The Cheshire Set Series by Briar Black

“He’d always had this in him. This rage. This fierce, insane drive to protect the people he loved. And I didn’t care. F*ck me, I liked it.”Amelia’s back in her childhood town ready for a fresh start. After quitting a successful job in Manchester and dumping her ‘perfect’ boyfriend, she’s happy to be done with drama. But a passionate run in with Michael Bane–the guy, the sexy bad boy she obsessed over for years–leaves Amelia spinning... more“He’d always had this in him. This rage. This fierce, insane drive to protect the people he loved. And I didn’t care. F*ck me, I liked it.”Amelia’s back in her childhood town ready for a fresh start. After quitting a successful job in Manchester and dumping her ‘perfect’ boyfriend, she’s happy to be done with drama. But a passionate run in with Michael Bane–the guy, the sexy bad boy she obsessed over for years–leaves Amelia spinning. In school, Michael was popular and gorgeous…but also cruel, angry, and he hated Amelia.And now? Well, he’s Michael Bane. Devastatingly attractive, running a successful finance firm, and still the man every girl wants. Aimee may be home, but she’s determined to leave the high-school cliques and childish popularity contests in the past. The town, however, seems to have other plans. Just as Amelia thinks she might finally get her guy, she’s forced to question if he’s actually changed at all.And then he turns up asking for help. He’s in trouble. The worst kind.Helping him will leave her questioning her morals and putting everything she’s worked so hard for in jeopardy. Michael needs her, but does he want her? And after everything he’s done, does she really want him?Just how bad does she want this boy to be? Bane is a sizzling romantic suspense packed with small town charm and a gripping murder mystery at its heart. less

When eco-warrior and budding bee expert Suzie returns to Ashfordby, she expects a peaceful summer solving the mystery of Hugh Delaware’s dying bees and spending time with her best friend. After a recent run-in with The One That Got Away (and made her swear off relationships for life), she needs the break... moreWhen eco-warrior and budding bee expert Suzie returns to Ashfordby, she expects a peaceful summer solving the mystery of Hugh Delaware’s dying bees and spending time with her best friend. After a recent run-in with The One That Got Away (and made her swear off relationships for life), she needs the break. Peace, quiet, and a chance to focus on what she loves sounds perfect—until she stumbles into a tangled web of sabotage, murder, and secrets threatening to destroy the estate Hugh has dedicated his life to saving.As Suzie and Hugh join forces to unravel the mystery, a shocking discovery leaves the estate reeling and the pair questioning everyone around them—except each other. But with a struggling marriage and the weight of the estate on his shoulders, Hugh’s world is a far cry from Suzie’s council-house upbringing. Any connection between them feels impossible—and forbidden. She would never entertain an affair, yet the more she tries to stay away, the more she's drawn back in.Caught between her growing feelings for Hugh, the painful wounds of her past, and a sinister plot targeting the estate, Suzie must summon the courage to expose the truth—and keep her heart out of the crossfire—before more lives are lost.With its blend of romantic tension, murder, and environmental intrigue, Nightshade is a gripping tale of love, loyalty, and uncovering beauty in the most unexpected places. Perfect for fans of romantic suspense and age-gap romance. less

A new chapter in the IPPY Award-Winning Romance Series…“I’ll burn the whole world for you, Sofia. But only if you’ll dance with me in the flames. Only if you want it.”Building an impossible tea farm in the Cheshire countryside was Sofia’s second chance. A way to prove herself. A fresh start. She knew it would be graft. She anticipated a degree of isolation. But with Christmas imminent and the farm faltering, her thoughts have grown darker... moreA new chapter in the IPPY Award-Winning Romance Series…“I’ll burn the whole world for you, Sofia. But only if you’ll dance with me in the flames. Only if you want it.”Building an impossible tea farm in the Cheshire countryside was Sofia’s second chance. A way to prove herself. A fresh start. She knew it would be graft. She anticipated a degree of isolation. But with Christmas imminent and the farm faltering, her thoughts have grown darker. She’s searching for something, an ineffable force to make this year the magical wonderland she always craves and never finds.With so much riding on the tea farm’s success, there’s no time to fix her ailing social life. Sofia resigns herself to another lonely holiday.Enter Matt.Delaware Grange’s twenty-one-year-old assistant gamekeeper. Nice enough, a bit dopey.As she hunkers down for winter, Sofia thinks she’s prepared for everything. Nothing could prepare her for Matt. For the abrupt awareness of him. For the way he’s far more capable than he seems. Thoughtful. Considerate. Quietly intelligent.Way sexier than he appears.Suddenly impossible to ignore.But Matt isn’t what he seems. A darkness runs beneath Delaware Grange. Insidious. Creeping. Buried deep.Sofia was little more than a challenge. A box for Matt to check. An assignment to complete.Until he fell.Hard.Now all he sees is her. All he wants is her. And all he knows is she has no idea who he truly is. While Sofia fights her feelings in the face of forbidden fruit, Matt wrestles with the reality of his true purpose on the estate.The pair fall into an intoxicating, passionate, volatile romance.As winter deepens and Christmas closes in, two lonely souls struggle to find peace in each other, and trust becomes the most dangerous choice on the estate.Falling for Matt threatens everything Sofia has worked so hard to build. Falling for Sofia might just be the making of Matt.That Boy is a Dual POV, high-heat, secret-identity romance where desire, deception, and devotion collide in a snowy small-town Christmas.While not required, it is highly suggested to read Nightshade before That Boy.Author’s Note: Each novel in The Cheshire Set can be read as a standalone, but the following order avoids spoiling the reading experience of earlier books.Recommended Reading Order for The Cheshire Set:BaneNightshadeThat BoyEve Was Framed, a prequel novella to Bane, isn’t strictly part of The Cheshire Set but is available for free download on the author’s website. less