Joanna Chambers – författare

A dutiful duke-in-waitingGeorge Asquith knows exactly who he is. The future duke. The responsible heir. The man who will marry well and manage his estates with quiet competence.He has built his entire life on fulfilling his duty. Ever since one terrible mistake taught him the cost of reaching for what he really wants. Now he shoulders his responsibilities without complaint and keeps his impossible desires locked away.When George leaves his family estate to attend the lavish wedding of the man he once believed himself in love with, he is resigned to a few days of misery. But then Theo Caldwell turns up. Theo, who George desperately admired as a boy—and who only seemed to despise George in return.Theo, who betrayed him.A feckless pleasure-seekerAs the younger son of a spendthrift aristocratic family, Theo Caldwell may have little fortune but at least he has his freedom.After a lengthy stint abroad, seizing whatever pleasures came his way, Theo has returned to England to claim an unexpected inheritance—an inheritance he plans to sell off before returning to the Continent as soon as possible. But when Theo reluctantly attends a society wedding, his plans are thrown into disarray when George Asquith innocently stumbles upon his deepest and most dangerous secret.The passionate encounter that follows should only have happened once—George resolved long ago to bury his desires, and Theo never beds the same man twice—but somehow Theo finds himself inviting George to go with him to the dilapidated estate he has inherited, and George finds himself accepting…

Edinburgh 1788Lindsay Somerville may be the most elegant werewolf in Paris, but he was once a tormented, abused prisoner. Sometimes, he still feels the ghost of his old chains under his fine clothes. When Lindsay learns that his former captor is en route to Paris, intent on hunting him down, he reluctantly agrees to leave the Continent and return to his home city of Edinburgh to carry out an important mission for the leader of his small pack.His task is straightforward enough. He is to charm an elderly book collector into selling him a mysterious set of papers—papers that may hold clues about an old mystery. It's a trifling assignment for a man of Lindsay's talents. Except that the bookseller may not be quite what he seems, and Lindsay is not the only one with an interest in the papers…And then there is Drew Nicol. When Lindsay meets Drew—a grim, hardworking architect— his entire world is upended. Drew is obstinate, plain-spoken, and seems unmoved by Lindsay's considerable charms. Lindsay is not used to being refused, but Drew Nicol rejects his advances with a firmness that borders on the insulting. Yet something keeps drawing Lindsay back to him… Is Lindsay simply moonstruck? Or is Drew bound to him in ways neither of them yet understands?   This is the first book of the Capital Wolves duology — the story concludes in Master Wolf, book two.

Edinburgh, 1820Drew Nicol has spent the last three decades avoiding his old home of Edinburgh. It is a feat he has managed rather well—until the Nor'Loch is drained and a monstrous skeleton is found in the mud.The bones are evidence of werewolves, and Marguerite, the leader of Drew's pack, will not suffer such evidence to fall into the hands of their enemies. She decrees that Drew must return to Edinburgh with her to retrieve the skeleton.The skeleton is not their only concern. Marguerite is worried that wolf-hunters are circling, and that a long lost member of their pack may be in the hunters' hands. And then there is the small matter of Lindsay Somerville. Lindsay, who taught Drew about desire and obsession. Lindsay, who turned him without his consent, binding him to a fate he never chose.Lindsay who finally swore, twelve years ago, to keep his distance from Drew—and who has since taken drastic measures to try to sever the bond between them, once and for all. When Marguerite's scheme throws Drew and Lindsay together again, and into the path of Lindsay's most dangerous enemy, Drew is tested to his limits and forced to reckon with his past mistakes. But even if Drew wants to change course, is he too late? Is their bond too damaged to survive?  This is the second and concluding book of the Capital Wolves duology.