The Crofton Chronicles: The Complete Series (historical gay romance)

The Crofton Chronicles: The Complete Series (historical gay romance)

To save his family's honour, Elizabethan actor Sebastian Hewel must master the most outlandish role of his life. But he risks losing both his head and his heart when he agrees to play his twin sister and wife of Anthony Redbourn, the Earl of Crofton.

The complete series, starting with their arranged marriage to fool the court, following the path to true love, and witnessing two men’s determination to stay together whatever the cost. Set during the Golden Age at the court of Elizabeth I.

The Actor and the Earl
The Crofton Chronicles Book 1
Sebastian will need every drop of his acting talent to survive with both his head and his heart intact.

When Sebastian Hewel’s twin sister, Bronwyn, reneges on the arrangement to marry Anthony Redbourn, Earl of Crofton, Sebastian has no choice but to takes her place. He might feel like he’s in one of Master Shakespeare’s plays, but with his performance as Lady Crofton, he hopes to pay off his late father’s debts and save his family’s honour.

Sebastian didn’t expect Anthony to be so attractive and alluring—not to mention shrewd. Anthony is not the type of man to care if his lovers wear a gown or a doublet, and he is charmed by Sebastian, offering a mutually beneficial arrangement. Fool Anthony’s fellow nobles and the court in an extravagant wedding, then retire to Crofton Hall to play Anthony’s beloved wife for a year or two, after which the young, but sickly, Lady Crofton will succumb to a fever, and Sebastian can return to his normal life.

Duty to the Crown
The Crofton Chronicles Book 2
Sebastian and Anthony will do their duty, but they will do everything not to sacrifice their love.

Sebastian Hewel endures many things to maintain his role of Bronwyn, the wife of Anthony Redbourn, Earl of Crofton, so he and Anthony can be together. But when Queen Elizabeth demands a favour of Anthony, Sebastian’s world is in danger of being fractured beyond repair.

Anthony is ordered to seduce Lady Marie Valois, the beautiful daughter of a French noble, to discover the whereabouts of her father, who is wanted by the King of France. Sebastian is fraught having to watch his lover pretend to court another. However, Marie is not interested in Anthony, but Sebastian when she meets him dressed as himself.

Things go from bad to worse with the arrival of Marie’s brother, Lord Nicholas Valois, who is concerned his sister has been linked to a man with Anthony’s reputation. When Nicholas’s head is turned by Lady Bronwyn and her acerbic wit, Sebastian has to survive the attentions of both Valois siblings. And a very jealous Earl of Crofton.

Forever Hold His Peace
The Crofton Chronicles Book 3
Sebastian and Anthony face an uncertain future together when accusations of witchcraft and a traitor in their midst threaten everything they’ve fought for.

Playing the role of his twin sister Bronwyn, the wife of Anthony Redbourn, Earl of Crofton, is not an easy task, but Sebastian does it willing for them to be together. When rumours start circulating that Bronwyn is using witchcraft to enthral her husband, and false evidence is found planted at Crofton Hall, they need to act fast. Sebastian’s best performance won’t keep their secret hidden If Bronwyn is questioned by the sheriff.

Forced to lay Bronwyn to rest and bring their ruse to an end, Sebastian and Anthony must prepare to face an unknown future together. Anthony is determined to track down whoever it was who started the rumours and will make them pay in the most terrible of ways, and Sebastian must once again put his acting skills to the test. First, to catch a traitor, but then to return to his first love of the theatre, which having been away for so long will not be easy, even with Anthony as his patron.