The Skull & Crossbone Romances Series by Eris Adderly

Lust and discovery, betrayal and secrets in the age of sail. Oh yes, and pirates. Dirty, dirty pirates. Travel back to the Golden Age of Piracy where bodices were ripped, timbers were shivered, and we all pretend, for the sake of naughty books, that hygiene was a great deal better than it was. Hannah Collingwood is ready to sail from Bristol on The Mourning Dove and start a new life in the colonies... moreLust and discovery, betrayal and secrets in the age of sail. Oh yes, and pirates. Dirty, dirty pirates. Travel back to the Golden Age of Piracy where bodices were ripped, timbers were shivered, and we all pretend, for the sake of naughty books, that hygiene was a great deal better than it was. Hannah Collingwood is ready to sail from Bristol on The Mourning Dove and start a new life in the colonies. A villainous doctor has other plans for her, though, and they begin with smuggling her aboard the ship of the notorious pirate, Black Edmund. When Edmund Blackburn, captain of The Devil's Luck, and Benjamin Till, the ship’s quartermaster insist the widow "earn her keep", Hannah faces a new reality: this is a ship full of Very Bad Men. The sort who do Very Bad Things and expect to get away with it. Now she isn't sure what's more terrifying: the scandalous demands they make, or the way she begins to counter their knavery with advances of her own. Watching the prim but lovely widow struggle with her own desires is entertaining for a time, but before Edmund and Benjamin know it, sport turns into distraction. Hannah Collingwood is having her own inconvenient effects on the men, and none they'd care to admit. The waters grow more turbulent still when Edmund uncovers a sordid connection between his family and Hannah’s—one he can never let her know about. All he needs to do to continue enjoying the pleasure of her company is guard this ugly little secret. The only things at stake are ten years’ worth of plans and his oldest friendship with Benjamin. What could possibly go wrong? Literotica Reader's Choice Award winning author Eris Adderly transports you onto the decks of The Devil's Luck and into a dark, seductive world of scoundrels and forbidden desires. Leave your inhibitions ashore: a bounty of pleasure awaits! Note: this story contains scenes of explicit sexual material, including MFM menage, and is intended for mature readers only. less

A tragic love story to haunt your dreams. Just how does a man become a monster? No one is born evil. Are they? The young Doctor Rowland Graves has everything he could want: a promising medical career, a pending professorship at Oxford. Most of all, he has the love of an angel, Elinor Barlow, There are days when he still can't believe his good fortune. But the night he plans to ask for Abraham Barlow’s blessing for a marriage to his daughter, matters are taken out of his hands... moreA tragic love story to haunt your dreams. Just how does a man become a monster? No one is born evil. Are they? The young Doctor Rowland Graves has everything he could want: a promising medical career, a pending professorship at Oxford. Most of all, he has the love of an angel, Elinor Barlow, There are days when he still can't believe his good fortune. But the night he plans to ask for Abraham Barlow’s blessing for a marriage to his daughter, matters are taken out of his hands. Elinor's father announces her engagement to another man. Blindsided by fate, Rowland’s circumstances only get worse from there. More, he suspects he knows who’s behind it: Elinor’s conniving sister, Judith. The lovers put secret plans in place to elope on the night of Hallowtide, but the darkness begins to creep in as Rowland wants to tie up loose ends. Nothing and no one will come between him and Elinor, and he intends to make sure of it. Described as "chilling", "darkly erotic", and "beautifully macabre", The Decline and Fall of Rowland Graves is a Gothic horror novella crafted to satisfy the morbid curiosity of fans of The Devil's Luck about the villainous surgeon's past. But don't worry! Rowland Graves stands on its own—you can enjoy all the lust and lurid details without feeling like you're missing part of the plot. Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual activity and some violence, and does not have an HEA ending. Recommended for mature fans of the horror genre only. less

Love isn't just for the pretty people. Cutthroats and thieves ply their nefarious trade aboard The Devil’s Luck, slashing a path of piracy and swearing back and forth across the Atlantic. On a ship packed hull to hull with scoundrels, romance blossoms about as often as dead men tell tales. Brigit O’Creagh knows her place. A complexion riddled with scars wards off desirable men. An eager father hires her out as a lady’s maid for a purse full of silver—without consulting her, of course... moreLove isn't just for the pretty people. Cutthroats and thieves ply their nefarious trade aboard The Devil’s Luck, slashing a path of piracy and swearing back and forth across the Atlantic. On a ship packed hull to hull with scoundrels, romance blossoms about as often as dead men tell tales. Brigit O’Creagh knows her place. A complexion riddled with scars wards off desirable men. An eager father hires her out as a lady’s maid for a purse full of silver—without consulting her, of course. Her new widow employer makes icebergs look downright tropical. The maid from Cork expects very little from life, and that’s usually just what she gets. John Bone spends his days working to feed the ravenous crew of The Devil’s Luck. An accident seven years past cost him part of a leg but earned him a promotion to Cook. His memories of brawling and boarding collect dust right along with his days of pining for gentler company. And what woman would want him now? He wasn’t even a whole man. But now, with a young woman’s easy laugh filling his galley, John finds dormant desires waking up, tempting him to make a fool of himself. Brigit, however, struggles to believe the sincerity behind his pretty words and kind gestures. She knows what she looks like and men never bother wasting that sort of talk on the likes of her. Most grand romances overflow with silken skin and chiseled jawlines, but Eris Adderly takes you below decks to mingle with a rougher crowd. Bawdy songs color the air, dangerous wagers change hands, and love may not be totally blind, but it definitely wears an eye patch. This lusty pirate romance novella is a spin-off from the events of The Devil’s Luck. But fear not! The Maid and The Cook stands on its own—you can enjoy all the salt and scallywags without feeling like you’re missing part of the plot. Note: This story contains dirty pirates, peg legs, and explicit descriptions of sexual acts. It is intended for mature readers only. less