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Elizabeth Ayers is done with her stuffy, city life. Engaged to a man who couldn’t care less about her to further her father’s business dealings, she longs for adventure and the chance to see the newly opened West. But time is running out as her wedding draws near and the walls of her constricted world close in on her… Howard Haskell is a man who knows what he wants, and from the moment he sees Elizabeth across a Cincinnati ballroom, he wants her. The rules of society are meant to be broken, as far as he’s concerned, and regardless of disapproval on all sides, he sets out to win Elizabeth and make her his…in a matter of days… Fans of The Brides of Paradise Ranch and Hot on the Trail know just how much Howard enjoys a good competition. Using a contest to win his wife is no exception. Only, Howard is the ultimate rule-breaker… PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - HOT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505654086425-ZV8JX3SZ9YH7M94FJ6HP/HisPerfectBride.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Perfect Bride (Book 1) For Corva Collier, life as a mail-order bride in the quirky town of Haskell, Wyoming is her last chance for escape. She longs for a peaceful life away from the darkness of her past where she can create the paintings that are close to her heart, and where she hopes she can grow to love her husband. But how do you love a man who was persuaded to marry you against his will? Franklin Haskell never planned to marry. What woman would want a man who was crippled due to his own arrogance? But when he is offered the chance to help a woman in crisis, he agrees to wed. Corva is so much more than he expected, and when a baseball game gives her the chance to shine, he loses his heart. But how do you tell a woman you love her when she deserves so much better? The game of love has never been so hard to play…or so worth winning. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level = HOT If you would like to read this story without any “scenes,” check out Corva: The Perfect Bride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505653723626-6KCIGSO6M8B70XYG78X9/HisDangerousBride.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Dangerous Bride (Book 2) Luke Chance has always been considered the life of the party, the bad boy troublemaker, known more for his winning smile and entertaining exploits than his character. But in his heart, Luke knows it’s time to be a man. While others laugh at his antics, he longs for respect and the chance to prove he can be a leader. The first step toward becoming a leader is to send for a mail-order bride from Hurst Home… Eden Gardner is more than ready to leave her shady past and her even shadier family behind for a normal life. She may be bold as brass, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t long for safety, peace, and a husband to love and protect her. Luke seems like the answer to her prayers from the moment she steps of the train in Haskell, Wyoming… But the past has a way of catching up with those who try to run from it, and Eden’s brothers are no exception. Just when Luke is finally given the chance to prove himself, a far greater challenge will test his strength and his newfound love. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level = HOT If you would like to read this story without any “scenes,” check out Eden: The Dangerous Bride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505654805079-XSIME1FT4UNAQ311NV1A/HisBewilderingBride.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Bewildering Bride (Book 3) Seamstress Wendy Weatherford is overjoyed when she is offered the chance to be a mail-order bride for one of the men of Paradise Ranch. When she arrives in Haskell, Wyoming, her intended groom takes one look at her and refuses to go through with the wedding. He wasn’t expecting his bride to be a former slave. Abandoned at the altar and alone on the frontier, Wendy doesn’t know where to turn. Until rescue comes in an unlikely form. Travis Montrose has plans to start a new job and eventually own his own ranch, not to marry his brother’s rejected bride. But he can’t stand by and watch the exotic and beautiful Wendy suffer, particularly not when she proves to be a woman of strength and substance. Their unconventional union stirs up trouble from the start, even as it stirs passions. When Wendy is given an opportunity to compete for the chance to own her own dress shop, Travis will stop at nothing to help her win against a crooked competitor…even if it means sacrificing his future. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level = HOT If you would like to read this story without any “scenes,” check out Wendy: The Bewildering Bride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505655141777-L0GO67K1F45NJZAAYIR5/HisHeartbrokenBride.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Heartbroken Bride (Book 4) Libby Chance Sims was orphaned, along with her siblings, at an early age, traveled west on the Oregon Trail, and thought she had her fairytale ending when she met and married a good man at trail’s end. But ten years later, when her husband is killed in a logging accident, her life takes a horrific turn at the hands of unscrupulous “family friend,” Hector. Fearing for herself and the lives of her two boys, she flees Oregon for Haskell, Wyoming and her family. But has she run far enough to escape her past? Mason Montrose has never forgotten Libby, the beautiful, young bride he fell in love with before realizing she was married ten years ago in Oregon. When she steps down from the train in Haskell, dressed in widow’s black with fear in her eyes, all of the affection and longing for her that he thought he put behind him returns. He will stop at nothing to protect Libby from the demons chasing her, both real and emotional, even marrying her to keep her safe. Some demons are more sinister than others, though. When Hector arrives in Haskell, it takes more than the power of Mason’s love and devotion to Libby to defeat him, it takes an entire community. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level = HOT If you would like to read this story without any “scenes,” check out Libby: The Heartbroken Bride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505655389946-BDI5HZYYRWB1J2EAME94/HisTemptingBride.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Tempting Bride (Book 5) Miriam Long has been running for her whole life—running from her sinful past, running from her shameful mistakes, and running from the guilt of chickening out of her one chance to start over. But now, several hard months after refusing to get off the train and marry the man who sent for her as a mail-order bride, Miriam finds herself in Haskell, Wyoming once more. Only this time, more lives than just hers are at stake. Cody Montrose is instantly smitten with the fun and flirty woman he meets by chance at Haskell’s train station…until he learns that the object of his temptation is the very bride who stood him up. Anger battles with desire as the two of them struggle with the disaster that should have been their union months ago. But there’s more to worry about than their complex romance. Miriam has come to town with a traveling troupe of gypsy performers, and if they can’t sing for their supper, they will all starve. In true Haskell style, the town rallies behind them, but is it enough to save the day and to rekindle the romance that both Miriam and Cody missed out on before? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level = HOT If you would like to read this story without any “scenes,” check out Miriam: The Tempting Bride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505655667059-KRHTG9CJRPTY3YV285MZ/HisRemarkableBride.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Remarkable Bride (Book 6) Everybody in Haskell, Wyoming knows that railroad stationmaster Athos Strong, widower and father of eight rambunctious children, needs a new bride. Even Athos knows it, but being a single father and a responsible stationmaster doesn’t leave him time for romance. It barely leaves him time to remember the hopes and dreams of his younger self. Once, he dreamed of being a hero, a valiant musketeer, like his namesake, but then life took over. He sends away to Hurst Home for a mail-order bride, not expecting anything more than a friend to help him raise his brood. The last thing he expects is love… Elspeth Leonard was once a rising star of the British nobility, until she was seduced into following a wealthy American across the sea. Betrayed, abandoned, and disowned by her family, she has spent the last six years struggling to keep her dignity as a third-rate governess and tutor. Finding Hurst Home was her saving grace. So when she was offered the chance to go west as a bride for a man with eight children, she took it, expecting nothing more than a stable home… But between the lively and mischievous Strong children and the conniving and revenge-seeking Bonneville family, Elspeth has no idea what she’s stepping into. When the children are taken away after allegations of neglect leveled against Athos by the Bonnevilles, Elspeth must step up to help Athos fight to keep his family together. What was supposed to be a mutually-beneficial, platonic marriage becomes something much more as both Athos and Elspeth come to see the heroism in the person they’ve married… The greatest heroes are sometimes found in the most ordinary hearts… PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level = VERY HOT If you would like to read this story without any “scenes,” check out Elspeth: The Remarkable Bride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505656370846-MUA07KGWA10TCA6GVYQD/HisForbiddenBride.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Forbidden Bride (Book 7) Honoria Bonneville is dying. But she isn’t about to let her diagnosis of consumption ruin what little time she has left. She’s wasted her whole life catering to her obnoxious sisters and uncaring father, but no more. In a move to live the last days of her life on her own terms, she approaches the man she’s loved from afar for years, local banker Solomon Templesmith, and asks him to marry her. But Honoria underestimates the scandal of a white woman marrying a black man… Solomon has admired Honoria from afar for ages, but has always held back from courting her, knowing the trouble it would cause. When Honoria comes to him, asking for his protection and friendship, he can’t resist giving his heart to her…even though their union threatens to ruin the bank he’s worked so hard to build up and possibly endanger his life. Their heartbreaking, trouble-making, perfect match seems doomed to be magnificent but short…until a shocking revelation changes everything… PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level = HOT If you would like to read this story without any “scenes,” check out Honoria: The Forbidden Bride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505656682168-GGHSFXMDJYZZK7GAC5JA/HisSecretBride.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Secret Bride (Book 8) Bonnie Horner, madam of Haskell, Wyoming’s house of ill repute, Bonnie’s Place, has worked hard to make a better life for the girls unfortunate enough to end up in her employ. In fact, her Place serves more as a shelter and refuge than a brothel. For years, Bonnie has sacrificed her own happiness for the sake of her girls, going so far as to manufacture a sham engagement to local cattle baron Rex Bonneville in order to keep her Place financed. But when Rex demands the wedding take place, Bonnie finds herself in an impossible situation. Before she can marry Rex, she must divorce the husband she has kept secret for nearly ten years. Rupert Cole has built a life for himself as half of the extremely successful King Cole Construction company out of Everland, Wyoming. But he has never forgotten the wife that he disappointed and drove away. When Bonnie appears in Everland, he thinks his deepest wishes for a second chance have come true. Instead, he finds himself embroiled in the battle of his life…the battle to win Bonnie back. But can love truly conquer all, or will Rupert and Bonnie both be forced to sacrifice their chance at happiness to save Bonnie’s girls? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level = HOT If you would like to read this story without any “scenes,” check out Bonnie: The Secret Bride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505657236262-2M0A892YHMB2SCVULBN6/HisChristmasBride_small.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Christmas Bride (Book 9) Rev. George Pickering thought he had put his past as a rich and debauched young man behind him, choosing to serve God and the people of Haskell, Wyoming instead of himself. He’s ready to let go of the memory of the girl who left him at the altar ten years ago, and to marry a mail-order bride. But the woman who steps off the train to be his wife turns out to be the same woman who left him heartbroken all those years ago… Holly Hannigan only journeyed to Haskell so that she could apologize at last for breaking George’s heart and leaving him. The last thing she expects is for George to want to go through with their union. Ten years after running out of the church, convinced she couldn’t marry a man who she loved but who didn’t love her, she ends up becoming his wife… But there is a world of difference between saying “I do” and learning how to forgive the mistakes of the past. Matters are complicated when a new minister in town threatens to take George’s congregation away from him, right before Christmas. It will take a Christmas miracle to bring two damaged souls together in time to fight an even greater evil… PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level = HOT If you would like to read this story without any “scenes,” check out Holly: The Christmas Bride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505657614843-P7XGP6C40VSKXGPD05IV/HisMagicalBride.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Magical Bride (Book 10) Haskell, Wyoming sheriff, Trey Knighton, has never considered himself the marrying sort. He’d rather face down a whole pack of bloodthirsty outlaws than give his heart away, especially after losing his entire family to cholera as a boy. Love is just too big of a risk. But Howard Haskell has twisted his arm into sending away for a mail-order bride, and he’s too much of a gentleman to turn her away. He’s convinced everything will be fine if his marriage is in name only. Talia Lambert is overjoyed not only to have a home and a husband at last, she’s eager to put her skills as a nurse to good use. She gets her chance only days after arriving in Haskell when influenza breaks out. She is happy to be of use, but as the attraction between her and Trey grows, so does Trey’s fear that disease will take her too if she continues working with the sick. But Talia and Trey face a danger more sinister than disease when her healing skill is labeled as witchcraft. Trey must defend Talia against the ridiculous accusations, even as he overcomes his fears to find with Talia the love he has always been missing. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level = HOT If you would like to read this story without any “scenes,” check out Talia: The Magical Bride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505658031874-0SOHUXUQE5D2E230GRN9/HisInnocentBride.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Innocent Bride (Book 11) Everybody else was doing it, so why not him? Sam Standish has always prided himself on being a rough and rugged frontier saloonkeeper. Just because he likes to keep things neat and tidy, appreciates good home cooking, and thinks a grandfather clock would be a fine addition to any home does NOT mean he’s the settling down type. But he sends away for a mail-order bride anyhow, expecting that once she arrives, his life will be as boring as plain toast. Julia Frost is a whirlwind in pink cotton who comes from a long line of people that have met early, gruesome, and unfortunate ends. But she’s determined to make Sam happy…even if she has to drag him there kicking and screaming. Life in Haskell is everything Julia has ever longed for. She even finds a bosom friend in Bebe Bonneville. But chaos breaks loose when Julia and Bebe find a clue that indicates robber’s loot is hidden in the saloon. And Sam’s predictable world is turned on its head when Hubert Strong comes to him for help in wooing and winning Bebe. Will one set of sweethearts be able to help the others start a new life together (possibly with loot!) or will Rex Bonneville put an end to more than one romance? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Hot If you would like to read this book without any “scenes”, check out Julia: The Innocent Bride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1605975620745-1XCFSRYFAYHBOGLEKW8C/51tNoPtDYnL.jpg The Brides of Paradise Ranch - His Yuletide Bride (Book Twelve) (Please note that this is the spicy version of Bebe: The Yuletide Bride) Seven years ago, Hubert Strong left Haskell, Wyoming, intent to seek his fortune and make a name for himself. He left with a promise to his sweetheart, Bebe Bonneville, that he would come back for her when he had enough money to give her everything she deserved. Seven years. When Hubert returns, richer, wiser, and more world-savvy, he expects Bebe to fly back into his arms so that they can have their happily ever after at last. But Hubert is in for a huge surprise. Life has been cruel to Bebe. Her father has died, her family’s ranch is about to be foreclosed on, and the only way she can save it is to marry her father’s secretary, Price Penworthy on Christmas Day. And when Hubert walks back into her life, her fury at being abandoned reaches an all-time high. But Price Penworthy isn’t what he seems, and Hubert knows it. He has his hands full trying to uncover the truth and convince Bebe to take him back. With time running out before the Bonnevilles lose the ranch, can Hubert and Bebe work through a mountain of misunderstandings to rediscover their love? Or will everything fall apart before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – Very Hot If you would like to read this book without any “scenes”, check out Bebe: The Yuletide Bride. https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-noble-hearts daily 0.75 2017-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194863384-31L2FRU0Y6W0G1YCQ28Z/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg The Noble Hearts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505763498633-MSDAXO62NKMNVY4NXWU2/The+Loyal+Heart_ARe.jpg The Noble Hearts - The Loyal Heart (Book 1) Lady Aubrey has a problem. Several problems. Her childhood love, Ethan, has returned home from the Crusades, but he’s more interested in winning his land back than wooing her. She has to rescue a pair of nuns who are being held prisoner in Derby Castle’s tower by the sadistic Sheriff Buxton. And to top it all off, she’s developing scandalous feelings for Buxton’s lackey, the dark and devilish Crispin. Faced with all that what’s a girl to do but don her disguise as the Derbywood Bandit and take matters into her own hands? Sir Crispin is at his wit’s end. Not only does he have his hands full keeping Buxton from killing half the shire, now his arch nemesis, the Derbywood Bandit, has joined forces with his old rival, Ethan. And that’s nothing compared to the burning torch he carries for his ex-fiancé, Lady Aubrey. He would do anything to win Aubrey’s love … … until he suspects that there could be a closer connection between Aubrey and the Derbywood Bandit than anyone has guessed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505763745124-37GE9DSGDDGC46PAC34Q/The+Faithful+Heart_ARe.jpg The Noble Hearts - The Faithful Heart (Book 2) Being a noble is all about soft beds and plenty of food, or so Jack Tanner always thought. But the other nobles of Derbyshire still treat him like a dirty peasant, he can do nothing to stop the rash of robberies in the forest, and his enigmatic steward, Simon, knows more about running a manor than he does. To top it off, even the return of Madeline, the love of his life, is overcast by the machinations of the beautiful and cunning Lydia. So when King Richard is captured and Derbyshire is asked to raise an impossible sum of ransom money, Jack must make a sacrifice that destroys his and Madeline’s chance of happiness. Lady Madeline risked everything when she defied her father and escaped the convent in order to be with Jack. But their long-awaited reunion is ruined by her father’s wrath and the fortune-hunting seductress Lydia. Madeline is smart, but convent life hasn’t prepare her to battle for her man. When Jack becomes Lydia’s captive, literally and figuratively, Madeline must learn to out-maneuver her rival in order to save the man who once saved her from a fate worse than death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505763838031-W71JIPCEJ8JDMP9DC50Q/The+Courageous+Heart_ARe.jpg The Noble Hearts - The Courageous Heart He was the hero of the Holy Land, King Richard’s favorite, a bold and courageous knight. But when Ethan Windale returned from the crusades he lost everything, his home, his pride, and his dearest friend. Years later, alone and adrift, his courage is tested once again when the fate of his old rivals falls into his hands. With one word he can destroy his enemies and regain the home he lost, but to do so he must betray the woman that even war and death couldn’t drive from his heart. Joanna Dunkirke has sworn she will never forgive Ethan for leaving her or for his part in her brother’s death. But when her master and mistress are imprisoned in the Tower of London it is Ethan who comes to her rescue. Caught between anger and a passion she has fought against for years, Joanna embroils herself in deadly court intrigue. When a shocking act of devotion changes everything she thought she knew about the man who destroyed her life, she must choose between her heart and her duty. But can she really trust Ethan? https://www.merryfarmer.net/culpepper-cowboys daily 0.75 2020-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194689057-COIMVRLW2JB9IZG489P9/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505950587242-I6KX9MGAV8KWU80I4EAA/Wyoming+Wedding.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Wyoming Wedding (Book 1) by Kirsten Osbourne Karlan Culpepper has worked his entire adult life, and most of his youth, to build up the ranch he knew he would someday inherit. When his grandfather dies, and the terms of his inheritance include he and his three brothers marrying within six months, and at least one of them having a baby on the way within the year, things get trickier. Contacting Dr. Lachele Simpson, a professional matchmaker, seemed the only way to go! Hope, the oldest of the Quinlan Quadruplets needs nothing more than to get out from under her parents’ roof, and take her sisters with her. She feels stifled, and she wants more than anything to marry. After a long weekend of testing, the four sisters embark on a road trip that would change their lives. Hope quickly agrees to marry Karlan, one of the four brothers waiting for her and her sisters in Wyoming. Will they be able to make their marriage work? Or should they have waited to get to know one another a little better like all their siblings had? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505669488959-TCSRU93VY3NSE42SRH4V/Rancher%27sRemorse.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Rancher's Remorse (Book 2) Faith Quinlan agreed to marry Cooper Culpepper as part of the deal she and her sisters signed to help the Culpepper boys fulfill the terms of their Granddaddy’s will so they could keep the family ranch. But what Cooper doesn’t know might hurt him. Faith is more than willing to help Cooper out—as he discovers, to his delight, on their wedding night—the trouble is, she thinks she’s not able. But Faith has more than one secret. Her quaint doll-making hobby is more than just a little fun, her dolls have become a nationwide phenomenon. When a reporter shows up to do a story about Faith, Cooper gets all the wrong ideas…and those wrong ideas could spell disaster for their brand-new marriage. Can Faith face her fears and tell Cooper the truth…before Cooper carts her off to the loony bin or jail? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level = HOT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505950842681-9K5GRGOBJZPD8ZQQD01I/Cowboy%27s+Conundrum.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Cowboy's Conundrum (Book 3) by Kirsten Osbourne Joy Quinlan has spent her entire life trying to be the personification of her name. When she moves to Wyoming with her three sisters, she is determined to keep looking happy, as she always has. She worries that none of the four exciting Culpepper men will be interested in her, but sexy Kolby makes a beeline for her as soon as they meet. Kolby Culpepper has known for years that his heart must remain removed from any relationship. When he spots Joy sitting on his mother’s sofa, he knows she’s the Quinlan Quad for him, but he becomes more determined than ever to keep from loving again. Will this unlikely pair be able to see past their hang-ups? Or are they destined to spend the rest of their lives without love? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505669598460-Q8TWO454NSXCWTHLXE99/Teacher%27sTroublemaker.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Teacher's Troublemaker (Book 4) Her whole life, Chastity Quinlan has dreamed of NOT living up to her name. But now that she is free of her parents' iron rule, ready to say "I do" to Chris Culpepper, it looks like all that is about to change.... Chris Culpepper is more than happy to marry fun and feisty Chastity. He's looking forward to helping her obliterate the implication of her name. But if it's not one thing (*cough* wool allergy) it's another (*double cough* teeth marks). But with all the sexual energy flying around, the true strength of Chastity and Chris's coupling may not be between the sheets. Each of them have dreams that they've left behind, thanks to pressure from their family. Now, with their powers combined, they may just find the courage to pursue those dreams, in spite of the odds stacked against them. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505950965561-DENSDCER6GQLDCM0QB0Y/Baker%27s+Bargain.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Baker's Bargain (Book 5) by Kirsten Osbourne Grace Quinlan is tired of living under her parents’ thumbs. She’s done volunteer work for years as a baker, and she feels it’s time to spread her wings and open her own bakery. She takes her cousins, who are equally skilled in baking, along with her twin, and they move to Culpepper, Wyoming, where her older sisters have all found love. When lawyer Marcus Wells meets Grace on her first day in Culpepper, he immediately knows she’s the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with, despite her propensity for telling him awful lawyer jokes. After spending a few days together, getting to know one another, he immediately asks her to marry. Can she overcome her strict upbringing and find happiness with him? Or will her past haunt them both for the rest of their lives? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505669696576-KHXMCQA0FP5JSOD3N5JD/ScotsmansSiren.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Scotsman's Siren (Book 6) From the day she was born, Honor Quinlan was forced to live up to impossible standards. Her twin, Grace, was always more feminine, more obedient, and more appreciated, while she was always reminded of how wicked and willful she was. So when she is given the chance to get away from her parents’ iron rule, to move out to the Culpepper ranch in Wyoming—where her older sisters had married the Culpepper cowboys—and to marry rancher, Angus MacFarlane she runs for it. But no one who was raised the way Honor was escapes unscathed. All Scotsman Angus MacFarlane has ever wanted is a large, loving family, unlike the one he was raised in. He would give his life for Linda Culpepper and her sons and their ranch, especially when it comes to thwarting the machinations of the dastardly cousin Travis. But when Honor sweeps into his life, everything changes. For Angus, it’s love at first sight. But can he help her overcome the scars of her childhood and teach her to trust him? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level: HOT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505951138434-ROM47DCW77FHXZY5SEA6/Trainer%27s+Treat.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Trainer's Treat (Book 7) by Kirsten Osbourne Patience Quinlan moves to Culpepper, Wyoming, with only two expectations: That she would get out from under her father’s thumb, and that she would open a bakery with two of her favorite people. Once those two things are accomplished, she is content. When a young ballerina walks into the bakery one morning arguing with her father about ballet camp, Patience immediately offers to help, remembering her desires to dance when she was small. Ryan Bassett is a single parent with way too much to do to be able to get his pink-clad ballerina daughter to ballet camp every day all summer. When the pretty girl behind the bakery counter offers to help him and his daughter out, he’s skeptical at first but realizes she could be the answer to his prayers. Will the friendship formed between woman and girl lead to a special relationship between Ryan and Patience? Or will the strain of the past keep them apart? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505669875870-VPZ9C5D4QURN6BMBY4YD/Veternarian%27sVixen.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Veterinarian's Vixen (Book 8) When reporter Nancy Tilson visited Culpepper, Wyoming to do a story on the Quinlan Quads the real scoop was her instant connection with hunky veterinarian, “Doc” O’Donnell. But months have passed, without a single call from Doc. Now Nancy is back in Culpepper to cover the Culpepper Stakes, a Fourth of July horse race, and to seek out answers to why the spark between her and Doc fizzled out… Doc is shocked to see Nancy back in town, especially after she brushed him off by giving him a fake phone number, ruining a promising start to a budding romance. He is determined to fight the feelings he still has for her, especially when Nancy’s slimy boss, Stu, hints that he and Nancy have something going on… But all is not as it seems. As one set of misunderstandings untangles, a whole other batch of problems springs up. Problems that lead to Doc not just treating the horses for the Culpepper Stakes, but entering the race himself. Stu is not the sort to take defeat lying down, though, and for a second time, Nancy and Doc’s relationship is in danger of fizzling before it gets off the ground… PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505951274095-P293U956TG2HQLII4W5X/Contractor%27s+Cookies.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Contractor's Cookies (Book 9) by Kirsten Osbourne Felicity Quinlan has always felt like the odd duck. She was raised in a family who didn’t allow her to do much of anything, and her personality has always been suppressed. When she moves to Culpepper, Wyoming, she watches her cousins and sister fall in love one by one, until she is the last Quinlan standing. She hopes she’ll eventually find love, but for now she’s too busy working in the bakery she started with her sister and cousin. When Allen Jennings loses his first wife to one of the cursed underwear models that plagues Culpepper, he’s certain there’s something wrong. He isn’t sure if it’s with him, or human nature, but he knows he’ll never have someone who will stay by his side. When innocent little Felicity Culpepper comes at him, armed with three cookies every hour, he doesn’t know what to think. Will Felicity be able to convince him that some women do love forever? Or will they spend the rest of their lives hoping for the impossible? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505670019852-ZIV4I6DE5QUSX3G5NUOB/Tycoon%27sTryst.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Tycoon's Tryst (Book 10) Ever since most of the women of Culpepper Wyoming were stolen away into marriage by a pack of gorgeous underwear models after a snowstorm several years ago, Sly O’Donnell has been looking for a way to boost the female population and the reputation of his hometown. He thinks he’s finally discovered the way to do it by suing underwear company responsible for the models for negligence. He has no intension of winning the lawsuit, but he knows it will gain just the kind of attention Culpepper needs. His plan is foolproof…until he meets the CEO of Korpanty Enterprises, Rachel Korpanty. Rachel has been trying to hold her father’s company together since his death almost five years ago. Korpanty Enterprises is the only thing that she’s every truly given her heart to, but under the terms of her father’s will, she only has three more months to make a profit or the company will revert to her conniving sister, Bev. She has a chance to secure her company for good, until a freak lawsuit threatens to undo everything she’s worked for. Worse still, when she goes to Culpepper to confront the jerk who is suing her, she falls for him instead. But can her pride handle the blow, and will her company survive the triple threat of love, family, and underwear models? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505951410900-2PDWGW6SY34OZOUBSU0G/Bartender%27s+Beauty.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Bartender's Beauty (Book 11) by Kirsten Osbourne Dallas Gustafson thought she’d seen Culpepper, Wyoming in her rearview mirror for the last time, but when her father tells her he needs her to come home while he’s on his death bed, she sucks up her pride and complies. Back in the town where she grew up with people who teased and tormented her, she finds herself face-to-face with the only boy she ever loved. Austin James still carries a torch for the girl he loved as a boy, even though he’s almost thirty. When she comes into his bar one summer night, he can’t let her leave without telling her how he feels. When her father dies a short time later, he knows he has to do whatever it takes to get her to stay in Culpepper permanently. Will he be able to convince her they were meant to be together? Or will they both spend the rest of their lives without love? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505670920750-R10PLAOAI6324IKDB21X/image-asset.jpeg The Culpepper Cowboys - Drifter's Darling (Book 12) They met at the Culpepper rodeo, and sparks flew… Veterinarian Elvie O’Donnell was done with men after breaking up with her self-absorbed, lawyer fiancé, Andy, but that’s when ruggedly handsome drifter Evan Lipinski walked into her life. But one sizzling day at the rodeo was all they had before Evan disappeared from Culpepper, but not from Elvie’s thoughts… Try as he might, Evan can’t forget the vibrant and adventurous Elvie. In spite of the world of problems he’s running away from, he returns to Culpepper to see if they can turn the sparks from the rodeo into something more. Elvie seems more than happy to pick up where they left off… …until the lawyer who has been chasing him, intent on destroying his life as he knows it, shows up in Culpepper. He happens to be Elvie’s fiancé, and wants her back. Can Evan escape the fate that awaits him, or is he running from his problems into temptation? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505951512384-GQAE56G00HN2LXV9TCH4/Agent%27s+Admirer.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Agent's Admirer (Book 13) by Kirsten Osbourne Megan Barrows has always loved her job and her home in Culpepper, Wyoming, but lately she’s been unsettled. She feels like her life is stagnating and it’s time to move onto something more. Her daily battles with Bob Bickel, the proprietor of Bob’s Burger Barn, are all that keep her going sometimes. The man is testy and difficult…and handsome and sweet. Bob Bickel has finally achieved his dream of owning a restaurant with all of his own recipes on the menu. He’s having a difficult time perfecting a taco burger, so he enlists the help of Megan, the most faithful customer he has. Together they work to perfect the burger several of the pregnant women in the area crave, while learning more about each other. Will Bob’s worries of the future keep him from taking a chance with Megan? Or will the two of them work through their issues to find out what a true partnership could mean? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505671140872-91G48AFJRB4DPRF5DN30/Hairdresser%27s+Honey.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Hairdresser's Honey (Book 14) Denise Bonneville has made a lot of mistakes in her life. In high school, she was the mean-girl cheerleader, dating the captain of the football team, Wes. When Wes dumped her after finding out she was pregnant, it only made Denise meaner. All she had for the next fifteen years, was her daughter, Destiny…right up until Chastity Culpepper’s kindness changed her life and set her on the right track. But trying to be good is harder than it looks, especially when Denise’s class reunion rolls around. Faced with those who bullied her at her downfall, Denise really needs a hero… Hiroshi “Hero” Yamaguchi is on his way to his new job in Haskell, Wyoming when fate throws him the best curveball ever. He stops to help Denise when her car dies by the side of the road…and ends up stepping in to help her through her problems. Denise is everything his life has lacked—excitement, adventure, and caring. But by helping her, he ends up in a tough spot with Destiny, and with Wes. Can he step up and be the “Hero” that everyone needs? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level - Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505951622301-4Z1IQ8IFIT6NHX5615X4/Pastor%27s+Prize.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Pastor's Prize (Book 15) by Kirsten Osbourne Rikki Dobson has spent her whole life living in her famous sister’s shadow. When she moves to Culpepper, Wyoming to recover from a harrowing experience, it’s the last place in the world she expects to find love. Working at a bakery with three loving women makes life easier, but she’s still afraid of the world around her. When Pastor Benjamin, the handsome new associate pastor sits beside her in church, she doesn’t know whether to be happy or frightened. Ben Norton isn’t looking for love. He’s happy with his new job as assistant pastor and counselor for a small church in Culpepper. He’s met the beautiful Rikki a couple of times, but it isn’t until he sits beside her one morning that he realizes there is something more to her than meets the eye. Will Rikki be able to overcome her fears? Or will the two of them spend the rest of their lives alone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505671234772-KYR1Z0OP4RMR8X135TF8/ArchitectsAngel.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Architect's Angel (Book 16) Tabby Ross and Arch O’Donnell were the perfect couple the summer before their senior year of high school. But when they both ran for senior class president, their romance fell apart. From that point on, the two of them developed an epic rivalry, playing pranks on each other and pitting them against each other on every level. Some things never change… Fifteen years later, both Tabby and Arch are back in Culpepper, and their rivalry burns as hot as ever. The pranks keep on coming—some of them a little more dangerous than they should be. But when the tables are turned on the passionate rivals, it’s their turn to join forces to play the ultimate prank. Only, in the end, the joke might just be on them. Christmas and New Year’s may turn out to be the perfect way for two enemies to become lifelong lovers. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam level - Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1605976119791-P2KHGO1IS9X1IJGAL3T8/51PwpliUJNL.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Sammy’s Story (Book 17) by Kirsten Osbourne Sammy Ross has always been content with her life as a midwife in Culpepper, Wyoming. About to deliver her sister’s first child, she feels slightly lost that she isn’t having children of her own. When a new bookstore opens in town, she immediately seeks it out, hoping for enough romance novels to take her out of her funk and make her normal again. Barry Hamilton has been on the rodeo circuit his entire adult life. All of his injuries have made it so it’s not prudent to keep up the dangerous lifestyle, so he moves to Culpepper and opens a bookstore. During his first week open, a woman walks into the bookstore declaring her love for its owner, and he knows as soon as he looks at her that she’s meant for him. Will he be able to convince her that they belong together? Or will Sammy help everyone around her have babies and never have any of her own? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1511733624806-I58Y7FMD6VMNHQTEBASY/3BookBoxSet.jpg The Culpepper Cowboys - Culpepper Cowboys Compendium (Volume 1) Now available together in one set! The first three of Merry Farmer’s Culpepper Cowboys books! The box set includes: Rancher's Remorse, Teacher's Troublemaker, and Scotsman's Siren PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam level - Hot https://www.merryfarmer.net/hot-on-the-trail daily 0.75 2019-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194747520-9NJUOYVW5CU2OVBF2Y51/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg Hot on the Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505744563980-KC9NEJK95TX2AMBVOECY/Trail+Blaze.jpg Hot on the Trail - Trail Blaze (Book 0) Trail Blaze is a prequel novella to BOTH the Hot on the Trail series and the Montana Romance series. Darcy Howsam has one last chance to be a respectable woman and to have a secure life: traveling along the Oregon Trail to become a mail-order bride for a miner in California. But when the man who paid her way to meet him at Ft. Laramie takes one look at her and rejects her, demanding his money back, Darcy finds herself alone and desperate. Gregory Quinlan has staked his future on moving west and building a life in Oregon. A wife isn’t part of his plan. But when Darcy finds herself in trouble, he steps up to be a friend to her. The two hatch a plan to convince her should-be husband to take her back, only the more they work together, the more Greg falls in love. But what good is love when Darcy belongs to someone else? Against the odds, on an epic pioneer journey, Greg must fight to fix the mistakes he’s made and win back the woman who won his heart with her smile. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505741638340-XKAFRMNKY3U6LS9NKCV8/Trail+of+Kisses.jpg Hot on the Trail - Trail of Kisses (Book 1) Someone is trying to kill Lynne Tremaine. After her father sentences two members of The Briscoe Boys gang to death, Judge Tremaine feels he has no choice but to send Lynne to Denver City along the Oregon Trail to live with her Uncle George…against her will. For Lynne, the only thing worse than being sent away to the wild west is making the journey with the handsome, arrogant, wicked man her uncle has hired to escort her. Especially when the anger she feels toward him begins to turn to something hotter. Cade Lawson is determined to prove himself to his employer, George Tremaine, after letting him down months earlier. But what he thought would be his second chance may, in fact, be a harsh punishment for his past mistakes. Lynne is headstrong, fiery, and determined to show him she is fearless. She is also beautiful and tempting, and when Cade sees just how afraid she really is underneath her brave act, he may be in danger of losing his heart to her forever. When her would-be killer attacks, it’s all he can do to keep Lynne safe. He swore to protect her, but who will protect him from her? PLEASE BE ADVISED - Steam Level: Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505742137571-DTMT0E1PKP18RKEA1K87/Trail+of+Hope.jpg Hot on the Trail - Trail of Hope (Book 2) Callie Lewis is alone on the Oregon Trail. After her brother’s death, she has been left to fend for herself on a journey she never wanted to take. Her only hope for safety and a life at the end of the road is to become a trail bride and wed grieving widower John Rye. But John is harboring secrets that could end their hasty marriage before it has a chance to begin. When a vicious tornado wakes John from the stupor the death of his wife left him in, he is ready to embrace Callie and the new life they could have together. But John is not the only one with designs on his new wife. Miles away from civilization, in a wagon train bristling with secrets and suspicion, John must catch a thief, fend off his rival, and reclaim his life to build the future Callie deserves. In their darkest moments will they bring each other hope? PLEASE BE ADVISED - Steam Level: Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505742449093-MR6M8QDI70UFIXLUI29I/Trail+of+Longing.jpg Hot on the Trail - Trail of Longing (Book 3) Emma Sutton fell in love with Dr. Dean Meyers on the very first day of their journey west on the Oregon Trail. Dean is handsome, caring, and noble. If only she could tell him! But between her crippling shyness and the marital machinations of her mother, she despairs of ever being able to say what’s in her heart. When a sudden injury puts her in Dean’s hands, literally and figuratively, she hopes she might just have a chance with him…until a ghost from Dean’s past comes between them. Dean Meyers is determined to make the long journey west to start a new life and leave the horrors of the Civil War behind him. He is charmed by Emma and amused by her mother, and can finally see peace in his future. But when an old colleague shows up to turn his world upside down, it’s all Dean can do to keep love, hope, and Emma from slipping away. All seems lost until Emma finds herself in danger and Dean is given a chance to be a hero…if he can reach her in time. Love will give her courage to find her voice and follow her heart…. PLEASE BE ADVISED - Steam Level: Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505742724214-8GF7ZTEUNX4BETR4I9LB/Trail+of+Dreams.jpg Hot on the Trail - Trail of Dreams (Book 4) Katie Boyle has known Aiden Murphy her whole life. Everyone expects them to marry someday, but as much as she cares for her lifelong friend, Katie wants more from life. She craves adventure and excitement, and doesn’t want to give in to the obvious choice. Heading west along the Oregon Trail is, in her mind, the beginning of the new life she has always wanted, and she intends to embrace it. But when she is abducted by a Cheyenne brave and taken to his village, she is in for more adventure than she bargained for. Aiden has loved Katie for as long as he has known her, and is determined to win her, regardless of her protests. He has watched over her as she spread her wings without her ever knowing it. But his devotion is put to the test when Katie is taken. He risks everything to follow her and rescue her, only to end up as the center of attention in the Cheyenne village. His skill with music makes him an honored guest amongst the Indians, but can he save Katie before her fate is sealed forever? Sometimes the man of your dreams is the man who has been there all along…. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505742948849-ZB7BVCZUMV89F0SI1IWS/Trail+of+Destiny.jpg Hot on the Trail - Trail of Destiny (Book 5) Young widow, Alice Porter, never thought she would fall in love again, and that her family’s journey along the Oregon Trail was the end of her story. Rugged militiaman, Jarvis Flint, never thought he would fall in love in the first place, even though he is determined to be a man of honor and to do his duty. But sometimes the things you never think will happen are the ones that hit you when you aren’t looking. When a routine rest along the trail turns into an opportunity to stop a land war between feuding brother and sister ranch owners, Alice finds herself draw into an adventure her grieving heart isn’t prepared for. More than an adventure, as she and Jarvis work together to resolve the siblings’ dispute, they find themselves battling a passion that neither can deny. In competition with each other and with themselves, they fight to uncover a love that is worth sacrificing for and a life after heartbreak. Only love has the power to heal hearts and mend fences…. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505743166153-WA3NLAUR41OMU28SS9XQ/Trail+of+Redemption.jpg Hot on the Trail - Trail of Redemption (Book 6) Estelle Ripley is not who she says she is. Running from the past she’s left behind on a Georgia plantation, she’s taken a job in a wagon train heading to new horizons along the Oregon Trail. If she can just keep her head down, do her job, and keep any of her new friends from discovering her secret, she’ll be fine. After all, people don’t ask questions on the frontier. But Estelle didn’t count on a shadowy figure from her past coming along on the journey, and she most certainly did not plan to fall head-over-heels in love. Graham Tremaine’s only reason for heading west is to deliver his sister Lynne’s belongings to her new home in Denver. The Civil War has left him with more scars than his missing leg. Convinced he is now only half a man, wounded and with no future, he fights hard not to fall in love with the dark and mysterious Estelle. It’s a losing battle, and as his passion for Estelle flares, so does his desire to protect her. But how can he fight her battles when she keeps so many secrets from him? And what kind of a life can a man who has lost himself provide? Love is a journey that proves the heart has no limitations… Please Be Advised - Steam Level: HOT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505743369274-3DBTDIPW2VOZOE70S5CL/Trail+of+Passion.jpg Hot on the Trail - Trail of Passion (Book 7) Lucy Haskell has a passion for danger and isn’t afraid to let everyone know it. The Oregon Trail is the perfect way for her to travel home to her father’s ranch in Wyoming, and to meet new friends and talk their ears off along the way. But Lucy’s talking and risk-taking masks a darker fear—that no one could possibly love or even like a woman as unconventional as her. All that changes when Gideon Faraday stumbles into her life… Dr. Gideon Faraday is a scientist: intelligent, handsome, reserved, soft-spoken… and a murderer. He’s heading west to atone for the lives he’s taken, and the last thing he wants is to make friends on the trail or to fall in love. But from the moment he sees bubbly, daring, beautiful, fearless Lucy, he’s smitten. Gideon and Lucy can’t fight the passion that pulls them together—with scandalous consequences—but when a mysterious stranger joins their wagon train and Gideon’s life is in jeopardy, it will take all the daring Lucy possesses to keep Gideon alive. Danger is just the beginning… PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505743700777-4WP51HACJ2ZEX8U04BL0/Trail+of+Aces.jpg Hot on the Trail - Trail of Aces (Book 8) She never should have married him. Olivia Walters is heading west along the Oregon Trail to escape a disastrous offer of marriage, but when gambler, Charlie Garrett, wins her hand in marriage in a poker game, she finds herself in exactly the situation she hoped to avoid. She is a woman of honor and determined to make the best of it, especially when her roguish new husband proves to me charming and seductive. But things aren’t what they seem… Charlie Garrett thought he could escape the crimes of his past and start a new life out West. He never intended to marry, but when clever school teacher, Olivia, loses her bet, he loses his heart. When a ghost from his past show up on the trail, intent on revenge, Charlie must become more than the charming rake in order to save Olivia and the surprising love growing between them. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level - Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505743914633-YKW1FZ491W5MW3IJY45H/Trail+of+Chances.jpg Hot on the Trail - Trail of Chances: Trail's End (Book 9) Pete Evans has finally completed his last journey as trail boss on the Oregon Trail, leading his newfound friends all the way across the frontier to Oregon City. But his heart grows heavy as he realizes this means the end of his time with Miss Josephine Lewis and the orphaned Chance family. Sense and logic tell him he should collect his belongings and retire, like a man his age should, but something keeps drawing him back to Josephine. Josephine Lewis has a whole life waiting for her with her niece in Denver City…so why does she find it impossible to cut ties and head where reason dictates she should go? She is certain she’s too old, at age forty, to form any new attachments, especially romantic ones. And how could a single woman of her age possibly be expected to become a mother to four orphans? Her final responsibility before moving on is to find a home for the Chance children. But love has plans for Josephine and Pete that have nothing to do with reason or logic and that defy age. That is, if they can come to their senses before the Chance children find themselves in grave danger… PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level - Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1532810756669-TYKCT7P8AF81IAKYNRZU/HotontheTrail_BoxSet_Volume1.jpg Hot on the Trail - Hot on the Trail: Box Collection (Volume 1) The first three books of the popular Hot on the Trail series are together here for the first time, along with an all-new short story, A Haskell Christmas Reunion! Each book is a stand-alone that can be read without having read the others. Box Collection includes: Trail of Kisses Trail of Hope Trail of Longing A Haskell Christmas Reunion PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1532811237215-Y81UJWKG21UDWCO6BPRH/HotontheTrail_BoxSet_Volume2.jpg Hot on the Trail - Hot on the Trail: Box Collection (Volume 2) Books 4 – 6 of the popular Hot on the Trail series are together here for the first time! Gather up your mail-order brides and cowboys and come out to the old west to fall in love on the Oregon Trail… Each book is a stand-alone that can be read without having read the others. Box Collection includes: Trail of Dreams Trail of Destiny Trail of Redemption PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1532811600030-3JRXM98XL371N815N0TQ/HotontheTrail_BoxSet_Volume3.jpg Hot on the Trail - Hot on the Trail: Box Collection (Volume 3) Books 7 – 9 of the popular Hot on the Trail series are here to complete your collection! Journey to the end of the Oregon Trail…an adventure that is just the beginning of a world of frontier romance! Each book is a stand-alone that can be read without having read the others. Box Collection includes: Trail of Passion Trail of Aces Trail of Chances: Trail's End PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot https://www.merryfarmer.net/west-meets-east daily 0.75 2017-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194972605-2KTDQZVCKWMZBB63RM6J/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg West Meets East https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505617157978-9FSBY46S93GND4QUABWC/ANewLife.jpg West Meets East - A New Life (Book 1) Millie Horner considers herself the luckiest woman in the world. Saved from a life of prostitution in the Old West, she is determined to make a new life for herself across the ocean in Cornwall, England. But life below-stairs at Starcross Castle is filled with its own problems, specifically, the problem of making sure that none of her new friends discover the life she came from. That challenge becomes even harder when she falls for handsome and ambitious footman, Owen Llewellyn. Owen has his sights set on winning a job as foreman of one of the mines on the property owned by Starcross Castle’s lord, Peter deVere, the Earl of Dunsford. Those plans take on a new urgency as love blooms between him and Millie. But Lord Dunsford’s wicked nephew, Lord William is determined to undermine Owen and bend Millie to his own lascivious designs. Can the power of love overcome all obstacles, or will Millie’s past stop her from living a new life? PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505617110904-7EED4EOACKG6Y9TTNFFG/APlaceToBelong.jpg West Meets East - A Place to Belong (Book 2) Clara Partridge has never fit anywhere. Literally. At over six feet tall, she has always considered herself awkward and out of place. But now that she has a chance to break away from the terrible life she’s been living in the American Old West and to start anew in tranquil Wiltshire, England, she is willing to do whatever it takes to fit in. Even though the last job she’s suited for is that of maid in a wealthy gentleman’s house. But when she meets Rev. Arthur Fallon, all of her efforts to be someone she’s not seem to be paying off. Arthur knows he’s not the best vicar, but he tries to be the best man he can be. Even when the Amazonian Clara captures his heart with one awkward outburst in church. Even when he learns the truth of who she used to be. And even when Clara comes to his rescue to help him care for the baby of a fallen woman. Clara and Arthur know they are the last two people who should be together, but their hearts say otherwise. But when word of the baby’s parentage leaks out, Clara finds herself scrambling not just to fit in, but to find a place for the baby—and for Arthur—and for her—to belong. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505617026281-JLQP2HEJWLZYP1PEVXDY/ASecondChance.jpg West Meets East - A Second Chance (Book 3) Noelle Walters can hardly believe how lucky she is to be given a chance to start over after a hard life as a soiled dove in the American West. But almost from the moment she steps off the ship in London, England, everything goes wrong. The Lord of the manor where she was supposed to take up a position as a maid has disappeared under scandalous circumstances, and Noelle’s services are no longer required. Alone in a foreign country, penniless, and ignorant of the ways of British society, Noelle fears that her only chance of survival will be taking up her old profession again. Ram Singh hasn’t been able to forget the beautiful American woman he escorted from his employer’s ship to her new job. When he discovers that Noelle has met with nothing but misfortune, he feels compelled to help her in every way he can. Including sneaking her into his lodgings to save her from the street. But helping Noelle puts Ram’s plans for the future in jeopardy when they are discovered together. They must face the choice to survive any way they can on their own or hope for a second chance to fall in love. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1507906330569-G8S06P926H8N3WU502RD/AWildAdventure.jpg West Meets East - A Wild Adventure (Book 4) After years of reluctantly living the wild life in Haskell, Wyoming, all Rose Rawlins wants is to settle down into a quiet position as a maid for the Bond family in Brynthwaite, England. She takes her position as nurse for charming and irascible Mr. Bond, and confidant of adventurous Miss Elaine Bond, seriously, vowing that nothing will get in the way of her duty to her new friends. Until handsome and tempting Dr. Isaac Newsome comes along. Widower Isaac Newsome doesn’t feel as though he has anything to offer a woman, but from the first moment he lays eyes on Rose, that belief is challenged. Rose’s refreshing, American ways breathe new life into what was becoming a stale existence. But in spite of the fiery attraction between them, Rose is holding something back. It takes a trio of mischievous young men from Brynthwaite Municipal Orphanage, all of Mr. Bond’s wiles, a mysterious and regal bookseller, who is also new to town, and a daring boat race to bring Rose and Isaac together, but even then, will a sudden tragedy pull them apart? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Hot   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1509063501768-K1ZGPAWLRXQLJ3265QLW/APassionateDeception.jpg West Meets East - A Passionate Deception (Book 5) Ellie Braun is on her way from the Old West to England to start a new life as lady’s maid to American heiress Helena Mortimer. But when Helena runs off with one of the porters from the ship as soon as they dock in London, it’s up to Ellie to smooth things over with Lord Henry Howsden, Helena’s fiancé. But instead of being disappointed, Lord Henry concocts a plan for Ellie to impersonate Helena in order to fool his family. A former soiled dove pretending to be a wealthy heiress in the household of a marquis? What could go wrong? Henry Howsden has resented his father’s attempts to sell him in marriage to a woman he’s never seen from day one. By introducing Ellie to his family as Miss Mortimer, letting them fall in love with her, then revealing her true identity, he intends to prove to them that common people have worth, and that marriage is not a game. But almost from the start, he falls in love with the beautiful, clever, and free-spirited Ellie. She is everything that he has never been permitted to be, and all too soon he can’t imagine a life without her. But the gulf between an ex-prostitute and a British nobleman is an enormous one, and the passion that develops between Ellie and Henry may prove to be as impossible as it is undeniable. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – HOT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1510674619841-RXDMAFOAG4CBA0L8MPJN/ATemptingVoyage.jpg West Meets East - A Tempting Voyage (Book 6) Captain Albert Tennant has lived most of his life on the sea, in spite of his noble status. It is his home and his passion. But the adventure of transporting several of the young women from Haskell, Wyoming to their new lives in England has highlighted how dull his own life has become. Until Domenica Ortega steps aboard his ship. Domenica is more than ready to give up her life as a soiled dove for the promise of a fresh start that London provides. But beneath her brash, devil-may-care attitude lurks a secret fear that she hides from the world. It shakes her to her core that handsome Captain Tennant can see right through her mask to the heart she tries to keep hidden. And unlike any other man, Albert makes her feel safe. When a member of Albert’s crew goes missing halfway across the ocean, Domenica and Albert must discover what happened with very little evidence to go on. They have until the ship reaches London to uncover the perpetrator and bring them to justice. But mysteries are difficult to solve when temptation abounds, and the biggest question of all may be how Albert will be able to let Domenica go at the end of their voyage. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – HOT https://www.merryfarmer.net/second-chances daily 0.75 2021-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606195177923-XEORS2T345VTR41LMR7N/Depositphotos_348928216_bn.jpg Second Chances https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1598896652494-VDYZBET4CFJK45XQWEDX/SummerWithAStar_Updated.jpg Second Chances - Summer with a Star (Book 1) All Tasha Pike has wanted for the past twenty years is to rent Sand Dollar Point for a summer. The grand Victorian on the beach of Summerbury, Maine was the object of her childhood fantasy and her standard of romance—and it was finally happening. Her dream summer is ruined, however, when she arrives in Summerbury to find that Hollywood superstar Spencer Ellis has muscled his way into the house instead. His offer that they share Sand Dollar Point is not only infuriating—it’s insulting. He’s a celebrity, and one she’s determined to hate. Spencer’s summer in Maine was supposed to help him get his head screwed on straight. One look at Tasha, however, made that impossible. She’s beautiful. She’s angry. She doesn’t care who he is. She doesn’t care about his fame. In fact, she doesn’t even like him. She’s irresistible. He’s only got the summer. She’s only got her heart. They’ve only got each other. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1598896688503-DUXHKI6GC2Y4SFES4BRY/OneNightwithaStar.jpg Second Chances - One Night with a Star (Book 2) One summer night… Jenny Young fulfilled every girl’s most sizzling fantasy the night she ended up with mega movie star, Simon Mercer, in her bed. It was hot, it was intimate, it was the stuff of dreams. One big mistake… Until the next morning, when Simon skipped out on her. Nine months later, Jenny’s whole world changed when her son was born. One last chance… Now Simon is back, hoping to make up for his mistakes and prove he’s turned over a new leaf. But winning Jenny back won’t be as easy as he thinks. She has more to lose than just her heart this time, she has her son. Are second chances only the stuff of Hollywood dreams, or can Simon make that one night into a promise of forever? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1598896712188-HGST8NNFC8RLWPA1VMAQ/CatchAFallingStar_updated.jpg Second Chances - Catch a Falling Star (Book 3) The last thing Jo Burkhart ever thought she’d do was have a one night stand… But when a little harmless, coffee shop flirting with high-powered Broadway and television director Benjamin Paul leads to a steamy proposition, how could a romance novelist like Jo resist? The last thing Ben Paul needed was to fall in love… But when he lands in bed with a down-to-earth, genuine Jo—a woman who doesn’t want anything from him but an afternoon of passion—his heart gets carried away. He can’t let it end with one night. The last thing either of them needed was for their worlds to collide… But when Ben’s career implodes under the weight of salacious rumors, and Jo finds herself on the verge of losing her family’s house in Maine, they may be the only people who can save each other from disaster… …unless being together creates an even bigger disaster for both. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – VERY hot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1612743970702-TQFWA3ZW7275NIDKROG1/ASkyFullOfStars.jpg Second Chances - A Sky Full of Stars (Book 4) She’s ready to grab her chance to be an even bigger star… Celebrity sweetheart, Adelaide Townsend, has taken Hollywood by storm as the star of the Second Chances tv series. But as filming ends for the season, her phone has stopped ringing. Addy isn’t going to stand idly by and let her star fall, though. She had plans—big plans—to reinvent herself as a producer and head of her own studio. Nothing is going to stand in her way. He’s searching for a career change and a way to prove himself… Photographer Nick Burkhart has had a peek at the inner workings of Hollywood as Second Chances has filmed in his family home, and now he wants more. Part of that “more” is Addy. Even though he thinks she’s not his type at first, the more they are thrown together, the hotter the sparks between them get. When she offers him a chance to try his hand at filmmaking, Nick sees it as a chance he has to take. But love affairs are not as easy to pull off behind the scenes as they are on screen. And when Addy’s ex stirs up trouble with the media and threatens Addy’s future, Nick might be the only one who can come to her rescue and make her dreams come true. If Hollywood doesn’t take him down first. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Hot https://www.merryfarmer.net/montana-romance daily 0.75 2019-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194801060-MF0WHNWABWX9Q2VN6D94/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg MONTANA ROMANCE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505785894968-WK1CNTIZXCFDZS5D9HWH/Our+Little+Secrets.jpg MONTANA ROMANCE - Our Little Secrets (Book 1) She thought she could escape to the West and start a new life… People are hunting Charlotte Baldwin, missing heiress--but no one is looking for Charlie West, bride of humble frontier shopkeeper Michael West. Marrying him was the cover Charlotte needed to keep her secrets hidden. But what starts as a marriage of convenience turns hot in a hurry. He believed the sins of his past were behind him… The final piece of Michael West’s plan to become a proper businessman is a respectable wife. Charlie is beautiful, intelligent, and surprisingly sensual. They’re a perfect match in every way. Maybe too perfect. As passions flare, the truth comes out--and Charlie realizes she may have run straight into the arms of her enemy. No sin stays a secret forever… STEAM LEVEL: Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505786189967-FNH31K2JCVB6L339HI3N/Fool+for+Love.jpg MONTANA ROMANCE - Fool for Love (Book 2) She was at the end of her rope, looking for a final chance… Amelia Elphick may have been born a London lady, but when her lover leaves her pregnant and desperate, the only hope for her and her secret baby comes in the form of rugged Montana cowboy, Eric Quinlan. All she has to do to start a new life in the American West is pretend to be his bride. He must save his ranch before time runs out… It doesn’t take Eric Quinlan long to discover the key to saving his home and his heart lie in Amelia's hands. She’s everything he wants in a woman. She may be his fake wife, but the passion between them is sizzlingly real. Can he convince her to stay or will he lose it all forever? People do foolish things when they’re in love…. STEAM LEVEL: Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505786485437-4OU8Y6YIVGIDAW31L2SQ/Sarah+Sunshine.jpg MONTANA ROMANCE - Sarah Sunshine (Book 3) She was done with her shameful past… But Sarah Withers’s past isn’t done with her. Though she longs for Roy LaCroix—body, heart, and soul—old wounds and fresh battles threaten to end her second chance at an honest life before it begins. His future is only a heartbeat away… But how can Roy LaCroix stay true to the woman he’s waited so long for when he and Sarah are embroiled in a twenty-year-old feud that threatens to keep the star-crossed lovers apart? Roy must choose: be a man of substance, or to stay true to his heart. Only love can stop history from repeating itself before it’s too late… STEAM LEVEL: Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505786722596-UTU3TQIKKO6MSVEETVWY/In+Your+Arms.jpg MONTANA ROMANCE - In Your Arms (Book 4) She only ever wanted to belong… Lily Singer was stolen from her tribe as a child and raised in a white man’s world. Never truly accepted by either world, she found solace and fulfillment in teaching. When Christian Avery barges into her life, sparks fly--but sparks ignite blazes that can only be put out by giving in to passion. His carefully-ordered world was set afire by her… Christian Avery, Justice of the Peace, is used to having his way. When the flames of his passion for Lily spread, enveloping them in gossip and scandal, the only way he can protect her and maintain calm is by surrendering to a love that could bring them both down. The only place she has ever felt at home is in his arms… STEAM LEVEL: Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505787012264-R8KT69IZOBO1TX6GHPTZ/The+Indomitable+Eve.jpg MONTANA ROMANCE - The Indombitable Eve (Book 5) She was a fallen woman, betrayed and neglected… But when Eve deLaurent is handed a second chance to be with her sister, Amelia, she must take it. All she was looking for was to be reunited with her family. The last thing she expected was for passions to flare between her and the town’s reverend, Mark Andrews. He only wanted to help a lost soul… But everything about Eve reminds Mark Andrews that he is not just a man of God, he is a man. He wants her, longs for her--but, most of all, he wants to heal the rift between Eve and Amelia. Yet some pain runs so deep that only desire can fill it. You’re only as strong as the loves that hold you together… Please be advised: STEAM LEVEL: Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505787833109-D7K9KRQ223SZRLIQ5AB8/Seeks+for+Her.jpg MONTANA ROMANCE - Seeks for Her (Book 6) After a lifetime of fear, she is finally free… Divorce has made Rebecca Turner a scandalous woman, yet she has never been happier--until her children fall mysteriously ill. When the new, captivating doctor in town reaches out to help her, Rebecca finds herself in danger of losing her heart. He will stop at nothing to defend her… Dr. Thomas “Seeks For Her” Smith has always been an outsider, guarding his heart even as it yearns for something more. Rebecca captivates him, body and soul. He has the skills to heal her children, but it will take every bit of his strength and passion to save her from her own demons. Love is the only thing worth fighting for… Please Be Advised: Steam Level - HOT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505788142013-WUFOFBZJ67UK5E2D4SKR/Somebody+to+Love.jpg MONTANA ROMANCE - Somebody to Love (Book 7) For Phineas Bell, falling in love is impossible… In Cold Springs, men who love other men are anathema. So Phin has poured his heart and soul into his work, his town, and the friends who are his family. But when the handsome new sheriff takes over Phin's home and his heart, his whole world is on the line. Elliott Tucker is a shameless rule-breaker… From the moment he sees uptight banker Phineas Bell, Elliott wants to make Phin lose control, give in to his passions, and succumb to his forbidden desires. Sparks fly and nights heat up… until a shocking abduction sends Elliott and Phin on a chase to catch the kidnappers and wrestle with the passion between them. Everybody deserves somebody to love… Please Be Advised - Steam Level: VERY HOT https://www.merryfarmer.net/nerds-of-paradise daily 0.75 2017-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194835761-YEAVAWXXUH2W4J2XQHFK/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505672937917-LUL8JFJ9UJ508C9CP4V7/OppositesAttract.jpg . - Opposites Attract (Book 1) Haskell, Wyoming has a rich and vibrant history, dating back to the Old West. But with the opening of Paradise Space Flight, an aeronautics company and brain-child of Howard Franklin Haskell IV, the entire town is looking to the future. All except cowgirl, Casey Flint. Daughter of one of the original Paradise Ranch families, Casey is reeling from all of the change in her hometown. Even more so when project manager Scott Martin moves into town and turns her world upside down. Scott is more than ready to embrace the quieter pace of life that Haskell represents while helping a new and exciting company to launch…in more ways than one. His life gets even better when he meets and falls hard for local girl, Casey. But Casey proves to be more of a challenge than he anticipated when she seeks to block his efforts to buy land from her father. Scott and Casey rub each other the wrong way, but the sparks they create are irresistible. But just as the two rivals are tempted to give in to attraction, the infamous Bonneville family causes trouble for both Scott and Casey’s family. When they threaten to buy out Casey’s family’s ranch, everyone’s futures are in jeopardy. Hearts are on the line as the cowgirl and the engineer must work together to preserve the past and protect the future. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505695187464-Y386HPTMGHVT9Q7RMUZ7/ChaosTheory.jpg . - Chaos Theory (Book 2) Melody Clutterbuck has her eyes on the prize, and that prize is handsome, uptight engineer, Will Darling. As part-owner of the local flower shop, people expect her notoriously sunny disposition and esoteric way of doing things to shine, but when the town gets wrapped up in an orienteering competition, Melody’s competitive nature comes out. She plans to win both the wilderness event and the man, and nothing will get in her way. Not even Wil himself. Will Darling is nothing if not a fierce competitor. He is focused, determined, and driven. So when he finds himself falling for Melody and her chaotic, flighty, sexy ways, it seriously threatens his regimented world. And when they’re paired together for the orienteering competition and dropped into the middle of the Shoshone National Forest alone, more than one kind of sparks fly. Can Will hold onto his organized world or will the fire between him and Melody take over and spread chaos in its wake? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505695510271-GP7EFXPZFSV1DHUDK9PA/CarbonDating.jpg . - Carbon Dating (Book 3) A boy… A girl… A dinosaur… Laura Kincade is a nerd, and proud of it. She designs rockets, she hunts for dinosaur fossils, and she knows who she is. So when sizzling cowboy Ted Flint bumps into her at a party—literally, with messy results—she instantly feels out of her depth. Could a guy like Ted really be interested in a girl like her? It certainly seems like it when he invites her out to his ranch to take a look at his bone. *ahem* His DINOSAUR bone. Ted has never met anyone like Laura. She’s funny, smart, and adorable. So why is she playing so hard to get? He has a harder time getting her to say yes to a date with him than he has digging up the fossil Laura discovers on his ranch. If not for ice cream, all would be lost. But when the value of the fossil leaks to the community, Ted suddenly finds himself fighting to keep it and the ranch, and Laura too. The Bonnevilles will stop at nothing to claim the discovery for themselves, and Ted and Laura find themselves in danger of losing the battle, and each other too. A boy… A girl… A dinosaur… And love. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level - Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505695858525-QS1VWHLT85E5S2D7T2H9/HeatWave_small2.jpg . - Heat Wave (Book 4) Mild-mannered nerd, Dennis Long, is on a mission. He has been sent to Atlanta to woo doctoral student, Angelica Jones, to join the team at Paradise Space Flight in Haskell, Wyoming. But where most people see Angelica as a brilliant scientist with a promising career ahead of her, all Dennis sees is the neighborhood girl who teased him as a kid. He may be the only person in the world who doesn’t want her. Or so he thinks… Angelica has loved all of the attention lavished on her by the aerospace industry, and is proud to represent African-American women in the sciences. But the one thing she isn’t proud of is the way she tormented Dennis as a kid. Now the nerdy boy she once knew is all grown up and then some! And Angelica finds herself caught between the need to make amends for the past and the desire to go after the future she has been working her whole life for. But is love a part of that future? Forgiveness might just be the hottest commodity in Atlanta. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505696192240-XGB2CIPYT0F2EWUJ4UJQ/ThermalDynamics.jpg . - Thermal Dynamics (Book 5) Lawyer Sandy Templesmith is a fighter at heart. Growing up as one of only a handful of black women in Haskell, Wyoming, she has worn her strength instead of her heart on her sleeve, especially with the likes of Ronny Bonneville panting after her. So when she meets Joginder Sandhu, she is finally able to breathe deeply, relax, and have fun. Until her old habits ruin everything. Jogi has never met a woman like Sandy, and even after their hot fling falls apart, he can’t stop thinking about her. Not while tackling his work as an IT tech at Paradise Space Flight and not while pursuing his passion as a photographer. He still wants her, but pain and betrayal keep them apart. At least until the two are paired up for a sizzling dance competition. Forced to waltz, quick-step, and tango through their issues, Sandy and Jogi dance around each other and their failed attempt at love. But love has other plans. When the stakes of the competition are raised, so is the heat level between them. Their shared determination to beat the Bonnevilles could be their second chance at love. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505696474025-D4H6BRY9SQ27N9UCY4DJ/ChemicalReaction.jpg . - Chemical Reaction (Book 6) Calliope Clutterbuck has always been the life of the party, a veritable friend-magnet. Except for that time in eighth grade when her former bestie, Kathy Standish, stole her boyfriend at the Templesmith’s pool party. But that’s all water under the bridge, right? She’s and adult now and approaches life rationally and maturely. Except that her sister and her close friends are all now in relationships, leaving her the perpetual third wheel. And guess who just moved back to town? Yep, Kathy. Jonathan Cross has had his eye on Calliope almost from the moment he moved to Haskell to work for Paradise Space Flight. But his job—and his position as Howie’s go-to event organizer—has kept him too busy to do anything about it. Until he is able to literally rescue Calliope and sweep her off her feet. So they finally get together and date happily ever after, right? If only it were that easy! When Jonathan takes on a leadership role in Howie’s fall mixer, renovating old Haskell buildings, he naturally picks Calliope to be his right-hand woman. But old wounds and new rivalries abound when Kathy also ends up smack in the middle of the project. Can Calliope and Jonathan’s fledgling relationship overcome the pain of the past, or will insecurity end it before it takes off? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level - HOT https://www.merryfarmer.net/other-books daily 0.75 2021-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606195028750-0347EZQ01Q5TZ2XGOS8M/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg Other Works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1628111051792-NQZMRVNDWFYMUTQS79GW/TheBuccaneerandtheBastard_Standard.jpg Other Works - The Buccaneer and the Bastard American dollar princess Melanie Pennypacker has accepted her former teacher’s invitation to join a matchmaking house party for the summer for one reason and one reason only—to find a partner. But not a marriage partner. Melanie is looking for a business partner to invest in her dream of opening a new department store of the sort that are taking London by storm. But no man wants to invest in a business-minded woman. Sometimes the right man comes along in what seems like the wrong package…. Anyone with eyes can see that valet Frank Crymble is the illegitimate first-cousin of his employer, Lord Avery O’Shea, and like the rest of the O’Shea family, Frank has ambitions above his station and a penchant for scandal. When he catches Melanie behaving badly away from the other house party guests, the two of them instantly come up with a scheme that will get them both what they want. Sometimes making the wrong decision turns out to be the right way to fall in love…. But a marriage of convenience might be harder to pull off than Melanie and Frank suspect when every one of their friends is against the match. And when Melanie’s father shows up at the house party to drag her home, both her and Frank’s dreams hang in the balance. Until they hatch a plan to convince everyone they are deeply in love…including themselves. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam level: Very Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1624831664491-MGYBTIKZJGQSJVF1UFJ2/TheAngelandtheAristocrat.jpg Other Works - The Angel and the Aristocrat You are cordially invited to the country house party of the summer... Five years ago, six exceptional ladies graduated from Twittingham Academy and successfully nabbed themselves the most sought-after matrimonial prizes in London. Actually, they didn't. Not one of them. But the Countess of Fangfoss, formerly known as Miss Julia Twittingham, has a plan to see each of her past charges happily wed after all. Welcome to Second Chance Manor. Lady Angeline O’Shea was certain she would find a husband right out of finishing school, but instead, she was called back to Ireland to nurse her sick father through his final years. Now, slightly older, slightly wiser, but still as sweet and innocent as she was in school, she is determined to do her duty to her family by finding the perfect and most suitable husband… …who is not Lord Rafe McAllister, Marquess of Rothbury. Fresh off of a broken engagement in which his reputation was raked through the mud, Rafe wants nothing more than to hide away in Yorkshire for the summer, licking his wounds. He supposes he’ll have to marry eventually, but the last woman on earth that he could see as his marchioness is cheerful, angelic, innocent Angeline. Angeline has other ideas, though. What starts as her bid to get the curmudgeonly Rafe to smile turns into a passion that neither she nor Rafe can deny… …until Rafe’s former fiancée shows up at the house party. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam level: Very Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1512756775133-KUA9O5SIGN33GFHZ5KAS/3_Hens.jpg Other Works - The Hens Liu Meizhen has been searching for her long-lost brother for what feels like forever. Her journey has taken her from China to San Francisco to Haskell, Wyoming, and beyond. But she’s tired of searching, and when the opportunity arises to end her wandering in Noelle, Colorado by becoming a mail-order bride, she leaps at it. Noelle is exactly what she’s been looking for, and Woody, the man she has promised to marry, is everything she could have hoped for. Woody Burnside knows he’s not the smartest man in Noelle, but he works hard, cares deeply for the animals that are entrusted to his care, and believes with his whole heart that he could be a good husband. And the three hens that shadow him wherever he goes, Mimi, Gigi, and Fifi, seem to agree. Meizhen is more than he could have hoped for in a bride, and he is determined to make her the happiest woman in Colorado. But just when everything looks like it’s going to be happily ever after, the ghost of Meizhen’s past shows up in the most unlikely place. She suddenly finds herself torn between her duty toward her family and the promise she made to Woody. And with time running out for Noelle, she must make a decision that she fears will hurt someone she cares for deeply. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Sweet You can find the rest of the 12 Days of Christmas Mail Order Bride series here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1506360713184-RNTJ47PYHSQM8KRN4DIG/MistletoeandMoonbeams.jpg Other Works - Mistletoe & Moonbeams Available for the first time on its own… Miranda Clarke is a respectable, proper woman. So when she inherits The Holey Bucket Saloon in Mistletoe, Montana from her Uncle Buford, she is livid. She feels she has no other choice than to travel to Mistletoe and keep the place open, since that’s what her uncle wanted, but it is certainly not the life she wants to lead. Randall Sinclair is a traveling brush salesman with dreams of bigger things. That is, his father has dreams of bigger things for him. And drives him relentlessly to achieve them. Randall himself would be more than happy to live a quiet life in a quiet town with a loving wife. Especially when he finds himself faced with beautiful and inimitable saloonkeeper, Miranda. Their acquaintance seems doomed to be a brief one, two ships passing in the night…until a blizzard traps them alone in the saloon together. With nothing to do but clean up the saloon and sort through their immediate and intense attraction, the final days approaching Christmas end up being anything but cold, but with so many expectations heaped on top of them, can “Randy” and “Randi” find a way to be together after the storm? PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Hot This novella was originally part of a box set—Wild Western Women in Mistletoe, Montana. Look for other books in this series including: Mail-Order Merry, by Kirsten Osbourne Mistletoe Mistake, by Caroline Clemmons Mistletoe Scandal, by Sylvia McDaniel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505833896685-DPR8NMH2EUA6NKFKSVNP/The+Advisor.jpg Other Works - The Advisor (Fabulous Dalton Boys Book 3) The Dalton boys are no strangers to trouble, but when a baby is dropped on their doorstep, the resulting scandal has the potential to turn into a PR nightmare. In order to nip disaster in the bud, Archer Dalton hires PR advisor Kalee Hathaway to polish up the family image. But Archer and Kalee both get more than they bargained for. Between mixed signals, sizzling misunderstandings, vicious bosses, and a makeover that leads to shenanigans, what starts out as business gets personal in a hurry. Will Kalee be able to turn things around for Archer and his family, or will her “hands-on” involvement with him cause an even bigger mess? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - HOT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505834344705-J6BNV08VXEND0M2GPW0P/Willow%2CBrideofPennsylvania.jpg Other Works - Willow: Bride of Pennsylvania Willow: Bride of Pennsylvania is second in the unprecedented 50-book American Mail-Order Brides series. When a fire destroys the factory where Willow Miller works, her only choice for a secure future comes through becoming a mail-order bride to ex-Amish, Amos Stoltzfus, and moving to her ancestral home of Pennsylvania. Hope carries her forward into a new life, but guilt over her part in the fire that destroyed the factory threatens to hold her back. Amos Stoltzfus is overjoyed to bring someone as sweet and special as Willow into his life to recapture a sense of family and love that he has been missing. But Amos has a past of his own and unresolved conflict with his neighbor and former best friend, Mark Lapp, that stands in the way of family, happiness, and the community around him. Can Willow help resolve the pain and heal the breach that divides Amos from his community and his culture, or will her troubles stand in the way of her and Amos’s happiness? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Sweet/Clean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1605976464024-0JSAVZYF4JY6X3Z8I6EO/51bxfeiZkjL.jpg Other Works - More Precious Than Gold Louisa White has always held her head up and faced the challenges of life with faith and trust in the Lord. But when that faith is tested, she must turn to an unlikely source for strength and comfort. Andrew McBride has always seen Louisa as his sister’s friend, but when her troubles begin to mount, his feelings toward her change. He wants to do what’s right and to make a place for Louisa in his life and his heart. But when the community that Louisa and Andrew love so much is beset by a conflict that reaches into everyone’s lives, friends turn against friends, putting the most precious part of their world in danger. Can the young Swedenborgian church survive the biggest dispute in its history? Or will the differences that define the two warring factions destroy the church before it can grow? HEAT LEVEL: Sweet/Clean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1605976516450-8A6MKW892WN1JYNY15HJ/51KeoChNvQL.jpg Other Works - Heath's Homecoming Follow the Langley’s fresh off the boat from Ireland to present day. Six different time periods, one family, each story a stand-alone presented from bestselling authors, Kathleen Tighe Ball, Hildie McQueen, Kathy Shaw, Peggy McKenzie, Merry Farmer and Sylvia McDaniel. Don’t miss witnessing this family face challenges from 1850 to the present. Langley Legacy - 1968 Returning Vietnam War vet Heath Langley has a powerful family legacy to live up to. But his experiences in the jungles of Vietnam, including losing his best friend, have left him struggling to find his place in the world. Everything he thought his life would be has changed, and he doesn’t know how to keep up. Only one thing grounds him and keeps him going, the girl he left behind. Barbie Rose is determined to be more than her mother’s generation ever dreamed of being. She’s well on her way after Aiden Langley hires her to manage Legacy Ranch. But not everyone likes seeing a woman in charge, and when Heath returns, her heart and her future hang in the balance. Especially since she can see how much healing Heath has to do. But what could be the perfect relationship hits a snag when Barbie and Heath find themselves at odds over the horse that their friend Davy left behind after giving the ultimate sacrifice for his country. Can they learn to compromise and find their way forward together, or will the Langley Legacy end with them? Beare and Forebears PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Hot https://www.merryfarmer.net/graces-moon daily 0.75 2017-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194717808-LH2GZK8DW56B4FLWOKGR/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg Grace's Moon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505833406360-RSDJSTB1S77D5UVTZ03Z/Saving+Grace.jpg Grace's Moon - Saving Grace (Book 1) The Terra Project is over, ended in one blast that scattered a handful of survivors through deep space. Grace Hargrove and her team—including Dr. Danny Thorne, the Project’s despised geneticist, the man she loves—find themselves stranded in the virgin landscape of a habitable moon. Two other escape pods crashed near theirs, one controlled by Brian Kutrosky, a conspirator convicted of attempting to sabotage the Project, and another led by the soldier known as Kinn, whose mission was to neutralize the threat Kutrosky presented. In order to build a viable new world, the survivors must come together, but from the moment each group discovers the identity of the others, they are at war. With every conflict, every death, their chances of long-term survival decrease. The only hope of peace for the survivors comes at a terrible price for Grace. Her life hangs in the balance between the will of the man who loves her, the power of the man who wants her, and the secrets of the man who owes his life to her. But as Grace struggles to lead her people in building a new world out of the ashes of The Terra Project, the greatest danger lies in the hidden truth she carries with her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1505833693526-A2S3Y4GKK42QBX8GVW3A/Fallen+from+Grace.jpg Grace's Moon - Fallen from Grace (Book 2) Dr. Danny Thorne risked everything to save Grace Hargrove, the woman he loves, from the dark secrets of The Terra Project. He defied authority for her, let thousands of people die for her, and pulled every string possible to create the perfect world for her. But he lied to her and manipulated her, and in the end he lost her. He is left to struggle for his existence and the continued existence of the survivors of The Terra Project without her. Vengeance is coming. The forces of convicted conspirator Brian Kutrosky are on their way, and Kutrosky has made it clear that Danny will be the first to die when they arrive. Hope is not lost. What begins with a confession and a sign on the horizon starts Danny on a path to redemption. He has one chance to win Grace back, one chance to prove that he shares her vision of a new, peaceful world and is prepared to sacrifice everything to actualize it. To do so, he must outwit the soldier Kinn—who holds Grace’s life in his iron grip—in a race to find and destroy the beacon that is drawing Kutrosky’s ship closer and closer to their moon. His life, Grace’s love, and the future of their fledgling civilization hang in the balance between self-sacrifice and the courage to kill who must be killed. https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-silver-foxes-of-westminster daily 0.75 2023-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194915450-IO3N35VWRFEGWKRQCK41/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/d4c3d8ef-31f1-4d43-9dff-0ab301e5f901/DecemberHeart_Recover.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - December Heart At twenty-seven years old, Mariah Travers has become what she most feared—a spinster and a perpetual adolescent in the eyes of her family and the law. But her fortunes change when her father announces that he has promised her hand in marriage to an old friend and colleague in the House of Lords. Lord Peter deVere, Earl of Dunsford, is not at all who Mariah imagined marrying, but she is willing to take a chance on the older man in order to gain the freedom that only married women are allowed. After a tragic marriage that stretched on for two decades, Peter is hesitant to marry again. But he needs an heir, or else his dastardly nephew, Lord William, will inherit everything he’s worked his entire life to build. But when he meets Mariah, sparks fly that neither of them expected. Their unlikely match stands a chance of giving each of them all the things they never realized they needed. But trouble abounds when the mine that has provided Peter with his fortune is exhausted and the search for new veins of copper begins. On top of that, Lord William isn’t about to stand by and watch his inheritance disappear. His efforts to drive a wedge between Peter and Mariah cause havoc and heartbreak at Starcross Castle, which will take an act of heroic devotion to overcome as Peter sets out to prove that true love is ageless. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level – Very Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/e8d85d4c-ae99-47df-ba03-496b011d7330/Starcross+Lovers.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - Starcross Lovers (Starcross Castle Book One) Ginny Davis has risen through the ranks downstairs at Starcross Castle, from maid to lady’s maid for Lady Mariah deVere. But as grand as her new position is, the one thing she wants the most feels out of her grasp. Her heart belongs to head stableman Harry Pond, but she’s convinced that she’s already ruined her chances with Harry by being too bold too soon. So when mine surveyor Stephen Adler takes a shine to her and offers her the adventure of a lifetime, her heart is torn. Harry has loved Ginny from the moment he met her, but he believes that her ambition and hunger for adventure mean she will never look on him as more than a bit of fun. He’d do anything to convince her to marry him…and when Adler swoops in, anything is what he just might have to do. This heartfelt tale of love below-stairs continues the story that started with DECEMBER HEART, the first book in The Silver Foxes of Westminster series. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Very Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1518990506651-YA1L89301UX14MLQ2S4I/Starcross+Dreams.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - Starcross Dreams (Starcross Castle Book Two) In spite of the prestigious position she has earned as a member of the staff of Starcross Castle, maid Poppy Miller knows that service is not her destiny. She was born to be a wife and mother, and when she looks at Starcross’s head gardener, Nick Parsons, she knows exactly whose wife she wants to be. Nick is charmed and delighted by Poppy. Her sweetness, coupled with her clumsy ways and flightiness, warm his heart, and every time he holds her in his arms as he picks her up from yet another spill, he wants to keep her there forever. All he dreams about at night is her kiss. But the course of true love never runs smoothly. When a promise Nick made before he met Poppy comes back to haunt him, not even true love can overcome the hurdles in Nick and Poppy’s way. Poppy must stand up for herself and take risks she would never have dreamed of to save the man she loves from the grip of his past. This heartfelt tale of love below-stairs continues the story that started with DECEMBER HEART, the first book in The Silver Foxes of Westminster series. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/6693008c-33e3-428e-b6df-32b3f3adc964/AugustSunrise_Recover.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - August Sunrise Industrial heiress, Marigold Bellowes, knows that marriage is just another business transaction. She would, seeing as she’s been pursued by greedy men who only want her father’s fortune for years. But she’s determined to take her fate into her own hands and not to be a prize in a merger. So when she meets rising star of Parliament, Alexander Croydon, she sees a merger that would benefit them both instead of turning her into a useless ornament. But Alex carries secrets that shield a broken heart. He finds Marigold clever and vivacious, dazzling at social events and sensual in bed, but he will not let himself get too close to her. Until a bitter twist of fate exposes James, Alex’s illegitimate son, and potentially the only heir he will ever have. When revealing James as Alex’s heir makes the toddler a target for Alex’s enemies, Marigold and Alex must let go of their heartache to come together to save him. In the process, they discover a camaraderie that could lead to the love both have craved, a love that has been under their noses all along. But has it come too late, and is it enough? PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Very Hot Be sure to check out A PLACE TO BELONG, part of the West Meets East series, a prequel to August Sunrise which tells the story of little James’s birth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1523545003431-G90FLT82GYUWP5FIF6X2/WinterberrySpark_Red.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - Winterberry Spark (Winterberry Park Book One) Nursemaid Ruby Murdoch has lived the hardest of lives, but she’s always managed to survive, even if it meant great sacrifice. But when the best thing that ever happened to her, being employed by Mr. Alexander Croydon as nursemaid for his son, James, ends up in jeopardy, she has no one to turn to…except the only man she’d ever truly loved, Mr. Croydon’s man of business, Gilbert Phillips. Gil has also struggled against impossible odds to find his place in life. He fell in love with Ruby the moment he met her and was thrilled when the Croydons brought her into their protection. But after the catastrophic events that nearly tore the Croydon family apart, he isn’t sure if he can find it in his heart to forgive her. His head and his heart are constantly at war. Until Gil is faced with the possibility of losing Ruby forever. When love is pushed to its limit, only the powers of forgiveness and understanding can lift these lovers above the unfairness of the world and into each other’s arms. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot Winterberry Spark is connected to the full-length novel AUGUST SUNRISE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1523545237657-POPN28K45HNPYYNEW438/WinterberryFire.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - Winterberry Fire (Winterberry Park Book Two) Ada Bell loves her position as an upstairs maid at Winterberry Park. It’s her fellow maids she could do without. Sisters Mary and Martha Mull have made more trouble in her life than anyone deserves. But hope of a better life is within reach in the form of handsome schoolteacher, Timothy Turnbridge. Tim has loved Ada almost from the moment he met her. At last, the time feels right to do something about it. There’s just one problem—one of his older students, Alice Jones. Alice is almost out of the schoolroom and has a furious crush on Tim. With the Valentine’s Day dance approaching, she’s determined to get her man. When Mary Mull comes up with a plan to keep Ada and Tim apart, and when Alice gets mixed up in the mess, hilarity ensues. Winterberry Park has never seen the kind of comedy of errors that explodes when rivalries, crushes, and just plain silliness turn everything upside down. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Hot Winterberry Fire is connected to the full-length novel AUGUST SUNRISE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/0a011b4b-1531-4d20-a4ea-c5b8fb38b05c/MayMistakes_Recover.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - May Mistakes After the death of her father, Miss Elaine Bond had decided to embrace life as an independent woman…much to the chagrin of her neighbors. Her eccentric ways alarm the entire town of Brynthwaite, to the point where concerned friends turn to the only person they believe can settle Elaine into a respectable married life, mysterious bookseller Mr. Basil Wall. Basil has been in love with Elaine since the moment he moved to Brynthwaite years ago, but the secret that drove him out of London and into the remote Lake District has kept him from declaring himself. At least until a twist of fate throws the two potential lovers together in a way that neither of them expected. But what begins as a romance that is as charming as it is sultry turns into a game with far higher stakes when the infamous Missing Earl of Waltham is tracked down and dragged out into the light. And with the fate of Parliament—not to mention a bill increasing the rights of women—in the balance, Basil must choose between love and duty. Which leaves Elaine caught between what is right and what is proper, and leads her to an adventure far more daring than any of her Brynthwaite neighbors could dream of. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot! If you would like to read about events leading up to May Mistakes, check out A WILD ADVENTURE, part of the West Meets East series, available now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1531586476271-NPB4SYWW3VDFVSGQ9N1N/Brynthwaite+Promise.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - Brynthwaite Promise (Brynthwaite Book One) Pub owner Ted Folley has loved June Lakes since they were schoolchildren. But when June’s mother died unexpectedly, she was forced to leave school, and any chance for a normal life, to care for her father and brothers. But Ted never stopped loving her or looking for a way to rescue her from her life of Victorian drudgery. June has never understood why Ted, the awkward boy who was constantly being teased and tormented, would set his sights on her. She never considered him as a suitor, but then again, with the burden of caring for her useless menfolk on her shoulders, she never believed she could find love or happiness at all. Until one night when a drunken deal is made that changes June’s life forever. What starts as a cruel bargain lands June squarely in Ted’s arms and might just give her the chance to fall in love that she never believed she’d have. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1531586566929-8ZZXSMSFEIFMKDS1JWKF/Brynthwaite+Summer.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - Brynthwaite Summer (Brynthwaite Book Two) Agatha Crimpley is the happiest woman in the cozy, lakeside town of Brynthwaite. She is liked and respected, her father is all set to entrust her with a great deal of responsibility, and she is in love with the dashing and intelligent Mr. Andrew Noble. But Aggie is about to discover that even in the modern and progressive 1880s, who a woman gives her heart to can have shocking consequences. Andrew Noble might have been born in Africa, but after being raised in England by white parents, he considers himself as much an Englishman as anyone else. But he is not foolish enough to think that falling in love with Aggie will be easy, and when a letter arrives from a former colleague of his adopted father’s, hinting that his origins might not be what he thinks they are, his life takes a major turn. Can Aggie and Andrew’s love survive the shock of a major turn of fortune? Or will a careless indiscretion prove to Aggie that one’s reputation is only skin deep? Please Be Advised – Steam Level: HOT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/b85e227b-726c-4f73-9031-8a380f040687/SeptemberAwakening.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - September Awakening Lady Lavinia Prior has lived her whole life under her mother’s thumb. Heaven forbid she should form an opinion of her own or want something more than the rigid role her mother has planned for her as the perfect wife of an important man. But since her mother has never deemed any man to be good enough, Lavinia is at risk of becoming a spinster by default. Until one cringe-worthy night during a late-summer house party at Winterberry Park…. Dr. Armand Pearson never expected to inherit the title of Viscount Helm and all that goes with it upon his cousin’s death. With his medical career decimated by the duties of his title, the responsibility of an estate he doesn’t know how to run on his shoulders, and a position in the House of Lords that his friends urge him to attend to, the last thing he has time for is a wife. But fate, and Lady Ursula Prior, have other plans…. What starts out as the most awkward, uncomfortable marriage in all of England turns into something else entirely when Lavinia and Armand discover that they have more in common than they ever could have imagined. And when they make a deal to combine forces in order to defeat an old foe, both awaken to a whole new world of possibility and love. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1544481310810-XK6CAW74VHU86FMBS7WB/AprilSeduction.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - April Seduction Theirs was a love that defied the rules, sizzled with passion…then fell apart spectacularly…. Katya Marlowe, the Countess of Stanhope, was forced into a loveless marriage when she was only eighteen, became a mother of three before she was twenty-three, and a widow by the age of twenty-four, and before she hit thirty, she developed a reputation as a siren and a woman of power. But as clever and seductive as she has been painted to be, her heart has only belonged to one man. Malcolm Campbell has been a fighter his whole life, willing to go to extreme lengths to support the causes he believes in. Ruthless, arrogant, and ferocious, he has dedicated his life to eradicating anyone who harms women, particularly the villainous Lord Shayles. But for all his fight, his heart aches for the one woman who he has never been able to secure, Katya. When Katya and Malcolm team up in a final campaign to bring down Shayles for good, old passions and old wounds bleed to the surface. But can they keep their burning desire for each other in check? Can they put their differences aside long enough to work together, or will the fire of everything that has smoldered between them for nearly twenty years consume them? Will they learn to forgive the stings of the past and come together at last? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1554338211493-VR2BHZTCCC1L5XY4IB1L/OctoberRevenge.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - October Revenge For decades, Lord Mark Gatwick has been known as the best friend of nefarious villain, Lord Theodore Shayles. But the truth is that Mark couldn’t despise Shayles more. After executing his revenge against Shayles for a nightmarish event that happened over twenty years ago, Mark is on the verge of finding the peace that has eluded him his whole life. Until a bride he never wanted shows up on his doorstep… Angelica LeClair has faced many challenges growing up as the daughter of a black man and a white woman, not quite light-skinned enough to pass, in her Louisiana home. But her biggest challenge of all comes with the shock of learning that, in order to inherit the money she desperately needs to keep from falling into destitution, she must travel to England to marry a distant cousin she’s never seen. She is determined to make the best of a bad situation. Until she discovers that her groom is in catastrophic danger… When Lord Shayles is released from prison, he vows to stop at nothing until Mark is dead. When Shayles learns about Angelica, his deadly intentions take a sickening turn. Mark must risk his life for the woman he never expected would be his last chance for redemption and happiness. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1554429046109-2WT2QY1JFKJM2RLXRDHI/JuneForever.jpg The Silver Foxes of Westminster - June Forever Miss Victoria Travers’s life was over. After being traumatized at the hands of a man years ago, she has secluded herself at Starcross Castle, helping her sister, Lady Mariah, raise her growing family. But being an aunt isn’t enough for Vicky. She longs for children of her own, but getting them means marriage, and marriage means making herself vulnerable to a man’s desires, something she swore she’d never do again. Sir Christopher Dowland is widely considered the most mild-mannered, bland gentleman in Cornwall and potentially the perfect husband for Vicky. But Christopher wants to be so much more than the underestimated country squire everyone supposes him to be. He sees himself as a champion of the rights of women, particularly on the eve of a game-changing vote on the Married Women’s Property Act. Vicky and Christopher enter a businesslike engagement which seems as though it will lead to a boring, passionless marriage…until the two meet while in disguise at a masquerade ball, and everything changes. While Christopher knows full well who Vicky is, she is swept off her feet by the dashing and gallant mystery man who makes her smile, laugh, and feel free for the first time in years. But when their ongoing, masked flirtation takes a turn neither expect, Christopher could find himself both winning the girl and losing her forever at the same time…. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Very Hot https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-royal-wedding-series daily 0.75 2019-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194887081-I2AGUS30FRJQ1MT8F4KP/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg The Royal Wedding Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1526605563353-8041JARE6KNRSARI2F8M/Bodyguard%27s+prince.jpg The Royal Wedding Series - The Bodyguard's Prince - by Caroline Lee (Book One) It's her job to protect him...but someone wants him out of the picture! Crown Prince Alek of Aegiria is known for two things: his sense of duty and tradition, and being as drop-dead gorgeous as his brothers. His five younger brothers, whom he leads with a firm hand. They have a tendency to get into trouble, and without him, the whole palace would probably descend into chaos. So when their Queen mother surprises the princes with an announcement which will shake the entire nation, he know she's got his work cut out for him. And then he's kidnapped. Lt. Toni Dryden, the Crown Prince's bodyguard and not-quite-willing closest confidante, knows it's up to her to save the stuck-up prince's cute butt. After all, surely allowing her employer to be kidnapped is a black mark on her resume! But that's the only reason she's willing to move heaven and earth to save him...not because he's gorgeous,or makes her laugh with his dry sense of humor, or because of the way he kisses... But it's going to take teamwork to get out of this mess, and Toni and Alek make a better team than expected. Too bad ex-cowgirl bodyguards are not princess material! This book has a heat rating of 2.5/5 for language and mild physicality. Nothing graphic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1526605678290-LG8E2DV9E9XPOL13BKU8/RockStar%27sPrince+%281%29.jpg The Royal Wedding Series - The Rock Star's Prince - by Merry Farmer (Book Two) Prince Arne of Aegiria has always taken his responsibilities as Minister of Culture for his kingdom seriously and sought to raise the bar where artistic events are concerned. So when he is tasked with coordinating a concert on behalf of his mother, the queen—and told, not asked, that American pop singer, Fuchsia, will be the headliner—he is less than thrilled. Fuchsia represents the kind of over-the-top, tacky showmanship that he hates. The only bright spot in the coming fiasco is demure, intelligent Emma Sands, part of Fuchsia’s entourage. But not everything is as it seems. Emma never set out to deceive Arne, but without her Fuchsia make-up and costumes, just about everyone mistakes her for a quiet groupie. And when Fuchsia finds herself falling into one embarrassing situation after another, incidents so bad they threaten relations between Aegiria and America, the last thing she wants to do is admit who she really is. There’s more to the mishaps that keep befalling Emma and her band, though, and with a little digging, she and Arne discover someone is trying to stop the monumental announcement planned for the end of the concert. Can they uncover the culprit before it’s too late? And will Emma’s big revelation bring her and Arne closer together or tear them apart? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Hot....3.5 out of 5 with an "open-door" scene https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1526605804731-74XKOF0831MWKWSVXIIW/Stepsister.jpg The Royal Wedding Series - The Stepsister's Prince - by Caroline Lee (Book Three) For someone who studies Vikings, he's like a dream come true.Too bad he's about to become family! Prince Kristoff's mother--the queen of Aegiria--is getting remarried...to a bumbling, adorkable American scientist.And honestly, Kristoff couldn't care less, as long as he can be left alone to sail, free climb, hang glide, and all the other stuff he'd much rather be doing instead of sitting around the palace in a suit. Except...his soon-to-be stepfather has the most charming (if slightly awkward) daughter. And Kristoff is finding himself very interested in her, especially when he finds out she knows how to sail. Cassandra Hayes figured "cute" was the best she could ever hope to be, so when her soon-to-be-stepbrother--the hunky Viking look-alike Kristoff--asks her to be his partner in the upcoming Regatta,she's flattered. And excited. And nervous as heck. Add in the complications of a bet with a perfectly beautiful woman fighting for Kristoff--with Kristoff as the wager!--and Cass is in real trouble. But the more time she spends with Kristoff, and the more they realize how well they mesh, the more Cass decides this is trouble she doesn't mind. Who cares if someone is trying to stop the royal wedding? Who cares if there's another woman intent on winning Kristoff? Who cares if Cass can't manage to go out for a sail without clumsily bringing down the mainsail? Well, actually, that last one might be kinda important... This book has a heat rating of 3 out of 5, due to the main characters' inability to keep their hands off each other. The sex takes place behind the bedroom door--which they thankfully close--but there's a lot of kissing going on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1526605935765-B0VIVHV60KS67XO9QHE2/Pilot%27sPrince_Final.jpg The Royal Wedding Series - The Pilot's Prince - by Merry Farmer (Book Four) Prince Mikael “Mack” Magnusson has always been the black sheep of the Aegirian royal family. Instead of indulging in the perks of his royal status, he wanted to become a humble fisherman and to protect the environment. But his dreams were cut short when it was determined they weren’t lofty enough, and ever since, he’s been adrift, looking for a place to belong. Gloria Swann belonged in the RAF as a combat support pilot, but when her ambition to become a fast-jet fighter pilot was denied, she too was left out in the cold, wondering where she fit in. All she’s ever wanted was to stand up for a cause she believes in and to fight for what is right. When Gloria literally crashes into Mack’s life, just as the preparations for the royal wedding reach their climax, not only does Mack find himself with a powerful ally as another attempt to stop the wedding is made, he finds himself falling in love. The connection Gloria and Mack feel proves that soulmates do exist, and that love can conquer all. And we might just get to see who’s been trying to stop the royal wedding too…maybe…. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Hot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1531587436989-OGVGNXLDD8DJ2ZHSORKU/Introvert%27sPrince.jpg The Royal Wedding Series - The Introvert's Prince - by Caroline Lee (Book Five) They call him The Playboy Prince, and Viggo Magnusson doesn’t really mind. After all, he’s spent the last seven years carefully cultivating that persona and reputation…all to hide his greatest secret. His son. But now, only days before his mother’s remarriage and a royal wedding event of a lifetime, Viggo has decided to share this secret—little Stefan—with his family. But for that to happen, Viggo must convince his co-conspirator, the boy’s caretaker and guardian, to go along with the plan. The only problem is that his well-known charm isn’t going to work on this particular introverted lady. Marcia Lindqvist has been willing to stay under her father’s formidable thumb in order to protect and care for her nephew, seven-year-old Stefan. The boy might not be physically perfect, but he is her entire world…well, him and Prince Viggo, who is in their lives as much as Marcia’s father will allow. But Marcia has spent her life as a wallflower, watching The Playboy Prince woo his way through the kingdom. Is there any way they could be happy together? All it will take is a few leaps of faith, and they both could get what they want… But it will take Stefan being in danger to show them what they need. (This book has a heat rating of 1/5) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1531587204535-D8SRRBBAWPLAESPBL94A/JournalistsPrince_Final.jpg The Royal Wedding Series - The Journalist's Prince - by Merry Farmer (Book Six) A Prince, a Journalist, and eighteen hours to save the royal wedding…. As the youngest member of the Aegirian royal family, Prince Johannes Magnusson takes his responsibility to his family seriously. So when his mother’s wedding seems doomed at the last minute, he will stop at nothing to set things right. But when a prominent member of the royal family goes missing under suspicious circumstances, the search for answers uncovers more than anyone bargained for. Journalist Tracy Minhall has embraced the island kingdom of Aegiria as her new home, mostly because of her intimate connection to Prince Johan. So when he needs her help to solve a royal mystery, she jumps at the chance to face danger. But not everyone is happy with her risk-taking ways, and the truths she uncovers could tear the royal family apart forever. Will the royal wedding happen at last, or will the truth spell the end for the Aegirian monarchy? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level – Hot…including one “open door” scene. https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-brynthewaite-boys daily 0.75 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194645181-J30Y5MBS2FJ4BQ6J43UF/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg The Brynthewaite Boys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1538692872228-W96154QZAGAECSS3Q8XX/BrynthwaiteBoys_SeasonOne_BoxCollection_Flat.jpg The Brynthewaite Boys - The Brynthwaite Boys Season One: Episodes 1-4 Episode One – A Promising Start: After leaving Brynthwaite 15 years earlier, Jason Throckmorton has clawed his way to the top of the business world, making a name for himself as a hotelier. Now he is building a luxury hotel in Brynthwaite to draw wealthy tourists to the Lake District. But his real designs are on Lady Elizabeth, the woman he has obsessed about since he was a boy. Jason has a dark secret, though. But help comes in the form of the clever and insightful Flossie Stowe, a maid Jason hires to work in his hotel—a woman who harbors secrets of her own. Dr. Marshall Pycroft left Brynthwaite to become a doctor, making a name for himself in London. When Brynthwaite Municipal Orphanage was converted into Brynthwaite Hospital, he returned home to head it, taking his London wife and three daughters with him. Marshall has his hands full between the understaffed, under-funded hospital and his shrewish, overbearing wife. Until Dr. Alexandra Dyson, a lady in her own right as well as a qualified doctor, ask to work with him. But Alexandra’s mother has other plans for her disobedient doctor—plans that could land the hospital in hot water. Lawrence Smith never truly left Brynthwaite. As the local blacksmith, he plays a pivotal role in town, but as a well-known hedonist and reputed practitioner of old, pagan ways, he is both a subject of fascination and speculation. When a mysterious woman arrives on his doorstep with no memory, speculation runs rampant. How long will it take before her past catches up to her and puts Lawrence in danger? Episode Two – A Dangerous Corner: Still without her memory, Matty begins to adjust to Lawrence and the forge. Though haunted bits of her past assail her, she feels safe…but for how long? Alexandra has at last found a way to be happy in her new home in Brynthwaite. She and Marshall get along perfectly as colleagues at the hospital. But all that is threatened when Lady Charlotte suspects that Alex has deceived her. Meanwhile, Marshall has family problems of his own…problems that throw his entire family into chaos. At the hotel, Jason is beside himself as one thing after another goes wrong, and all when Lady Elizabeth is only minutes away from paying him a visit. Flossie is quick to find solutions to each problem the hotel faces, but in doing so, she creates a problem that Jason might not be able to fix. Episode Three – A Difficult Decision: As Brynthwaite expresses its condolences to Marshall, a new threat looms on the horizon which could put his grieving family in greater danger. Alexandra is able to fill in for him at the hospital, but her mother announces plans that promise to throw her into romantic turmoil… Jason shares the secret of his mysterious illness with Lawrence, but when Flossie overhears his confession, she is presented with an opportunity that could either save her or damn her… Lawrence may have vowed to keep Matty safe, but his enemies in Brynthwaite have other plans for her… Episode Four – A Grand To-Do: All of Brynthwaite comes out in style for the Grand Opening of The Dragon’s Head, but will Jason and Flossie be ready in time… A figure from Lawrence, Marshall, and Jason’s past arrives with information that could spell disaster for Matty… Alexandra’s mother attempts to draw her into romantic intrigue, but when Marshall comes to her rescue, he finds his heart on the line… PLEASE BE ADVISED: Some steamy content, but mostly what would be considered “sophisticated situations” (as my mom used to say). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1538693281272-PRL1K17A91XR1CTTNFWS/BrynthwaiteBoys_SeasonOne_BoxCollection_Episodes5-8_Flat.jpg The Brynthewaite Boys - The Brynthwaite Boys Season One: Episodes 5-8 Episode Five – A Woman’s Heart: The balance of power begins to shift at The Dragon’s Head, but a challenge to Flossie’s position threatens to expose her arrangement with Jason… As Matty’s memory returns, her relationship with Lawrence causes problems… Just as Alexandra is growing fonder of Marshall, a man from her past shows up to put her heart and her world in jeopardy… Lady E. and Polly show their true colors as they maneuver through Brynthwaite and its politics… Episode Six – An Investigation of Motives: Jason’s past catches up with him, threatening to undo the progress he and Flossie have made. Meanwhile, Flossie stumbles across a surprising new way to control him… What begins as a means for Marshall and Alexandra to grow closer drives a wedge between them—a wedge named George Fretwell… Lawrence makes a trip to Grasmere in an attempt to discover Matty’s identity, and finds far more than he bargained for… Episode Seven – A Plan Gone Awry: Jason’s past catches up with him, threatening to undo the progress he and Flossie have made. Meanwhile, Flossie stumbles across a surprising new way to control him… What begins as a means for Marshall and Alexandra to grow closer drives a wedge between them—a wedge named George Fretwell… Lawrence makes a trip to Grasmere in an attempt to discover Matty’s identity, and finds far more than he bargained for… Episode Eight – A Life Interrupted: When Alexandra’s affair with George comes to an abrupt end, it leaves her too devastated to see that Marshall is on the verge of losing his girls to Clara’s family… Matty may be safe in the forest for now, but as Lawrence goes on the offensive to prove her innocence, more lives are in danger than just hers… When Jason rushes off in search of the missing Pycroft girls, Flossie is paid a visit by an unlikely potential ally, who hints that her relationship with Jason is not as secret as she would wish it to be… PLEASE BE ADVISED: Some steamy content, but mostly what would be considered “sophisticated situations” (as my mom used to say). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1538693436237-X4UFJKRLP7J4UYJINIE1/BrynthwaiteBoys_SeasonOne_BoxCollection_Episodes9-12_Flat.jpg The Brynthewaite Boys - The Brynthwaite Boys Season One: Episodes 9-12 Episode Nine – A Turn for the Worse: Marshall’s worst nightmare comes true when Eileen tips her hand and reveals Clara’s family has set him up from the beginning. Meanwhile, Alexandra is stuck dealing with her own worst-case scenario… Lawrence has a run-in with the law that proves just how precarious his and Matty’s positions are… Flossie learns the truth about her family, but she has bigger problems on her hands when Jason succumbs to influenza and their secret unravels… Episode Ten – A Confession of Love: Jason recovers from his bout with influenza only to find the truth about him and Flossie has come out and his whole world has changed, but as troubling as that is, his true crisis comes when Flossie succumbs to illness… Marshall returns empty-handed from London only to pour out his sorrows to Alexandra, along with an unintended confession that rocks the foundation of their friendship… With Hoag setting fire to random houses around the woods, Lawrence decides they have no other choice but for Matty to turn herself in to face trial. But will they find the evidence to prove her innocence in time?… Episode Eleven – A Crisis Point: After receiving a clandestine visitor while in prison, Matty discovers a way to prove her innocence, but can Lawrence rescue the sole witness in time? … Marshall is given a chance to save his girls, but it could come at a price. Meanwhile, Alexandra receives news that could take her away from Brynthwaite forever… With all of their secrets out in the open, Flossie and Jason face a new challenge at the hotel, but it is not half as shocking as the scheme Lady Elizabeth concocts for the three of them… Episode Twelve – A Question Answered: Matty’s trial takes place, but when the surprise witness appears, pandemonium breaks loose. Will Matty be found innocent? At Lady Charlotte’s wedding, Alexandra is ready to resign herself to her fate, when Marshall proposes a plan that could save both of them. Will she say yes? The Dragon’s Head Hotel prepares to be turned upside down and put back together again in its new order as Jason and Flossie contemplate changing their lives. Will they take Lady Elizabeth up on her offer? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Some steamy content, but mostly what would be considered “sophisticated situations” (as my mom used to say). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1541645905415-I1OQC8Q2ZXU249Q7WQ7C/BrynthwaiteBoys_SeasonTwo_BoxCollection_Episodes1-4_Flat.jpg The Brynthewaite Boys - The Brynthwaite Boys Season Two: Episodes 1-4 Episode One – A New Day: Jason and Flossie attempt to navigate their deal with the Devil…also known as Lady Elizabeth Dyson, who proves to be more of a challenge than they expected. Lawrence has his hands full as Matty’s troubled siblings turn his life upside down. Marshall gets what he’s wanted all along, but will he and Alexandra have second thoughts? Episode Two – A String of Consequences: Marshall and Alexandra attempt to navigate their new life, but is their unfortunate patient, Winnie, as innocent as she seems? A chance encounter with a band of Romani leaves Lawrence questioning everything he knows about his past…and could give him the answers he’s always craved. Lady E continues her shenanigans, but will her demands drive Jason back to his old ways, or can Flossie redeem him before it’s too late? Episode Three – A Happy Discovery: Jason and Flossie are overjoyed when they receive the good news they’ve been hoping for, but how will Lady E feel about it? How will Alexandra cope when she receives the same news, and will it destroy her relationship with Marshall? Lawrence’s anxiety about money take a backseat as news of a murder reaches him and Matty. Episode Four – A Parting of Ways: The Christmas season brings more worry than joy as Marshall and Jason prepare to depart for London. Flossie receives a letter that may mean more trouble in the New Year. Alexandra too receives a letter that could change everything, including her heart. Matty and Lawrence discover, to their horror, that they aren’t as safe from the past as they hoped they were. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Some episodes contain steamy, steamy content! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1551405774784-DEBE6QS8JQSW148XKJS3/BrynthwaiteBoys_SeasonTWO_BoxCollection_Episodes5-8_Flat.jpg The Brynthewaite Boys - The Brynthwaite Boys Season Two: Episodes 5-8 Episode Five – A World Without You: With Marshall and Jason in London, Flossie and Alex are faced with hosting a charity event alone, and the results are not what they expected. Matty makes a discovery that sheds a whole new light on Mother Grace and who she might really be. Things go well for Marshall in London, but Jason’s old demons attack him with devastating results. Episode Six – A Narrow Escape: Marshall returns home, but his failure to reveal a key piece of information causes conflict in his household. At the same time, absence has made the heart grow fonder. Lawrence is handed an amazing new opportunity…just as an old foe makes his intentions known. Alex reaches a level of satisfaction with her new situation. And Flossie rushes to London to rescue Jason from himself. Episode Seven – A Return to (Somewhat) Normal: Jason deals with the consequences of his breakdown, particularly when it comes to facing Lady E and the future of their agreement. Flossie has a hard time taking it easy. Marshall takes action to end a dangerous situation with Winnie. Alex sees a patient that helps to drive home how blessed her life really is. Lawrence hears bad news from new friend, but it is Matty’s life that might be in danger. Episode Eight – A Deadly Encounter: Everyone combines forces to save Matty, but her life isn’t the only one in danger. Marshall and Alex fight to save Winnie’s life, which gives Alex’s mother a glimpse into her daughter’s choices. Flossie’s problems with her sister have only just begun. And lives will be changed forever after a death nobody foresaw. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Some episodes contain steamy, steamy content! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1551405842477-98EG6L41LY7J1014DP1A/BrynthwaiteBoys_SeasonTWO_BoxCollection_Episodes9-12_Flat.jpg The Brynthewaite Boys - The Brynthwaite Boys Season Two: Episodes 9-12 Episode Nine – A Spring Thaw: As Jason and Flossie grow ever closer to the ridiculous wedding, they each form a new alliance that could change their futures. Alex finds her duties at the hospital harder to carry out, even as she finds she can rely on Lady Arabella. A surprise gift arrives at the Pycroft house just as Marshall makes a discovery about his past. Lawrence and Matty adjust to their new life post-Hoag…until a gruesome find in the lake. Episode Ten – An Awkward Confrontation: Marshall confronts his origins, Arabella comes out of hiding, and Lady Charlotte’s true involvement in the lives of the Brynthwaite folk all come to light just as a Scotland Yard inspector arrives in town, tipping everyone’s lives into confusion. Lawrence contemplates leaving Brynthwaite as the wives of the Silver Foxes of Westminster arrive at Jason’s hotel for an event. Episode Eleven – A Life-Changing Choice: Lawrence and Matty prepare to leave, but Mayor Crimpley has other plans. George Fretwell returns to town, demanding Arabella come back to him. Marshall contemplates drawing a line in the sand that would affect his entire family. Flossie has it out with Lady E on the day before the wedding as Jason receives an offer he might not be able to refuse. Episode Twelve – A Wedding, Two Births, and a Goodbye: The day of the wedding arrives and Lady E tries to keep Flossie away. Flossie and Alex both go into labor. Lawrence takes desperate action to help a friend. The wedding doesn’t go as expected when a startling revelation is made, and everything comes to a head in a climactic finale. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Some episodes contain steamy, steamy content! https://www.merryfarmer.net/when-the-wallflowers-were-wicked daily 0.75 2020-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194997890-YB1PUNTARCSHE9S5IMDO/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1548994045989-F2DFB5B22MI7JDBHJZ6G/AccidentalMistress+%281%29.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Accidental Mistress (Book One) When your reputation is ruined, why not enjoy it? For Regency wallflower, Miss Verity Barnes, nothing is more difficult than obtaining a voucher to Almack’s Assembly Rooms…except salvaging her reputation after committing a grievous faux pas within ten minutes of stepping through the doors. But being cast out of fashionable society inspires Verity to seek out a different way of life—a way she believes will bring her happiness, comfort and security—becoming the mistress of a powerful man. Thomas Manfred, Marquess of Landsbury, isn’t looking for a biddable woman to warm his bed. His fortunes lie on the brink of ruin, so he needs a wealthy wife, and Lady Charlotte Grey, darling of the ton, seems to be the only answer. But he cannot forget the adorable, amusing, and naïve young beauty who humiliated herself at Almack’s. And when Verity shows up on his doorstep, demanding he take her as his mistress as amends for the part he played in her ruin, he simply cannot resist the temptation. But Lady Charlotte isn’t willing to give up her position at Thomas’s side or share his attentions with anyone. Her acid tongue could ruin Verity’s reputation even more thoroughly than it has already been destroyed…unless fate intervenes. A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a generous helping of F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1548994196232-J5N4OMD9O8AFRA8HEF34/IncorrigibleCourtesan+%281%29.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - Incorrigible Courtesan (Book Two) Gambling with your reputation has never been so much fun! The Disaster at Almack’s was the beginning of the end for Miss Honor Barnes, even though her part in it was small. With her reputation in tatters, she must look for ways to secure her comfort and safety…which is where wealthy tradesman, Sebastian Boothe, comes in. And if it means a daring gamble at the card table to win her way into his bed, it’s a chance she’s willing to take. Sebastian is just enough of a rake to bow to Honor’s wicked wishes, but he has more than fun on his mind. His entire fortune is in danger, thanks to the underhanded machinations of Lord James Grey. With time running out to prove he is the rightful owner of the profits of his recent trade mission to India, he is faced with the impossible unfairness of a commoner challenging the nobility. But Sebastian has an ace in his corner in the form of Honor and her skills. Together, they can set a trap to take down the most notorious cheat in the ton…if Sebastian can learn to trust Honor first. A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a generous helping of F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1548994359579-IFYJO1VEU1ABU2H5P1JH/DelectableTart+%281%29.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Delectable Tart (Book Three) A ruined reputation is a sweet entry into sin… Life is decidedly unfair for Miss Sophie Barnes. After her sisters’ falls from grace, she has been left without friends, without a place in society, and without the first clue what to do with her life. All respectable paths are closed to her, but she still wants to make a name for herself instead of feeling invisible in her own skin. And as it turns out, being seen in nothing but her skin might be the solution she’s been looking for. Jonathan Foster is the illegitimate son of a sugar plantation owner, and though running his father’s business in London has made him wealthy, his true calling is as a pastry chef and confectioner. When he meets Sophie, he sees her as the perfect canvas for his art and the perfect companion for his life. Ambition has never tasted so good. But when a familiar villain is discovered to be selling secrets to French pirates, Sophie and Jonathan must stretch their delicious new alliance to do more than just entertain the members of the ton who once turned their backs on Sophie, they must catch the spies and see them brought to justice. A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a generous helping of F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1554427095191-TYJTOS89P7I0C24RXMG1/BlushingHarlot%2CThe.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Blushing Harlot (Book Four) It’s nice to be naughty…. After her naughty escapades the night of Lady Charlotte Grey’s engagement party, poor Rebecca Burgess has been shunted off to Miss Dobson’s Finishing School—which everyone knows is little more than a reformatory for young ladies who had sullied their reputation. She would do anything to break free and to find herself in the arms of Bow Street Runner, Nigel Kent, again. And then the Chandramukhi Diamond is stolen. Nigel is tasked with investigating the theft of the priceless diamond, but it’s impossible for him to keep his mind on his work when the Rebecca becomes an unlikely ally in his investigation. The diamond was stolen from the house adjoining Miss Dobson’s school, and the network of secret passageways between the buildings allows for more than just eavesdropping. But when Nigel and Rebecca take their dalliance too far, Miss Dobson might just come between them forever and allow the diamond thief to get away to boot. Can true love rescue Rebecca from horrible treachery? A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a generous helping of F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1554427123926-4WG7AI5KTTR7U980CX6X/CheekyMinx%2CThe.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Cheeky Minx (Book Five) Every good girl deserves a very bad boy… After one little moral slip, Miss Josephine Hodges was banished to Miss Dobson’s Finishing School to mend her ways. What could have been a misery has turned into a blessing in disguise as she helps her friends investigate the theft of a priceless diamond. But when Jo’s mother arrives at the school to inform her she’s been promised in marriage to none other than that notorious Lord Lichfield, Jo is in shock. How could she possibly marry the man she suspects of stealing the diamond? Lord Felix Lichfield is desperate for a wife after rumors of his wickedness cause his fiancé to call off the engagement, but he never suspected his mother would stoop so low as to find a bride for him without his involvement. But when he meets the feisty Miss Hodges, things begin to look up. Except that he suspects his new fiancée has heard all about his reputation and wishes embrace it just when he would do anything to put that part of his life behind him. There is more going on than meets the eye, though, and when Jo and Felix team up to hunt the diamond thief—and to explore their passions while they’re at it—anything could happen. A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1554427162189-LQTNPZ1WEAGXY5ZMSLKI/CleverStrumpet%2CThe.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Clever Strumpet (Book Six) Lady Caroline Pepys has taken matters into her own hands. Now that she is mistress of the school for young ladies with ruined reputations, she plans not only to give her friends the tools they will need to survive in a hostile world, she intends to claim the hand of the rakish Lord Rufus Herrington for herself. But first she plans to recover the missing Chandramukhi Diamond and bring its thief to justice. Rufus has never fallen so head-over-heels in love with a woman in his life, and he will stop at nothing to help Caro in her quest to recover the diamond. But with pressure mounting for him to marry in order to restore his family’s fortunes, will his dalliance with Caro be his last affair before a lifetime of misery or will he and Caro find a way for love to conquer all? A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1566867531615-3S3Z6QGLZFWLDQ1Y5TG9/DevilishTrollop.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Devilish Trollop (Book Seven) Summer parties were made for mischief…. Miss Felicity Murdoch may be an heiress with a large fortune attached to her, but she is as far from the genteel, respectable sort of lady that most men of the ton would want to marry. Her only hope to find a titled husband—as her father has insisted she much—is to deport herself well at her friend, Lady Caroline Herrington’s, summer house party. But almost from the start, Felicity is in trouble. Lord Sullivan Whitlock is desperate to find a bride with money to save his family’s failing estate. He has never been adept in the ways of society, though, and doesn’t know how to woo honorable women. It is love at first sight when he spies Felicity across the room. She is the wickedest wallflower he has ever known. But what starts out as a fun and passionate flirtation runs into trouble when the nefarious Lord Cunningham seeks to split the two lovers apart. Will the truth win out over deception? Will Felicity and Sully, not to mention Lord Cunningham, get what they deserve? A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1569011765389-G8E21YXUKM38X4NR6P1U/PlayfulWanton%2Cthe.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Playful Wanton (Book Eight) The game of vice is on…. Lady Eliza Towers is as mischievous as a lady can be and more so. She has been sent to the Hadnall Heath house party to find a respectable husband, but she has other plans. Plans in the form of seducing handsome, stoic Bow Street Runner, Mr. Adolphus Gibbon. When the house party guests are invited to participate in a scandalous treasure hunt, she sees her perfect opportunity. Adolphus Gibbon has come to the house party for one reason only—to bring one of the guests who has committed a crime to justice. NOT to enjoy himself. But he cannot resist the sinful allure of Lady Eliza. When business and pleasure collide as he discovers the man he is hunting has a painful connection to Eliza, his manhunt becomes a personal vendetta. And when the star witness disappears, he and Eliza find themselves searching for more than they bargained for. A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1569011791028-79XHI6HAJMCM4LSMVAZY/CharmingJezebel%2Cthe.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Charming Jezebel (Book Nine) Innocence doesn’t stand a chance against pleasure…. Lady Ophelia Binghamton has been the definition of a wallflower her entire life. She has always paled in comparison to her livelier friends in all of their adventures. So how can her Aunt Millicent possibly expect her to catch the eye of a suitable gentleman with marriage on her mind? She is much more content to search Hadnall Heath for the lock that fits the mysterious key she discovered at the beginning of the summer house party. And to rescue the Marlowe sisters from a fate worse than death, of course. Prince Saif Khan joined his friends at the infamous house party solely for the purpose of pleasure, but the moment he meets Lady Ophelia, his heart is in serious danger of something much more serious than fun. And when Ophelia appeals to him to help the Marlowe sisters escape from their horrible father and even more horrible suitors, he commits himself to the mission with enthusiasm. But can an Englishwoman and an Indian raja’s son find true happiness? Or will fate keep them apart? PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1575219293342-B2XNPY3873QG6MI1ZQ58/FaithfulSiren%2CThe.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Faithful Siren (Book Ten) She dared to be wicked… Lady Imogen Marlowe met the love of her life, Lord Thaddeus Herrington, at a summer house party in Shropshire. It was love at first sight, and they planned to run away together. Unfortunately, Imogen’s father had other plans and promised her to the odious Lord Cunningham. For the past few months, Imogen has been locked away in her father’s London house. He would never forsake her… As the younger son of a minor noble, Thaddeus Herrington may not have much going for him, but he loves Imogen beyond reason and is determined to rescue her from her father and Lord Cunningham’s clutches. Even if it means donning a disguise and sneaking into her bedroom in the middle of the night. But can Imogen trust Thaddeus to save her in time or will Lord Cunningham stay one step ahead of them? PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1571797659375-B4467D5H9SLTUDSTSKQR/Christmas+Wedding.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Holiday Hussy (Part of the multi-author collection Once Upon a Christmas Wedding) My contribution to this wonderful collection is part of the When the Wallflowers were Wicked series, The Holiday Hussy. Have you been anxious to find out what happens to the Marlowe sisters after the house party in Shropshire? The Holiday Hussy is Alice Marlowe’s story… Her life as she knows it is over… All Lady Alice Marlowe has to look forward to at Christmas is the cruel way her father has given her away as a prize to a man she barely knows. There is nothing she can do to save herself, and so she has resigned herself to her fate. But her intended husband, the dashing Count Fabian Camoni from Aegiria inspires feelings within her that she never would have expected. His life is just waiting to begin… As he waits for news about whether his homeland and estate are at last free from Bonaparte’s clutches, Fabian is determined to give his new bride—the woman he fell instantly in love with at a summer house party six months before—the best Christmas she’s ever had. But Alice remains distant, and he begins to suspect everything isn’t as it should be. Love seems destined to blossom…until valuable items go missing and the blame is pinned on Alice. Can Alice and Fabian prove her innocence and that her father is really to blame? Or will their Christmas wedding be canceled before it begins? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1605975335019-GIJFAZ5KLDI9P3V4L43A/5181gzDxogL.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Holiday Hussy (Book Elevan) Her life as she knows it is over… All Lady Alice Marlowe has to look forward to at Christmas is the cruel way her father has given her away as a prize to a man she barely knows. There is nothing she can do to save herself, and so she has resigned herself to her fate. But her intended husband, the dashing Count Fabian Camoni from Aegiria inspires feelings within her that she never would have expected. His life is just waiting to begin… As he waits for news about whether his homeland and estate are at last free from Bonaparte’s clutches, Fabian is determined to give his new bride—the woman he fell instantly in love with at a summer house party six months before—the best Christmas she’s ever had. But Alice remains distant, and he begins to suspect everything isn’t as it should be. Love seems destined to blossom…until valuable items go missing and the blame is pinned on Alice. Can Alice and Fabian prove her innocence and that her father is really to blame? Or will their Christmas wedding be canceled before it begins? PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1605975436094-R2K84DI5P5P82O9NHYZ3/51CTMv4GxqL.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Captive Vixen (Book Twelve) She had nothing left to lose… Lady Lettuce Marlowe once had high hopes for her future, but now her life might as well be over. She’s been married off to a cruel, tyrannical man who has whisked her off on a ship bound for America. There isn’t a shred of hope on her horizon…until her ship is attacked by pirates. He had more than enough on his hands… Captain Martin Neville is days away from hanging up his pirate cutlass and settling into a life on land when a mutinous crewman gives the order to attack a merchant vessel without his permission. His crew captures the ship, but that is where Martin’s problems begin. Martin and suddenly-widowed Lettuce are instantly drawn to each other, but their attraction has to compete with treachery. They must band together to save both ships and the good people aboard from the blood-thirsty intentions of the true pirates, all while battling a passion neither of them expected. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1605975495001-Y0FR1CKGX0JXAGVEAGIZ/51sfBOK%2Bq3L.jpg When the Wallflowers were Wicked - The Substitute Lover (Book Thirteen) Lord Benedict Killian needs an heir of his own blood as fast as possible, but he has no intention of marrying. Disgraced Miss Suzanne Porterfield needs money fast, and a lot of it, to start a new life. Agreeing to a deal to conceive a child for Benedict to pass off as his own seems like an easy solution for both of their problems. Until the red-hot passion between them proves irresistible. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-may-flowers daily 0.75 2021-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194772311-93XJE2CQ5GJ6VZBLCFFP/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg The May Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1558626244733-RJFIEAV8GLNDW2D0A10T/ALady%27sFirstScandal.jpg The May Flowers - A Lady’s First Scandal (Book One) Four years ago, Lady Cecelia Campbell fell head over heels in love with Lord Rupert Marlowe, the young Earl of Stanhope. Everybody knew they would marry and live happily ever after. But then Rupert did the unthinkable. He took up a commission as an officer in the army and left England for a post in the Transvaal. Cecelia was left alone in England, loving, yearning, and worrying about him from a distance. Now Rupert has returned. He is ready to take up his seat in the House of Lords, to take over the administration of the Stanhope estate from his mother, Lady Katya, and most importantly of all, to finally marry Cecelia. Cece isn’t the same woman Rupert left behind, however. She has grown and flourished and become a woman of strength and opinion. And she’s not going to sit back and let Rupert get away with leaving her for so long. But when Cece takes a stand and declares her independence in a very public way, the scandal her defiance causes blows every expectation for her future happiness with Rupert to smithereens. It also gains her an exclusive invitation to join the elite group of politically-minded women known as the May Flowers. But the May Flowers are a group of shocking, defiant, sometimes wicked women. They are a bundle of scandals waiting to happen. Can Rupert convince the new, more powerful Cecelia to forgive him for abandoning her, and can he woo her all over again? Will the scandal of their break-up tear them apart forever, or will it make their love stronger…and hotter? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1561776204676-DA13019TQINPP36JWSVP/It%27sOnlyAScandalIfYou%27reCaught.jpg The May Flowers - It’s Only a Scandal if You’re Caught (Book Two) Lady Bianca Marlowe has a reputation for being beautiful, bold, and bad. She shocks the delicate matrons of London society at balls and tea parties with her outspoken opinions and turns the head of every red-blooded male in London with her daring fashion choices and flirtatious ways. When she is admitted into the prestigious May Flowers ladies' political society, it seems as though no one will be safe from her audacity. There is only one man who can tame her wild ways. Jack Craig’s climb up from his birth in a brothel in Seven Dials to become a Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard was a long and arduous one, but after a series of high-profile arrests, his reputation as one of London’s most powerful law enforcement officers is firmly established. His advancement within the Metropolitan Police, and even a knighthood, seem inevitable. Jack has just one weakness—his passion for Lady Bianca. Their attachment is as unsuitable as it is fiery, and neither are willing to listen to reason and stay away from each other. Especially once Bianca helps Jack uncover a plot to attack the Houses of Parliament that would make Guy Fawkes look like an amateur. But when the inevitable results of their affair turn them both into social outcasts and pit them against each other, they must either discover the true love that has burned beneath their passion or risk an explosion that could put more than their own lives at risk. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1564617981967-RB42DEZ7DYJS7EALE1X2/TheScandalofaPerfectKiss.jpg The May Flowers - The Scandal of a Perfect Kiss (Book Three) She doesn’t have time to fall in love…. Lady Henrietta Hopewell, the widowed Marchioness of Tavistock, is one of the most powerful women in London. As the leader of the most prestigious ladies’ club in town, The May Flowers, she holds the course of British politics in the palm of her hand, all while raising her beloved son, Ricky, the current Marquess of Tavistock. Offers of marriage fly her way at every turn, but Henrietta’s heart belongs to only one man. He doesn’t have the heart for romance…. After a vicious attack just over a year before, Lord Fergus O’Shea is struggling to become half the man he once was. Confined to a wheelchair, dependent on his friends for a home in London, he can think of only one thing—bringing Lord Charles Denbigh, the man behind his attack, to justice. But even as Fergus closes in on Denbigh, every fiber of his being longs for the one thing he knows he can never have, Henrietta. Henrietta is unwilling to be held at arm’s length, though, and sets out to prove to Fergus that he is more than man enough to satisfy her on every level. But when the scandal of their intensifying relationship puts Henrietta in danger of losing her son, she must choose between the two people who share her heart. And when Lord Denbigh turns out to be the wedge keeping Fergus and Henrietta apart, Fergus must summon up the strength he thinks he’s lost and overcome his physical disabilities to show Henrietta, Denbigh, and the world that true strength comes from the heart. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1575219481445-ZA1ZRFS6OJGJ90H59SE8/Earl%27sScandalousBargain.jpg The May Flowers - The Earl’s Scandalous Bargain (Book Four) Lord Frederick Herrington is lost. He was lost in the sea of his friends at university, lost in the orders he followed as an officer in the army, most certainly lost where anything romantic is concerned, and beyond lost when it comes to saving his estate from the ruin his father made of it. As far as he sees it, the one thing he absolutely must do is to find a way to restore the fortunes of his earldom and to keep the property from being sold off. But how? Lord Reese Howsden, Marquess of Albany, is a man of power with confidence to spare. His estate and investments are thriving, his adored son has secured the continuation of the family line, and he knows who and what he is. He knows what he wants as well, and what he wants is Freddy. With an esteemed title and close friends to protect him from scorn and scandal, all he needs to do is open Freddy’s eyes to the love that has been simmering under the surface between them for years. But when? When Reese hosts an American cattle baron and his “dollar princess” daughter for a house party that mixes business and pleasure, he inadvertently provides Freddy with a way to boost his fortunes. But will the solution be worse than the problem, especially as Freddy’s eyes are open to the truth about what his heart really wants? Or will he discover an alternative path and a love worth giving everything up for? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! And yes, this is an m/m romance, so if that’s not your thing, feel free to pass on this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1586527362644-ZAJ4HJJ258BD5AQ96QQI/WhenLadyInnocentMetDrScandalous.jpg The May Flowers - When Lady Innocent Met Dr. Scandalous (Book Five) They weren’t supposed to fall in love… Lady Natalia Marlowe is the last unmarried child of one of London’s most notorious families, a fact that she is reminded of every time she sees how happy her siblings are. But as brazen as her mother and sister are, Natalia feels as though she knows nothing at all about sin and sensuality…but she’s eager to learn. He is the most unsuitable gentleman possible… Dr. Linus Townsend is too old and too eccentric for Natalia, but that hasn’t stopped him from developing tender feelings for her. And why shouldn’t he consider the beautiful and lively young noblewoman as a potential wife? If only he can prove to her shrewd mother and wary step-father, Lady Katya and Lord Malcolm Campbell, that he is worthy. When the scandals of Linus’s past come back to meddle with the respectable life he’s made for himself, only Natalia’s determination—not to mention her sense of humor—can keep him from being cast out of society together. But is it enough to convince her family that the two of them were meant to be together? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1586527859358-QB1G19HGK8P6R0RKIH4Z/RoadtoScandalisPavedwithWickedIntentions.jpg The May Flowers - The Road to Scandal is Paved with Wicked Intentions (Book Six) Lady Phoebe Darlington’s life as she knows it is over. Impoverished and desperate, she has been forced to take up employment as a shop girl, which is humiliating enough. But when she and her mother are thrown out of their boarding house, she may have no choice but to live on the streets. Until a chance encounter at a pub on a rainy day changes her life forever. Danny Long is proud of his lower-class upbringing and his street smarts. He is loud, rude, and a heck of a lot of fun to be around. He is also secretly one of the wealthiest men in London. When Phoebe seeks shelter in his pub, he knows in a flash that he will do everything he can to make her his, no matter how scandalous, including offering her and her mother a flat in one of his buildings…for a particular price. But what begins as mischief turns serious when a villain from Phoebe’s past resurfaces with nefarious intentions. Danny must rise to the challenge of being Phoebe’s knight in shining armor, but Phoebe may end up being the one who saves him. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1605970308087-WMZRAW78ZMYJHXKX8OYK/51QLuRFg-iL.jpg The May Flowers - Scandal Meets Its Match (Book Seven) American “Dollar Princess”, Lenore Garrett, has come to England with the intention of marrying a nobleman and establishing her place in society. Or so she’s told everyone. Her plan to enjoy all that London’s social scene has to offer is progressing perfectly, thanks to her fake engagement to Lord Frederick Herrington. But Lenore has a dark secret she’s been keeping from her friends, her true reason for running away from home. That secret is in danger of coming out when she meets the enigmatic Phineas Mercer. Impoverished baronet, Phineas Mercer, has come to London with the intent of finding a bride who can improve his family’s fortunes. He has had little luck in the marriage market, but his ability to observe the foibles of the upper class and write scandalous stories that society gobbles up—using a secret identity, of course—has provided him with an income and entertainment. All of London is buzzing about who the mysterious author of Nocturne could be. But when Phineas meets Lenore, even his most salacious stories pale in comparison to her mischievous sense of adventure and the deadly secret she’s been hiding. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1605969762475-ZHLOL2IHQHHBXW5D5FCR/TwastheNightBeforeScandal.jpg The May Flowers - ‘Twas the Night Before Scandal (Book Eight) All she wants for Christmas is him. Lady Beatrice Lichfield has been madly in love with Lord Harrison Manfred, Marquess of Landsbury, for years, and she thought he returned her affection. So why hasn’t he proposed yet? With Christmas only days away, and with the encouragement of her mischievous friends, she’s ready to move from friends to lovers where Harrison is concerned. Harrison is head over heels in love with Bea and has every intention of surprising her with the most perfect Christmas Eve proposal ever. Until he loses the family heirloom ring he means to propose with. He sets out on a quest to find the missing ring, but his search quickly turns into a comedy of errors that could land him in the Christmas pudding. Will the ring be found in time, and will Bea and Harrison end up with their perfect holiday romance? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://www.merryfarmer.net/tales-from-the-grand-tour daily 0.75 2020-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606194941993-BM9KHZQX5ZZUCWPEHD4W/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg Tales from the Grand Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1578525729294-E35ESLU1WFBCD2LJULL6/DukeofParis+%281%29.jpg Tales from the Grand Tour - The Duke of Paris (Book One) It all begins with one hot night in Paris… The Honorable Miss Dorothy McGovern is in dire straits. Along with her brother, Damien, as children of the youngest son of a huge, aristocratic family, she has only her connections to her name, and what little money she inherited is running out. In a last-ditch effort to save themselves from ruin, she and Damien have joined the rest of the McGovern cousins on a grand tour. First stop, Paris. Lord Marshall Stone, the brand-new Duke of Reith, has fled to Paris to visit his disgraced brother and to drown his grief over his father’s death in parties and female company. His reputation is going downhill fast, and he has no wish to save it. He even goes so far as to seduce a woman he thinks is the pretty companion of one of his friends. Except, the woman he seduces turns out to be his friend’s cousin and a noblewoman in her own right. One he can’t stop thinking about or wanting. To make matters worse, a mysterious figure begins sending threats that could destroy both Marshall and Dorothy and put the entire McGovern family in danger. The unlikely lovers must work together to figure out who is blackmailing them and to save the entire family from social ruin. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1579879948028-NQ9P90AM268Z3Q73FRRP/RendezvousinParis.jpg Tales from the Grand Tour - Rendezvous in Paris (Book Two) It’s always a risk to fall in love… Damien McGovern might belong to one of England’s most distinguished—and most adventurous—families, but he knows full well that men with his tastes have to be extra careful in life. When a mysterious blackmailer continues to threaten the McGovern family as they enjoy Paris, his situation turns dangerous. To make matters worse, just at a time when he should do as little as possible to draw attention to himself, the charming and handsome Sebastian walks into his life. Lord Sebastian Stone, Viscount Gregory, has been hiding in Paris ever since the truth about his romantic preferences was exposed, causing a scandal that ruined his life as he knew it. So when Damien instantly turns his head and causes him to feel the need for love and companionship that he has deliberately pushed aside for years, he is wary. But there is something all too familiar about the way Damien and his family are being blackmailed, something that he is determined to get to the bottom of. Can Damien and Sebastian work together to catch the man who destroyed Sebastian’s life and could ruin Damien’s as well or will the passion they feel for each other get in the way? PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. And yes, this is an m/m romance with scenes between two men. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1582491882574-0HN0LZLWDEMEXF2DKZZN/LastChanceforParis.jpg Tales from the Grand Tour - Last Chance for Paris (Book Three) Revenge is an unlikely path to love… Miss Solange Lafarge has spent the last three years seeking revenge on the man who destroyed her family. Her mission has brought her to Paris as a companion to Lady Roselyn Briarwood, one of the infamous McGovern clan. But the McGoverns have no idea who she really is or what her intentions are. And the last thing Solange expects is to fall in love with the man she has sworn to kill. Lord Louis Sinclair has been seeking to avenge his mother’s untimely death for years, and at last, his goal is in sight. At least, until the unlikely distraction of the mysterious and fiery Solange makes him rethink everything. He and Solange discover they have more in common than they ever could have expected, but will that draw them together or push them apart? When the fate of the McGovern clan itself hangs in the balance and a dark family secret threatens to be exposed, Solange and Louis must work together to save their friends from ruin. PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1589502095618-NI8OZVO2NCKKV3SE4RLL/TuscanSunrise.jpg Tales from the Grand Tour - Tuscan Sunrise (Book Four) Lady Hattie McGovern is having the time of her life, traveling with her eccentric, extended family throughout Europe on their grand tour. She has sworn to enjoy herself to the fullest on the Italian leg of their tour, and unlike her cousins, the very last thing she wants is to be tied down in marriage. She is determined to keep herself free and single. Lord Adrian Fairfax, Earl of Whitemarsh, has been banished from home by his father, who is tired of his rakish ways and insists his son find a suitable bride. Adrian craves adventure, though, and has chosen to look for a bride abroad. But he intends to have fun before shackling himself to her. When Hattie and Adrian are thrown together completely by accident, sparks fly. Adrian knows he’s found the bride for him, but can he convince Hattie to take the plunge? And will the dark secret that has been following the McGovern clan around Europe catch up with them at last? PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1589502311088-EGC3IADKXI5UHMOHYX9S/VenetianSunshine.jpg Tales from the Grand Tour - Venetian Sunshine (Book Five) Lord Trent McGovern has never considered himself the sort of man ladies want to chase after, unless it’s for his fortune and title. But he is kind, compassionate, and devoted to his family. So when his cousin and head of the family, Asher, the Duke of Addlebury, begins to act suspiciously, Trent will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of things. Even if it means enlisting the help of beautiful and mysterious fortune-teller, Charlotte Salazar. As the illegitimate daughter of an English lord and a Romani woman, Charlotte has never quite fit in. But her uncanny intuition and psychic abilities have given her a place in Venetian society. And from the moment she lays eyes on Trent, she knows that their destinies are entwined. But can she convince him that she doesn’t care about his appearance, only his heart? When Charlotte and Trent join forces in an attempt to uncover the darker secrets of the McGovern family, sparks fly. But will they be able to save Asher and themselves in time, or will the Dark Lady bring ruin on the McGovern family once and for all? PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1589502336030-J5W846QGQ3J8S3FEAFQN/RomanSunset.jpg Tales from the Grand Tour - Roman Sunset (Book Six) Lord Thomas McGovern, Earl of Landry, has been tasked with the mission of finding his abducted brother in Rome. But as a younger son who has never been given any responsibility in his life, he fears he isn’t up to the task. The chance to prove himself when the stakes are as high as they could get is irresistible, though, and he is ready to become the hero he has always wanted to be. Until temptation winks at him. Actress Violetta Roan is the talk of the Roman theater world for her daring and bold stage presence. But Violetta’s persona hides a darker secret. She has more of a connection with Thomas than first meets the eye, and when Violetta and Thomas team up on a covert mission, sparks fly. Is there more to the passion between them or is Violetta just playing another role? When the truth is revealed and Thomas finally has a chance to rescue his brother and prove himself worthy, their newfound love is put to the test. Can they complete the mission, or will the dark forces that have been chasing the McGoverns since Paris finally win? PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned. https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-brotherhood daily 0.75 2024-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1691086833909-PI2S9G2UAGWI65H5QSIP/NewsletterHeader_MM.jpg The Brotherhood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/c45d2022-a50d-4282-8863-20141857cfcd/JustALittlePrelude_Standard.jpg The Brotherhood - Just a Little Prelude Dr. Todd Sullivan has worked hard against class and social expectations to secure a position as a physician at a prominent London hospital. This is his chance to rise above his station. But when he stumbles across a beaten and dying young man in the alley beside the hospital on his way to his first day of work, he incurs the wrath of hospital administrator, Dr. Keller, and is fired on the spot. Todd has nowhere to go and no money to support himself or the injured mystery man. Simon Warner thought he was dead and that an angel came to take him out of the misery of the world. But when he awakes and finds himself in the care of the very human Todd, he feels as though he has found heaven on earth. But thanks to him, Todd isn’t safe. When they are evicted from Todd’s flat, Simon must go from being the victim to the savior. And when Simon realizes that the man who tried to kill him—and several other rent boys from Hyde Park—has a close connection to Todd, he finds himself turning to members of The Brotherhood to save them both. Just a Little Prelude is a prequel novella to The Brotherhood series and was previously released as part of the Your Book Boyfriend's Boyfriend promotion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1584391819708-9U8YEP44CZETG8S7887P/JustALittleWickedness.jpg The Brotherhood - Just a Little Wickedness (Book One) Lord Alistair Bevan, Viscount Farnham, has the weight of the world on his shoulders. With his father’s health ailing, the time has come for him to find a wife, produce an heir, and do his duty. But Alistair knows a traditional life is not for him, especially when a chance meeting with valet Joseph Logan turns his world upside down. Joe Logan came to London in search of his missing sister, Lily. But months have passed, and not only is Lily still lost, more children have disappeared as well. The trail of the missing children might be growing cold, but things are just starting to heat up between Joe and Alistair. When both Alistair and Joe seek out the help of The Brotherhood—an underground organization dedicated to helping the gay community—they are drawn into a much deeper investigation of children who have gone missing all over London. When it begins to look like people very close to Alistair’s family are involved, Alistair finally has a chance to make his father proud. But will the wild and wicked love blossoming between Alistair and Joe help them find Lily, or will their affair be exposed and destroy both of them? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! And yes, this is an m/m romance, so if that’s not your thing, feel free to pass on this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1584391851828-8YPOP44DJKJPWRAQ0DFC/JustALittleTemptation.jpg The Brotherhood - Just a Little Temptation (Book Two) As the owner of an orphanage in a poor neighborhood of London, Stephen Siddel has the weight of the world, not to mention the care of tender souls, on his shoulders. He is a devoted father to dozens of children and an upstanding member of the community, in spite of his rivalry with the local nuns. But his heart and his reputation are overwhelmed by temptation the moment Max walks through the orphanage’s doors. As a younger son from a grand family, no one expects much from Lord Maxwell Hillsboro, but he is determined to make a difference in the world, starting by patronizing a certain orphanage members of The Brotherhood have told him is in need of help. His heart is instantly engaged in the causes and concerns of the orphans, or rather its dashing and seductive owner, Stephen. Max feels he’s found his calling, even though his involvement could put both him and Stephen in danger. But when some of the children from Stephen’s orphanage and the rival Catholic orphanage go missing, Stephen and Max must band together with the imperious Sister Constance to find them. What they discover is a much bigger kidnapping ring that requires them to join forces with David Wirth and Lionel Mercer of the law offices of Dandie & Wirth. Can they rescue the children in time, or is something much more sinister going on? And will the passion growing between Stephen and Max ruin them all? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1584391888248-T25HV4B8A9HSCMVENR7I/JustALittleDanger.jpg The Brotherhood - Just a Little Danger (Book Three) Everett Jewel is the hottest star the London stage has seen in a generation. He is brash, sensual, and sure of himself. Men and women throw themselves at his feet, and he laps up the attention. But all of Everett’s glittering star power hides his wounded heart. He has adoration, but he longs for a love that he doesn’t think he’s worthy of, due to his dark past. Metropolitan Police officer Patrick Wrexham has never been wanted by anyone. From the time he was a child, fighting for scraps in the orphanage where he was raised, he has always been overlooked, in spite of his good heart and determination to protect the weak. He is the complete opposite of Everett in every way, and he knows it. Which is why he has been infatuated since the moment he first saw Everett perform. When Everett and Patrick team up to hunt down the ringleaders of a child kidnapping ring, their skills make them the perfect professional match. But sparks fly between them right from the start, creating a tempestuous, sensual partnership. And when Everett’s ego lands him in deeper trouble than he ever could have dreamed of, it’s up to Patrick to become the hero he never believed he could be to save the man he loves. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1584391917479-QGA0R6RYKN9RK65ZDQ0R/JustALittleSeduction.jpg The Brotherhood - Just a Little Seduction (Book Four) David Wirth has made it his life’s work to fight for the rights of those who cannot defend themselves and to navigate England’s choppy legal waters for fellow members of The Brotherhood. Tracking down the three villainous noblemen, including a powerful duke, who have masterminded a child kidnapping ring promises to be the pinnacle of his career seeking justice for the helpless. If his heart doesn’t get in the way and ruin everything. Lionel Mercer has spent years collecting the juiciest secrets of England’s high and mighty. Secrets he can now use to hunt the men who have destroyed the lives of so many. But Lionel is hiding secrets of his own—secrets that he’s shared with no one, not even his business partner and closest friend, David. But not all secrets can be kept forever. When David and Lionel are forced to seek help in capturing the kidnapping ringleaders by turning to David’s former partner, John Dandie, painful truths that both men have kept hidden are laid bare. Will David and Lionel get a second chance at love, or will their resentments boil over and drive them apart forever? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/fd6f1bf0-c56e-460a-b3b3-8cb75701aec4/JustALittleHeartache.jpg The Brotherhood - Just a Little Heartache (Book Five) London playwright Niall Cristofori stands on the verge of becoming one of the most celebrated authors of his generation with the highly-anticipated production of his latest work, Love’s Last Lesson. But Love has a few lessons left to teach Niall himself. He has never been able to get over his first love, the man who made his world come alive ten years ago, then left him heartbroken. Lord Blake Williamson, Duke of Selby’s life has fallen apart spectacularly. He has always toed the line, doing his duty, no matter how difficult it is. But now his family is disgraced after his brother’s involvement in a child kidnapping ring, his wife has discovered the truth about his preferences and left him, and worst of all, she has taken his beloved children with her. With nowhere else to turn, Blake reaches out to the man he has never stopped longing for. Niall agrees to help Blake get his children back, but is a second chance at love possible with so much heartache to overcome? Will the mistakes and regrets of the past prove too destructive, or will Blake finally be able to make things right and hold onto what truly matters? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – Very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/dfabbd71-ed85-47bd-a1ab-405b58b44cac/JustALittleChristmas.jpg The Brotherhood - Just a Little Christmas (Book Six) ‘Tis the season to catch up with some of your favorite couples from The Brotherhood series! Life is good in the safe and sheltered neighborhood of Darlington Gardens, where several members of The Brotherhood have made their home. Niall Cristofori and Blake Williamson are building a new life there with Blake’s daughters. David Wirth and Lionel Mercer are just moving in and creating a beautiful new home for themselves. And Stephen Siddel and Max Hillsboro are happily up to their eyeballs in keeping the girls of the orphanage safe and happy. In fact, since it’s been such a difficult year for the orphan girls and the members of The Brotherhood, the men hatch an idea to throw a lavish Christmas party for their young charges. But trouble is on the horizon in the form of a nosey policeman who thinks he can expose the inhabitants of Darlington Gardens. Will The Brotherhood be able to band together to fight off the threat to their happiness and give the girls a merry Christmas? Or do the girls themselves have other naughty plans in mind? This light-hearted novella is best enjoyed if you have already read the previous five books in the series and are familiar with the characters. It has been described by readers as an “extended epilogue” to the first five books in The Brotherhood series. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/65c06250-9463-4368-8f27-8bc888f2bc76/JustALittleMadness.jpg The Brotherhood - Just a Little Madness (Book Seven) Opposites attract and sparks fly, but can they be contained? Member of Parliament, Edward Archibald, lives in constant fear of being discovered as a gay man and having his life ruined because of it. He has avoided scandal in every way possible…until his brother runs off with a married duchess and kidnaps Lord Selby’s son and heir. As Selby's friend, Edward is called on to help with the investigation by contacting his brother. There’s just one small problem: The mission means he’s been thrown into close quarters with the object of his desire, actor Martin Piper. Martin Piper loves life and isn’t afraid to enjoy it to the fullest. He can’t help but draw attention to himself in everything he does, particularly when he’s paired with stodgy politician, Edward, as they work to reunite Lord Selby and his son. But Martin can only pay attention to one thing—his fascination with and desire for Edward. He adores the man at first sight and relishes the opportunity to crack Edward’s shell to get to the sensuality he knows Edward is capable of. But their mission veers wildly off-course and seems destined to fail, especially when their conflicting ideas about desire and discretion prove how different they are. Can they overcome their differences to complete their mission and enjoy an epic love story, or will passion drive them apart? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1615596204847-23PIXEXWJ0PFJD9FWXF3/JustALittleGamble.jpg The Brotherhood - Just a Little Gamble (Book Eight) Everything that makes them opposites is what attracts them to each other… Bad boy composer Samuel Percy is the talk of London…but only because high society cannot believe a black man could reach such prestigious heights in the artistic world. His quest to prove himself is complicated by his sister—known as The Black Widow—and her mischievous schemes. But family complications are only the beginning when Samuel falls for wide-eyed, innocent Cameron. Country boy Cameron Oberlin is amazed by the world of London he now finds himself in. But what captivates him the most is Samuel’s power and charm. He doesn’t consider himself Samuel’s equal, and is surprised when the sophisticated composer takes an interest in him. The prospect of being the man’s lover is beyond anything he could have imagined. But when Samuel and Cameron are paired together to chase after The Black Widow in an effort to reunite Blake Williamson with his son, the tables quickly turn. Cameron is given the chance to prove that he is much more than a beautiful simpleton. Samuel realizes the man’s true genius just in time for Cameron to come to his rescue. But is it too little too late, and will Blake’s son slip out of his grasp forever? A tender and heartfelt gay historical romance. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1615596433206-1NAQROYZ39FKZYAAJCMI/JustALittleMischief.jpg The Brotherhood - Just a Little Mischief (Book Nine) Valet Xavier Lawrence hasn’t seen much of the world. So when his employer, the Duke of Selby, takes him along on a transatlantic voyage in pursuit of his missing son and heir, Xavier is thrilled with the opportunity. But the excitement over his first taste of salt air and the sea is nothing to the thrill of an opportunity for a secret affair. Dancer Alexander Plushenko is on his way to New York to see his family, no idea whether they will accept him or not after a slip in St. James’s Park ended with him spending time in jail for Gross Indecency. The last thing he needs with all of that hanging over him is to meet the dashing and fresh-faced Xavier as soon as the ship leaves port. Falling in love is easy, but conducting a steamy affair on a crowded ship with few places to hide is another thing entirely. And when more than just Xavier and Alex’s reputations end up at stake, and with a limited time together before the voyage ends, can the two men prevent a disaster and find a reason to stay together? A tender, heartfelt, and light-hearted gay historical romance. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1629227943077-QSLT194YZIUHF0987QKG/JustALittleRivalry.jpg The Brotherhood - Just a Little Rivalry (Book Ten) Solicitor John Dandie will go to the ends of the Earth for his friends and his clients. And in the case of Lord Blake Williamson, Duke of Selby, in the search for his missing son, the ends of the Earth just happen to be Long Island, New York. With Lady Selby finally cornered at her father’s seaside mansion, convincing the woman to return Lord Stanley should be child’s play. If not for the complications caused by John’s own romantic entanglement with Detective Arthur Gleason. Enigmatic Arthur Gleason has had his sights set on John nearly from the moment they met. For months, they have been engaged in an ever-intensifying love chase while working—sometimes as enemies, sometimes as allies—to locate Lord Stanley and bring him home. So far, Arthur has been the cool, calculating pursuer while John has fought not to give in to their undeniable attraction. But when a ghost from Arthur’s past interrupts their sensual balancing act, John will have to decide between his heart and his pride. A tender, heartfelt, and light-hearted gay historical romance. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://www.merryfarmer.net/that-wicked-oshea-family daily 0.75 2021-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606195219355-G0MUKRU3KZO7SKARW027/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg That Wicked O'Shea Family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1612742312387-L7Y9056D5BVS1JL2ENSX/IKissedAnEarl900.jpg That Wicked O'Shea Family - I Kissed an Earl (and I Liked It), Book 1 Lady Marie O’Shea lives life by her own rules… But her days of running free end when her brother, Lord Fergus O’Shea, returns from England, intent on marrying his sisters off to keep them from being the scourge of the county. And when Marie lands herself in a scandalous amount of trouble, she ends up as the first sister doomed to whatever marriage of convenience her brother can arrange. Bad boy Christian Darrow is having too much fun to be tied down… And as the younger son of an earl, he isn’t expected to amount to much. Which is why playing pranks and getting into trouble with Marie the moment they meet is his idea of a good time. Sparks fly between him and Marie and the scandal is totally worth the risk… …until one prank goes too far. Can Marie save Christian from the consequences of what was supposed to be a bit of fun? Or will a twist of fate prove that life is more serious than either Marie or Christian ever expected? A friends to lovers romance that will make you laugh and cry. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1616089222736-R8P80CBFYUWO3UQCBY1C/IfYouWannaBeMyMarquess.jpg That Wicked O'Shea Family - If You Wannabe My Marquess, Book 2 Lady Colleen O’Shea simply cannot stand Lord Benedict Boleran. He is overbearing, he is arrogant, he is opinionated, he is handsome and has lovely eyes and a fine form and…oh dear. But no, she most definitely cannot abide him. And she won’t fall victim to her brother’s marriage machinations and marry the man. Lord Benedict thinks that Lady Colleen is wild and impetuous and outspoken, and that she could get into trouble standing still in the middle of an open field, if she had half a mind to. She is the last woman whom he should make his marchioness. And yet, he can’t get her out of his mind. When Colleen ends up stranded at Benedicts house in the middle of a stormy night—unchaperoned—their marriage seems inevitable, if only to prevent a scandal. But Colleen is determined to find a way out of the match. Although marrying Benedict might not be such a bad thing after all…. An enemies to lovers romance that will make you laugh…and probably shake your head at the heroine. Like, A LOT. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1623707704904-UP1XLICZ4AE4X6WDYIED/AllAboutThatDuke.jpg That Wicked O'Shea Family - All About That Duke, Book 3 Lady Chloe O’Shea lives life with her head in the clouds—or rather the stars. As a budding astrologer, she thinks the course of the world and her life is written in the stars, and if she just looks hard enough, she can see where the future will take her. But the last thing she saw coming was a handsome duke with a secret. Deane Crenshaw, the Duke of Blackburn, is in Ireland looking for a bride after an embarrassing scandal that has turned all of the eligible English maidens against him. He’s gained a reputation as a rogue and a rake, and as a result, all the marriage-minded ladies of Ireland can talk about is “that duke”. All except for Chloe, who sees Deane for who he truly is (a Scorpio, of course, which explains everything). Finally, Deane feels as though someone truly understands him and likes him for himself and not his title. But can he keep up with Chloe’s wild ways and wilder way of seeing the world, or will she ruin his already shattered reputation even further? A friends to lovers and marriage of convenience romance that will make you laugh and fan yourself and rush off to check your horoscope. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1626204520074-PGXPTA9X0ZOKVEATU1QX/EarlsJustWannaHaveFun.jpg That Wicked O'Shea Family - Earls Just Wanna Have Fun, Book 4 Lady Shannon O’Shea has seen all of her sisters married off by their brother, Fergus, in order to keep them out of trouble, and she is determined not to encounter the same fate. She has far too many other things on her hands, including her secretive, scandalous, and growing beer brewing business. She is convinced that the end of the century will be the beginning of a new world for women, and the last thing she has time for is a man. Enter Lord Colin Crenshaw, Earl of Stamford. Lord Colin is in Ireland to serve as best man for his cousin, Lord Blackburn, but it is the bride’s sister, Shannon, who catches his attention. Shannon is older than him, wiser than him, and prettier than him (although just barely, in his opinion). She owns a small brewery, he loves beer. He thinks they’re a match made in heaven. Now all he has to do is convince her…. A friends to lovers and marriage of convenience romance that will make you laugh and fan yourself and head to the fridge for a cold one. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1631296768143-AKXWQSU6AW9OLT5QE3W5/AlltheSingleViscounts_Standard%281%29.jpg That Wicked O'Shea Family - All the Single Viscounts, Book 5 Miss Erica Joyce is missing something. Her whole life, she has believed that a woman should be meek, modest, and dedicated to domesticity, especially when she is the daughter of a parson. But she had always dreamed of breaking out of her quiet, dutiful life and doing something truly wicked. Enter the dragon… Lord Caelian O’Shea had been called a dreamer, a crack-pot, and a fool for his obsession with flying machines. One thing he has never been called, though, is a rake. He has been more than happy to dedicate his life to the pursuit of flight, and unlike his scandalous cousins, there has never been a hint of naughty behavior from him. Until Erica turns his world upside down… Can an Irish dreamer and an English maiden bridge the divides between them, or will this unlikely couple crash before their love affair can truly get off the ground? An unlikely, mismatched couple romance that will make you laugh, blush, and wonder how much trouble two people can get into flying a kite. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1631296959778-KR110UYFEXFCGHI5NLCU/GiveYourHeartARake_Standard%281%29.jpg That Wicked O'Shea Family - Give Your Heart a Rake, Book 6 Lady Siobhan O’Shea will never forgive her brother for losing her in a silly bet. Thanks to Caelian’s loss, she is now obligated to marry Rory Feeney, a man she despises. Rather than simply refuse to honor her brother’s wager, Siobhan has plans of her own, plans to teach both the odious, rakish Rory and her brother a lesson. As a self-made millionaire, Rory has enjoyed living a life that no one from his humble beginnings could ever have imagined for him. The perfect sign of his advancement in the world would be marrying into the aristocracy, so when he wins a bet to marry an earl’s daughter, he is determined to go through with it, no matter what protests Siobhan raises. But things take a turn for the unexpected when Rory discovers that he actually likes Siobhan’s outlandishly stubborn ways. And Siobhan secretly comes to see Rory as more than the rogue she thought he was. But can love over come pride as both of them vie for the upper hand in their marriage of convenience? An enemies-to-lovers romance that involves a forced marriage, an exciting awakening, and that will also leave you in stitches. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1631297073903-PBG3ZJVVL46WYD3CQXHJ/NaughtyEarlsNeedLoveToo_Standard.jpg That Wicked O'Shea Family - Naughty Earls Need Love Too, Book 7 Maeve Sperrin considers herself a modern woman, but she’s not ready to abandon the rules of society yet. She is determined to marry well and be a good and loyal wife. Her best friend since childhood, Alice Woodmont, has similar aims but far wickeder ideas about how to achieve them. So when both of them set their sights on Lord Avery O’Shea, Earl of Carnlough, what begins as a friendly rivalry turns into war. Avery O’Shea has been more interested in enjoying life than settling down to do his duty, but now that his sister is settled into married life, he sees that the time for him to marry and produce an heir has come. His only problem is who to choose. He is amused by the fiery Miss Woodmont, but there is something about Maeve’s beauty and grace that charms him. But when Avery discovers he has been the wedge that divided two best friends, he realizes there is more to duty than signing his name on an official document. To woo Maeve, he must come up with a way to reconcile the two friends, and in doing so, discover the love of his life. A love triangle that will have you wishing you could discuss the whole thing with your bestie. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://www.merryfarmer.net/after-the-war daily 0.75 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1691086833909-PI2S9G2UAGWI65H5QSIP/NewsletterHeader_MM.jpg After the War https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1626277018692-8R98BNMAGBZK8UF17DT2/Between+His+Lover+and+the+Deep+Blue+Sea+1400.jpg After the War - Between His Lover and the Deep Blue Sea, Book One Sailing Master Septimus Bolton has spent his entire life at sea…in more ways than one. Now that his ship has been decommissioned at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, he has nothing to do but accept the invitation of one of his fellow naval officers to convalesce for the summer at a remote country estate in Yorkshire. Septimus would do anything to get back to sea… …until a pair of blue eyes and a mischievous smile tempt him to forget everything, including discretion. Adam Seymour has had to fight for everything he has, from the scholarship that allowed him to attend university to the right to be himself. Now, as tutor to the Duke of Malton’s precocious children, he has a comfortable life in a grand country estate far away from ridicule. His goal of starting a school for underprivileged children once his noble charges outgrow his tutelage seems well within reach… …until temptation arrives at Wodehouse Abbey in the form of handsome, older, irresistible Septimus. It doesn’t matter how hard Septimus fights his feelings for Adam, the two men can’t seem to stay away from each other. But when Septimus is offered the chance of a lifetime in the form of the ship he’s always wanted to command, he will have to choose between the possibility of lifelong love and the dream that is finally within his reach. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Smokin' hot! This includes explicit scenes between male lovers, so if that isn't what you want to read, please feel free to pass on this book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1626277214940-SWDBKG6KGJS2IBLEYW1Y/Never+Judge+a+Duke+by+His+Lover+1400.jpg After the War - Never Judge a Duke by His Lover, Book Two Lord Barrett Landers, Viscount Copeland, is at loose ends after being decommissioned as a naval officer at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Instead of going home to Wiltshire, his family, and the marriage that his mother will inevitably attempt to force him into, he is happy to idle away the summer with his friends at Wodehouse Abbey in Yorkshire. And then temptation arrives in the form of the estate’s owner, Lord Anthony Wodehouse, Duke of Malton. Widower Anthony wants nothing more than to live his life in the country, as far away from London and his duties as a peer as he can get. He has children to raise, an estate to manage, and a family’s expectations to uphold. He thought that hosting his youngest brother’s friends for the summer would be nothing more than a minor inconvenience and a chance to expand his tiny circle of acquaintances. Until handsome and charming Barrett stirs feelings in him that he never thought he could have. Anthony and Barrett embark on an eye-opening love affair that makes both of them reconsider their ideas about duty and family. But when Anthony’s meddlesome aunt arrives with far more traditional plans for her nephew, and when she invites a passel of marriage-minded guests to stay with Anthony without asking him, the resulting shenanigans could land both Anthony and Barrett in heaps of trouble as they decide whether to follow their hearts or their families’ wishes. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Smokin' hot! This includes explicit scenes between male lovers, so if that isn't what you want to read, please feel free to pass on this book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1626294734623-FIM1S10US0HQDO3902ML/Games+Lovers+Play+1400.jpg After the War - Games Lovers Play, Book Three Lord Redmund Wodehouse is the only one of his peers who is glad to be rid of the sea, the navy, and the horrible memories that won’t let him have a moment’s peace. He hopes retreating to his family’s country escape for a summer of games and merriment will drown out the crushing guilt he suffers because of a shipboard accident several months before. And he’s especially looking forward to the arrival of his friend, rival, and occasional, casual lover, Lucas to take his mind off his troubles. Lucas Salterford accepted Redmund’s invitation to spend the summer on a remote estate with a bunch of toffs for one reason and one reason only—he has been hopelessly in love with Red for years. Luc sees the extended house party as his last chance to capture Red’s heart and prove that he is more than just a friend and a distraction. But Red seems determined to keep their relationship only skin deep, no matter how hard Luc tries to help him deal with what happened aboard ship. And when Luc ends up grievously injured after a game gone wrong, every horrible thing that Red believes about himself seems to be proved true. But Luc isn’t willing to give up hope. Can he help Red find redemption and the love he deserves before Red’s demons get the best of him or will Luc’s lingering injury be a constant reminder of all the ways Red has failed? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Smokin' hot! This includes explicit scenes between male lovers, so if that isn't what you want to read, please feel free to pass on this book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1626294870396-0NIO3Q19Q87AXF15OK52/Under+His+Lover%27s+Wing+1400.jpg After the War - Under His Lover's Wing, Book Four Lord Spencer Brightling had a brilliant career in Parliament waiting for him after leaving the navy at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. But because of a cannon blast that caused him to lose his hearing in one ear, the prospect of being in crowds in London terrifies him. But he can’t imagine there is a place in country life for him either. Gamekeeper Frederick Shelton has always been considered odd and laughable because of his affinity for nature and his quirky mannerisms. As far as Freddy is concerned, animals are much easier to be around than people, and he is content to live in isolation on the grounds of Wodehouse Abbey. Until handsome, intriguing Spencer wanders into his life, like a wounded animal in need of care. Freddy is the companion Spencer never knew he needed. But when Freddy is accused of a crime he didn’t commit by villagers who could never hope to understand him, it is up to Spencer to prove him innocent…without running the risk of alienating Freddy’s affections and losing him completely. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Smokin' hot! This includes explicit scenes between male lovers, so if that isn't what you want to read, please feel free to pass on this book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1626294985204-QHIAOMJA2BCL2SLPEXQW/One+Good+Deed+Deserves+a+Lover+1400.jpg After the War - One Good Deed Deserves a Lover, Book Five Lord Percy Montague is the house guest who just won’t leave. He is vain, entertaining, shallow, lascivious, and a lot of fun to have around. Which is why Lord Anthony Wodehouse is willing to let the man continue to stay. But the good liquor has been locked up, and the footmen have been warned. Lieutenant Clarence Bond is the last man one would expect to find at a gentleman’s house party. He is gruff, boorish, outspoken, clever, and everything Percy is not. As the son of a wealthy industrialist who purchased his commission, it’s up to Clarence to improve his family’s standing in the world. But so far, he isn’t impressed with the nobility. When Percy accidentally finds a lost child and ends up lauded as a hero—when his true purpose for being in the forest that morning was not so heroic—everyone in Yorkshire wants to celebrate him. Clarence isn’t fooled for a moment, but he is so amused by Percy’s attempt to play the hero that he goes along with the ruse…up to and including offering himself as a lover to give Percy the reward he truly deserves. But what starts as a laugh turns into a chance for growth, true heroism, and deep love as both men discover they aren’t quite the rakes they thought they were. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam Level - Smokin' hot! This includes explicit scenes between male lovers, so if that isn't what you want to read, please feel free to pass on this book. https://www.merryfarmer.net/peter-and-the-wolves daily 0.75 2023-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1631302116203-7MLOOSVZ346X5M50G7RW/PeterandtheWolves.jpg Peter and the Wolves - Peter and the Wolves, Book 1 My name is Peter Royale, and I am the son of the ruling Duke of Novoberg. At least, I was until my brothers locked me out of the city after dark, changing my life forever—all because I am refined, fey, and love men. Now I am a pup for a pack of five ravenous wolves. Every day they use me for their own enjoyment, and though I know I’m destined for more, it’s more love than I have ever known. But my life of carnal bliss is still not enough. Not when the kingdom we belong to is in jeopardy, and not when there is so much more I want to experience. Will I have to leave the pack behind to be the man I was born to be? AUTHORS NOTE: Peter and the Wolves was a project that I started to entertain myself this year. It’s WAY outside of the box of what I usually write, so if you’re looking for my standard Historical Romance fare, this ain’t it! But if you’re looking for a non-magical fantasy, epic, MMM+, SUPER-steamy story of a young man coming into his own and discovering his political and “personal” power, this is the series for you! TRIGGER WARNING: Peter’s “experiences” are not all sunshine and roses. Some of them are harsh. One last thing – This is not a wolf-shifter romance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1631311418251-CZ0J6TFEZM1I1EB1S300/PeterandtheRiver_Standard.jpg Peter and the Wolves - Peter and the River, Book 2 My name is Peter Royale, and even though I was a pup at the mercy of five ravenous wolves until recently, now I am the leader of the pack. But leading a small pack is not enough. I need a man who will further my ambitions and who can satisfy certain other hungers that drive me. I need a man of power and skill. And I think I’ve found that man. Magnus is a powerful leader in the hidden world of the forest—a world I never knew existed. And with Magnus comes Neil, the boy from my past that I could have loved, if it hadn’t been forbidden. But can the leaders of the forest unify to stand against what is coming? And can I trust Magnus enough to be his? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – SUPER, insanely steamy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1631311741786-PGCW57EET42RS2320KIL/PeterandthePups_Standard.jpg Peter and the Wolves - Peter and the Pups, Book 3 My name is Peter Royale, and for the first time in my life, I have friends who are like me—beautiful, ambitious, and up for anything. Even though we are little more than the property of powerful men, it is time we play the game of politics to win using the tools and skills we were born with. The wolves like it when pups like us put on a show, and the grand summit is the perfect place to give them what they want. But as powerful as my man, Magnus, and I are—especially when we work together—we make mistakes. Some of them could prove more costly than others. One just might cost me my freedom and the greatest love I have ever known. I should learn to listen to Neil, my heart, or get used to the feel of a collar around my neck. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – Imagine scorching hot. Now double that. Then double it again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1631311971770-EBWU5LKJT6YLVPM6SA74/PeterandtheAlliance_Standard.jpg Peter and the Wolves - Peter and the Alliance, Book 4 My name is Peter Gravlock, and I have a new name for the new world my lover, Magnus, is attempting to create…with my help, of course. Everything depends on convincing the recalcitrant leaders of the forest settlements to come together, and who is better positioned to whisper in the ears of the most powerful men in the forest than the pups who share their beds? We have formed a cabal of our own, though, and what better way to deepen the ties that bind the pups than through sensuality. But a little fun between friends could endanger everything I’ve build with Neil, and if I can’t figure out how to fix the many mistakes I’ve made, I could lose everything I hold most dear. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – SUPER, insanely steamy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1631314424691-M2UKR0I8A2BOMOLF9QMN/PeterandtheMission_Standard.jpg Peter and the Wolves - Peter and the Mission, Book 5 My name is Peter Gravlock, and I am returning to the city I was cast out of for the first time since becoming a wolf in the forest. This time, I am not alone. My beloved, Neil, and my best friend and sometimes lover, Jace, are with me, and we are on a mission to find men like us to steal them away to the forest. Conditions in the cities have deteriorated beyond anything we could have anticipated, though, and what begins as a simple errand could get us killed. And that is before the rules of the game change and we find ourselves in the most dangerous situation of our lives. Will Neil and I ever make it back to Magnus, or are we doomed to be prisoners of a different sort for the rest of our lives? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – SUPER, insanely steamy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1631315119383-C9WJARBG5HD0D8O4GI1X/PeterandtheKingdom_Standard.jpg Peter and the Wolves - Peter and the Kingdom, Book 6 My name is Peter Gravlock, and everything in my life has led up to this moment. The old kingdom has shattered, new kingdoms have formed, and I am well on my way to taking my place as one of the most powerful men on the frontier. But one of the first cases I must rule on as a Justice could mean that the fate of my best friend and sometimes lover is in my hands. Beyond that, Neil and I are poised to become the consorts to the king, but Magnus has more enemies than any of us accounted for, including a deadly threat from within the inner circle of his friends. With all of our lives in the balance, my loyalties are tested, my love is put to the test, and my ability to steer the course of the kingdom could decide who lives or who dies. https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-unsuitable-brides daily 0.75 2023-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606195219355-G0MUKRU3KZO7SKARW027/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg The Unsuitable Brides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1645319333327-0Q23VD2G3LYXGR0F0FW0/That%2527sWhytheLadyisaTramp.jpg The Unsuitable Brides - That’s Why the Lady is a Tramp, Book 1 The Marquess of Vegas made a deal with the devil, and now his sons must pay the price. In order to restore the family fortune he lost, Lord Vegas has ordered his sons to marry money, and to marry it fast. But the four of them are determined to strike back at their father by marrying the most unsuitable brides they can find…. Second son Samuel Rathborne-Paxton cares for three things above all else—his brothers, financial speculation, and his mistress, the fiery Irish courtesan, Alice Woodmont. When he and his brothers hatch the plan to marry, he seeks Alice’s help. Their search for the right bride looks like it will come up short, until Alice hatches the idea of marrying Sam herself. Even though Sam is startled at first, he embraces the idea. Alice has been investing right along with him, after all, and Sam is convinced she’s been successful at it. Wealthy? Check. Socially unacceptable? Check. His best friend? Check. Alice has it all. Little does Sam know… Ever since leaving Ireland two years before, Alice has been determined to make a place for herself and her son, Ryan, in London, whatever it takes. What it has taken is visiting the beds of some of the most distinguished rakes in London. But Sam’s is her favorite bed, and for some time his has been the only bed she indulges in. And when she hatches the idea of marrying him herself and spending the rest of her life in his bed, it seems like the perfect solution to everything. The Rathborne-Paxton family is one of the most respected and upright families in England, after all, and by marrying Sam, her reputation will be restored. Which is handy, since her financial speculations have all failed, leaving her scrambling to pay the rent. But, of course, nothing goes as planned… When Sam discovers Alice isn’t wealthy and Alice discovers Sam and his brothers are determined to destroy the Rathborne-Paxton family name, there doesn’t seem to be any point in them continuing down the aisle. Except for that annoying little problem called love…. That’s Why the Lady is a Tramp is a fun, sizzling-hot, unconventional love story that involves friends-to-lovers, rags-to-riches (and riches-to-rags), dressing like a man, an enormous hat, plenty of trips to the theater, and a happily ever after that will leave you in stitches. PLEASED BE ADVISED: Heat Level – Super Steaming Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/f39dd4be-b875-4b8b-ae70-3c622c2b76a7/Let%27sFacetheMusicandDance_Standard.jpg The Unsuitable Brides - Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Book 2 The Marquess of Vegas made a deal with the devil, and now his sons must pay the price. In order to restore the family fortune he lost, Lord Vegas has ordered his sons to marry money, and to marry it fast. But the four of them are determined to strike back at their father by marrying the most unsuitable brides they can find…. As the second-youngest son of the Marquess of Vegas, no one has ever expected much from Dean Rathborne-Paxton, including himself. Dean has been content to spend his days flexing his artistic muscles by painting scenery for the Concord Theater. The theater is the perfect place for him to be close to the famous and scandalous actress, Nanette D’Argent. Dean has admired Nanette from afar, but when his brothers hatch their scheme to marry unsuitable women, he takes a leap and proposes. Nan Silvers has built a life and a fortune on pretending to be someone she isn’t. She has deliberately built her image and then sold it to the highest bidders. Her image can be found endorsing everything from chocolate to soap, and the fortune she’s earned from her commercial ventures is enough to make her the envy of London. But nothing she has ever done is enough for the family she left behind to pursue her acting dreams. So when the son of the Marquess of Vegas proposes to her out of the blue, Nan jumps at the chance to become Dean’s wife. Surely, she will be respected when she marries into the aristocracy, right? What Nan and Dean actually get is a whirlwind courtship, a case of mistaken identity, a disastrous trip to the country, an opening night comedy of errors, and more interference from colorful family members than either of them expected. Oh, and love. Unexpectedly, paradoxically, and forever. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Heat Level – Super Steaming Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/c8997d1d-b98b-49f6-ba1c-d0e63cdca306/SomeEnchantedEvening.jpg The Unsuitable Brides - Some Enchanted Evening, Book 3 The Marquess of Vegas made a deal with the devil, and now his sons must pay the price. In order to restore the family fortune he lost, Lord Vegas has ordered his sons to marry money, and to marry it fast. But the four of them are determined to strike back at their father by marrying the most unsuitable brides they can find…. Lord Francis Rathborne-Paxton, Earl of Cathraiche, is the oldest, most serious, and most responsible son of the disgraced Marquess of Vegas. But that doesn’t mean he won’t join his brothers in seeking out the most unsuitable bride he can possibly find as a clever means of revenge. He fully intends to damage the family’s reputation as much as he can…but in the classiest way possible. Which means that only a princess will do for him. The daughter of an Indian Maharaja, for example. Rani Priya Narayan was sent to London by her father, the Maharaja of Koch Bihar, to study and learn the refinements of the British ruling class. What Priya has actually learned is to be an outspoken critic of British rule in India and a hoyden who believes that women should not only have the right to vote and determine their own lives, like Queen Victoria herself, they should have the right to rule. The last thing she has time for is a devilishly handsome earl with an agenda of his own. Francis has his work cut out for him when it comes to winning Priya’s approval, let alone her hand in marriage. But when they discover that they have the same enemy in the form of the villainous Melrose—the man who Lord Vegas lost his fortune to in the first place—the two of them join forces in an attempt to bring Melrose down. And you never know what might happen when two stubborn enemies-to-lovers who were both born to lead end up in a sticky situation on some enchanted evening…. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Heat Level – Super Steaming Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/5964d78b-96cc-4bdc-a9d3-6e70bcb45af0/LuckBeALadyTonight.jpg The Unsuitable Brides - Luck be a Lady Tonight, Book 4 The Marquess of Vegas made a deal with the devil, and now his sons must pay the price. In order to restore the family fortune he lost, Lord Vegas has ordered his sons to marry money, and to marry it fast. But the four of them are determined to strike back at their father by marrying the most unsuitable brides they can find…. Joseph Rathborne-Paxton has always lived in his older brothers’ shadows, and he’s just about had it. More than any of the others, he took his father’s moralizing and piety seriously (and was most disappointed when it turned out to be a lie) and even planned to become a man of the cloth. And then it was decided for him that he would marry. Joseph is not amused. He’ll do what he has to, but he won’t like it. American heiress Ellen Garrett has come to London, intent on taking the place by storm, just like her hero, Annie Oakley. And just like the performers from Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, Ellen is loud, brash, provincial, and ready for anything. Except, perhaps, being courted by an aristocratic stick-in-the-mud. It’s a good thing Joseph is cute. As it turns out, lively Ellen is just what Joseph needs to bring him out of his shell. More than that, Ellen just might be what the entire Rathborne-Paxton family needs to right the wrongs Lord Vegas committed and to bring Melrose to justice once and for all. Because every family of the British peerage needs a sharpshooter and a card sharp, right? It’s a case of grumpy meets sunshine and opposites attract with a healthy dose of mad-capped mischief, a tea party gone very wrong, a disturbance in Hyde Park that the press eats up, a villain getting his just deserts in the most hilarious way possible, and two people falling in love whether they want to or not. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Heat Level – Super Steaming Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1672790821127-BITSWB9RBVKCBJ9ZMV13/HaveYourselfaMerryLittleChristmas.jpg The Unsuitable Brides - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Book 5 Can an ordinary Englishwoman become the Kingdom of Aegiria’s Christmas Princess? When Miss Charlotte Sloane is invited to spend the holiday season in the Kingdom of Aegiria with her friends, the Rathborne-Paxton family, she sees it as her one chance to rekindle her friendship with Prince Petrus…and maybe more. For an industrialist’s daughter, being a guest in a royal castle is a recipe for the perfect Christmas. Prince Petrus has been enamored of Charlotte since meeting her in England several months before. He immediately hatches plans for a Christmas proposal…but his uncle, the king, and his cousin, Crown Prince Oskar, have already chosen a more suitable bride for him. Lady Jenny Lindstrom is well-bred and serious…and very possibly in love with someone else. Can Charlotte untangle the web of secret romances to ensure the right couples end up together, or will family duty thwart true love? Please Be Advised: Heat Level – Super Steaming Hot! https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-slippery-slope daily 0.75 2023-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1691086833909-PI2S9G2UAGWI65H5QSIP/NewsletterHeader_MM.jpg The Sippery Slope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/2eabe73d-f041-4256-8250-f0656a3fbce1/ATouchofRomance.jpg The Sippery Slope - A Touch of Romance, Book 1 He crossed the ocean to escape from love… Journalist Marcus Albright did not run away from his London home when he accepted an assignment in New York City. His interest in writing a series of articles about the popular club scene of The Bowery has nothing to do with the disastrous end of a long-term relationship, or his desire to stay as far away from love and commitment that he possibly can. His only concern is enjoying the vibrancy and color that The Slippery Slope is famous for. …but love has other plans… Jasper Werther loves his wild, flamboyant life, but the moment Marcus steps into The Slippery Slope, he knows he wants more. Particularly after spending a romantic night out on the town with Marcus as his drag persona, Blaise Rose. After waiting a lifetime for acceptance of everything he is, Jasper believes it’s finally within his grasp. …until heartbreak strikes. When a policeman with ambitions threatens to shut down The Slippery Slope, Jasper has a bigger problem than trying to woo a man who has sworn never to fall in love again. Everything within Marcus tells him not to get involved, but he is drawn back to Jasper, no matter how hard he fights it. Will Jasper and Marcus get a second chance at love, or will the pain of the past keep them apart? Fall in love with romance, a high society ball, a wild, downtown party, a trip to Coney Island, a colorful cast of characters, and a last-minute confession that will keep you turning pages! PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! And yes, this is an m/m romance involving friends to lovers, second chances, and fabulous drag queens, so if that’s not your thing, feel free to pass on this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/dff9e7bd-df1e-4df0-abda-4feb4da881f5/ATouchofClass.jpg The Sippery Slope - A Touch of Class, Book 2 The butler did it… Uptown industrial heir Kelsey Jamison III has been born into wealth and privilege, and it has made him completely miserable. Driven by guilt, neglect, and self-loathing, Kelsey lives the most self-destructive life he can as a way to seek revenge on his villainous father. He is caught in a vicious downward spiral, until help comes along in the most unlikely of men. …but he had an accomplice… There is nothing at all wrong with Robert Merriweather’s life…except for the fact that it is hollow and loveless. At least until he takes up the offer for a night of passion with the young man he’s had his eye on at The Slippery Slope for months. “Grace” is everything Robert has ever wanted in a lover—passionate, submissive, and beautiful. Robert is happy to carry on with his new friend without either of them knowing a thing about who the other really is. …and now they’re both in trouble. Kelsey’s and Robert’s worlds come crashing together when they come face to face in their ordinary lives. Even worse, when Kelsey’s father demands that he marry his rival’s daughter, Robert is the one who has to plan the wedding. Can the two lovers wrestle themselves free from the bonds of class and duty, or will lives be ruined in the name of a business deal? You will be on the edge of your seat with this heartfelt tale of class divide, the perfect match gone wrong, breaking into a factory, protesting nuns, and a wedding that will have you gasping and holding your breath to see how it all turns out! PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! And yes, this is an m/m romance involving friends to lovers, a slight age gap, second chances, and fabulous drag queens, so if that’s not your thing, feel free to pass on this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/43f517fa-5a6b-4756-a7d6-c40765dc089f/ATouchofDevotion.jpg The Sippery Slope - A Touch of Devotion, Book 3 United by Love… As bartender and part-owner of The Slippery Slope, Alonzo Russo has made a name for himself as one of the most influential men in The Bowery. He has worked his way up from poverty to prosperity and his future looks bright. All he needs is someone to share his life with, and that someone is Ricky. … divided by Bleeker Street Ricky DeMarco wants nothing to do with the life he used to live or the world he was raised in. So much so that almost no one knows what that life was or who he used to be. He is content to work as a bartender at The Slide, and he’s grateful that his boss there, Jonathan, saved him from utter disaster all those years ago. Jonathan has just one condition to keeping all of Ricky’s secrets—don’t go anywhere near Alonzo Russo. But when Alonzo and Ricky are thrown into close quarters when the future of both clubs is in jeopardy, they can’t fight the attraction that brings them together…and could tear them and everyone else apart. It’s a Romeo and Juliet situation with all the potential to end just as tragically, unless love wins the day. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! And yes, this is an m/m romance involving friends to lovers, a slight age gap, second chances, and fabulous drag queens, so if that’s not your thing, feel free to pass on this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/895f2a2d-19dd-46e6-90d2-b5131f4909a3/ATouchofTenderness.jpg The Sippery Slope - A Touch of Tenderness, Book 4 How do you love a man who is still in love with someone else? When Beckett Smith meets Noah Cheevers at the bar of The Slippery Slope, sparks fly…but not the sparks either of them expected. Noah came all the way to New York from London to win back the love of his life, Marcus Albright…who has already moved on with a new lover. Beckett is head over heels for The Slope’s co-owner, Graham Ravenswood…who won’t give him the time of day after the one night they spent together. But neither Beckett nor Noah is willing to give up their quests for true love. Except when they fall for each other. Passions spark and the two friends become lovers, but Noah is sick. Everyone warns Beckett against becoming involved with a madman, but it’s too late. He’s already given his heart away. And when Noah’s mental state takes a turn for the worse, their new, fragile love is put to the test. Will Beckett’s quest to get help for Noah bring the two lost souls together, or is Noah too wounded for even Beckett’s love to heal him? Forewarning: Be ready for depictions of mental illness and Victorian Era treatments for manic-depressive disorder in this heart-wrenching, friends-to-lovers tale of love against all odds, overcoming adversity, fighting for a chance to be together, and proving that no one is every too damaged to be loved. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy! https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-sons-of-the-cities daily 0.75 2023-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/f70d94fa-5ad5-469d-8ce2-3d1c971073e9/Jace%26Gennadi_Standard.jpg The Sons of the Cities - Jace & Gennadi, Book 1 The Sons of the Cities is a non-magical fantasy, MM and MMM+, spinoff series to Peter and the Wolves. It is highly recommended that you read all of the Peter and the Wolves books first. Jace Just when I thought I had everything I could possibly wish for—a submissive man who I love, a position of importance in King Magnus’s household, and a real future—the greatest regret of my past has returned. My brother—who now calls himself King Sai of the Kostya Kingdom—is back, and he will answer for his sins, if I have anything to say about it. But if I have to choose between getting the revenge I’ve always wanted and protecting Gennadi, I don’t know what I’ll do. Gennadi The nightmares will never leave me. Every time I close my eyes, Yuri is there in my head, continuing his reign of terror. And when my nightmare becomes a reality, I don’t know if even Jace can save me. Can I trust my dominant to protect me, or will I have to do the unthinkable? And if I do what I must, will I ever feel safe again? PLEASE BE ADVISED: Content involves an extremely high heat level and mentions of past cruelty and mistreatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/5966eb86-a6b9-4cf5-998a-0afd50030983/lefric.jpg The Sons of the Cities - Lefric, Book 2 The thing that most people think of when they think about me is that I talk too much. They say I can’t keep my mouth shut and that I’ll blurt out anything to anyone, given the slightest provocation. That and I like certain other things in my mouth too. Not that I’ve gotten a lot of that recently, because Radulph seems to have completely forgotten what a pup is for, and I miss my friends, the other Sons of the Cities, and I haven’t been touched for so long that I think I might absolutely explode if I— There I go, getting off the subject again. Which is something I can’t afford to do, now that Radulph and I are on a diplomatic mission to Good Port. I’m not sure why Magnus chose Radulph for the mission, since he’s terrible at diplomacy. Actually, I have this weird feeling like I’m the one Magnus is relying on to do…something. It could have something to do with the fact that Olympus Hakobyan, son of the Lord Vikhrov, the new ruler of Good Port, has his eye on me. Which is really something else, considering how gorgeous, wealthy, and powerful Olympus is. And when I find myself in his bed shortly after arriving in Good Port, I wonder if maybe I’m being kidnapped? Maybe? But who would want to kidnap me, and why? And would I mind it all that much? Olympus is just my type…but there’s a lot more going on with him and with Good Port than I or Magnus or anyone has suspected. And it might just be up to me to ensure that the most prosperous and potentially powerful city on the frontier allies itself with the Wolf River Kingdom. Me! Can you believe it? But if I stay in Good Port, will I ever see my friends again? I miss my friends. The Sons of the Cities is a spinoff series to Peter and the Wolves. It is highly recommended that you read all of the Peter and the Wolves books first. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Content involves an extremely high heat level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/bd816ede-2463-4bab-a4dd-f06bb8722b80/Sebald.jpg The Sons of the Cities - Sebald, Book 3 Maldurik is dead. The man who owned me died a hero in battle, which means I’m free. I’m no longer a pup. But if I want to keep it that way, I have to run. I’ve been lucky enough to get help from my friend Jace’s brother, King Sai of the Kostya Kingdom, but that means I have to travel away from my home and my friends to return to the cities that rejected and reviled me. I just hope things in the cities have changed. I also hope I can find the man I almost loved before being sold into slavery, Barthold. Is Bee still alive? Will he still want me when I find him? But maintaining my freedom and searching for my past love are only the beginning of my problems. Because the very last thing I expected to stumble into once I reached Hedeon was a man who would turn my world upside down and make me question everything I thought I believed about myself and the way things should be. Nothing could have prepared me for Avenel…or the way I want to make him mine. The Sons of the Cities is a spinoff series to Peter and the Wolves. It is highly recommended that you read all of the Peter and the Wolves books first. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Content involves an extremely high heat level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/6bdd2ab3-e2ab-4642-9427-6ac8ac3fba12/FourKingdoms.jpg The Sons of the Cities - The Meeting of Four Kingdoms, Book 4 The stage is set. The leaders of the four most powerful of the new kingdoms on the frontier have gathered for a summit that could change everything for wolves and city-dwellers alike. But the meeting is also a chance for the Sons of the Cities to reunite…and to argue over the ever-changing problem of pupdom. Is it right for men who were once pups themselves to own their own pups, or will that undermine everything the Sons have been working for? And there are even greater problems on the horizon when a spy is discovered among the men King Sai has invited to form a new order—a spy who represents the Old Realm and the claim that King Julius still believes he has on all of the frontier. Will the meeting of four kingdoms unite the people of the frontier or divide them even further? And will the Old Realm wage a war to reclaim the frontier…or has the war already begun? The Sons of the Cities is a spinoff series to Peter and the Wolves. It is highly recommended that you read all of the Peter and the Wolves books first. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Content involves an extremely high heat level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/92e93bd1-3739-4eb4-b5be-57141eac7ac9/Anton.jpg The Sons of the Cities - Anton, Book 5 In order to save the man who changed my life, I had to agree to become the pup of a man I despise… Escaping imprisonment at the hands of the mysterious General Rufus was like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire. Because in order to save both myself and Ludvig, I had to agree to become Dmitri’s pup. And Dmitri has plans for me…plans I’m not sure I’m ready for. As if that weren’t enough, once we reached Good Port, just as I was resigning myself to my fate and joining my friends in their efforts to unravel a spy plot, in walked a man who embodied everything I have always dreamed of, a man I could truly see myself falling for. In walked Hayk. Now I’m torn between a promise made to one man and the desire I feel for another. The intrigues and struggles of the new frontier can’t hold a candle to the impossible choices I don’t know how to make. Does love truly conquer all, or is that just a story for children? The Sons of the Cities is a spinoff series to Peter and the Wolves. It is highly recommended that you read all of the Peter and the Wolves books first. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Content involves an extremely high heat level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/f3b8b6c1-70c2-43eb-96e6-4d459259cec0/Conrad.jpg The Sons of the Cities - Conrad, Book 6 I set off to cross the mountains into the Old Realm so that I could have the adventure of a lifetime…but I didn’t realize I might never return to the man I love. When Dushka let me go off to the Old Realm to pursue my passion for healing, he bid me have as much fun as I could while away. I took him at his word, and my fun started almost as soon as I set off! But having fun with new friends along the journey, and with my housemates once I arrived at Royersford Healers’ College, was only the beginning of an adventure I never could have planned for. Messing around is one way to become like brothers with my housemates, but living through the rise of a tyrant whose paranoia causes him to capture the entire Old Realm in his iron grip is another entirely. I never intended to end up trapped in the Old Realm. I never intended to fall in love with one of my classmates either. But if it’s the last thing I ever do, I will climb the mountains to make it home to Dushka…and I’ll take Appius and the rest of my friends with me, even if we die in the process. The Sons of the Cities is a spinoff series to Peter and the Wolves. It is highly recommended that you read all of the Peter and the Wolves books first. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Content involves an extremely high heat level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/b6a8447a-8663-403d-b4e2-74ad130c4c44/SolsticeStories_Standard.jpg The Sons of the Cities - Solstice Stories and Other Tales from the Frontier, Book 7 Dive into all sorts of stories from the Frontier in this mix of brand-new stories and stories that were previously available as bonus content via Merry’s Facebook Reader Group… Home At Last Peter, Neil, and Magnus return to Gravlock after the voyage to the Meeting of Four Kingdoms and its aftermath in Good Port, and boy are they glad to be home! How Orel Found His Pup Orel has always been against pupdom, but when he comes to the rescue of a vulnerable young man just before Solstice, his thoughts on the matter change. But Leremy has secrets that could change everything. A Promise for Solstice Sascha stays home with Oscar for Solstice, but when they start talking honestly for the first time ever, emotions run high. Their Second-Favorite Game Peter, Neil, and Magnus greet Solstice Eve morning by playing their second-favorite game in bed…two lies and a truth. Solstice in Good Port It’s Solstice Eve, and while Lefric is happy with his life and at peace, Anton struggles to come to grips with his new life, and the length of Hayk and Billie’s contract. But everything could change when Lefric comes up with a “brilliant idea” to convince Master Daron to release them from their contract early. Winter Wandering Jace and Gennadi spend Solstice together, enjoying each other and all Gravlock has to offer…but hints about what is to come wait around every corner. New Hope Conrad and Appius travel to the new king’s city for the official naming ceremony. It’s the first chance Conrad has had to reunite with the other Sons of the Cities. Surprises await him, along with an offer for a whole new life. But can he let go of one thing to embrace another? Lunch with Magnus Neil and Magnus have lunch together on Rurik’s birthday…and mark the passage of time in a unique way. Something New Jace and Sebald discuss what it means to have a pup and how those pups should be treated on the way from Hedeon t Good Port. Interview with Peter Peter answers a series of interview questions that were posed by readers in Merry’s Facebook Reader Group https://www.merryfarmer.net/bangers-mash daily 0.75 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1662232821957-V02LJJU5924LHMFG4KUB/MMFarmer_Websitebanner.jpg Bangers & Mash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/6fcd4dd9-53d6-4687-abf7-6f78dc24c495/HowToTrainYourAlpha_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash - How to Train Your Alpha It’s time for the teacher’s pet to get a sizzling lesson on how to take an omega through heat… Jesse I wasn’t looking forward to wasting a weekend at the Bangers & Mash compound, sitting through Emergency Support Alpha training when I had no interest in actually becoming an ESA, but from the moment the course instructor, Phillip Mash, walked into the room, my alpha senses went nuts. Who in their right mind would have an omega about to go into heat teach a class full of alphas? Phillip I wasn’t born yesterday. I’d taught the Heat Support class dozens of times. And I had time before my heat started. Or so I thought. But then Jesse Armstrong had to walk through the door and set me off. I thought I could keep it together, but when the two of us were trapped just as Nature took over and turned me into a whimpering pile of slick, I had no choice but to give Jesse a hands-on crash course in taking an omega through heat. How am I supposed to teach a total newbie how to satisfy me effectively when I’m out of my mind with need? How to Train Your Alpha is the first book in the Bangers & Mash series. It’s a great start for total newbies to the omegaverse genre, and a fun introduction to a different twist on familiar tropes. However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe Also, there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/7f0e3c0c-4a2e-414f-a0b9-f7476b1c8298/TheWrongOmega_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash - The Wrong Omega After ten years of being the best in the business, he’s messed up in the hottest way possible… Ty It was supposed to be an ordinary ESA call, but when I found my incoherent omega client in distress, I had to act. And then he turned out not to be who I thought he was. Instead, Winslow Grant was everything I didn’t know I was missing and then some. The problem is, that “and then some” might be enough to obliterate my life as I know it. Winslow I was just trying to keep my shambles of a life together and to keep a roof over my and my brother’s head when my first ever heat knocked the stuffing out of me. Next thing I knew, it was stuffing of a different kind when gorgeous, experienced alpha, Tybalt Martin found me right when I needed him. Ty is my hero, my champion, my alpha…but how can I ever be anything but an albatross around his neck? The Wrong Omega is a stand-alone story in the Bangers & Mash series, and it includes a case of mistaken identity, accidental bonding, the perfect mismatched mates, a face-palm of a brother, and a nail-biting climax that will keep you flipping pages! However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe, and there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/20ce8a6d-4c52-4229-bcb3-1a8c41335e3b/NewAlphaontheBlock_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash - New Alpha on the Block A first-time alpha and an experienced omega are a recipe for one beautiful, steamy disaster… Justin It’s my first ever heat call as an Emergency Support Alpha, and I couldn’t be more excited! I’ve been training for this, and I can totally do it. But when I show up at the client’s house to find a frazzled, single father with three kids under the age of five about to go into heat and a possessive ex in the mix? Well, I might just panic a little. No one ever warned me calls could be so complicated, or that single fathers could be so sizzling. Kyle I already have three children. I don’t need one more. Not as a result of heat, and not in the form of the newbie alpha who showed up at my door in the middle of chaos, looking hot as Hades, but with absolutely no clue whatsoever. I hired Bangers & Mash for a stress-free heat, but what I’ve ended up with is a cinnamon roll alpha who gives me all the inconvenient feels…and a vindictive ex who might just ruin my life because of it. Is Justin the missing piece in the family I’ve always longed for, or is he the excuse my ex needs to take everything I love away from me? New Alpha on the Block is a stand-alone in the Bangers & Mash series, and contains epic, unexpected enthusiasm, toys everywhere, recaptured youth, a surprise wedding, and a last-minute revelation that could blow the whole thing out of the water. However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe, and there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/20263c3b-3b2b-40bf-8f6c-52e5d001cfb1/ChristmasHeat_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash - Christmas Heat ‘Tis the season for surprise heats, fake boyfriends, and landing on the naughty list… Dan It was looking like I might have the worst Christmas ever. I tanked a presentation at work that could cost my job, I drove my car into a snow bank on the way home for the holidays, and then my heat started while I was trapped in the mountains. The only glimmer of hope came from the tip I got to call an Emergency Support Alpha from Bangers & Mash. And wow, Teddy! How could I not catch feelings? I’ve never had a stranger take my heat. Can I really do it…and then face my family afterwards? Teddy I hated Christmas. Always had. Christmas is for families, and all I had was a famous brother who ignored me. So taking an ESA call to help an omega in distress sounded perfect. And there was something about that particular omega that I liked…a lot. But giving Dan a ride to his parents’ house ended up with me pretending to be his boyfriend. It all got out of hand before either of us could put the brakes on. How am I supposed to make like I’m Mr. Christmas…while falling hard for the very last omega I should be giving my heart to? Christmas Heat is a stand-alone in the Bangers & Mash series, and contains a lot of playing—in the snow and not in the snow, a large, colorful family that gets the wrong idea, all they want for Christmas and then some, and plenty of ho, ho, ho! However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe, and there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/a0b242b7-be39-4ee6-86b7-fcb7a170d32a/OmegaontheRun_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash - Omega on the Run An omega who is desperate to reclaim his life teams up with an alpha with nothing left to lose… Mads The only thing worse than being the son of The RV King of Barrington is having my father hire an ESA for my heats because he doesn’t trust any alphas around me. I’m so tired of having my life controlled just because I messed up my college experience by trusting the wrong people. But I liked Benny from the moment I met him, even though he’s not my usual ESA, and he just might be my ticket out of the mess my life has become…whether he knows it or not. Benny I haven’t been an ESA for years, but I took this call as a favor for a friend…and because I need the money after inheriting my family’s run-down ski lodge and the problems that come with it. It was supposed to be easy, but when I end up with a runaway omega in heat, it’s all I can do to take care of Mads…as he wins me over to his plans to start a new life. Mads could be the key to keeping the lodge and turning it around…if I can keep his father from catching up with us and taking him back. Omega on the Run is a stand-alone in the Bangers & Mash series, and contains a smol omega and a BIG alpha, tricked-out van that is way too compact for that, noises in the attic, the past coming back to haunt them, and a surprising chance to prove that love conquers all! However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe, and there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/918d77c4-0236-47f9-a8f8-968d56d89a6e/AlphaVersusOmega_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash - Alpha Versus Omega Love is a battlefield when two bitter rivals on the battle robot circuit are stuck together during an emergency heat… Cooper I’ve spent the last ten years of my life fighting my way to the top of the academic world and breaking glass ceilings for omegas everywhere, and now I can’t help but feel like my bid for tenure in the Engineering department of Barrington University hinges on me winning this battle robot competition. And it’s just my luck that I’ve been pitted against my bitter rival, alpha Raymond Jessup, in the very first round. But that’s nothing to the fact that my heat sneaks up on me and hits at the most inconvenient time possible. And the ESA who shows up to provide emergency services? You guessed it—Ray. Ray My dreams of owning my own electronics shop hinged on the prize money I could have won at this robotics competition, and when that weaselly omega, Cooper Plant, destroys my beloved robot, Jimmy, in the first round, all hope seems lost. At least I can pick up a few extra bucks by taking a heat call on short notice. And when that call turns out to be for Coop? Well, let’s just say this is going to be one “interesting” ESA call. But Coop and I have bigger problems when we get a second chance in the arena. Has heat changed the dynamic between us, and can we stop fighting long enough to battle a bigger enemy? Alpha Versus Omega is a stand-alone, enemies-to-lovers story in the Bangers & Mash series, and contains a brawl to end it all, robot pieces everywhere, teenage omega girls who are not to be messed with, a sweet old man who really needs to get to the point, bending the rules just a little bit, a bully who needs to be taken down, and, of course, hate schmex that turns into something else entirely. However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe, and there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/9136f375-533e-4425-a244-8d8a0e339689/AnonymousAlpha_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash - Anonymous Alpha When everything goes wrong and the world is set against him, who can a desperate omega in trouble turn to for help? Evan I should have been careful what I wished for, because after the most amazing and torrid heat I’ve ever experienced, I certainly got it! The glittery, bubblegum pop image that the record label created for me, the one I was so ready to move away from, has been blown out of the water, because someone leaked a tape of me and the ESA I’d hired to take me through heat. And on top of that, despite precautions, I might have an even bigger “little” problem after that heat. I have no one to turn to but Sable, who the media is calling the “anonymous alpha”. I barely know him, but I haven’t been able to stop thinking about him. Will he help me, or will he think I’ve ruined his life? Sable I’m used to helping high-profile omega clients, but nothing could have prepared me for the media firestorm when a tape of me and Evan Mercer hit the internet. Everyone is saying Evan leaked the tape on purpose to get out of his recording contract, but when I get a tearful, panicked call from Evan, an entirely different story comes out. I will do whatever it takes to protect my omega, because Evan is mine now, even if it was just an ESA call that brought us together. I’m ready to stand by my man, and once we figure out who blasted his career and his life to bits, the gloves will come off and I’ll show the world just what it means to defend the man I love. Anonymous Alpha is a stand-alone, an omega in distress, alpha to the rescue story in the Bangers & Mashseries. It contains a very good boy doing very, very bad things, the worst day ever, hidden cameras (not the good kind), an escape from the media, friends coming to the rescue, and Evan Mercer’s BIGGEST FAN EVER!!! PLEASE NOTE: This is not a shifter series. But you know how the other books have had a warning that no omegas are impregnated during the course of the book? *whistles innocently* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1690477720251-EKEOPC32296HZM16W34D/HeatLightning_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash - Heat Lightning It’s a race against the clock to prove that one alpha’s dream can be the salvation for omegas in heat everywhere…. Arlo No matter what I do, I can’t catch a break. I might have been the hero of the Evan Mercer scandal in the fall, but now I can’t even find a job. The other thing I can’t do is forget the handsome, schmexy alpha scientist from Bangers & Mash who I spent one awesome day with back then. And when it turns out that Dr. Steamypants needs an omega about to go into heat to test his new solo heat system, I am all about that! But is it really a good idea for the two of us to test the Heat Lightning system together when we can’t keep our hands off each other? Holden Heat Lightning has been my dream and my life for the last ten years or more, and now the entire project might be defunded if we can’t prove it works. My only hope of keeping the dream alive is to successfully test it on an omega. When Arlo Tozzi volunteers, I can’t help but say yes. To everything. Because Arlo is everything I’ve ever wanted in an omega and then some. The sizzling attraction between us is either going to prove that everything I’ve been working toward for a decade can succeed…or it’ll destroy my career completely. Heat Lightning is a grumpy/sunshine, slight age gap, high-stakes, ticking clock romance that involves realistic-looking “devices”, desperation between the sheets, conversations overheard at a big box store, best friends in an embarrassing position, the best and worst parents ever, and a “scientific experiment” that throws protocol and procedure out the window. https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-brotherhood-origins daily 0.75 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1691086833909-PI2S9G2UAGWI65H5QSIP/NewsletterHeader_MM.jpg The Brotherhood: Origins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/3f2b564c-006b-4559-9ebf-53feaa8fab84/WhataDukeDesires_Standard.jpg The Brotherhood: Origins - What a Duke Desires To win a prize that will redeem his shattered reputation, the Duke of Burville must masquerade as a commoner… Wentworth Rawley might be a duke, but his title means nothing after he voted against his peers and in favor of the Reform Act…mere months after being caught in an extraordinarily compromising position with an older lover at a public party. Isolated and alone, Wentworth would do anything to be accepted by the ton again. But when the opportunity to regain everything he’s lost falls into his lap, he has to choose between the ton and the one man who has stood by him through the worst of times…the man he secretly loves…his valet, Jack. Jack Cotton rose from nothing to be the right-hand man of London’s most notorious duke. He owes Wentworth everything, so when Wentworth turns to him for help with the strange quest that will restore him to his rightful place in society, Jack throws everything he has into the task. Everything including his heart. But as desperately as Jack loves Wentworth, he cannot declare that love. Wentworth is a duke, and the place in society he wants can only take him miles out of Jack’s reach. That doesn’t stop Jack from giving everything so that his beloved can have what he desires. Be careful what you wish for. It might stop you from getting what you truly desire! What a Duke Desires is a heartfelt story of two lost souls with only each other to rely on, a trek across England without the benefit of money or class, mischief in a hayloft, nasty nobles and vicious valets, an ball that no one wants to attend, and constant confusion about sleeping arrangements. Please Be Advised: Steam Level – Pretty darn hot! This is not your grandma’s Historical Romance! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/bcda263a-435a-46bc-8d2d-64c861d557f2/WhataNoblemanNeeds_Standard.jpg The Brotherhood: Origins - What a Nobleman Needs His adolescent infatuation is back, but will Mac get Ellis into trouble, or will the rake need rescuing himself? Seven years ago, Ellis Copeland had his eyes opened when he stumbled on his Uncle George with one of his flings. Lord MacKenzie Young, Baron Fulbright, has lived in Ellis’s fantasies ever since. But now that George is gone and Ellis has inherited the title of Marquess of Wilmore, Ellis is responsible for hosting all of his uncle’s past lovers…including the man he’s been dreaming of for years. Ellis will never be the same when fantasy becomes reality… The first thing Mac realizes when he returns to the place where he once spent a sinful summer is that the green adolescent who amused him all those years ago has become an irresistible, but still mostly innocent, man. The second thing he realizes is that Ellis is a far better man than he is. George has tasked Mac with taking care of Ellis as part of his will, but as Mac’s wild life spins out of control, Ellis might be the one who needs to take care of him. Opposites attract—and spark a fire so hot it consumes both of them—but can two men who are so different truly give each other what they need, especially when Mac’s past comes back to haunt him? What a Nobleman Needs is a story of realizing who you are and what you want, roles reversing at an inconvenient time, deciding that he might just want to play the game after all, a ghost from the past causing trouble in the present, and finding the courage to finally tell his awful family just what he thinks about them. Please Be Advised: Steam Level – Pretty darn hot! This is not your grandma’s Regency Romance! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/bc694de0-33f1-4b98-80be-8667c9ddf031/WhataCortesanCraves.jpg The Brotherhood: Origins - What a Courtesan Craves Ten years ago, they destroyed each other’s lives. Now they have to work together in order to find redemption… Since the scandal that caused him to lose his position and his life as he knew it, William Creighton has been forced to survive by renting himself out as a courtesan in London high society. Billy has dreams of escaping that life and setting up a respectable shop, but those dreams hang by a thread when he ends up thrown together with the man who caused his traumatic fall from grace all those years ago, Lord Ashton Cockburn. The fire still burns between them…in more ways than one… The last taste of freedom Ash had before his world became closed in and closeted by his family and society was that wild night of abandon with Billy and George. Now, he feels like a slave to duty…and it is all Billy’s fault. And now the two of them must join forces to complete a ridiculous quest set by George in his will? It will never work. But as Billy and Ash set out on their quest, long-held secrets are yanked out into the light. And when the fate of Ash’s beloved sister, Suzanne, ends up at the center of the quest, the two enemies must put aside their differences to bring her the justice she deserves. In the process, they prove there is a fine line between hate and love. What a Courtesan Craves is an enemies-to-lovers story that involves fighting that turns into something else beginning with an F, successful and unsuccessful deals with some really bad men, a duel that doesn’t turn out well, an enemy to the rescue, a real villain, and so, so many secrets being brought to light to cause changes of heart. Please Be Advised: Steam Level – Pretty darn hot! This is not your grandma’s Regency Romance! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/c14bdf52-9d7d-4c01-83c8-bb696435edfd/WhataRakeRequires_Standard.jpg The Brotherhood: Origins - What a Rake Requires Mysteries and secrets abound as two men from diverse backgrounds work together to fulfill a dead man’s last wish… After being ejected from White’s club three years ago, Cecil Mackworth, Viscount Thurleigh, has devoted his life to helping men like him who are in trouble. It’s the closest he has been able to come to regaining a place in the society he misses so much. But when he ends up paired with solicitor Austin Haythorne to carry out the most important of their deceased mentor George’s will, Cecil falls head over heels in love. But his new lover has secrets…. Austin Haythorne has worked hard against class expectations to make an independent life for himself as a solicitor. But with George’s passing, he is left with his business on the verge of collapse. Now, with the mystery of what exactly George wants him and Cecil to do hanging over them and Austin’s secret life at a club called Perdition revealed, the very man Austin is falling in love with could spell his ruin. Can the two lovers solve the mystery of George’s final wish, or will Cecil’s efforts to “help” Austin drive the two men apart? What a Rake Requires is an opposites attract story with a mysterious twist, and involves locks and keys, not necessarily in that order, silk stockings and a corset, a very big, very dusty house, a stuffed chameleon who is a very good listener, a scantily-clad Cupid, help that is no help at all, and a certain gaming club called Perdition. Please Be Advised: Steam Level – Pretty darn hot! This is not your grandma’s Regency Romance! https://www.merryfarmer.net/kings-and-kingdoms daily 0.75 2024-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/5c28ac80-59a2-49ce-9211-1e3fa08aa0d4/FathersandSons_Standard.jpg Kings and Kingdoms - Fathers and Sons Kingdoms rise and fall, boys become men, and men become fathers…but the intrigues of love and leadership never change… My name is Peter Gravlock, and three years after being crowned king, on the day of our son’s birth, my husband, Magnus, has stepped down as ruler of the Wolf River Kingdom. We all should have seen this coming. My other husband, Neil, and I knew that Magnus would hand over the crown eventually, but none of us could have imagined Magnus’s timing would have ended up being as bad as it has turned out to be. Because Magnus isn’t the only king that has just lost his throne. In fact, after only three years of peace and prosperity, the frontier already stands on the brink of war as new leaders rise to power and alliances are called into question. But which of the new kingdoms are our friends and which are our enemies? We’ll soon find out as the leaders of every nation in the frontier come together in New Hope to celebrate the coronation of our new king. But will every leader and every kingdom make it out in one piece or will some of us lose the things we love the most to treachery? Fathers and Sons is the first book in a new series, Kings and Kingdoms. It follows the Peter and the Wolves and Sons of the Cities series. All books in these three series should be read in order, beginning with Peter and the Wolves. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Heat Level – Steamy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1690477618058-K6LNLASDEATIJECWDEUA/FriendsandEnemies_Standard.jpg Kings and Kingdoms - Friends and Enemies The fate of the frontier balances on a knife’s edge as Peter, Magnus, and Neil set out on the most important diplomatic mission of their lives. But who are their friends and who are their enemies? My name is Peter Gravlock, and the last thing I want to do after the disastrous whirlwind of the coronation is to leave my home and my children to venture into an enemy kingdom. But at the same time, I do love the game of politics, especially when I can play it in a horizontal position. Our mission in Cremona is simple: discover whether General Rufus is a potential ally, despite the tyrannical things he’s done with his kingdom, or if he is indeed the enemy. And if we decide he is our enemy, is his army too mighty for us to conquer? But things go wrong right from the start of our mission when Rufus strikes an unexpected blow straight to Magnus’s heart. On top of that, the friend I’m certain I’ve made might just turn out to be the deadliest bedfellow I’ve ever had. Will my efforts to seduce a vital ally to our side secure our victory, or will I lose everyone and everything I love by trusting the wrong man? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/303bf855-ae6d-47cd-ab07-0097f73ac0a8/PupsandWolves_Standard.jpg Kings and Kingdoms - Pups and Wolves Stolen from the men who love them, trapped in the forest by a hostile wolf pack, the pups must summon all their bravery and cunning to escape and make it home. But help arrives from them from the most unexpected people in the most unexpected places. There are more things going on in the forest than anyone is aware of, though. An army is on the move, and they might just be unstoppable. Is it worth being rescued when the entire frontier is about to be thrown into turmoil anyhow? Pups and Wolves is the third book in the Kings and Kingdoms series. It follows the Peter and the Wolves and Sons of the Cities series. All books in these three series should be read in order, beginning with Peter and the Wolves. BUT, to be honest, you could read Pups and Wolves before Friends and Enemies and be just fine, since the two stories take place simultaneously. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1706470743157-0A5X2MCTU7AHXVXU7I67/VictorsandVanquished_Standard.jpg Kings and Kingdoms - Victors and Vanquished My name is Magnus Aurelius Clovis Gerzia Gravlock, and this is the conclusion of the story that I have spent nearly forty years of my life spinning…. The moment has come. Kingdoms have fallen and new ones have risen to take their places. And through it all, I have worked with one, single-minded purpose: to bring to life the vision of peace and prosperity that my dearest Rurik never lived to see. I will see our dream of a frontier united in love and friendship come to fruition if it is the last thing I do. But first, wicked wolves need to be hunted and thwarted, our allies need to be determined and our enemies weeded out, and the last, surprising foe who would seek to ruin everything the rest of us have attempted to build must be dealt with. Once and for all. I would fly to the ends of the earth it if made my beloved Peter and Neil happy. I would lay down my life to spare our friends, Jace and Gennadi, and the rest of the Sons of the Cities, any harm. And when all is said and done, I might just have to do that…. https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-unsuitable-brides-copy daily 0.75 2023-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1606195219355-G0MUKRU3KZO7SKARW027/Depositphotos_330819552_bn.jpg The Unsuitable Brides (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1645319333327-0Q23VD2G3LYXGR0F0FW0/That%2527sWhytheLadyisaTramp.jpg The Unsuitable Brides (Copy) - That’s Why the Lady is a Tramp, Book 1 The Marquess of Vegas made a deal with the devil, and now his sons must pay the price. In order to restore the family fortune he lost, Lord Vegas has ordered his sons to marry money, and to marry it fast. But the four of them are determined to strike back at their father by marrying the most unsuitable brides they can find…. Second son Samuel Rathborne-Paxton cares for three things above all else—his brothers, financial speculation, and his mistress, the fiery Irish courtesan, Alice Woodmont. When he and his brothers hatch the plan to marry, he seeks Alice’s help. Their search for the right bride looks like it will come up short, until Alice hatches the idea of marrying Sam herself. Even though Sam is startled at first, he embraces the idea. Alice has been investing right along with him, after all, and Sam is convinced she’s been successful at it. Wealthy? Check. Socially unacceptable? Check. His best friend? Check. Alice has it all. Little does Sam know… Ever since leaving Ireland two years before, Alice has been determined to make a place for herself and her son, Ryan, in London, whatever it takes. What it has taken is visiting the beds of some of the most distinguished rakes in London. But Sam’s is her favorite bed, and for some time his has been the only bed she indulges in. And when she hatches the idea of marrying him herself and spending the rest of her life in his bed, it seems like the perfect solution to everything. The Rathborne-Paxton family is one of the most respected and upright families in England, after all, and by marrying Sam, her reputation will be restored. Which is handy, since her financial speculations have all failed, leaving her scrambling to pay the rent. But, of course, nothing goes as planned… When Sam discovers Alice isn’t wealthy and Alice discovers Sam and his brothers are determined to destroy the Rathborne-Paxton family name, there doesn’t seem to be any point in them continuing down the aisle. Except for that annoying little problem called love…. That’s Why the Lady is a Tramp is a fun, sizzling-hot, unconventional love story that involves friends-to-lovers, rags-to-riches (and riches-to-rags), dressing like a man, an enormous hat, plenty of trips to the theater, and a happily ever after that will leave you in stitches. PLEASED BE ADVISED: Heat Level – Super Steaming Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/f39dd4be-b875-4b8b-ae70-3c622c2b76a7/Let%27sFacetheMusicandDance_Standard.jpg The Unsuitable Brides (Copy) - Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Book 2 The Marquess of Vegas made a deal with the devil, and now his sons must pay the price. In order to restore the family fortune he lost, Lord Vegas has ordered his sons to marry money, and to marry it fast. But the four of them are determined to strike back at their father by marrying the most unsuitable brides they can find…. As the second-youngest son of the Marquess of Vegas, no one has ever expected much from Dean Rathborne-Paxton, including himself. Dean has been content to spend his days flexing his artistic muscles by painting scenery for the Concord Theater. The theater is the perfect place for him to be close to the famous and scandalous actress, Nanette D’Argent. Dean has admired Nanette from afar, but when his brothers hatch their scheme to marry unsuitable women, he takes a leap and proposes. Nan Silvers has built a life and a fortune on pretending to be someone she isn’t. She has deliberately built her image and then sold it to the highest bidders. Her image can be found endorsing everything from chocolate to soap, and the fortune she’s earned from her commercial ventures is enough to make her the envy of London. But nothing she has ever done is enough for the family she left behind to pursue her acting dreams. So when the son of the Marquess of Vegas proposes to her out of the blue, Nan jumps at the chance to become Dean’s wife. Surely, she will be respected when she marries into the aristocracy, right? What Nan and Dean actually get is a whirlwind courtship, a case of mistaken identity, a disastrous trip to the country, an opening night comedy of errors, and more interference from colorful family members than either of them expected. Oh, and love. Unexpectedly, paradoxically, and forever. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Heat Level – Super Steaming Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/c8997d1d-b98b-49f6-ba1c-d0e63cdca306/SomeEnchantedEvening.jpg The Unsuitable Brides (Copy) - Some Enchanted Evening, Book 3 The Marquess of Vegas made a deal with the devil, and now his sons must pay the price. In order to restore the family fortune he lost, Lord Vegas has ordered his sons to marry money, and to marry it fast. But the four of them are determined to strike back at their father by marrying the most unsuitable brides they can find…. Lord Francis Rathborne-Paxton, Earl of Cathraiche, is the oldest, most serious, and most responsible son of the disgraced Marquess of Vegas. But that doesn’t mean he won’t join his brothers in seeking out the most unsuitable bride he can possibly find as a clever means of revenge. He fully intends to damage the family’s reputation as much as he can…but in the classiest way possible. Which means that only a princess will do for him. The daughter of an Indian Maharaja, for example. Rani Priya Narayan was sent to London by her father, the Maharaja of Koch Bihar, to study and learn the refinements of the British ruling class. What Priya has actually learned is to be an outspoken critic of British rule in India and a hoyden who believes that women should not only have the right to vote and determine their own lives, like Queen Victoria herself, they should have the right to rule. The last thing she has time for is a devilishly handsome earl with an agenda of his own. Francis has his work cut out for him when it comes to winning Priya’s approval, let alone her hand in marriage. But when they discover that they have the same enemy in the form of the villainous Melrose—the man who Lord Vegas lost his fortune to in the first place—the two of them join forces in an attempt to bring Melrose down. And you never know what might happen when two stubborn enemies-to-lovers who were both born to lead end up in a sticky situation on some enchanted evening…. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Heat Level – Super Steaming Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/5964d78b-96cc-4bdc-a9d3-6e70bcb45af0/LuckBeALadyTonight.jpg The Unsuitable Brides (Copy) - Luck be a Lady Tonight, Book 4 The Marquess of Vegas made a deal with the devil, and now his sons must pay the price. In order to restore the family fortune he lost, Lord Vegas has ordered his sons to marry money, and to marry it fast. But the four of them are determined to strike back at their father by marrying the most unsuitable brides they can find…. Joseph Rathborne-Paxton has always lived in his older brothers’ shadows, and he’s just about had it. More than any of the others, he took his father’s moralizing and piety seriously (and was most disappointed when it turned out to be a lie) and even planned to become a man of the cloth. And then it was decided for him that he would marry. Joseph is not amused. He’ll do what he has to, but he won’t like it. American heiress Ellen Garrett has come to London, intent on taking the place by storm, just like her hero, Annie Oakley. And just like the performers from Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, Ellen is loud, brash, provincial, and ready for anything. Except, perhaps, being courted by an aristocratic stick-in-the-mud. It’s a good thing Joseph is cute. As it turns out, lively Ellen is just what Joseph needs to bring him out of his shell. More than that, Ellen just might be what the entire Rathborne-Paxton family needs to right the wrongs Lord Vegas committed and to bring Melrose to justice once and for all. Because every family of the British peerage needs a sharpshooter and a card sharp, right? It’s a case of grumpy meets sunshine and opposites attract with a healthy dose of mad-capped mischief, a tea party gone very wrong, a disturbance in Hyde Park that the press eats up, a villain getting his just deserts in the most hilarious way possible, and two people falling in love whether they want to or not. PLEASE BE ADVISED: Heat Level – Super Steaming Hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1672790821127-BITSWB9RBVKCBJ9ZMV13/HaveYourselfaMerryLittleChristmas.jpg The Unsuitable Brides (Copy) - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Book 5 Can an ordinary Englishwoman become the Kingdom of Aegiria’s Christmas Princess? When Miss Charlotte Sloane is invited to spend the holiday season in the Kingdom of Aegiria with her friends, the Rathborne-Paxton family, she sees it as her one chance to rekindle her friendship with Prince Petrus…and maybe more. For an industrialist’s daughter, being a guest in a royal castle is a recipe for the perfect Christmas. Prince Petrus has been enamored of Charlotte since meeting her in England several months before. He immediately hatches plans for a Christmas proposal…but his uncle, the king, and his cousin, Crown Prince Oskar, have already chosen a more suitable bride for him. Lady Jenny Lindstrom is well-bred and serious…and very possibly in love with someone else. Can Charlotte untangle the web of secret romances to ensure the right couples end up together, or will family duty thwart true love? Please Be Advised: Heat Level – Super Steaming Hot! https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-secrets-of-nedworth-hall daily 0.75 2024-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/977d1313-32c7-417e-92bd-173210763d7c/1+TheWickedHeir_Standard.jpg The Secrets of Nedworth Hall - The Wicked Heir Every guest invited to the house party at Nedworth Hall has a secret. Lady Patience Wycombe has been sent to Nedworth Hall for the summer under protest. Why should she be prevailed upon to spend her summer conversing with people when she would much rather stay in London with her books for company? She is determined to ignore her mother’s wish that she find a husband… …until the most notorious rake in London singles her out for sin. Arden Covington’s reputation was ruined from the moment he was born. He has always embraced his wickedness…and made it profitable. But few people know the reason he is constantly in need of money, or that he has a sentimental heart. So when Lady Patience shows no fear in the face of his attempts to seduce her, he falls for her hard and fast. But with everyone at the house party eager to discover the identity of Lord Carshalton’s mysterious heir, will Arden have the freedom to pursue Patience, or will another suitor with sordid intentions compromise her first? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/24314920-c80e-4e2a-aea3-990e1ba39240/2+TheEnrapturedHeir_Standard.jpg The Secrets of Nedworth Hall - The Enraptured Heir He has sworn off women. She falls in love with him at first sight. But can they fight the attraction between them? After a single, spoiled season five years before, Lady Angeline O’Shea cannot believe she has been invited to a house party where matches are certain to be made. Everyone is scrambling to discover the identity of Lord Carshalton’s mysterious heir, but Angeline would rather solve the mystery of how to make Lord Rafe McAllister, the Marquess of Rothbury, smile again. But she has her work cut out for her where this wounded hero is concerned… Fresh off of a broken engagement in which his reputation was raked through the mud, Rafe wants nothing more than to hide away at Nedworth Hall for the summer, licking his wounds. He supposes he’ll have to marry eventually, but the last woman on earth that he could see as his marchioness is cheerful, angelic, innocent Angeline. But Angeline’s sweetness enchants him, and before Rafe can stop it, his reluctant fondness for the Irish angel turns into a passion that he cannot deny… …until his former fiancée shows up at the house party. IMPORTANT NOTE: The Enraptured Heir is a reworking of a previously published story, The Angel and the Aristocrat. The main characters are the same, but their circumstances, the secondary characters, and the wider plot of the series have changed. You may recognize familiar bits and passages, but this is a new story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/cfcae1a9-74f3-403b-aebb-25984a61ec3a/3+TheSurpriseHeir_Standard.jpg The Secrets of Nedworth Hall - The Surprise Heir Sometimes the right man comes along in what seems like the wrong package, and sometimes making the wrong decision turns out to be the right way to fall in love…. American dollar princess Melanie Pennypacker has accepted the surprise invitation to join a matchmaking house party for the summer for one reason and one reason only—to find a partner. But not a marriage partner. Melanie is looking for a business partner to invest in her dream of opening a new department store of the sort that are taking London by storm. But no man wants to invest in a business-minded woman. Anyone with eyes can see that valet Frank Crymble is the illegitimate first-cousin of his employer, Lord Avery O’Shea, and like the rest of the O’Shea family, Frank has ambitions above his station and a penchant for scandal. When he catches Melanie behaving badly away from the other house party guests, the two of them instantly come up with a scheme that will get them both what they want. But a marriage of convenience might be harder to pull off than Melanie and Frank suspect when every one of their friends is against the match. And when Melanie’s father shows up at the house party to drag her home, both her and Frank’s dreams hang in the balance. Until they hatch a plan to convince everyone they are deeply in love…including themselves. IMPORTANT NOTE: The Surprise Heir is a reworking of a previously published story, The Buccaneer and the Bastard. The main characters and their love story are the same, but their circumstances, the secondary characters, and the wider plot of the series have changed. You may recognize familiar bits and passages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/c5ce293a-8e94-4694-b5b9-034e19e35354/TheCharmedHeir_Standard.jpg The Secrets of Nedworth Hall - The Charmed Heir Mistaken identity is only the beginning…. Miss Charlotte Benning has lived a charmed life as the daughter of a wealthy, eccentric industrialist. Her only aim in attending the house party at Nedworth Hall is to find a nice man to marry and have a family with. She certainly doesn’t think she’s witty or clever enough to engage in all the excitement about Lord Carshalton’s mysterious heir. But there are things about Charlotte’s father, and her origins, that even she doesn't know…. Dante Dixon, Viscount Bygrave, has the same troubles as half the rest of the aristocracy: he needs to marry a wealthy heiress to save his family’s fortunes. Fortunes that have been wrecked by his devilish and charming identical twin brother, Damien. He considers himself incredibly lucky to have developed genuine affection for sweet and clever Charlotte, and she’s an heiress to boot! And then Damien shows up the house party, ready to cause mischief.... Can Dante help Charlotte unravel the secret of her heritage…while hiding a few secrets of his own? Or will Damien swoop in and charm Charlotte into choosing the wrong brother? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/bd64de32-d952-4e7f-a834-7bde77cc0b1b/TheFalseHeir_Standard.jpg The Secrets of Nedworth Hall - The False Heir She has constructed a world of lies in order to protect herself… Lady Yvette Mortimer has been the life of the house party at Nedworth Hall right from the start. But underneath her gregarious and exciting personality, she is running for her life. The world of secrets and lies surrounding her have kept her safe for two years, but when she impulsively announces she is Lord Carshalton’s mysterious heir, her house of cards begins to fall around her. Worst of all, her lies may cost her the love of the one man who could save her… Nathan Clarke, Marquess of Theydon, accepted his invitation to attend the house party at Nedworth Hall so that he could seek revenge on the man who destroyed his family’s fortune…Lord Carshalton. By discovering and marrying Carshalton’s heir, he believes he can both recover the money that was stolen from his family and have the last laugh. He’s believed Yvette is the heir from the start…but he didn’t expect to fall in love with his target. But the biggest lies of all are yet to be uncovered… Can Nathan protect Yvette from the terror of her past? Do the two of them have a deeper connection that neither is aware of? A connection that could change everything? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/f76b0069-7a8c-43df-a4bf-ad0114fe7910/TheTrueHeir_Standard.jpg The Secrets of Nedworth Hall - The True Heir A case of mistaken identity would change both their lives forever… Miss Millicent Silverstone has always believed herself to be a simple, unassuming farmer’s daughter. She never dreamed that the special attention Lady Gillingham always showed her was anything more than neighborly fondness. When that attention turned to sending Millie along to Nedworth Hall as a companion for her daughter, Lady Eleanor, Millie was flattered and amazed…at first. The summer house party adventure begins beautifully when Millie meet a charming valet named David…except her new friend isn’t a valet at all, and she isn’t the lady he believed her to be either… David Sawyer, the Duke of Foxley, would rather be anywhere but at Nedworth Hall for the summer. New to his position as a duke, he would rather be tackling the problems of his home farms than being chased after by the likes of Lady Eleanor. After their first, embarrassing encounter, his heart can only belong to Millie, but she is both too far below him to court and too good and pure to make his mistress. He is just about to give up the house party and return home…when he learns the secret of who Millie truly is. It is up to David to reveal to Millie who she truly is, but will the revelation break her heart or leave them free to love each other? And can he protect her…and himself…from Lady Eleanor? https://www.merryfarmer.net/bangers-mash-copy daily 0.75 2023-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1662232821957-V02LJJU5924LHMFG4KUB/MMFarmer_Websitebanner.jpg Bangers & Mash (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/6fcd4dd9-53d6-4687-abf7-6f78dc24c495/HowToTrainYourAlpha_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash (Copy) - How to Train Your Alpha (Book 1) It’s time for the teacher’s pet to get a sizzling lesson on how to take an omega through heat… Jesse I wasn’t looking forward to wasting a weekend at the Bangers & Mash compound, sitting through Emergency Support Alpha training when I had no interest in actually becoming an ESA, but from the moment the course instructor, Phillip Mash, walked into the room, my alpha senses went nuts. Who in their right mind would have an omega about to go into heat teach a class full of alphas? Phillip I wasn’t born yesterday. I’d taught the Heat Support class dozens of times. And I had time before my heat started. Or so I thought. But then Jesse Armstrong had to walk through the door and set me off. I thought I could keep it together, but when the two of us were trapped just as Nature took over and turned me into a whimpering pile of slick, I had no choice but to give Jesse a hands-on crash course in taking an omega through heat. How am I supposed to teach a total newbie how to satisfy me effectively when I’m out of my mind with need? How to Train Your Alpha is the first book in the Bangers & Mash series. It’s a great start for total newbies to the omegaverse genre, and a fun introduction to a different twist on familiar tropes. However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe Also, there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/7f0e3c0c-4a2e-414f-a0b9-f7476b1c8298/TheWrongOmega_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash (Copy) - The Wrong Omega (Book 2) After ten years of being the best in the business, he’s messed up in the hottest way possible… Ty It was supposed to be an ordinary ESA call, but when I found my incoherent omega client in distress, I had to act. And then he turned out not to be who I thought he was. Instead, Winslow Grant was everything I didn’t know I was missing and then some. The problem is, that “and then some” might be enough to obliterate my life as I know it. Winslow I was just trying to keep my shambles of a life together and to keep a roof over my and my brother’s head when my first ever heat knocked the stuffing out of me. Next thing I knew, it was stuffing of a different kind when gorgeous, experienced alpha, Tybalt Martin found me right when I needed him. Ty is my hero, my champion, my alpha…but how can I ever be anything but an albatross around his neck? The Wrong Omega is a stand-alone story in the Bangers & Mash series, and it includes a case of mistaken identity, accidental bonding, the perfect mismatched mates, a face-palm of a brother, and a nail-biting climax that will keep you flipping pages! However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe, and there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/20ce8a6d-4c52-4229-bcb3-1a8c41335e3b/NewAlphaontheBlock_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash (Copy) - New Alpha on the Block (Book 3) A first-time alpha and an experienced omega are a recipe for one beautiful, steamy disaster… Justin It’s my first ever heat call as an Emergency Support Alpha, and I couldn’t be more excited! I’ve been training for this, and I can totally do it. But when I show up at the client’s house to find a frazzled, single father with three kids under the age of five about to go into heat and a possessive ex in the mix? Well, I might just panic a little. No one ever warned me calls could be so complicated, or that single fathers could be so sizzling. Kyle I already have three children. I don’t need one more. Not as a result of heat, and not in the form of the newbie alpha who showed up at my door in the middle of chaos, looking hot as Hades, but with absolutely no clue whatsoever. I hired Bangers & Mash for a stress-free heat, but what I’ve ended up with is a cinnamon roll alpha who gives me all the inconvenient feels…and a vindictive ex who might just ruin my life because of it. Is Justin the missing piece in the family I’ve always longed for, or is he the excuse my ex needs to take everything I love away from me? New Alpha on the Block is a stand-alone in the Bangers & Mash series, and contains epic, unexpected enthusiasm, toys everywhere, recaptured youth, a surprise wedding, and a last-minute revelation that could blow the whole thing out of the water. However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe, and there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/20263c3b-3b2b-40bf-8f6c-52e5d001cfb1/ChristmasHeat_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash (Copy) - Christmas Heat (Book 4) ‘Tis the season for surprise heats, fake boyfriends, and landing on the naughty list… Dan It was looking like I might have the worst Christmas ever. I tanked a presentation at work that could cost my job, I drove my car into a snow bank on the way home for the holidays, and then my heat started while I was trapped in the mountains. The only glimmer of hope came from the tip I got to call an Emergency Support Alpha from Bangers & Mash. And wow, Teddy! How could I not catch feelings? I’ve never had a stranger take my heat. Can I really do it…and then face my family afterwards? Teddy I hated Christmas. Always had. Christmas is for families, and all I had was a famous brother who ignored me. So taking an ESA call to help an omega in distress sounded perfect. And there was something about that particular omega that I liked…a lot. But giving Dan a ride to his parents’ house ended up with me pretending to be his boyfriend. It all got out of hand before either of us could put the brakes on. How am I supposed to make like I’m Mr. Christmas…while falling hard for the very last omega I should be giving my heart to? Christmas Heat is a stand-alone in the Bangers & Mash series, and contains a lot of playing—in the snow and not in the snow, a large, colorful family that gets the wrong idea, all they want for Christmas and then some, and plenty of ho, ho, ho! However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe, and there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/a0b242b7-be39-4ee6-86b7-fcb7a170d32a/OmegaontheRun_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash (Copy) - Omega on the Run (Book 5) An omega who is desperate to reclaim his life teams up with an alpha with nothing left to lose… Mads The only thing worse than being the son of The RV King of Barrington is having my father hire an ESA for my heats because he doesn’t trust any alphas around me. I’m so tired of having my life controlled just because I messed up my college experience by trusting the wrong people. But I liked Benny from the moment I met him, even though he’s not my usual ESA, and he just might be my ticket out of the mess my life has become…whether he knows it or not. Benny I haven’t been an ESA for years, but I took this call as a favor for a friend…and because I need the money after inheriting my family’s run-down ski lodge and the problems that come with it. It was supposed to be easy, but when I end up with a runaway omega in heat, it’s all I can do to take care of Mads…as he wins me over to his plans to start a new life. Mads could be the key to keeping the lodge and turning it around…if I can keep his father from catching up with us and taking him back. Omega on the Run is a stand-alone in the Bangers & Mash series, and contains a smol omega and a BIG alpha, tricked-out van that is way too compact for that, noises in the attic, the past coming back to haunt them, and a surprising chance to prove that love conquers all! However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe, and there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/918d77c4-0236-47f9-a8f8-968d56d89a6e/AlphaVersusOmega_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash (Copy) - Alpha Versus Omega (Book 6) Love is a battlefield when two bitter rivals on the battle robot circuit are stuck together during an emergency heat… Cooper I’ve spent the last ten years of my life fighting my way to the top of the academic world and breaking glass ceilings for omegas everywhere, and now I can’t help but feel like my bid for tenure in the Engineering department of Barrington University hinges on me winning this battle robot competition. And it’s just my luck that I’ve been pitted against my bitter rival, alpha Raymond Jessup, in the very first round. But that’s nothing to the fact that my heat sneaks up on me and hits at the most inconvenient time possible. And the ESA who shows up to provide emergency services? You guessed it—Ray. Ray My dreams of owning my own electronics shop hinged on the prize money I could have won at this robotics competition, and when that weaselly omega, Cooper Plant, destroys my beloved robot, Jimmy, in the first round, all hope seems lost. At least I can pick up a few extra bucks by taking a heat call on short notice. And when that call turns out to be for Coop? Well, let’s just say this is going to be one “interesting” ESA call. But Coop and I have bigger problems when we get a second chance in the arena. Has heat changed the dynamic between us, and can we stop fighting long enough to battle a bigger enemy? Alpha Versus Omega is a stand-alone, enemies-to-lovers story in the Bangers & Mash series, and contains a brawl to end it all, robot pieces everywhere, teenage omega girls who are not to be messed with, a sweet old man who really needs to get to the point, bending the rules just a little bit, a bully who needs to be taken down, and, of course, hate schmex that turns into something else entirely. However, PLEASE NOTE – No omegas are impregnated in the course of this story, although it does happen in this universe, and there is no shifting in this world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/9136f375-533e-4425-a244-8d8a0e339689/AnonymousAlpha_Standard.jpg Bangers & Mash (Copy) - Anonymous Alpha (Book 7) When everything goes wrong and the world is set against him, who can a desperate omega in trouble turn to for help? Evan I should have been careful what I wished for, because after the most amazing and torrid heat I’ve ever experienced, I certainly got it! The glittery, bubblegum pop image that the record label created for me, the one I was so ready to move away from, has been blown out of the water, because someone leaked a tape of me and the ESA I’d hired to take me through heat. And on top of that, despite precautions, I might have an even bigger “little” problem after that heat. I have no one to turn to but Sable, who the media is calling the “anonymous alpha”. I barely know him, but I haven’t been able to stop thinking about him. Will he help me, or will he think I’ve ruined his life? Sable I’m used to helping high-profile omega clients, but nothing could have prepared me for the media firestorm when a tape of me and Evan Mercer hit the internet. Everyone is saying Evan leaked the tape on purpose to get out of his recording contract, but when I get a tearful, panicked call from Evan, an entirely different story comes out. I will do whatever it takes to protect my omega, because Evan is mine now, even if it was just an ESA call that brought us together. I’m ready to stand by my man, and once we figure out who blasted his career and his life to bits, the gloves will come off and I’ll show the world just what it means to defend the man I love. Anonymous Alpha is a stand-alone, an omega in distress, alpha to the rescue story in the Bangers & Mashseries. It contains a very good boy doing very, very bad things, the worst day ever, hidden cameras (not the good kind), an escape from the media, friends coming to the rescue, and Evan Mercer’s BIGGEST FAN EVER!!! PLEASE NOTE: This is not a shifter series. But you know how the other books have had a warning that no omegas are impregnated during the course of the book? *whistles innocently* https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-perfect-match-agency daily 0.75 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/4dc3fd68-cc47-45e1-b58d-1ee8e181ea53/Cautious+Match+high+res.jpeg The Perfect Match Agency - Cautious Match, by Roe Horvat “Excellent news, we’ve found your perfect match!” . Jori I don’t want to be single forever—I just find it difficult to put myself out there. That’s why my meddling brother registered me with a matchmaking service. They did personality tests, took pheromone samples, and now they claim they’ve found the ideal alpha for me. So ideal, we’re supposed to be like fated mates from the legends, irresistible to each other. We need to be careful around each other, or my scent might set off his rut, which is a scary thing to happen with a complete stranger. Except the Agency won’t tell me anything about him. I must pick up the courage and meet him to find out for myself. . Avery I’ve always attracted the wrong men. After several abysmal breakups, I don’t dare to date, so it sounds like a great idea to let an agency choose a mate for me. Jori Mullins is a 26-year-old omega, a shy little accountant, and my perfect match in all aspects. He doesn’t have a manipulative bone in his body, and his honesty humbles me. Instead of tempting him, my wealth and status make him uncomfortable. He’s gentle, kind, and way smarter than he lets on. His scent alone has the power to wipe out my self-control. I want him badly, but I need to keep my distance and gain his trust first. If we get too close to each other, our bodies might take over and make all decisions for us. . Perfect Match Agency is a multi-author gay romance series. The stories are non-shifter omegaverse, with high heat and low angst. Male pregnancy is possible in the world. Each book can be read as a standalone, features a new couple, and a satisfying happily ever after. Cautious Match is the first book in the series and features instant connection, rut and heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/d92a1cdf-aff6-4f0a-a0df-3c13f260fedf/Chance-Match.jpg The Perfect Match Agency - Chance Match, by Wendy Rathbone CAN LOVE BE QUANTIFIED BY A SIMPLE BLOOD TEST AND AN ALGORITHM? SOMETIMES… BUT, NOT ALWAYS. Kace’s heats are difficult and painful. His last alpha boyfriend hurt him by trying to breed him when Kace wasn’t ready or willing, and Kace was too polite to stop it but left the next day still in the throes of heat. His doctor calls his condition Heat Repulsion, and tells him if he meets his fated mate, that condition might go away. He recommends Perfect Match Agency for Kace, a new company that uses the science of pheromones to help people find their fated mates. But when Kace goes on his first blind date with his perfect match, it’s not the alpha taking him out to dinner that interests him, but the man’s sulky assistant, Storm. Alpha Storm has a secret. Because of a boyhood betrayal, he dislikes omegas who he has decided are superficial, silly, whimsical and untrustworthy. He has only ever hooked up with alphas. He has never been with an omega in heat, so he’s never experienced a knot and doesn’t even know if he can. But why would he want to knot anyone? He trusts no one. Suddenly, both men experience off-schedule signs of pre-heat and pre-rut, and they soon discover they are causing each other’s symptoms. Can both men overcome their insecurities, griefs and fears long enough to test the compatibility between them? Grumpy/sunshine, mpreg, fated mates, first time knot, first time womb breach, heat and rut at the same time, steamy, low angst, non-shifter omegaverse, sweet romance. The Perfect Match Agency is a multi-author gay romance series. The stories are non-shifter omegaverse with high heat and low angst. Male pregnancy is possible in the world. Each individual book can be read as a standalone, features a new couple, and a satisfying happily ever after. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1690477533715-A44K5SU8W19WNOHCF5P2/blind-match-3.jpg The Perfect Match Agency - Blind Match, by MM Farmer He is the perfect omega match in every way…but is this alpha ready for the unexpected? Luke As dedicated as I’ve always been to my family’s yacht business, all I’ve ever wanted is a family of my own. So when the opportunity to find a mate through the Perfect Match Agency arose, I jumped at it. I knew from the moment I laid eyes on Emerson Carter that he was the only man for me. But I’m not sure I’m ready for the little surprise that wasn’t listed on his profile. Emerson Luke is everything I’ve ever wanted in an alpha and then some. The moment I first touched him, I started to go into heat. So how could I resist his invitation to go sailing out on the open ocean as the end of our first date…and the beginning of our life together. But when we are caught in a storm at sea, we end up with a little more adventure than we bargained for. The storm might bring us together, but other forces threaten to tear us apart. Perfect Match Agency is a multi-author gay romance series. The stories are non-shifter omegaverse, with high heat and low angst. Male pregnancy is possible in the world. Each individual book can be read as a standalone, features a new couple, and a satisfying happily ever after. Blind Match is the third book in the series and features love at first…sight?, rut and heat, adventure on the high seas, meddling parents, and a happily ever after. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/c96b49d2-c4ea-459b-8490-4743bf9ed2d1/Faraway+Match+high+res.jpeg The Perfect Match Agency - Faraway Match, by Roe Horvat Norman Finding that one, right person seems impossible for me. Not only am I stupidly awkward around omegas, but I live in the middle of nowhere: a tiny, remote town where I spend my days keeping an eye on our national park. The most exciting folks I meet are deer and raccoon. Despite what the matchmaking agency said, I can’t imagine anyone who would want to live here, especially not the beautiful young man they’ve supposedly found for me. But when Bentley comes to visit, he actually seems to like it here; he brightens my cabin with his unwavering positivity and shining eyes. Even my dog is in love with him. Is there a chance he’ll stay? Forever? Bentley My friends think I’m crazy, but I want a picket fence and kids before thirty, and I’m tired of trying to find that in a hectic, unfriendly city. Then the matchmaking agency sends me pics of Norman Hardy—a conservation officer at a northern national park and my chest fills with butterflies. Nearly two thousand miles is a long way to go for a blind date, but he’s supposed to be the man of my dreams: of course I’m going. My host is sweet and kind, his cabin in the mountains is breathtaking, and the quirky inhabitants of Quack Lake welcome me with open arms, except Norman acts nervous and awkward around me. If I want something more than a friendly visit, I guess I’m going to have to take the first step. --- Perfect Match Agency is a multi-author gay romance series. The stories are non-shifter omegaverse with high heat and low angst. Male pregnancy is possible in the world. Each book is a standalone with a new couple and a satisfying happily ever after. Faraway Match is the fourth book in the series. It features a shy, lonely alpha and a sunshine omega who’ll bring him happiness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/211b449a-ce21-4ce1-ad1b-769af4b3110a/Second+Match.jpeg The Perfect Match Agency - Second Match, by Wendy Rathbone One failed attempt with the Perfect Match Agency leads to a second—will this omega be The One? Morgan is a handsome, wealthy businessman who attracts young omegas easily, but most are looking for a sugar daddy and never stick around. Signing up with the Perfect Match Agency sounded like the best bet for finding his perfect mate, but Morgan’s first match ended before it could get started. Now, the agency has found a second match for Morgan. He’s been skunked before. His heart is yearning, but his mind tells him not to get his hopes up. Will this omega, finally and forever, be his perfect match? Would anyone want an omega who can never go out in the sunlight? Riley has lived his whole life in isolation in a cult community that believes he is a demon because of his severe allergy to sunlight. Rejected by the cult and never forced to go to church, Riley shares nothing of their beliefs. Still under guardianship of his parents and their backward ways, Riley is about to go into his first heat. It is church law that demands all omegas have husbands before that happens. So far, Riley has rejected two horrid marriage prospects and no one else in the community wants anything to do with him. Without Riley’s knowledge, his parents sign him up for Perfect Match, deciding any marriage, even with an alpha outside their beliefs, is better than nothing. But what Riley really needs, more than marriage, is to be rescued from his bleak and toxic environment. And Morgan, when he meets Riley, may be just the alpha to do it. Omegaverse, MM romance, matchmaking, instant attraction, heat and rut, virgin, age gap, rescue, disability, caretaking alpha, wedding, mpreg, HEA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/a9097fd3-168a-42e9-9183-118bfb100354/forbidden-match-6-final.jpg The Perfect Match Agency - Forbidden Match, by MM Farmer The Perfect Match Agency’s company policy is clear: No dating in the workplace! Looks like Renn and Topher didn’t get the memo… Topher Working in IT for the Perfect Match Agency has been my dream job. Not just because I get to work with the software that helps people find their mate, but because it allows me to work from home. And with my anxiety issues, working from home is a must. Don’t get me wrong, I have my work friends who I talk to through email and texts every day, especially Renn. We’ve never met, but Renn has become my best friend. When the system sends both of us emails congratulating us on finding a 99.1% perfect match, not even my anxiety can stop me from heading to the office to solve the problem…and to meet Renn in person for the very first time. Renn Having the Perfect Match system send me an email telling me it’s found a 99.1% compatible match for me was not the wildest thing that happened to me that day. Meeting my best friend in person for the first time and having him instantly go into heat and me into rut definitely was. That supply closet will never be the same. Neither will me and Topher. But are Topher and I victims of nature and destined to go down in flames, or is the perfection of our match exactly what the company needs to study to take the whole matchmaking system to the next level? Perfect Match Agency is a multi-author gay romance series. The stories are non-shifter omegaverse, with high heat and low angst. Male pregnancy is possible in the world. Each individual book can be read as a standalone, features a new couple, and a satisfying happily ever after. Forbidden Match is the sixth book in the series and features friends to lovers, office romance, a convenient broom closet, that guy from HR who ruins everyone’s fun (you know the one I’m talking about), someone else’s wedding, and a happily ever after. https://www.merryfarmer.net/christmas-elves daily 0.75 2023-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/18c305f5-db50-4890-a40c-803630f76084/OmegaChristmasElves_AdGraphic.jpg Omega Christmas Elves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/f08ab34b-d843-49db-b816-eba2c734268c/NaughtyElf_Standard.jpg Omega Christmas Elves - Naughty Elf All this naughty omega elf wants for Christmas is a Daddy alpha who can keep his world from falling apart. Felix I’m a mess, I’ll admit it freely. I thought getting a degree in Music would be fun, and it was, but now that I’ve graduated, I have no job—except working as an elf at the Barrington Christmas Market—and no prospects. I can’t even pay my share of the rent, and my roommates are about to throw me out. What I do have is a massive crush on one of the driving forces behind the Christmas market, Councilman “Hottie”. But why would an alpha as important as he is ever look at me? Hunter My whole reputation as a community leader rests on the success of the Barrington Christmas Market. Everything is going well…and then the cutest, naughtiest omega waltzes into my life and threatens to blow up everything. Because he’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a boy, and he desperately needs me. Felix and I are perfect together, but when the press finds out about our unconventional relationship, could that spell the end of my career and the Christmas market? Naughty Elf is the first in a series of novellas about the Barrington Christmas Market. It is a spin-off of the Bangers & Mash series and involves a group of omega friends and their misadventures, nosey reporters, underhanded rivals, Christmas wishes come true, and Heat Lightning pills used in the right way at the wrong time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/ec941312-f541-4d43-b17d-f98aa87ad7ec/FlirtyElf_Standard.jpg Omega Christmas Elves - Flirty Elf Welcome to the Barrington Christmas Market, where love is in the air along with the Christmas spirit, and where the omega Christmas elves might get everything they’ve dreamed of for Christmas…. Bailey Family comes first. That’s always been my mantra. But that was before the Barrington Christmas Market and meeting Crispin Merriweather. I never would have thought that I’d be the sort of omega who would bend over backwards to help an alpha in need, but Crispin needs to win the Market’s Booth of the Week prize, and I definitely need to help him do it. But will falling in love mean I have to choose between my alpha and my family? Crispin If I don’t win the cash prize that goes along with the Booth of the Week, it’s very possible that I might lose my bakery and everything I’ve worked ten years for. Sabotage by an old frenemy is bad enough, but now I have the most amazing, desirable omega distracting me too. Bailey is fantastic, and he’s determined to help me, but what if he’s the right omega at the wrong time? How can I work to save my business when all I want to do is play Santa and stuff Bailey’s stocking? Flirty Elf is one in a series of novellas about the Barrington Christmas Market. It is a spin-off of the Bangers & Mash series and involves a group of omega friends and their misadventures, meddling frenemies, hot, steamy donuts dripping with icing, adorable but noisy family, and Heat Lightning pills that make a simple date extra spicy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/a09b5d56-5e33-4dea-a1be-59cac626fec9/SassyElf_Standard.jpg Omega Christmas Elves - Sassy Elf Anything could happen when an omega in heat gets trapped in a snowstorm with his best friend’s older alpha brother… Kevin I might be one of the biggest jokers of our group on the surface, but I have some serious dreams and ambitions of becoming a doctor. Except almost every medical school has rejected me, and now I’m questioning everything, because Rudy Mandal, my teenage crush, is back in town for Christmas. And when he dares me to take a Heat Lightning pill while we’re joking around one night…. Rudy My life is in tatters after a bad break-up, and all I want to do is spend the holidays with my family in peace and quiet. But from the moment I see Kevin Croft again, my alpha can’t stay still. Because cute little Kevin is all grown up. My brother’s best friend has never been so appealing. But will one little dare that goes too far ruin everything? Sassy Elf is the third in a series of novellas about the Barrington Christmas Market. It is a spin-off of the Bangers & Mash series and involves a group of omega friends and their misadventures, inconvenient dares involving Heat Lightning, being separated at a bad moment, a blizzard, a locked market booth, and a real heat happening at the wrong time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/8719aa00-e56a-4781-94ea-c02dd877863e/CheekyElf_Standard.jpg Omega Christmas Elves - Cheeky Elf When an omega elf in distress needs rescuing, can the alpha with a crush on him save him without ruining himself…again? Elijah None of my friends know my secret or anything about the family and community I come from. Not celebrating Christmas is only the beginning. If my family finds out that I’m working at the Barrington Christmas Market, I’ll be in so much trouble that the only way out would be marrying someone I hate. Now the guy I’ve been dreaming of from afar is offering to help me…but does he really know what he’s getting into? Barnaby Elijah needs me, and if there’s one thing I know I’m really good at, it’s helping people in need. But helping nearly ruined my life once before. Can I take the risk of losing everything all over again? Or will it be different this time? I think I might really love Elijah, and after what we share during a mini-heat, how could I possibly turn my back on him? Cheeky Elf is the fourth in a series of novellas about the Barrington Christmas Market. It is a spin-off of the Bangers & Mash series and involves a group of omega friends and their misadventures, Heat Lightning pills being swallowed at the wrong time, a cult that doesn’t celebrate Christmas, a daring escape, an offer that’s really hard to refuse, and the best found family an omega could ever ask for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/b36805e5-9d27-4746-b40a-1dc30fd2b232/SweetElf_Standard.jpg Omega Christmas Elves - Sweet Elf A virgin omega waiting for his first heat might get everything he wants from Santa this Christmas… Tucker I’ve really loved working as an elf at the Barrington Christmas Market this year, but what I’ve loved the most is getting to know Micah Lawson, who is the market’s Santa. Best of all, I think Micah likes me too. But will he still want me when he finds out I have a rare condition that means I haven’t had my first heat yet? All I want is to be a papa, but no heat means no children… Micah I never would have imagined that playing Santa would be so satisfying or inspire me to build a career. I never would have thought my disappointed dad would ever be interested in what I do with my life either. But most of all, I never, ever would have guessed that I’d find exactly the omega I want to spend the rest of my life with in the form of adorable, sweet, clever Tucker Mandal. Now, if only I can summon up the courage to ask him out and to make him mine… Sweet Elf is the fifth in a series of novellas about the Barrington Christmas Market. It is a spin-off of the Bangers & Mash series and involves a group of omega friends and their misadventures, slipping on ice, an old threat come back to cause new trouble, the most awkward first date ever, last-minute saves, a Christmas Eve pool party, and, of course, true love. https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-brotherhood-legacy daily 0.75 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1691086833909-PI2S9G2UAGWI65H5QSIP/NewsletterHeader_MM.jpg The Brotherhood: Legacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/e8cbdbcf-0b04-4a63-930d-5decc3f3e149/NannyNegotiations_Standard.jpg The Brotherhood: Legacy - Nanny Negotiations (Book One) Will a bi-reawakening be what this single father needs to heal his wounded heart? Looks like a job for nanny…. When Heath Manfred is left in a lurch after an acrimonious divorce, he turns to the Brotherhood for help with finding a nanny for his three-year-old daughter. But the last thing he expects is for the nanny who shows up to interview for the job to be a hunky man. Correction, the last thing he expects is for Aubrey to assume the nanny position is live-in…and for him to go along with that and have Aubrey move in. Maybe Heath’s attraction to men wasn’t just part of his wild university days after all… With few other options in life due to a shameful event in his past, Aubrey is overjoyed to move in with Heath and his daughter. He adores Eugenie…and he adores Heath as well. It’s against the nanny code to fall in love with your employer, but Aubrey is helpless when faced with Heath’s grumpy ways and the smoldering attraction between them. But when Heath’s ex shows up again to cause trouble, Heath’s and Aubrey’s budding love will be put to the test. Can the Brotherhood help them weather the storm, or are the two men too different to form a lasting relationship in the face of struggle? Nanny Negotiations is the first book in The Brotherhood: Legacy series…which tells modern-day stories of the men of The Brotherhood. It involves a grumpy/sunshine relationship that includes class differences, a bi-reawakening, unexpected living arrangements, a really great dad, a really horrible ex, love saving the day, and, of course, the nearly two-hundred-year-old organization known as The Brotherhood. You can read more about the origins and Victorian doings of The Brotherhood in The Brotherhood: Origins and The Brotherhood series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/08dada12-bde1-4d8e-9326-915ce322a442/BillionaireBreakdowns_Standard.jpg The Brotherhood: Legacy - Billionaire Breakdowns (Book Two) When a wounded billionaire is forced to rely on a physical therapist with a chip on his shoulder, sparks will fly, but will they be able to resist the passion? Oakley Manfred has lived a charmed life of wealth, success, and any glittery boyfriend he wants…until a midnight crash leaves him with a spinal cord injury that might never heal. Anger over everything he’s lost nearly consumes him, until gorgeous, cocky physical therapist Will walks into his life and rearranges everything. After being robbed of everything he’s worked for in his career, the last thing Will Shepherd wanted was to be handed the most difficult patient he’s ever had. And sure enough, he and Oakley clash from the start. But the game changes entirely when Will begins to break through to the grieving man beneath Oakley’s prickly exterior. The journey of healing is full of twists and turns for both men, but as walls come down and affection begins to bloom, Oakley and Will might just discover that love is the most healing journey of all. Billionaire Breakdowns is the second book in The Brotherhood: Legacy series…which tells modern-day stories of the men of The Brotherhood. It involves two angry men who love to tear each other apart, in more ways than one, unexpected tenderness, triumphs and setbacks, a mountain that can’t be climbed alone, and, of course, the nearly two-hundred-year-old organization known as The Brotherhood. You can read more about the origins and Victorian doings of The Brotherhood in The Brotherhood: Origins and The Brotherhood series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/5fd9dbba-eba9-4221-94a8-7d02ca33c36d/ProfessorProblems_Standard.jpg The Brotherhood: Legacy - Professor Problems (Book Three) When their families and jobs are on the line, can these two unlikely lovers find what they need to fulfill each other’s fantasies? Jamie didn’t go looking for the perfect dom, but during one, wild weekend that was supposed to be a rest before the storm of the new school year, the perfect, newbie dom found him. He’s never connected with a play partner like that before, and once the weekend is over, his deepest wish is to find him again and build something true and real outside of the scene. He should have been careful what he wished for… Aled only got involved in the BDSM scene on the suggestion of a family friend as a way to deal with a family tragedy. He didn’t expect to find a perfect, older man who would submit to him and make him feel like everything outside the scene would be okay. So when he turns out to be Aled’s advisor at university, he has no idea what to do. On top of that, how can Aled balance a relationship with the challenging demands of his broken and traumatized family? His family means everything to him…but could Jamie mean just as much? How can he choose? Professor Problems is the third book in The Brotherhood: Legacy series…which tells modern-day stories of the men of The Brotherhood. It involves a kinky weekend getaway, a jealous ex, giggling and flogging, ethical conundrums, a heartbreaking past, a sister who needs all the love and protection she can get, and, of course, the nearly two-hundred-year-old organization known as The Brotherhood. You can read more about the origins and Victorian doings of The Brotherhood in The Brotherhood: Origins and The Brotherhood series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/72bc3867-e655-43de-bc40-91c2298777c8/FootballerFollies_Standard.jpg The Brotherhood: Legacy - Footballer Follies (Book Four) It all starts with a second chance to right the wrongs of the past… Supermodel Ellis Dixon lives a life that most men would envy. But underneath the glitz and glamor lies guilt and self-loathing for the numerous mistakes of his life. He knows he needs to become a better man, and when he’s thrown together with the man he bullied mercilessly in school, it seems like he might finally have a shot at redemption. But broken hearts don’t heal overnight. Rising football star Raeburn Kauffman might be the darling of the Ealing Eels, but he still carries the scars of the way Ellis once treated him. Only now, the boy who once made him feel stupid and unloved is bending over backwards to help him navigate the stormy waters of celebrity. Worse still, Rae is starting to remember all the reasons he had such a crush on Ellis to begin with. Is the whole thing a second chance to fall in love or a recipe for more heartache? Footballer Follies is the fourth book in The Brotherhood: Legacy series…which tells modern-day stories of the men of The Brotherhood. It involves a reformed bully trying to make amends, fake boyfriends with not so fake feelings, a team on the verge of relegation, two careers on the line, bad decisions made at Casino Night, the same nightmare with new players, a shot at redemption, and, of course, the nearly two-hundred-year-old organization known as The Brotherhood. You can read more about the origins and Victorian doings of The Brotherhood in The Brotherhood: Origins and The Brotherhood series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/c4bdd708-33f2-4c90-9ab8-7e342f0b16d3/ChefCharades_Standard.jpg The Brotherhood: Legacy - Chef Charades (Book Five) Two men on the verge of losing everything take a chance on each other… After failing to win a Michelin star for his London bistro and having a mini-meltdown, Walt Severance has taken a break from it all by visiting his sister in rural Dorset. When he stumbles onto Kit Courrier’s sheep farm, they both see an opportunity for Walt to clear his head with a little manual labor…and maybe a little something else. Anything to help Walt escape the heartache of the restaurant industry. But Kit may want more than Walt is able to give… The last thing Kit needs with his farm in financial danger is for a man that feels so right for him in every way to walk into his life. Even more, Kit believes that he has the skills and experience, as a dom, to help Walt through his anxiety issues and get him back on the path he is meant to be on. But how do you build a lasting relationship when you might not be compatible in the bedroom? The solution to both Kit’s and Walt’s problems just might be a different sort of collaboration altogether, and one that will definitely heat things up! Chef Charades is the fifth book in The Brotherhood: Legacy series…which tells modern-day stories of the men of The Brotherhood. It involves a broken heart and shattered dreams, shenanigans with sheep (no, not that kind, get your mind out of the gutter! :-P), a hostile takeover from a nasty neighbor, discovering a dungeon in the basement, too many safe words, an epic feast, finally making it all click *wiggles eyebrows*, and, of course, the nearly two-hundred-year-old organization known as The Brotherhood. You can read more about the origins and Victorian doings of The Brotherhood in The Brotherhood: Origins and The Brotherhood series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/0efb75ed-f3d8-46b7-b642-4cdf92a40c0f/StarStakes_Standard.jpg The Brotherhood: Legacy - Star Stakes (Book Six) Dating a rising film star is exciting, but the stakes of living in the public eye could leave both of them wondering if love is worth the risk. Brotherhood historian Casper Penhurst has always lived in the past and his own mind, and he’s felt invisible because of it. He’s been passed over for his dream job of teaching at a major university and rejected by literary agents one too many times because of it. Now he’s working as an on-set consultant for the After the Wartelevision production, but he might as well be one of the props for all the attention people pay to him. Then rising superstar Sawyer Kingston smashes into his life—literally—and brings Casper out of the shadows and into celebrity chaos. Sawyer has always felt like his sexuality is his own business, but with his celebrity star suddenly rocketing to the stratosphere, everyone wants to know if he’s really gay or if he’s faking it. The only thing Sawyer is interested in is captivating Casper and the way the shy historian makes him feel so good about himself. But as someone who considers himself borderline ace, Sawyer worries he won’t be enough…for Casper or for the voracious public expectations of what a superstar should be. Star Stakes is the sixth book in The Brotherhood: Legacy series…which tells modern-day stories of the men of The Brotherhood. It involves a step back in time on a film set, midnight snacks and kisses, social media disasters, good interviews and really, really horrible ones too, sweetness and understanding, The Chameleon Club, finding love on their own terms and no one else’s and, of course, the nearly two-hundred-year-old organization known as The Brotherhood. You can read more about the origins and Victorian doings of The Brotherhood in The Brotherhood: Origins and The Brotherhood series. https://www.merryfarmer.net/perdition-1 daily 0.75 2024-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/e9c10f9b-601e-4c29-8edc-1e2b43794d3a/BookBrushImage-2023-9-2-13-1513.png The Perdition Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/50bc6aea-05e1-4300-8818-5e354873a01c/The-Sinner%27s-Gamble-web.jpg The Perdition Club - The Sinner’s Gamble Welcome to The Perdition Club, where sin is celebrated and vice is a virtue… Caesar Potts loves his life as a co-owner of Perdition, one of the sultriest and most hedonistic of London’s gaming hells. He is as passionate about showing customers of Perdition a good time as he is about his charitable activities on the side. But Caesar’s good nature and sensual sense of fun are put to the test when handsome preacher George Mulgrew darkens his doorstep. George is desperate to save souls, mostly because his own is in such turmoil. He can’t seem to stay away from beautiful and intriguing club owner, Caesar, even though he believes him to be guilty of the worst sort of evils. Something within George responds to something in Caesar, no matter how much he tries to deny it. When George finds himself trapped in Perdition as Caesar’s prisoner, everything he thought he knew and believed himself to be fighting for is thrown into question. Can Caesar show George another way to live, and will the fire between the two men light the way for a new journey? An enemies to lovers, MM Regency romance full of surprise benefactors, doors that were never locked in the first place, good families and bad ones, and a night of passion that will introduce you to the world of The Perdition Club and leave you panting for more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/a7732135-77b6-4d11-9f75-5a3531c99508/The-Runner-and-the-Runaway-web.jpg The Perdition Club - The Runner and the Runaway Theophilus Brunner is one of the toughest Bow Street Runners in London…but his life and fortunes hang by a thread. He is caught between his duty to bring down Perdition as a den of sin, and his unrequited fascination with Giles, Perdition’s most popular—and wickedest—attraction. With his financial situation in ruins, if he doesn’t follow the orders of his superiors, he could end up back in the poorhouse, where he spent his childhood, which would crush his spirit forever. Giles might be renowned as Perdition’s most amiable angel now, but he once lived quite a different life. When he agrees to help Theo solve a blackmailing scheme so that the handsome, heartbreaking runner can keep his professional position, that past turns out to be the key to Theo’s salvation. But will exposing the truth of who he truly is condemn Giles to a life of horror? And will it be worth it if his darling runner is saves? An MM Regency romance full of wicked teasing, a bear who takes himself too seriously, following the right people to the wrong place, three little sisters that shouldn’t be messed with, and an act of sacrifice that leads to an unexpected twist of fortune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1704918581467-8HSTVY368ORGZI6ZGSS6/The+Disaster+of+Drury+Lane+high+res+copy.jpg The Perdition Club - The Disaster of Drury Lane A lost wager leads to a smoldering night of passion…but when the two men meet in the light of day and have to work together, disaster strikes. Florizel Holland was born and raised in the Theatre and has spent his entire life surrounded by “colorful” people. His devotion to those people shows not only in his position as stage manager for the Drury Lane Theater and his dedication to its current production, but in the way he gives everything he has to the home for retired actors he helped to establish. But endeavors such as the home need funding, and gambling for high stakes at a club called Perdition is how Flory intends to get them. But losing himself for the night to a mysterious newcomer to town changes everything… Librarian Oliver Penhurst has been on the back foot ever since inheriting the title Earl of Headington. His venture into London was supposed to be so that he could learn from his old university friends how to be a nobleman. Patronizing the Drury Lane Theater seemed like a good idea, but when Oliver comes face to face with the man he just spent a wicked night with, Oliver doesn’t know whether to run and hide or to throw himself at the man. There is more to both Flory and Oliver than meets the eye, and as the two men work together for the good of the show—especially when everything seems to go wrong with the play at the very last minute—they discover that it is the unexpected blessings in life that make it so much fun. The Disaster of Drury Lane is an MM love story with very steamy bits that take place at The Perdition Club, and it involves masks and disguises, old actors who are young at heart, risks that are worth taking, bad eels, painting catastrophes, and fires both inside and outside. https://www.merryfarmer.net/unlucky-in-love daily 0.75 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/e61a2c0f-4f53-464d-aa2a-b3c8f11fdbb8/AgedtoPerfection_Standard.jpg Unlucky in Love - Aged to Perfection Lord Cedric Godwin is determined that it won’t be him…. When it comes to love, Cedric was unlucky that the woman who stole his heart was too far beneath him to wed, and that she died in childbirth. Fifteen years later, he must marry, but with a growing cheese-making business to oversee, an export deal to win, and no time for courtship, he takes his best friend’s suggestion and sets off to London to marry the friend’s sister. But Lady Muriel Grouse is more than Cedric bargained for… As a member of the notorious Oxford Society ladies, Muriel enjoys a great deal of freedom…and stinging levels of censure from the rest of the ton. Secretly, she is a partner in her brother Arnold’s cheese-making enterprise, and perfectly pleased with her life. When Arnold’s friend and business rival, Lord Cedric appears in London, declaring that they will wed, she is shocked, to say the least. The trouble is, Muriel likes Cedric, and Cedric admires her more than he anticipated. Their problems should be solved, but Muriel is determined never to marry. And when the two of them band together to assist a damsel in distress, will Cedric be forced to marry elsewhere? Don’t miss this silver fox romance set in Regency England, but not the Regency England you know…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/8511d814-4cbd-41f9-b2fb-bb84020f8911/DroppingtheBall_Standard.jpg Unlucky in Love - Dropping the Ball Lord Alden Godwin has the perfect plan for finding a wife so that he can avoid The Curse of Godwin Castle. He’ll host a ball at his country estate, invite every eligible lady in Wessex, and before the clock strikes midnight, he’ll choose one of his guests to be his bride the same way he once selected the perfect reptile specimens to bring back from his herpetological excursions to South America. The plan is simple, so what could possibly go wrong? From the moment Lady Bernadette Attleborough sets foot on Alden’s property, she can see the problem. Alden has hired her to plan and execute the ball…but how does one host a ball when the ballroom has been converted into a giant terrarium for hundreds of reptiles and amphibians? The entire estate is in desperate need of renovations, and Bernadette takes on the task of overseeing those renovations as well as the ball. The last thing Alden expected from his simple, ingenious plan was to fall in love with the party planner. Absolutely the last thing Bernadette expected was to make friends with a lizard and conclude that snakes aren’t so bad. And what neither of them expected was for Alden’s neighbor, the widowed Lady Gladys, to turn out to be the biggest snake of them all as she sets her sights on marrying Alden’s money. Will true love triumph, or will The Curse of Godwin Castle strike again? Don’t miss this silver fox romance set in Regency England, but not the Regency England you know…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/d83592ad-048b-44ac-bbbb-7af0a7d5b9c7/WhiskersandWiles_Standard.jpg Unlucky in Love - Whiskers and Wiles Lord Waldorf Godwin has only loved once in his life, and that ended in ruin… Since his long-ago affair with Lady Katherine Balmor, Waldorf has sworn off love altogether and focused on his duty toward his country instead. His entire country, since Waldorf is firmly on the side of uniting Britannia. He has been charged with one of the most important undercover missions the New Heptarchy has ever seen, but he cannot accomplish the mission alone. Instead, he is asked to form a team with his arch nemesis, Kat… Kat has remained furious with Waldorf for almost twenty years after the way he callously tossed her aside. If only her heart would agree with her head when it comes to Waldorf. And now, with the fate of Britannia entrusted to the two of them, her heart seems determined to ruin everything for everyone in Britannia. When she and Waldorf are forced to pretend to be betrothed for the sake of the mission, anything could happen. And when the very man from the past who came between her and Waldorf shows up again to wreak more havoc, they could be torn apart once more if they cannot learn to let the past go and trust each other. Don’t miss this silver fox romance set in Regency England, but not the Regency England you know…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/78b9bfed-6efc-4dd4-ac32-79b5dc1ed1cc/BlackandSilver_Standard.jpg Unlucky in Love - Black and Silver When a goth beauty and a sunny silver fox find themselves waylaid on a road trip with only one bed, anything could happen. Lady Minerva Llewellyn has always been fascinated by death and the darker side of life, and when her parents attempt to force her into a marriage she does not want, she turns to the depths of her imagination to hatch a plot to fake her own death so she can escape to Sweden to begin a new life. There’s only one problem…Lord Lawrence Godwin. Lawrence is a brilliant artist with a sunny disposition…and the Curse of Godwin Castle hanging over his head. When he offers to escort Minnie from London to Wales, he has no idea what sort of mayhem is in store. He likes Minnie immediately, and they get along brilliantly, but that only makes Lawrence want to hide his silly little secret from her even more. But when their trip takes a detour that brings Lawrence face to face with the mistakes of his past, and when Minnie suddenly takes ill, what started out as an amusing escape turns into a serious bid to escape fate. Neither Lawrence nor Minnie ever suspected how close they would come to falling in love…or losing each other forever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/7b275a9e-7593-4c58-913b-ef2596a1db7c/WritteninStone_Standard.jpg Unlucky in Love - Written in Stone The Curse of Godwin Castle will remain in place to eternity…unless the unfortunate new owner can discover how to break it. Lord Dunstan Godwin is the last remaining unmarried Godwin man, and as such, he’s inherited Godwin Castle. And right from the start, one bad thing after another has happened to him. He is resigned to his fate, and to the ghosts of his past tormenting him in the present. But he didn’t expect the castle’s enigmatic housekeeper to become his ally and his champion. Carys Weatherby has been housekeeper at Godwin Castle ever since the death of her mother, who was housekeeper before her, and her mother before her, and her mother before her. In fact, Carys is part of a long line of women who have taken care of the castle…stretching all the way back to when the curse was placed. She knows more about castles and curses than most of the Godwin family, and she’d willing to do whatever it takes to protect her best friend, Dunstan. But as the unfortunate events surrounding Godwin Castle take on a suspicious nature, Dunstan and Carys’s feelings for each other grow. The family has definitely seen their attraction and is pushing them together, but is one of them causing accidents and tumult for nefarious reasons? What happens when a sudden fire reveals mysteries that have been locked in the castle walls for centuries? Could it be that the means of lifting the Curse of Godwin Castle have been there all along? https://www.merryfarmer.net/omegas-after-dark daily 0.75 2025-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/c902b4df-ce1e-450f-b854-1f6278d90eac/HisHunter_Standard.jpg Omegas After Dark - His Hunter Ari An arranged marriage to a first-class, high-society jerk means that my life as I know it is just about over. The wedding is only weeks away, so I only have one chance to give myself a memory I won’t ever forget. Through the Dark Fantasy Club, I’ve found an alpha who can fulfill my primal fantasy of being chased through the forest, captured, and taken through heat in the most brutal way possible, just like I’ve always dreamed about. Falling hard for my alpha hunter was not part of the deal, though… Samson I moved to Barrington to get away from bad memories of my time on the force, working in the Missing Persons Unit. But even as an ex-cop, I need to get my rocks off somehow, and the Dark Fantasy Club is perfect for that. Ari is the perfect fantasy partner, too. But the more I learn about his reasons for contracting me for play, the more I want to help him in reality. And when our fake danger turns very, very real as we discover we’re not alone in the forest, I might just have to be the savior he’s needed all along…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/f8603aa8-59b7-4631-89b3-d5b8226cd45b/HisCaptor_Standard.jpg Omegas After Dark - His Captor Indulging in a Dark Fantasy can lead to deep consequences in reality… Hayden It wasn’t my first time indulging in that particular fantasy. I was on a business trip and looking for something fun. I didn’t plan on going into heat while playing around, or to like the alpha I played with so much. I also didn’t expect to end up pregnant. And what I really didn’t expect was for that anonymous alpha I played with to end up being my boss at my new job… Mace Playing with a cute omega from out of town was supposed to be a test of the new security tech I’d been developing. It wasn’t supposed to end with me cutting ties with my old, crooked business partner and starting a whole new company in Barrington. It also wasn’t supposed to leave me wishing I’d gotten the real name and phone number of my omega playmate. They say be careful what you wish for. Now, not only is Hayden back in my life with all his charm and feisty spirit, he’s carrying my baby. And I’m his boss. And because of me, the cute omega I’m falling hard and fast for is in danger from my ex-business partner, who is out for revenge… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/fe538f7e-31bc-4abd-bf64-ffc0b1da913b/HisMaster_Standard.jpg Omegas After Dark - His Master Power and wealth aren’t half as seductive as the promise of unexpected true love… Simon I had no idea what to expect from my first experiment with the Dark Fantasies Club. A good time that tickled some of my deeper desires? An easy way to indulge during heat without consequences? A chance to explore the more subservient part of my personality? I knew anything was possible. What I didn’t expect was to end up at the center of someone else’s family drama…or to want to be a part of it with my whole heart. Victor Playing around with a random omega from the Dark Fantasies Club was supposed to help me let off some steam, not make me hotter than I’ve ever been before. But Simon isn’t like any other omega, and too big a part of me wants him to belong to me for real. The timing couldn’t be worse, though. Not when, after all these years, my corrupt uncle finally opened a door for me to take over the family business and set it back on the right track. But doing the right thing with Victory Holdings comes with more danger than I ever thought possible, and when Simon becomes a pawn at the center of the game, I would do anything to protect the omega I wasn’t supposed to fall in love with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/4fc91dc6-47d0-4af7-ad43-71d754217474/TheirAlpha_Standard.jpg Omegas After Dark - Their Alpha The only thing more powerful than love is instinct, especially when three are involved… Artemis Taking two omegas through heat—with the omegas firmly in charge—sounds like my idea of a great time. I love the idea of role-playing a little captivity and being milked like a cow for my playmates. But there are much more to Fletcher and Gideon than meets the eye. The more I fall in love with them, the more I worry that I’m a danger to them. Gideon I’m terrified of alphas. Mostly because one in particular still thinks he has a claim on me. But biology dictates that I have one now and then…and I really want babies. I love Fletcher with my whole heart, but he’s also an omega and can only give me so much. Could Artemis be the solution to our problem, or is he the beginning of so many more problems? Fletcher I should have been born an alpha. My heart is alpha, but my body and its needs are all omega. Which is why bringing Artemis into my and Fletcher’s life was the best and worst idea ever. Biologically, he gets the job done and fulfills all of our darkest fantasies. But as we play, I’ve been starting to like him a little too much. I can’t afford to fall for someone other than my omega husband, especially not an alpha with some questionable connections. Can Artemis and I keep Gideon safe from his past, or will the bond we’re forming ruin everything? https://www.merryfarmer.net/the-art-of-love daily 0.75 2025-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/dbbc161f-eb2d-46d9-b94f-bf8bd46a3e01/Thrown_Standard.jpg The Art of Love - Thrown The art of love is falling for your enemy without ruining everything… Ceramic artist Robbie Hawthorne is dedicated not only to his art, but to keeping the arts center and school housed at his family’s ancestral estate vibrant and flourishing. But when the family runs into financial trouble and a heartless corporation offers to buy the estate to turn it into an amusement park, Robbie has to get creative to try to stop them. That includes working together with a man he has nothing in common with and who instantly irritates him… Toby Tillman has fought to overcome his working-class roots and to make a name for himself in the financial world. Now he finds himself pitted against his old mentor in the quest to save the Hawthorne House Arts Center, which is run by exactly the kind of entitled nobs he’s always hated. Worse still, he finds himself constantly hot for Robbie, a man he should utterly despise. And then comes the road trip and a stay at a hotel with only one bed… Can two men from opposite sides of the tracks find enough common ground to rescue a family’s heritage? And can enemies end up becoming each other’s salvation? Thrown is an enemies-to-lovers gay romance that includes one tight-knit family and one family disaster, a Renaissance faire, a reality competition, a road trip, only one bed, constantly being mistaken for boyfriends, an unlikely rescue in a moment of humiliation, a familiar scene involving a pottery wheel, and a few things that would get this blurb flagged for naughtiness if I included them in the description. Oh! And a cameo by The Brotherhood! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/e6ef293a-e640-4f03-bb62-30c80a7fb58a/Painted_Standard.jpg The Art of Love - Painted The art of love is listening to your heart when your head tells you what you’re doing is so, so wrong…. Painter Rhys Hawthorne is a rising star in the art world and a favorite teacher at the Hawthorne Community Arts Center, but his inspiration has been stuck for weeks, he’s still grieving for his sister, who lost her life in a car crash, and his personal life is a mess…because he can’t stop thinking about younger, vulnerable Early Stevens, who is not only confused about their life, they’re an employee of the family. Getting tangled in a forbidden infatuation is the last thing Rhys needs… Early is still coming to grips with being nonbinary and figuring out what they want in their life, and now their parents have kicked them out of the house. The only light in their life is the Hawthorne family, who have taken them in. But living at Hawthorne House only puts Early into forced proximity with his crush, Rhys. They might not know what they want or how to navigate the pitfalls in front of them, but they know they want Rhys. But will one night of accidental passion between Rhys and Early help both of them get unstuck and find their path? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/1bbb562d-1626-47f4-85ee-b94e2290a684/Decorated_Standard.jpg The Art of Love - Decorated Can a campy train wreck make a straitlaced grinch love Christmas? RAF officer Alfie Spears isn’t crazy about Christmas, even though he’s spearheading his unit’s Christmas charity drive, which is taking place at the Hawthorne Community Arts Center. Christmas is definitely not his favorite time of year, but since his father was once a student at the school that occupied Hawthorne House before the arts center, he’s willing to give it a go. Stepping away from his usual duties might be just what he needs to decide whether to continue on in the military or join civilian life. It was all supposed to be calm and low-key, but then Blaine Hawthorne happened…. Blaine Hawthorne has really stuffed it all up. One outstandingly horrific mistake in the interior design business he ran with a friend caused the entire company to tank. Now he’s hiding out at Hawthorne House for the holidays because he’s convinced his ex-business-partner is out for revenge. The last thing he expected was to jump enthusiastically into the new project of assisting Alfie and jingling his bells…. Blaine is as determined to get Alfie to like Christmas as Alfie is to get Blaine to face his problems. But will their holiday fling be over once the presents are unwrapped or will they ring in a new year and a new life together? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/95c5fe56-95ac-43e2-a501-2f8406295ff8/Forged_Standard.jpg The Art of Love - Forged The Art of Love is awakening to things you never knew about yourself with someone you thought was just a friend…. Nick Turner has always been the big, shy, silent type. He’s always let his metalwork and blacksmithing skills speak for him. But now, as a widower with two small children to raise in the midst of the eccentric Hawthorne family and a sculpture that needs completing to make the deadline for a national competition, he knows he’s in over his head. Thank God for Baxter Hawthorne dropping into his life… Bax Hawthorne is the black sheep of his family. He’s an accountant in a sea of artists. But that doesn’t mean he’s not just as free-spirited and ambitious as his kin. The one thing he never thought he’d be, however, was a father. But when he’s thrown into proximity with Nick and ends up helping to take care of his kids in a pinch, all that might change. Nick could have sworn he was straight, but the closer he gets to Bax, the more he questions that. Could one night of sparks between them end up forging a bond that brings the whole family together? Forged is a low-angst, single father, bi-awakening, friends-to-lovers story filled with heart…and a lot of meddling by the eccentric Hawthorne family. Look for a cameo by The Brotherhood as well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/0c94212b-d1c1-4165-a04e-3ab522645bd0/Blown_Standard.jpg The Art of Love - Blown The Art of Love is risking your career for a fake engagement that could unravel your web of lies… Rafe Hawthorne is a master glassblower with a commitment problem. He loves his life of artistic and romantic freedom, but the older he gets, the more he realizes he needs help to reach the heights of the glass world. As much as he hates to admit it, his old rival, Jake Mathers, might be the only person who can help him level up his career. And Rafe has something Jake desperately needs, too. Jake has always been the charming sweet-talker with more talent than anyone else in the room. He has the connections, the know-how, and the ambition to take the glass world by storm. At least, everyone thinks he does. In reality, Jake has built his career on a mountain of lies. The only true things about him are his desire to move to the UK and his feelings for Rafe. When all those lies suddenly unfurl, will the fallout take Rafe down, too, or will the two men come together to save each other and make the lies true? Blown is a fake engagement, rivals to lovers romance with enough heat to melt glass! https://www.merryfarmer.net/omega-fairy-tales daily 0.75 2025-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/12b9f0bf-abcf-460a-81eb-fb73c4e739af/TheRubyDragonPrince_Nook.jpg Omega Fairy Tales - The Ruby Dragon Prince Once upon a time, in an enchanted kingdom of captive omega princes and jeweled dragon alpha princes…. Tovey Even though my brothers and I are of royal blood, our lives have been made miserable by our father the king. He has locked us in the castle and gives our heats to wicked nobles to secure their loyalty and their gold or ogres of his choosing. It is a life of sadness and desperation that I would do anything to escape. Until a secret passage is discovered in our bedroom that takes us to a glittering world of magic and desire… Rufus I knew that the clever, beautiful omega that stumbled into that springtime ball was destined to be mine from the moment I saw him. We danced, we flirted, then he foolishly tried to leave. How could I not pursue him to win him back and make him mine in every way. But my sweet omega prince has a greater evil pursuing him, and if I truly want to keep him, I might fight his demons for him and win. The Ruby Dragon Prince is part of the Omega Fairy Tales, which were first introduced in Their Alpha. It is a tale of adventure and passion, captivity and freedom, with heat, magic, bonding, and a dragon shifter who walks a thin between heroic and wicked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/36b2649f-6a1f-4839-a85e-40fd0fb6010f/TheGoldDragonPrince_Nook.jpg Omega Fairy Tales - The Gold Dragon Prince Selle I have always been the most curious of my brothers and a bit of a bookworm. So when we were introduced to the magical world, I wanted to find out as much as I could about all of it in any way I could. That way included sneaking away from where I was supposed to be and into the heart of the dragons’ castle, where I was definitely not supposed to be. Everything around me was just so exciting and interesting… …until I was caught by the most beautiful alpha I’ve ever seen… …who happens to be a gold dragon. Gildur I never stopped to consider that I had a fated mate let alone to go looking for him. My work on behalf of my mother, the queen, has always been my main focus. Keeping evil in check in our magical kingdom and stopping it from spreading to other worlds has always been my passion…until a clever, headstrong, irresistible omega waltzed into my life. But now my fated mate is in danger from the evil forces I have been fighting against. Can I continue to put my kingdom first when my mate is in trouble or will love be my undoing? The Gold Dragon Prince is part of the Omega Fairy Tales, which were first introduced in Their Alpha. It is a tale of adventure and passion, curiosity and bravery, with heat, magic, bonding, and a dragon shifter who walks a thin between heroic and wicked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/ab50a15d-e1ae-410c-8d1b-71bebd69aa5f/TheDiamondDragonPrince_Nook.jpg Omega Fairy Tales - The Diamond Dragon Prince Leo I should have been born an alpha. I am strong, courageous, and desperate to do whatever it takes to defend the people of my father’s kingdom from his tyranny. But as an omega, I’m barred from wearing the crown. But when I meet my dragon prince fated mate, everything changes. Suddenly, I have the power to take action and the magic of a dragon to help me in my quest. But I also have an unquenchable heat and a need to follow my omega nature, and when the inevitable happens, it shatters the foundation of who I believe myself to be. Diamant I have always taken my privileged dragon life for granted. My dragon kinsmen have always teased me for leading a life of luxury as a first-rate magical rake. And then I met my fiery, dedicated, omega mate. I am ready to give up my life to follow my fierce omega’s lead, but liberating villagers and attempting to overthrow a king is harder than even I thought it would be. And then there’s the egg…. The Diamond Dragon Prince is part of the Omega Fairy Tales, which were first introduced in Their Alpha. It is a tale of courage and passion, an impossible destiny and fated mates, with heat, magic, bonding, and a dragon shifter who doesn’t know how strong he is until he meets an omega hero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/93fc5957-d661-4aca-ac22-329f0e8c22aa/TheSapphireDragonPrince_Nook.jpg Omega Fairy Tales - The Sapphire Dragon Prince Coming Soon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/92176250-75c2-4143-a7dc-a8b94f3e717d/TheSilverDragonPrince_Nook.jpg Omega Fairy Tales - The Silver Dragon Prince Coming Soon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/8955fc5f-2c73-4df2-982e-c10ab01eabfe/TheEmeraldDragonPrince_Nook.jpg Omega Fairy Tales - The Emerald Dragon Prince Coming Soon! https://www.merryfarmer.net/tales-from-the-brotherhood daily 0.75 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/439e5cbd-d479-4b5b-bc46-711a4ec9bdf4/SeducedbyaScoundrel_Standard.jpg Tales from the Brotherhood - Seduced By a Scoundrel When the fate of the young Princess Victoria is on the line, can two very different men defend her interests and protect each other…all while reluctantly falling in love? Jeremy Wilkes is the most popular tailor in London. Everyone who is anyone in the ton, particularly members of the newly formed organization known as The Brotherhood, go to him for all their sartorial needs. So when Sir John Conroy calls on his services, inviting him to Kensington Palace to take measurements, Jeremy is thrilled. But while he’s there, he overhears Conroy and the Duchess of Kent secretly plotting to establish themselves as regents to rule in place of the young Princess Victoria once the king dies. Jeremy’s life is suddenly in danger, so he turns to the only man who could possibly help him, Metropolitan Police Officer Derek Talboys. Still mourning the death of his lover, Derek is willing to help Jeremy…and maybe flirt with him as well. He is looking for fun and distraction for his broken heart, not love. But when an attempt is made on Jeremy’s life, their connection takes several more serious turns. Can Derek hide Jeremy and keep him safe while also protecting the interests of Princess Victoria? Or is heart the thing that is truly in danger as the web of intrigue surrounding the crown brings him and Jeremy closer? Seduced by a Scoundrel is a fast-paced, heartfelt very early-Victorian, gay romance that involves a tough guy and a sensitive soul who are opposites in so many ways, but rely on each other for protection and passion. The Tales from the Brotherhood series follows directly after The Brotherhood – Origins MM Regency Romance series and continues to tell the story of the early days of The Brotherhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/82c46d97-8ac0-4c58-a3ee-2283d9373e91/EnticedbyanEarl_Standard.jpg Tales from the Brotherhood - Enticed by an Earl Sometimes the courage to live your life as you know it was meant to be requires putting your life in the hands of a notorious rake… As the son of a duke, Christopher “Kit” Seymour, Earl of Castleton, was born to be one of the most powerful men in England. The trouble is that Kit does not want to be a man at all. He feels most comfortable in the company of women, championing their causes. All he wants is a simple life, and his father knows it. Which is why Kit’s life is in danger… Lord Devereaux Ogilvy is one of the most notorious rakes in London with a string of broken hearts amongst the ton behind him. The time has now come when his mother wishes him to marry, but rather than finding a bride, Devereaux is far more interested in the frightened young earl he rescued from thugs one night. When Devereaux invites Kit to a ball only to have a mysterious young woman known only as Kitty arrive instead, everything takes an exciting turn. Kit could have the life he wants and a permanent protector and Devereaux could satisfy his mother’s demand that he marry…if only the two of them can keep the secret from getting out. Enticed by an Earl is a fast-paced, heartfelt, very early-Victorian, gay romance that involves a rake with a conscience and a vulnerable earl with a dream of living a different life entirely. The Tales from the Brotherhoodseries follows directly after The Brotherhood – Origins MM Regency Romance series and continues to tell the story of the early days of The Brotherhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/d6e1cba1-e0a8-4fee-8ae5-07fc0d641a03/VanquishedbyaViscount_Standard.jpg Tales from the Brotherhood - Vanquished by a Viscount When first love goes wrong, it can lead to a rancorous rivalry…and a second chance to make everything right again years later… When newlywed Lord and Lady Felcourt invite their respective families and friends to spend the summer at their country estate, Hawthorne House, no one suspects that the groom’s brother, Mr. Grayson Hawthorne, and the bride’s brother, Lord Charles Aspenden, Viscount Broxbourne, have a history together…and that history isn’t good. The two former lovers are at each other’s throat almost from the moment the party begins. But when the bride and groom have a falling out that could end both families’ chances for lasting happiness, it’s up to Grayson and Charlie to either patch things up between the bride and groom or split them up and go their own separate ways for good. Which will it be? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5968201b893fc01de258cc90/f0a55ef0-6672-42f6-9184-3dfb23cdc620/HookedbyaHero_Standard.jpg Tales from the Brotherhood - Hooked by a Hero The only thing more exciting than finding adventure and love on the high seas is the mystery of who Caspian really is…. When Dr. Elias Pettigrew is forced to leave England for Australia at a moment’s notice to avoid being trapped into marriage with an odious woman he could never love, he has no idea what will become of his life. Australia needs doctors, so he is certain he will find employment, but is it worth giving up his entire life, his friends, and his fortune for? The answer to that is a resounding “yes” when he meets the beautiful and enigmatic Caspian. But a mystery surrounds Caspian that Elias cannot figure out. Caspian certainly did not expect to find his soulmate on a sea voyage back to his ancestral home, nor did he expect for the love of his life to be an Englishman. But as soon as they meet, Caspian feels their sizzling connection. But how does he explain to Elias who he is? None of that matters when storms and a mutiny threaten the lives of everyone aboard the Fortune, and when the passengers and convicts are stranded on an unknown island, fall deeply in love under the most unlikely circumstances possible. But when Elias discovers who Caspian really is, will it drive them apart forever? https://www.merryfarmer.net/store daily 0.75 2026-01-11