Three Courts Series by Lyra Evans

A perfect holiday read for those cold Winter nights! Calder Townshend hates his name. All it brings to mind are lavish balls and elitist nobles and the constant pressure of his mother to marry up. But when he’s at work as a border guard for Nimueh’s Court, Calder goes by a different name—Brook. And then, everything changes. As Brook he’s a border guard first, and he’s damn good at his job... moreA perfect holiday read for those cold Winter nights! Calder Townshend hates his name. All it brings to mind are lavish balls and elitist nobles and the constant pressure of his mother to marry up. But when he’s at work as a border guard for Nimueh’s Court, Calder goes by a different name—Brook. And then, everything changes. As Brook he’s a border guard first, and he’s damn good at his job. So much so, he’s even made friends with Alpha Connor Pierce and his mate Oliver Worth, Leaders of the Werewolf Court. As Brook, he’s got respect and dignity and control. Except when it comes to one particular Werewolf border guard… Jackson Racer is impossible to read. He’s tall and lean and mischievous to a fault. He’s been playing with Brook’s heart since the day they met on the border, and Brook can’t handle it anymore. He needs to get over Racer—and the two weeks he has off for the Winter Solstice are a perfect time to try. Until Oliver Worth asks Brook to take on a case—with Jackson Racer. Now Brook has to go undercover to infiltrate an illegal potions ring to find the leaders and their stash. And if being partnered with Racer wasn’t bad enough, their aliases have them pretending to be lovers . But as the Winter Solstice draws nearer and the weather turns icy, heat rises between Brook and Racer and danger is everywhere. Now they’re playing parts with the suspects and with each other. Will this Winter Solstice bring further frost, or will it melt the ice over Brook’s heart once and for all? And can they work together to solve the case before it, too, goes cold? less

Devon Stone has been living alone in the Mountain for twelve years. Being half-Werewolf, half-Wizard means there’s no real home for him in either Nimueh’s Court or Connor’s Court. And he’s been fending for himself for long enough to know he’s better off alone. Besides, by now he’s used to the loneliness and, most of the time, he likes it that way. Does a part of him want love? Sure. But that’s what romance novels are for. No Werewolf or Wizard wants to get involved with a halfbreed, anyway... moreDevon Stone has been living alone in the Mountain for twelve years. Being half-Werewolf, half-Wizard means there’s no real home for him in either Nimueh’s Court or Connor’s Court. And he’s been fending for himself for long enough to know he’s better off alone. Besides, by now he’s used to the loneliness and, most of the time, he likes it that way. Does a part of him want love? Sure. But that’s what romance novels are for. No Werewolf or Wizard wants to get involved with a halfbreed, anyway. But when a strange and gorgeous Fae falls into his path—literally—Devon starts to wonder if maybe he’s finally got a chance at something real. If only he can open his heart enough to try. Luke is in a peck of trouble. Well, maybe more than a peck. One deal too far, and he’s landed himself in the hands of the Sequoia crime family. And they’re itching for retribution. So Luke does what Luke does best—he makes a deal. Only this one is for his life, with a bargain so great even he might come up short. The Sequoias send him into Mount Draco to collect an abandoned stash of raw sapphires. But no one who goes into Mount Draco comes back out alive... When Luke wakes up in the hands of a young and beautiful stranger who seems to live in the Mountain, he sees an opportunity that might just save his life. But the stranger adds more complications than he solves because—well, Luke might be falling for him. And love is a tough trade when his life is on the line. Can Devon trust Luke enough to let him into his heart? Can Luke deliver on his deal without Devon finding out? Or will Luke’s dangerous secret cost him more than his life? Heart of Stone is a 60,000 word M/M fantasy-romance set in the world of the Three Courts. It follows the events of the Worth Series and Ice Over Brook but it was written as a stand-alone with a HEA. It contains coarse language, violence, and explicit sexual content, and it is not intended for readers under 18 years of age. less