#Mary Wine

[triviareads]

starting a new Scottish romance and they're doing that thing where they're horny for each other and their horses are horny for each other too.

[cathygeha]

REVIEW

Once Upon a Haunted Romance

An Historical Romance Collection

Ten haunted historical romance novellas collected in one volume are a perfect way to get to know new authors or spend time with the writings of already favorite authors. Whether you sit down to read the book straight through or read them spaced out over time you will be in for a treat as you find a haunting of one sort or another in this collection.

The stories include ghosts ranging from angry to helpful with some from the distant past and others more recently departed. I have listed the stories with the authors who wrote them below and have included a short note with the stories I completed reading.

Once Upon a Haunted Cave by Meara Platt – A house party that sees a Duke and his odious elderly aunt’s paid companion falling in love as they solved the mystery of the young female ghost in nearby caves.

Once Upon a Haunted Gardy by Chasity Bowlin

Once Upon an Enchanted Well by Mary Wine

Once Upon a Haunted Haven by Lexi Post: A widow ousted from her home with nothing but a haunted house she inherited will find true love with the assistance of her ghostly relative.

Once Upon a Haunted Romance by Mary Lancaster: Iwo people that have had difficult pasts find one another as a traveler is given shelter, provides protection, they fall in love with the blessing of the widow’s son and the ghost of her husband

Once Upon a Highland Mist by Maeve Greyson

Once Upon a Haunted Scottish Cottage: To inherit a Scottish cottage a set of terms must be fulfilled and in so doing a ghost assists a couple to find their happily ever after.

Once Upon a Haunted Hillfort by Mia Pride

Once Upon a Haunted Knight by Elisa Braden

Once Upon a Haunted Horn and Hoof by Elizabeth Rose: A secret recipe for whiskey, a ghost who cannot rest, and a sudden betrothal might or might not be enough to align to clans and see a ghost finally rest.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dragonblade for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars

BLURB

When spooky manors and or ghostly coastlines call, this stunning collection of haunted Historical Romance novellas is sure to leave you breathless with ethereal, romantic tales… Welcome to ONCE UPON A HAUNTED ROMANCE anthology! Many of your favorite Historical Romance authors have come together for a collection of never-before published stories inspired by legendary hauntings in the British Isles. A derelict old castle? A spectral lady wandering the forests? These tales will give you a chill, a thrill, and have you reading them over and over. From the moors of Devon to the ballrooms of Regency London, and far north into the Scottish Highlands, these stories will bring you wistful dreams of legendary and haunting romance. You’ve never before experienced a collection like this by some of the very best authors in Historical Romance. Authors in this anthology Meara Platt Chasity Bowlin Mary Wine Lexi Post Mary Lancaster Maeve Greyson Sofie Darling Mia Pride Elisa Braden Elizabeth Rose Lock your doors, light your candle, and settle down to this smashing collection of darkly-tinged romantic stories with unforgettable heroes and magnificent ladies. Romance has never been so daring… or so haunting!

618 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 28, 2023

[marcheriest]

kottabos (commission for a dear friend)

[dcyliqht]

marie antoinette chappell roan is so fucking iconic

[fannyrosie]

Me trying to pose elegantly without getting a splinter

For my dad's birthday, we did a local wine tour. I decided to go for a vintage white wine themed look, since Québec mainly produces white wines for cold climate reasons. Also, I have clearly been looking at too many vintage magazines, as even my poses show it.

Outfit rundown Dress: second-hand Mary Magdalene Blouse: old Boutique 1861 Cardigan: old Lord&Taylor Hat: vintage Vogue Bag: second-hand Axes Femme Brooches: vintage Earrings: Design Festa

[vashhanamichi]

the absolute angel @shelter-maki0 drew these beautiful masterpieces inspired by my fanfics Contrapasso and Mary Magdalene. I can't describe how touched I am. @shelter-maki0, to me, is probably the greatest Tomharrymort artist there is and her works, that always look haunting and fairy-tale like, inspire me endlessly. These are so beautiful and I can't stop looking at them. 私は光栄です。どうもありがとうございます！

[yourhoneymoongirl]

[black-swan-ldr]

𝐿𝑖𝑧𝑧𝑦 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡 💋ྀི

[triviareads]

What are your favorite Scottish romance novels?

I stuck to books that are mostly set in Scotland because I do have a few more favorites that have Scottish heroes and heroines but they don't have that Scottish setting that, imo, make a Scottish romance *Scottish*

Hannah and the Highlander by Sabrina York: This was recced to me by @jeanvanjer and it's one of my favorite underrated Scottish historicals; the hero Alexander aka THE WOLF OF DUNNET is this quiet, gruff laird who's so intimidating he just grunts at the man attempting to assault the heroine and he flees. Then Hannah tries to kiss Alexander as a thank you but then HE flees because he's wildly turned on and doesn't want to speak because he has a stutter, crippling Hannah's self-confidence and leaving Alexander with no doubt he's going to marry her without even knowing her name. He also misguidedly paints her bedroom walls brown because her eyes are brown and he thinks they're beautiful. And on TOP of all this, he houses orphans impacted by the Highland Clearances and quite frankly, idk how much better of a romance hero you can get.

In Bed with a Stranger by Mary Wine: Another gruff (but more rough) laird who's perpetually threatening to catch our English heroine every time she tries to run (including when she just steps out to fill her water bottle), but like, in a hot way. He also has a bit of a breeding kink. The plot itself is actually kind of bonkers— the heroine is illegitimate and her dad's wife devises a scheme to send her to marry the Scottish laird, and when she's preggo, she'll give the baby to her legitimate half-sister and the sister will take her place with the laird........ and he's just not supposed to notice??

Scandalous Passions by Nicola Davidson: A Scottish throuple consisting of James IV's ex mistress, a super repressed knight who's also a switch, and an innocent but horny debutante. Nicola isn't afraid to Go There when it comes to sex stuff, and her style is very earthy, bodice-ripper explicit, if that makes sense, and this is one of my favorites by her because of it.

Bed Me, Duke by Felicity Niven: The rare Scottish HEROINE rep! Helen is a Scottish countess in her own right and her land is in super dire straits so she asks for sex lessons from this random rake guy she comes across so she can seduce the local duke into getting money for her people, but she doesn't realize the guy is the duke.

The Chief by Monica McCarty: This takes place in medieval Scotland during the time of Robert the Bruce; Tor is the leader of a secret group of *elite* soldiers serving Bruce. The heroine Christina is forced to compromise him so they're hastily wed and while the chemistry is great, he's hiding his extracurricular soldier activities from her.

The Saint by Monica McCarty: So every title in the Highland Guard series refers to the hero's nickname and Magnus is nicknamed the Saint basically because everyone thinks he's tragically celibate and I'm pretty sure he is after being rejected by childhood sweetheart Helen, who is now betrothed to one of his fellow comrades. The vibes are very King Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot with a side of Persuasion.

The Recruit by Monica McCarty: The hero is Helen's brother Kenneth who did the most for me early on when the heroine Mary caught him having sex in the stables with another lady and he MAINTAINED EYECONTACT while finishing. Mary is a widow but basically hasn't had good sex before until Kenneth arrives on the scene.

[hell0mega]

wait. if season 3 is about the second coming. are we gonna have a first Christmas flashback.

were they there?? were they in disguise? was Crowley one of the wisemen? was aziraphale??? are we gonna see Gabriel tell Mary in the most awkward way possible that she's pregnant? what miracles is aziraphale going to cast in secret to give them a better time? is Mary gonna be the funniest bitch in the club? is Joseph gonna be so confused? are we gonna get bildad-esque quips from Crowley? is the star they all follow gonna be significant???? Y'ALL.

[xxcallmemaryxx]

I like to think when the ghoul have a partner who is chubby, They put their claws at the waist and squish it because of how soft it is. They love the feeling of their partner being pressed to them.

No because let’s talk about it BDHSVDJDBDJD

I think I’ve made a headcannon before about how ghouls just LOVE soft things… because hello they literally came from the pits of hell. OF COURSE they are just gonna be so completely and totally obsessed with all things soft and squishy. So the second one of them gets their paws on you?? Ooooooooooh good luck getting anything done that day. It very quickly becomes something so normal between the lot of you, just having a ghoul stood behind you with his paws kneading the soft skin at your sides. You’re just so…. SO FUCKING SOFT AND CUDDLY how could they ever resist?? They can’t. They never will. You’ll end up with permanent bruises on your sides because of how often you have one of the ghouls there just holding and grabbing you. They just love it and they love you so much and you bring them so much comfort. After a lifetime in hell, you are the closest they think they’ll ever get to heaven. You feel like what they would describe heaven to be, just pure comfort and bliss and beauty.

[camellia-salazar]

The August Bundle!

Honestly, this month started to put promising until I stopped having ideas on what to draw really. Until I watched A New Wish, and it somewhat led me to want to draw up more ideas. So, I drew more, but I'll post it later on. Maybe tonight or maybe tomorrow, maybe the end of next month, idk.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my fanart. Until next time! Cya 🌟✨️

Extras:

[alovelywaytospendanevening]

More Penguin Classics covers for old gay novels.

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[eldhuug]

My favourite book :-))

[justablah56]

olesya ilyukhina literally the love of my life