are present. Listener discretion is advised.

©2025 Sarah M. Blum (P)2026 Sarah M. Blum