Rafe McFarland, eighth Earl of Pembroke--and twenty-first-century heartthrob--has secretly wed former model and tabloid darling Angel Tilson Angel has long been believed to be in financial difficulty, prompting feverish speculation that her marriage to the tortured billionaire is one of the strictest convenience.... Bearing terrible scars from his time in the military, Rafe rarely leaves his remote Scottish estate. And with the terms of this deal negotiated, possibly behind tightly closed bedroom doors, is Rafe demanding repayment--in kind--from his new wife...'
Exclusive! Aristocrat Recluse Weds! Rafe McFarland, 8th Earl of Pembroke – and 21st century pin-up – has secretly wed ex-model and tabloid darling Angel Tilson! Angel’s long been believed to be in financial difficulty, prompting feverish speculation that her marriage to the tortured billionaire is one of the strictest convenience...
Crushed beneath enormous debt, Angel decides to risk it all by going to a party for the rich and famous to find a husband and turn her life around! If all goes well, she’ll finally be free. And during the party, who should approach her but Earl Rafe McFarland, ruggedly handsome, scarred and, of course, very rich. So Angel steels herself to do anything to get him to marry her?anything.
Crushed beneath enormous debt, Angel decides to risk it all by going to a party for the rich and famous to find a husband and turn her life around! If all goes well, she’ll finally be free. And during the party, who should approach her but Earl Rafe McFarland, ruggedly handsome, scarred and, of course, very rich. So Angel steels herself to do anything to get him to marry her?anything.
Dubbed "one of the most heartfelt reads of all time", Written in the Scars follows a coal miner and his wife as they work through their marriage in trouble. Layered and emotional, this book leaves readers with a gasp and hope.
Independent Publishers Awards (IPPY) Silver Medalist in LGBT+ Fiction The eclectic stories in this collection are bound by the threads of desire in its many forms, above all, the desire for love and a place of safety in a world where being Black and gay can thwart the fulfillment of that longing. The characters are complex, driven, difficult, and even, at times, unsympathetic, but always compelling. In other words: fully rounded human beings living complicated lives. A proud Black woman who escaped her rural, impoverished town returns after the collapse of her marriage and faces the scorn of those she left behind. A middle-aged gay man finds his loneliness temporarily relieved by the arrival of a stray cat. An unhappily married woman becomes enmeshed in her bisexual husband's attempt to create a ménage à trois with a much younger man. A 16-year-old boy discovers the power of his sexuality when he embarks upon a dangerous seduction. Two Black men, one mature and rich, the other young and struggling, are drawn into a contentious affair by their shared love of opera. The legendary blues singer Glady Bentley crashes up against the barriers of race and gender when she gets caught up in a police raid. Kiss the Scars on the Back of My Neck is a masterful collection of stories by a gifted writer who has fully hit his stride.
"After being shamelessly seduced by a married man, Zelah Pentewan finds her reputation is in tatters. Determined to rise above the gossipmongers, Zelah knows she can rely on no one but herself. But her independence takes a knock when a terrifying stranger must come to her aid. Major Dominic Coale's formidable manner is notorious, but Zelah shows no signs of fear. She doesn't cower at his touch as she begins to get a glimpse of the man behind the scars"--Page 4 of cover
