A Winterbourne prequel story 1814: Captain Sam Alderton returns to England from the continent with his life in tatters. Maimed and directionless, the last thing he wants to do is spend Christmas with his family and their close friends, the Huxleys-especially Jasper Huxley, who he almost kissed five years before.  Sam plans to avoid the festivities, but when the first snow of winter arrives, and he and Jasper are trapped alone together at Alderton Hall, they find themselves revisiting old traditions and painful memories together-and discovering that things may not have been quite as either of them thought five years earlier.  This story previously appeared in the Gifts For The Season anthology

The First Snow of Winter - Winterbourne, #3

An elegant werewolf in Edinburgh... 1788. When Lindsay Somerville, the most elegant werewolf in Paris, learns that the man who held him in abject captivity for decades is on his way to France, intent on recapturing him, he knows he must leave the Continent for his own safety. Lindsay cannot take the risk of being recaptured-he may have been free for a century but he can still feel the ghost of his old chains under his fine clothes.. on a mission... While he's in Edinburgh, Lindsay has been tasked with acquiring the "Naismith Papers", the writings of a long-dead witchfinder. It should be a straightforward mission-all Lindsay has to do is charm an elderly book collector, Hector Cruikshank. But Cruikshank may not be all he seems, and there are others who want the papers.. meets his matchAs if that were not enough, while tracking down the Naismith Papers, Lindsay meets stubborn architect Drew Nicol. Although the attraction between them is intense, Nicol seems frustratingly determined to resist Lindsay's advances. Somehow though, Lindsay can't seem to accept Nicol's rejection. Is he just moonstruck, or is Nicol bonded to him in ways he doesn't yet understand?Note: this is the first book of a duology - the story continues and will complete in the second book, Master Wolf.

Gentleman Wolf - Capital Wolves duet, #1

Tormented by his forbidden desires for other men and the painful memories of the childhood friend he once loved, lawyer David Lauriston tries to maintain a celibate existence while he forges his reputation in Edinburgh's privileged legal world. But then, into his repressed and orderly life, bursts Lord Murdo Balfour. Cynical, hedonistic and utterly unapologetic, Murdo could not be less like David. And as appalled as David is by Murdo's unrepentant self-interest, he cannot resist the man's sway. Murdo tempts and provokes David in equal measure, forcing him to acknowledge his physical desires. But Murdo is not the only man distracting David from his work. Euan MacLennan, the brother of a convicted radical David once represented, approaches David to beg him for help. Euan is searching for the government agent who sent his brother to Australia on a convict ship, and other radicals to the gallows. Despite knowing it may damage his career, David cannot turn Euan away. As their search progresses, it begins to look as though the trail may lead to none other than Lord Murdo Balfour, and David has to wonder whether it's possible Murdo could be more than he seems. Is he really just a bored aristocrat, amusing himself at David's expense, or could he be the agent provocateur responsible for the fate of Peter MacLennan and the other radicalsThis is a second edition of a book previously published by Samhain Publishing

Provoked - Enlightenment, #1

Le capitaine Iain Sinclair a tout : la beauté, le charme, les médailles militaires, et même les faveurs du roi en personne. Il ne manque de rien... sauf de l'affection du seul homme dont il a jamais respecté l'opinion, le scientifique James Hart.

James aime Iain depuis toujours, mais après le désastre de leur dernière rencontre, il a fait le vou de ne plus jamais accepter la moindre miette de la table du capitaine. Si Iain ne peut être l'amant dont James a envie, alors il ne veut plus jamais avoir affaire à lui.

Désabusé par sa carrière et malheureux de ne plus avoir James dans sa vie, Iain décide d'abandonner le service militaire et de s'embarquer sur une nouvelle voie en Inde. Avant de quitter l'Angleterre, il est pourtant décidé à essayer une dernière fois de se réconcilier avec son ami le plus cher.

L'invitation à une fête dans la maison de campagne de la sour de ce dernier procure au capitaine l'occasion idéale de coincer James dans un coin et de l'obliger à entendre ses excuses.

#Historique #Militaire #Amourinterdit #MM

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Lord Perry Cavendish knows that he's seen as a not-too-bright, amiable, sporting sort of chap. The type who can hold his own in the boxing ring, drink most men under the table, and offer a useful opinion on a piece of horseflesh - but not much else.  When Perry visits his friend, Lysander Winterbourne, he is introduced to the Honourable Jonny Mainwaring, a free-thinking artist who is everything Perry is not: unconventional, emotional.  and very talkative.  At first, Perry is overwhelmed by the vibrant, witty Jonny Mainwairing, but when he agrees to sit for him, he discovers the real man beneath the dramatic flourishes, and the undeniable physical attraction he feels for Jonny begins to develop into something more. But Jonny is not to be easily won over. While he has a longstanding weakness for brawny men like Perry, he's still smarting from his latest heartbreak and determined to change his habit of throwing himself into each new affair without pausing to recover from the last.  Can Perry convince Jonny that he is more than just an empty-headed young buck, and that they could have a real future together?

The Labours of Lord Perry Cavendish - Winterbourne, #4

Two years after his last encounter with cynical nobleman Lord Murdo Balfour, David Lauriston accidentally meets him again in the heart of Edinburgh. King George IV is about to make his first visit to Edinburgh and Murdo has been sent North by his politician father to represent his aristocratic family at the celebrations. David and Murdo's last parting was painful-and on Murdo's part, bitter-but Murdo's feelings seem to have mellowed in the intervening years. So much so, that he suggests to David that they enjoy each other's company during Murdo's stay in the capital.  Despite his initial reservations, David cannot put Murdo's proposal from his mind, and soon find himself at Murdo's door-and in his arms.  But other figures from David's past are converging on the city, and as the pomp and ceremony of the King's visit unfolds around them, David is drawn into a chain of events that will threaten everything: his career, his wellbeing, and the fragile bond that, despite David's best intentions, is growing between him and Murdo. This is a second edition of a book previously published by Samhain Publishing

Beguiled - Enlightenment, #2

Une lutte acharnée pour l'amour. Murdo et David pourront-t-ils surmonter les obstacles vers leur happy ending ? 

Depuis cinq mois, David Lauriston reprend des forces sur le domaine de Lord Murdo Balfour. À Laverock, il a récupéré santé et confiance, et a connu - avec Murdo - plus de bonheur et de satisfaction qu'il n'en a jamais eu.
David est bien trop conscient qu'un jour prochain, il devra quitter Laverock - et Murdo - pour retrouver son travail d'avocat à Édimbourg, tout comme Murdo devra reprendre sa vie à Londres. Mais quand le mentor de David, Patrick Chalmers, lui demande de revenir le voir à Édimbourg sur son lit de mort, il apparaît que ce jour arrive plus tôt que Murdo et lui ne l'auraient souhaité.
Chalmers supplie David d'accepter une dernière affaire pour lui : assurer l'avenir de sa fille Elizabeth. Mais pour exaucer le voeu de son vieux mentor, David doit se rendre à Londres, avec Murdo.
À peine arrivés dans la capitale, les deux hommes rencontrent l'impitoyable père manipulateur de Murdo, qui dévoile un secret révoltant qui ébranle profondément David. De plus, lorsque David découvre qu'Elizabeth court un danger bien plus grand que même son père ne l'avait craint, il est déterminé à l'aider, peu importe le prix de sa propre sécurité.
Alors que les enjeux augmentent, c'est à Murdo de choisir ce qu'il est prêt à sacrifier pour garder David à ses côtés, et de se demander s'il est possible, pour deux hommes comme eux, de vivre un bonheur durable.

  #Historique #Romance #Passion


  Illumination est la conclusion de l'histoire de Murdo et David.

Illumination

David Lauriston has been recuperating at Lord Murdo Balfour's Laverock estate for the last five months. At Laverock, he has regained his health and confidence and has found-with Murdo-more happiness and contentment than he has never known before. David is all too aware that some day soon he will have to leave Laverock-and Murdo-and return to his legal practice in Edinburgh, just as Murdo will have to return to his life in London. But when David's mentor, Patrick Chalmers, asks David to return to Edinburgh to visit him on his deathbed, it seems that day has come sooner than either David or Murdo would have wished. Chalmers begs David to undertake one last piece of business for him: to secure the future of Chalmers's daughter Elizabeth. But to carry out his old mentor's wishes, David must travel to London, with Murdo. No sooner have the two men arrived in the capital than they encounter Murdo's ruthlessly manipulative father, who reveals a shocking secret that rocks David to his foundations. What's more, when David discovers Elizabeth is facing far greater danger than even her father feared, he is determined to help her, no matter the cost to his own safety. As the stakes rise, it is Murdo who must choose what he is prepared to sacrifice to keep David at his side, and ask whether there is any possibility of lasting happiness for men like them. This is a second edition of a book previously published by Samhain Publishing

The First Snow of Winter - Winterbourne, #3

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