The Skull & Crossbone Romances Series by Eris Adderly
The Skull & Crossbone Romances #2
The Decline and Fall of Rowland Graves
Eris Adderly
A tragic love story to haunt your dreams.Just how does a man become a monster? No one is born evil. Are they?The
young Doctor Rowland Graves has everything he could want: a promising
medical career, a pending professorship at Oxford. Most of all, he has
the love of an angel, Elinor Barlow, There are days when he still can't
believe his good fortune. But the night he plans to ask for Abraham
Barlow’s blessing for a marriage to his daughter, matters are taken out
of his hands. Elinor's father announces her engagement to another man.Blindsided
by fate, Rowland’s circumstances only get worse from there. More, he
suspects he knows who’s behind it: Elinor’s conniving sister, Judith.
The lovers put secret plans in place to elope on the night of
Hallowtide, but the darkness begins to creep in as Rowland wants to tie
up loose ends. Nothing and no one will come between him and Elinor, and
he intends to make sure of it.Described as "chilling", "darkly erotic", and "beautifully macabre", The Decline and Fall of Rowland Graves is a gothic horror novella crafted to satisfy the morbid curiosity of fans of The Devil's Luck about the villainous surgeon's past. But don't worry! Rowland Graves stands on its own—you can enjoy all the lust and lurid details without feeling like you're missing part of the plot.Note:
This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual activity and some
violence, and does not have an HEA ending. Recommended for mature fans
of the horror genre only.
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The Skull & Crossbone Romances #3
The Maid and The Cook
Eris Adderly
Love isn't just for the pretty people.Cutthroats and thieves ply their nefarious trade aboard The Devil’s Luck,
slashing a path of piracy and swearing back and forth across the
Atlantic. On a ship packed hull to hull with scoundrels, romance
blossoms about as often as dead men tell tales.Brigit
O’Creagh knows her place. A complexion riddled with scars wards off
desirable men. An eager father hires her out as a lady’s maid for a
purse full of silver—without consulting her, of course. Her new widow
employer makes icebergs look downright tropical. The maid from Cork
expects very little from life, and that’s usually just what she gets.John Bone spends his days working to feed the ravenous crew of The Devil’s Luck.
An accident seven years past cost him part of a leg but earned him a
promotion to Cook. His memories of brawling and boarding collect dust
right along with his days of pining for gentler company. And what woman
would want him now? He wasn’t even a whole man.But
now, with a young woman’s easy laugh filling his galley, John finds
dormant desires waking up, tempting him to make a fool of himself.
Brigit, however, struggles to believe the sincerity behind his pretty
words and kind gestures. She knows what she looks like and men never
bother wasting that sort of talk on the likes of her.Most
grand romances overflow with silken skin and chiseled jawlines, but
Eris Adderly takes you below decks to mingle with a rougher crowd. Bawdy
songs color the air, dangerous wagers change hands, and love may not be
totally blind, but it definitely wears an eye patch. This lusty pirate romance novella is a spin-off from the events of The Devil's Luck. But fear not! The Maid and the Cook stands on its own—you can enjoy all the salt and scallywags without feeling like you’re missing part of the plot. Note: This story contains dirty pirates, peg legs, and explicit descriptions of sexual acts. It is intended for mature readers only.
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