Merry Farmer
USA Today Bestselling author Merry Farmer lives in suburban Philadelphia with her two cats, Justine and Peter. She has been writing since she was ten years old and realized she didn't have to wait for the teacher to assign a creative writing project to write something. It was the best day of her life. Her books have reached the top of Amazon's charts, and have been named finalists for several prestigious awards, including the RONE Award for indie romance.
A Second Chance (West Meets East, #3)
Merry Farmer
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 Hot A SECOND CHANCE is the third book of the 6-book West Meets East series, which is a follow-up series to The Brides of Paradise Ranch, and -A New Life -A Place to Belong -A Second Chance -A Wild Adventure -A Passionate Deception -A Tempting Voyage It is also a prequel to MAY MISTAKES, the third book in The Silver Foxes of Westminster series.
A Wild Adventure (West Meets East, #4)
Merry Farmer
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 West Meets East is a follow-up series to The Brides of Paradise Ranch, and a prequel to The Silver Foxes of Winchester, coming in 2018. It is also a prequel of sorts to the Victorian serial romance The Brynthwaite Boys.
A Place to Belong (West Meets East, #2)
Merry Farmer
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 Hot A PLACE TO BELONG is the second book of the 6-book West Meets East series, which is a follow-up series to The Brides of Paradise Ranch, and -A New Life -A Place to Belong -A Second Chance -A Wild Adventure -A Passionate Deception -A Tempting Voyage It is also a prequel to AUGUST SUNRISE, the second book in The Silver Foxes of Westminster series.
A New Life (West Meets East, #1)
Merry Farmer
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 Hot A NEW LIFE is the first book of the 6-book West Meets East series, which is a follow-up series to The Brides of Paradise Ranch, and -A New Life -A Place to Belong -A Second Chance -A Wild Adventure -A Passionate Deception -A Tempting Voyage It is also a prequel to DECEMBER HEART, the first book in The Silver Foxes of Westminster series.
Mistletoe and Moonbeams
Merry Farmer
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 Hot This novella was originally part of a box set—Wild Western Women in Mistletoe, Montana. Look for other books in this series Mail-Order Merry, by Kirsten Osbourne Mistletoe Mistake, by Caroline Clemmons Mistletoe Scandal, by Sylvia McDaniel
Rendezvous in Paris (Tales from the Grand Tour #2)
Merry Farmer
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?
Just A Little Prelude (The Brotherhood, #0.5)
Merry Farmer
Dr. Todd Sullivan has worked hard against class and social expectations to secure a position as a physician at a prominent London hospital. 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 and treats him against orders, he 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, and the man who tried to kill him could hurt them both.
A Touch of Romance (The Slippery Slope #1)
Merry Farmer
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.
Just a Little Wickedness (The Brotherhood #1)
Merry Farmer
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.
One Good Deed Deserves a Lover (After the War #5)
Merry Farmer
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.
Under His Lover's Wing (After the War #4)
Merry Farmer
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 Declan Shelton has always been considered odd and laughable because of his affinity for nature and his quirky mannerisms. As far as Declan 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.
Declan is the companion Spencer never knew he needed. But when Declan 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 Declan’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.
Games Lovers Play (After the War #3)
Merry Farmer
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.
Never Judge a Duke by His Lover (After the War #2)
Merry Farmer
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.
Between His Lover and the Deep Blue Sea (After the War #1)
Merry Farmer
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.
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I Kissed an Earl [and I Liked It] (That Wicked O'Shea Family, #1)
Merry Farmer
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!
THAT WICKED O’SHEA FAMILY series is a spin-off of THE MAY FLOWERS series.
All About That Duke (That Wicked O'Shea Family, #3)
Merry Farmer
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 in a hurry. In a hurry, because he needs an heir within a year to fulfill the terms of an old and foolish bet, and in Ireland because, in spite of being a duke, he’s earned himself a reputation that has turned all of the eligible English maidens against him.
But what starts as a quick and easy deal between Deane and Lord Fergus O’Shea—who is still eager to marry off his scandalous sisters—turns into far more of an adventure than Deane bargained for. 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!
THAT WICKED O’SHEA FAMILY series is a spin-off of THE MAY FLOWERS series.
His Perfect Bride (The Brides of Paradise Ranch, #1)
Merry Farmer
(Please note that this is the spicy version of Corva: The Perfect Bride)
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.
The Hens: The Third Day (The 12 Days of Christmas Mail-Order Brides, #3)
Merry Farmer
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
Winterberry Spark (Winterberry Park, #1; The Silver Foxes of Westminster #2.5)
Merry Farmer
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, part of The Silver Foxes of Westminster series, which consists of…. DECEMBER HEART (and its accompanying novellas) --Starcross Lovers --Starcross Dreams AUGUST SUNRISE (and its accompanying novellas) --Winterberry Spark --Winterberry Fire (Coming in July:) MAY MISTAKES (and its accompanying novellas) --Brynthwaite Promise --Brynthwaite Summer
August Sunrise (The Silver Foxes of Westminster, #2)
Merry Farmer
alternate cover edition of ASIN B0796X14PB
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' birth.
Starcross Dreams (Starcross Castle, #2; The Silver Foxes of Westminster #1.6)
Merry Farmer
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
Starcross Lovers (Starcross Castle, #1; The Silver Foxes of Westminster #1.5)
Merry Farmer
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 ADVISE – Steam Level: Very Hot!
December Heart (The Silver Foxes of Westminster, #1)
Merry Farmer
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!
A Tempting Voyage (West Meets East, #6)
Merry Farmer
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 West Meets East is a follow-up series to The Brides of Paradise Ranch, and a prequel to The Silver Foxes of Winchester, coming in 2018.
A Passionate Deception (West Meets East, #5)
Merry Farmer
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 West Meets East is a follow-up series to The Brides of Paradise Ranch, and a prequel to The Silver Foxes of Winchester, coming in 2018.
Trail of Kisses (Hot on the Trail, #1)
Merry Farmer
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?
WARNING - Steam level: Hot
Summer with a Star (Second Chances #1)
Merry Farmer
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.
The Loyal Heart
Merry Farmer
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 knows.
Our Little Secrets (Montana Romance, #1)
Merry Farmer
Michael West swore he would never fall in love again. So when the beautiful and wily Charlotte steps off the train looking for a new life he jumps at the business opportunity she presents. Engaged forty-five minutes after meeting, married the next day, Michael thinks he’s found everything a respectable man should have. Except that Michael is as far from respectable as they come. They agreed not to ask questions about each other’s pasts, but when the past seeps into their present Michael suspects his passionate new wife is not who she says she is. Too bad he’s already fallen in love with her.
Charlotte Baldwin has a secret. She fled Philadelphia to escape the sins of her past but someone is following her. What better way to hide than by marrying Michael West, Cold Springs, Montana’s enigmatic shopkeeper? A new name, a new life, and a passionate husband is exactly what she needs to leave her sins behind. But when it comes to keeping secrets Charlotte may have met her match in Michael. When a connection neither of them expects catches up with them, the shocking revelation means Charlotte may have run right into the arms of her enemy.
No sin stays a secret forever…
Willow: Bride of Pennsylvania (American Mail-Order Bride #2)
Merry Farmer
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?
Rancher's Remorse (Culpepper Cowboys #2)
Merry Farmer
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 Steam Level = HOT
Elspeth: The Remarkable Bride (The Brides of Paradise Ranch, #6)
Merry Farmer
(Please note that this is the sweet version of His Remarkable Bride)
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 = Sweet/Clean
If you would like to read this story with "scenes," check out His Remarkable Bride.
The Forty-Day Governess
Merry Farmer
Falling in love with her aristocratic employer is just the beginning of her high-seas adventure!
Kyria Kingston is competent, clever, and not to be trifled with. So when her father pushes her into serving as a governess for the new Earl of Westbrook on the forty-day ocean voyage from Jamaica to London, she considers it a step down. She has dreams of running a great house, not chasing after two adorable hellcats.
Until she meets the hunky, hopeless, hilarious earl.
Matthew Weatherby doesn’t know which way is up when he suddenly inherits his brother’s title, lands, and his orphaned twin girls. He needs a replacement governess for the voyage home, he needs lessons in how to dress and act like a powerful aristocrat, but even more than that, he needs a wife who can be a mother to his nieces. Could Kyria be the answer to all three problems?
And beyond that, can he get away with wooing Kyria, or will he be forced to bow to the rules of society?
Please be advised: Steam level – Pretty darn hot!
The Forty-Day Governess is part of the Regency in Color series.
Just a Little Temptation (The Brotherhood, #2)
Merry Farmer
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 it’s 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 & Worth. 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! And yes, this is an m/m romance (gay romance), so if that’s not your thing, feel free to pass on this one.
Earls Just Wanna Have Fun (That Wicked O'Shea Family, #4)
Merry Farmer
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!
If You Wannabe My Marquess (That Wicked O'Shea Family, #2)
Merry Farmer
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!
The Earl's Scandalous Bargain (The May Flowers, #4)
Merry Farmer
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. THE MAY FLOWERS series is a continuation of THE SILVER FOXES OF WESTMINSTER series, involving the younger generation. It consists of: A LADY’S FIRST SCANDAL IT’S ONLY A SCANDAL IF YOU’RE CAUGHT THE SCANDAL OF A PERFECT KISS THE EARL’S SCANDALOUS BARGAIN THE ROAD TO SCANDAL IS PAVED WITH WICKED INTENTIONS WHEN LADY INNOCENT MET DR. SCANDALOUS
The True Heir (The Secrets of Nedworth Hall #6)
Merry Farmer
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?
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam level: Very Hot!
In Your Arms (Montana Romance, #4)
Merry Farmer
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
It's Only a Scandal if You're Caught (The May Flowers #2)
Merry Farmer
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! THE MAY FLOWERS series is a continuation of THE SILVER FOXES OF WESTMINSTER series, involving the younger generation.
A Lady's First Scandal (The May Flowers #1)
Merry Farmer
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! THE MAY FLOWERS series is a continuation of THE SILVER FOXES OF WESTMINSTER series, involving the younger generation.
Give Your Heart a Rake (That Wicked O'Shea Family, #6)
Merry Farmer
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!
September Awakening (The Silver Foxes of Westminster #4)
Merry Farmer
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 Steam Level – Very Hot The Silver Foxes of Westminster Series consists 1 –DECEMBER HEART (and its accompanying novellas) --Starcross Lovers --Starcross Dreams 2 – AUGUST SUNRISE (and its accompanying novellas) --Winterberry Spark --Winterberry Fire 3 – MAY MISTAKES (and its accompanying novellas) --Brynthwaite Promise --Brynthwaite Summer 4 – SEPTEMBER AWAKENING
The Wicked Heir (The Secrets of Nedworth Hall #1)
Merry Farmer
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?
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Very Hot!
The Secrets of Nedworth Hall consists
THE WICKED HEIR
THE ENRAPTURED HEIR
THE SURPRISE HEIR
…and more to come!
The Buccaneer and the Bastard (Second Chance Manor, #5)
Merry Farmer
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 half-brother 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!
The Angel and the Aristocrat (Second Chance Manor, #2)
Merry Farmer
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!
Just a Little Gamble (The Brotherhood #8)
Merry Farmer
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! And yes, this is an m/m romance involving friends to lovers, second chances, and a single father, so if that’s not your thing, feel free to pass on this one.
Footballer Follies: The Brotherhood: Legacy, Book 4
Merry Farmer
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 glamour 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 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 hear more about the origins and Victorian doings of The Brotherhood in The Origins and The Brotherhood series.
Chaos Theory (Nerds of Paradise, #2)
Merry Farmer
Sparks fly when a serious—and seriously hot—engineer rubs up against a free-spirited florist who is determined to bring him out of his shell…
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.
He doesn’t want her to see how much he wants her…
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 Steam Level – Very Hot
Opposites Attract (Nerds of Paradise, #1)
Merry Farmer
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. The Nerds of Paradise series take place in the modern-day world of Haskell, Wyoming. Want to read about the founding and history of the town? Check out The Brides of Paradise Ranch historical western series! PLEASE BE Steam Level – Very Hot
Nanny Negotiations: The Brotherhood: Legacy, Book 1
Merry Farmer
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 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.
Thrown (The Art of Love #1)
Merry Farmer
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!
Forged (The Art of Love #4)
Merry Farmer
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!
The Accidental Mistress (When the Wallflowers Were Wicked, #1)
Merry Farmer
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.
The Scandal of a Perfect Kiss (The May Flowers #3)
Merry Farmer
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!
Scandal Meets Its Match (The May Flowers, #7)
Merry Farmer
American “Dollar Princess” Lenore Garrett came to England with the intention of marrying a nobleman and establishing her place in society. Her plan to enjoy all that London’s social scene has to offer progresses perfectly, thanks to her fake engagement to Lord Frederick Herrington. But Lenore longs for more excitement than pretending to be in love with Freddy can give her. Especially 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 could be. But when Phineas meets Lenore, even his most salacious stories pale in comparison to her mischievous sense of adventure.
PLEASE BE ADVISED: Steam level – very spicy!
'Twas the Night Before Scandal (The May Flowers #8)
Merry Farmer
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!
THE MAY FLOWERS series is a continuation of THE SILVER FOXES OF WESTMINSTER series, involving the younger generation.
The Delectable Tart (When the Wallflowers Were Wicked, #3)
Merry Farmer
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.
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