#one night in hartswood

[a-kind-of-merry-war]

‘No one fits,’ she said at last. ‘Not in the way we want to, at least. But we find our own places. We carve them ourselves, in the work we do, in the people we love.’

ALL THE PAINTED STARS - Coming March 28th!

What do you do when you hear your friend's unwilling hand in marriage is the grand prize in a tournament? You cut off all your hair, steal your brothers' armour and ride in the tournament yourself, of course.

All The Painted Stars is a sapphic medieval romance novel about using the power of ADHD and this sword you found to save your best friend from the shackles of a marriage she doesn't want. Also there's beer.

ATPS is the first sequel to One Night in Hartswood, starring Raff and Penn's sisters Lily and Jo. It is a standalone story, but does contain references to the events of Hartswood.

All the Painted Stars contains...

⭐ Best friends to lovers

⭐ Hidden identities (well, she tries)

⭐ Letter writing

⭐ Women in armour

⭐ "Aren't you tired of being nice? Don't you want to go ape shit?"

It's available for pre-order NOW everywhere books are sold!

Full blurb and CW under the cut!

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When Lily Barden discovers her best friend Johanna’s hand in marriage is being awarded as the main prize at a tournament, she is determined to stop it. Disguised as a knight, she infiltrates the contest, preparing to fight for Jo’s hand. But her conduct ruffles feathers, and when a dangerous incident escalates out of Lily’s control, Jo must help her escape.

Finding safety with a local brewster, Lily and Jo soon settle into their new freedom, and amongst blackberry bushes and lakeside walks an unexpected relationship blossoms. But when Jo’s past catches up with her and Lily’s reckless behaviour threatens their newfound happiness, both women realise that choices must always come at a cost. The question they need to ask is if that cost is worth the price of love…

It also contains explicit on-page sex scenes.

Content warnings:

ATPS contains mention of past emotional and physical abuse, and some mild violence.

Above art (in the lake) by @felrija

[80linesofvirgil]

'One Night In Hartswood' - Joe Eason 2024

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Thank you lovely tumblr friend @a-kind-of-merry-war for the wonderful book you've written and for trusting me with your boys. Go get your hands on 'One Night In Hartswood' by Emma Denny if you haven't read it already. Gay historical romance at it's finest with a generous dash of spice :P

[spielzeugkaiser]

And there they are, in all their glory! Thank you for all your prompts and tell me which one is your favourite!

[melanielocke]

Here are some of my favorite books I read this year, divided into three categories because I'm not good at choosing.

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Eadaz uq Nara- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Georgia Warr- Loveless by Alice Oseman

Relius- The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

Raff Barden- One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny

[inber]

❤ ❤ ONE NIGHT IN HARTSWOOD AUDIOBOOK GIVEAWAY! ❤ ❤

My unlawfully befroggled tumblr wife, @a-kind-of-merry-war, wrote a fantastic debut novel that will be released two weeks from today, on the 19th of January!

One Night in Hartswood is a queer medieval romance story about two lads named Raff and Penn that stumble into an adventure together, and nothing untoward or dramatic happens at all, no-sir-ee. They definitely do not kiss, they definitely do not suffer delicious angst, and they definitely do not have a warm and fuzzy end to their tale. Nope, never, not on your--okay, maybe a bit of all of that happens.

To help more folks fall in love with this story as much as I have, I am giving away two copies of One Night in Hartswood on audiobook!

To be in the running to win one of these two copies:

You must be 18 years or older (it's a spicy story),

You must like this post,

You must reblog this post,

If you win, you must be willing to give me an email to send a copy of the book to, and

You understand that the audiobook will be sent via Audible (you do not have to sign up/pay for an account to listen to the book; however, you will need to download the Audible app).

Entries are accepted worldwide!

You do not have to follow my blog in order to enter.

On the 19th of January (in two weeks), I will use a random number generator to choose two winners, and announce them here (as well as getting in touch via messenger/asks).

Good luck, my forest friends! x

You can find out more about Hartswood here. You can pre-order it here, or here with free worldwide delivery.

[thebibliosphere]

Callout post for @a-kind-of-merry-war and the Mills & Boon marketing team for trying to make me choose between Raff and Penn in Emma/Merry's debut novel, One Night in Hartswood, a queer medieval romance, when my ADHD, bisexual ass has never committed to making a decision in my life, and I'm sure as shit not about to start now because I love them both, your honor.

I love them both so much.

More coherent words to follow when I've actually sat down and processed this because I'm currently in that stage when you've just finished a book, and you don't know what to do with your life anymore.

This was so much fun. Really gorgeous prose. Reads like comfort fanfic even while you're screaming at the pages. I am absolutely going to order myself a hardcover copy from the UK, as us plebians in the US don't seem to be getting one. (Yet.) UK release date Jan 19th, 20223. The US release seems to be in November (according to Amazon, at least). All the pre-order links are up above, along with some more info and tropes, but I'll link them again here.

I am going to lie down. Maybe scream into my pillow for a bit.

Additional image ID under the tags due to length and post accessibility.

Image ID: A series of three images collected into a collage. In the top image, we are shown the purple spine of a book that reads "One Night in Hartswood" by Emma Denny in a sunset gradient of colors.

The bottom images showcase the two sides of the book cover, which is rendered with a watercolor texture background in yellow, orange, and pink, bordered by lilac and dark purple trees with leaves falling to the ground.

This arc copy of the book depicts the main character, Penn, on the back of the book, cast in the same dark purple silhouette as the trees. He is sitting on the ground under a tree, head bowed with one arm resting on his knee. Above his head, the name “Penn” is written in a purple gilded font. Underneath is the hashtag #PennHasMyHeart.

The right side image depicts the front cover where the other main character, Raff, is rendered similarly but with his head uplifted and a dandelion flower blowing away in his fingers. Above him is his name in the same gilded font, and beneath him is the hashtag #RaffHasMyHeart.

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: Queer Fiction Set in the Middle Ages

Gwen and Art are Not in Love by Lex Croucher (YA) Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig (YA) Emry Merlin by Robyn Schneider (YA) One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi

[inlovewithquotes]

Marriage is a convenient way to remove an inconvenient child.

-One Night In Hartswood

[nothwell]

One Night in Hartswood by @a-kind-of-merry-war If you've ever seen A Knight's Tale and wished it was gayer, this is a book for you. We've got... • secret identities x2 • gory meet-cute • a misunderstanding that actually makes sense and results from the characters forming logical conclusions with the limited information they're given • hurt/comfort • angst • swordplay (both kinds) • a clever twist to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat • a gentle and lovely romance between our leads Ash is my bad boy fave and every morsel of his tragic backstory just made me ravenous for more. Lucky for me the sequel is out soon.

[srapsodia]

Commissions for @a-kind-of-merry-war based on her novel One Night In Hartswood! 🌿🗡

[a-kind-of-merry-war]

Find out if RUNNING AWAY INTO THE WOODS is right for you!!

[j-hawthorn]

Just checked if my library has @a-kind-of-merry-war s book, One Night in Hartswood and I have NEVER scrambled for my wallet and library card fast enough to log in and reserve it

[spielzeugkaiser]

11/12 - Raff & Penn from @a-kind-of-merry-war's novel One Night in Hartswood! A VERY good ship 😎

[readtilyoudie]

Raff huffed. ‘I love peace. The only place to find it is in the wilderness when I’m forced to travel beside you for days on end.’

‘You wound me, brother.’

‘Don’t tempt me to make it fatal, brother.’

One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Ishita Dey- Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

Evelyn Hugo- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor- Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Penn de Foucart- One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny