The Zagreus Den Series by Merry Farmer

Freedom has a price. Desire demands everything. Photographer Jonathan Moorgate has always lived by his own rules. Raised in London’s upper-class world, he rejected its conventions, carving out a reputation in the city’s underground with his provocative portraits of young men and a life defined by freedom and excess. Everything changes the night he brings home a mysterious young man he can’t bring himself to let go. Charlie was never meant for the streets... moreFreedom has a price. Desire demands everything. Photographer Jonathan Moorgate has always lived by his own rules. Raised in London’s upper-class world, he rejected its conventions, carving out a reputation in the city’s underground with his provocative portraits of young men and a life defined by freedom and excess. Everything changes the night he brings home a mysterious young man he can’t bring himself to let go. Charlie was never meant for the streets. Cast out of his middle-class life after being caught in a forbidden act, he burns with a self-destructive fire—until Jonathan pulls him from the gutter and ignites something far more dangerous behind closed doors. Grateful, devoted, and with nowhere else to go, Charlie is willing to give Jonathan everything. Even his freedom. Even his life. Their fragile world fractures when a seductive stranger invites them into the secretive, decadent society known as The Zagreus Den. To earn entry, Jonathan must complete a risky assignment: infiltrate a country house party and photograph powerful guests for blackmail. But when Charlie discovers a young nobleman imprisoned on the estate and marked for sale, the job turns into a desperate fight for survival. Once you’ve been invited into The Zagreus Den, there is no leaving. less

To save a captive lord, a pickpocket and a master housebreaker must pull off an impossible heist without losing their hearts in the process. Percival “Penny” Frey survives by his wits in the shadows of Whitechapel, lifting coins from careless nobles and dreaming of a life far beyond his station, a life where he and his sister are finally safe... moreTo save a captive lord, a pickpocket and a master housebreaker must pull off an impossible heist without losing their hearts in the process. Percival “Penny” Frey survives by his wits in the shadows of Whitechapel, lifting coins from careless nobles and dreaming of a life far beyond his station, a life where he and his sister are finally safe. Greer O’Toole is already everything Penny wants to be: England’s most notorious housebreaker, a legend of The Zagreus Den…and utterly out of Penny’s reach. Until one mission changes everything. Sent to infiltrate Trebarral Castle and rescue a kidnapped lord, Greer is forced to take Penny on as his assistant, which is a distraction he can’t afford. Because Greer has wanted Penny for far too long, and the spark between them is anything but subtle. As the mission spirals into danger, deception, and desire, the greatest risk isn’t the fortress they must break into, it’s falling for each other when failure could cost them everything. less