J.L. Merrow
Newest Release
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Bibliography:
76 Books - 5 Series -
First Book:
December 2009 -
Latest Book:
October 2022 -
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Full Series List in Order
Damned If You Do
1 - A Calling for Pleasure (Jun-2013)2 - A Blast from the Past (Jun-2013)
3 - A Wish Too Far (Jun-2013)
4 - A Glutton for Punishment (Jun-2013)
Midwinter Manor
1 - Poacher's Fall (Feb-2013)2 - Keeper's Pledge (Feb-2013)
The Plumber's Mate
1 - Pressure Head (Aug-2013)2 - Relief Valve (Mar-2014)
3 - Heat Trap (Mar-2015)
4 - Blow Down (Jul-2016)
5 - Lock Nut (May-2018)
The Shamwell Tales
1 - Caught! (Aug-2014)2 - Played! (Jun-2015)
3 - Out! (Jan-2016)
4 - Spun! (Jul-2017)
Southampton Stories
1 - Pricks & Pragmatism (Sep-2017)Multi-Author Series List
Porthkennack
1 - Wake Up Call (Apr-2017)9 - One Under (Mar-2018)
11 - Love at First Hate (Sep-2018)
Book List in Order: 76 titles
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A Blast from the Past
- Jun-2013
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Something demonic is starting fires all over town, and it’s up to hunky detective Lars Thornsson and his partner, Chelle Rochelle, to solve the case. The attacks have neither rhyme nor reason -- and when Lars identifies the arsonist, he realizes ...
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A Calling for Pleasure
- Jun-2013
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A Damned If You Do StoryWith a killer succubus leaving a trail of desiccated corpses, Detective Lars Thornsson of the Paranormal Enforcement Agency knows he shouldn’t be falling for a suspect. But a hot little piece of demon tail like Rael is impos...
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A Glutton for Punishment
- Jun-2013
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Sexy male succubus Rael is a tasty little morsel -- and he has a talent for creating them, too. He’s become a huge success as a regular guest on the cooking show Devon’s Plate -- so much so that when host Devon LaGrande disappears under suspi...
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A Wish Too Far
- Jun-2013
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A Damned If You Do StoryThere’s a new drug on the streets called Wishes: little pink pills that bring you your heart’s desire -- but in a way that’ll rival your worst nightmare. Lars Thornsson of the Paranormal Enforcement Agency isn’t plea...
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It's All Geek to Me
- Feb-2014
- / Contemporary Romance
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Jez is on a mission of mercy: to replace a tragically deceased comic book for his injured best mate, Tel. Venturing into the Hidden Asteroid bookstore in London -- the temple of geekdom itself -- Jez is bowled over by the guy behind the counter.R...
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Making It Pay
- Nov-2014
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Sometimes you can't see the silver lining for the clouds. Abandoned as a baby and now working as a rent boy, Daniel finds it hard to let people get close to him. But nightclub bouncer Rob has a kind face and he's helped Daniel out once already, so w...
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Batteries Not Included
- Dec-2014
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User research war stories are personal accounts of the challenges researchers encounter out in the field, where mishaps are inevitable, yet incredibly instructive. Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries is a diverse compilation of war stories that ...
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Jack in the Green
- May-2015
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Stranded in a remote country village in 1920s England when his car breaks down, shy young Arthur finds himself drawn to the rough mechanic who comes to his aid, Bob Goodman. Forced to stay until the May Day holiday is over, Arthur makes the best of i...
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Free Ride
- Jul-2015
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There’s no such thing as a free ride. Aidan may be only twenty, but he’s already learned that the hard way. Hitch-hiking up from London to Glasgow to keep a promise to a man he’ll never see again, Aidan’s fully prepared to offer payment in ki...
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To Love a Traitor
- Sep-2015
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Wounds of the heart take the longest to heal. When solicitor's clerk George Johnson moves into a rented London room in the winter of 1920, it's with a secret goal: to find out if his fellow lodger, Matthew Connaught, is the wartime traitor who co...
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A Pint of Beer, a Bag of Chips, and Thou
- Dec-2015
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What’s the best gift a young, single man could receive for Christmas? Mohawked punk Liam wouldn’t have picked the hideous collection of homemade knitwear he’s presented with by his well-meaning mum and aunties. He’d much rather have the gorge...
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Out!
- Jan-2016
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When the costs are added up, will love land in the black? Mark Nugent has spent his life in the closet-at least, the small part of it he hasn't spent in the office. Divorced when he could no longer deny his sexuality, he's sworn off his workaholi...
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A Flirty Dozen
- Feb-2016
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Together for the first time, twelve short stories of male/male gay erotic romance from award-winning author JL Merrow. Ranging from gritty to giddy, all feature two men finding their happy ever after -- or at least for now -- with a dash of the autho...
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Lovers Leap
- Mar-2016
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If they looked, would they ever leap?
Good-looking, confident, and doted on by his widowed mum, Michael is used to thinking only of himself. Getting shoved off an Isle of Wight pier by an exasperated ex ought to come as a wake-up call -- but then...
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Brass Rags
- Apr-2016
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In early twentieth century England, a good valet can be damned hard to come by -- at least, when one's requirements are quite so specific as Lord Algernon Huffingham's. Algy likes a man with a firm hand. Preferably work-calloused, and applied with vi...
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Blow Down
- Jul-2016
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Death is what happens while you're making other plans. The last thing newly engaged plumber Tom Paretski needs is to stumble over another dead body. He's got enough on his mind already as the reality of his impending marriage sinks in. Not only i...
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Capture the Moon
- Dec-2016
- / Contemporary Romance
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In this fairytale inspired by a classic children's story, weaver's daughter Adrien is tired of turning down marriage proposals. So she disguises herself as a boy and sets out on a journey of discovery, accompanied only by her faithful piglet Ferkel. ...
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Angel
- Mar-2017
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How do you know if you’re one of the damned?As a child, Don wanted to become a priest. Now a grown man mostly at ease with being gay, he’s left the Catholic Church and has chosen instead to help people through his work as a parole officer.His str...
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Wake Up Call
- Apr-2017
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South London mechanic Devan Thompson has gone to Porthkennack to track down someone he’s been waiting all his life to know. But Dev’s distracted from his quest by Kyle, a broodingly handsome local of only a few months, who’s already got a reput...
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Spun!
- Jul-2017
- / Contemporary Romance
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With friends like these . . .
An ill-advised encounter at the office party leaves David Greenlake jobless and homeless in one heady weekend. But he quickly begs work from his ex-boss and takes a room in Shamwell with easygoing postman Rory Deamer...
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Pricks & Pragmatism
- Sep-2017
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Kicked out by his father at age sixteen, English student Luke Corbin’s used to trading on his looks and charm to keep a roof over his head until he can make it big as a journalist. He goes for men with money, power and looks, in that order, and he ...
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One Under
- Mar-2018
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A contemporary Porthkennack story - jump into the series wherever you'd like!London Underground worker Mal Thomas is staying in Porthkennack to recover from a traumatic experience. Getting more bad news from home is the last straw -- until big, blond...
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Lock Nut
- May-2018
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When Tom and Phil are hired to find a runaway husband, Jonathan Parrot, the job seems simple -- until their quarry turns up dead in a canal and Tom’s face is splashed all over the news as chief suspect.
The widow is an old friend of a friend, e...
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Love at First Hate
- Sep-2018
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First impressions can doom second chances.
Bran Roscarrock has been living in the closet all his life. As heir to an expansive family legacy in the town of Porthkennack, old-fashioned ideals of respectability and duty were drummed into him since...
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Aim Higher
- May-2019
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Simone isn’t having an easy time of it right now. Her parents have split up, everyone thinks she’s gone mad, and there’s a Greek god visible only to her who won’t stop trying to fix her up with boys.But when her father finally meets Eros -- o...
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Back from the Future
- Jun-2019
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Ever since his one-night stand with big, butch, bisexual Bill, Marty’s been in the hopeless grip of a passionate yet seemingly unrequited love. Housesitting for the object of his affection, all he can do is cry on the scaly shoulders of Bill’s ex...
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Nine Days, and Seven Tears
- Jul-2019
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Twenty-one-year-old Briony is stagnating, living at home with her parents and younger brother. That is, until a mysterious, beautiful visitor from the sea brings her new hope of happiness.But Freyja’s not meant to be on the Isle of Wight, and she...
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London Lark
- Aug-2019
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Apprentice tinkerer Harriet Hodgkins is skilled in the construction and maintenance of intricate clockwork contrivances. She’s also rather good at masquerading as a man ... for of course, no self-respecting craftsman would hire a woman.Repairing a ...
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All at Sea
- Sep-2019
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Eighteen-year-old Londoner Josh feels all at sea, holidaying with his family on the Isle of Wight. He’d rather be living it up in Ibiza, dancing until all hours, and maybe finding out what it’s like to be with another man. What chance does he hav...
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Blazing June
- Sep-2019
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Struggling single mum Carla does her best to look after her elderly neighbour, but has to call the police to help when Mrs MacReady suffers a fall and she can’t get in to help. A good deed brings its own reward when one of the constables who turns ...
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Her Particular Friend
- Oct-2019
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When Susan Price leaves Mansfield Park to accompany her aunt, Lady Bertram, to take the waters in Bath, she little expects to meet an old “friend” of the family. Initially scandalised, Susan finds herself drawn to the former Mary Crawford, now a ...
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The King's Honour
- Oct-2019
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In this M/M retelling of the Grimm fairytale, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Reuben, a soldier, is on his way to the castle to offer his services to the king, who is sorely troubled with the question of his family’s honour. His wayward daughters go...
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Belling the Kat and Other Stories
- Nov-2019
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Office worker Kat didn't think the statuesque Belle was her type ... until she saw her friend rocking a slinky satin bridesmaid's dress. Now Kat can't get the gorgeous image out of her head, but dare she risk losing Belle's friendship by trying for s...
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Counter Culture
- Nov-2019
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Customer service has never been this personal.Robin Christopher, beleaguered retail worker, isn’t having an easy November. His boss is raising stress levels planning a Black Friday to end all Black Fridays, his family doesn’t understand him, and ...
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Trolling for Cupcakes
- Nov-2019
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Skipping through the Mirkwood on her way to buy cupcakes, Billie finds her way across a bridge barred by a gruff, if gorgeous, troll demanding a toll. Worse, there's a strong hint the herculean hermit will be happy to take a pound of flesh as her tri...
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Wild Flowers of Berlin
- Nov-2019
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In post-WW2 Berlin, Henny grieves for her fallen lover, Anna, killed by an Allied bomb. As she joins other women rebuilding their shattered city from its ash-grey ruins, Henny recalls happier times and finds her eye caught by a young woman in a green...
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Just Like Santa
- Dec-2019
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Jason loves working at the Bright Eyes nursery, but he's not so keen on what happens at the kids' Christmas party. As if having to don an ancient, tacky Santa costume isn't bad enough, he's mortified when he suffers a costume malfunction. Especially ...
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Bloodlust and Bylines
- Apr-2020
- / Contemporary Romance
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Investigative journalist Frank would do anything for the next big scoop, and a chance to break the news to the world that vampires really exist is too good to pass up. But his fact-finding mission to an undead hangout takes a terrifying turn when he...
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Hairy, Horny, and Over Here
- May-2020
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Local news photographer Ethan is pretty sure there’s no such thing as a jackalope. Every bunny he's ever seen has been a cute little furry creature, not a dangerous, horned beastie. But somehow he lets big, tough American hunter Logan drag him into...
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Stroke to His Cox
- Jun-2020
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Pint-sized Dave Tanaka, coxswain of his Cambridge college's rowing team, loves having eight strapping athletes hanging on his every word, their strength at his command. But there's one in particular whose attention he craves: Archie, who rows stroke ...
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Stop Cock
- Jun-2021
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A match made in heaven-but the honeymoon from hell.Plumber Tom Paretski and his newly wedded husband, PI Phil Morrison, plan to enjoy their honeymoon in Italy to the full. It should be the start of a wonderful future together. But when Wayne-Phil's e...
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Face Blind
- Oct-2022
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When even friends look like strangers, how will he ever find love?Corin Ferriman was left face blind by the car crash that killed his ex. Even people he's known for years are unrecognisable to him. Running from his guilt and new-found social anxiety,...
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Face the Truth
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Adam's still struggling to come to terms with what he's learned about his family, but nevertheless, he has to know more. Digging deeper, however, only brings a further shock. A visit to figures from his past may give him what he needs—but it'l...