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The Jeweled Ladies #2
Their Emerald
The mayor of Brimstone, Raymond Dupree, has a secret—he’s in love with his assistant, Hank O’Shea. The only person who knows the truth is Miss Emerald Green, the second-most famous Jewel in Texas. Raymond spends one night a week not with Miss Green but with Emmy, his closest confidant. She treasures her friendship with Raymond and although she wishes he could love her fully, she’s content. But when Hank kisses Raymond, everything changes.
The risk of their forbidden love is too great and Hank decides Raymond has to marry Emmy. But Emmy can’t give up her sexuality and she won’t cuckold Raymond. But will Hank’s proposal—Raymond and Emmy share him—be the solution to their problem?
"Interested in some sexy stories set in the American West? His Topaz, Their Emerald and Her Ebony will fit the bill. I look forward to seeing what Maggie Chase writes next." - Jennifer Porter, Romance Novel News
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The risk of their forbidden love is too great and Hank decides Raymond has to marry Emmy. But Emmy can’t give up her sexuality and she won’t cuckold Raymond. But will Hank’s proposal—Raymond and Emmy share him—be the solution to their problem?
"Interested in some sexy stories set in the American West? His Topaz, Their Emerald and Her Ebony will fit the bill. I look forward to seeing what Maggie Chase writes next." - Jennifer Porter, Romance Novel News
978-1-941097-21-2--new cover uploaded
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About the author
Maggie Chase
13 books9 followersWho is Maggie Chase? Writer, reader, crafter—Maggie has told a lot of different stories a lot of different ways, but the Jeweled Ladies series marks her first foray into historical western erotica. Maggie passionately believe that every single person deserves their own happily-ever-after and her stories reflect that hope on the page.
When not writing as Maggie Chase, Sarah M. Anderson is an award-winning author who writes contemporary snarky and sensual romances featuring cowboys and bull riders as well as billionaires with and without babies. She won RT Reviewer's Choice 2012 Desire of the Year for A Man of Privilege. The Nanny Plan was a 2016 RITA® winner for Contemporary Romance: Short.
Sarah spends her days having conversations with imaginary cowboys and billionaires. Find out more at www.sarahmanderson.com and sign up for the new-release newsletter at http://bit.ly/sarahalerts.
When not writing as Maggie Chase, Sarah M. Anderson is an award-winning author who writes contemporary snarky and sensual romances featuring cowboys and bull riders as well as billionaires with and without babies. She won RT Reviewer's Choice 2012 Desire of the Year for A Man of Privilege. The Nanny Plan was a 2016 RITA® winner for Contemporary Romance: Short.
Sarah spends her days having conversations with imaginary cowboys and billionaires. Find out more at www.sarahmanderson.com and sign up for the new-release newsletter at http://bit.ly/sarahalerts.
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May 12, 2020
It's ok, but there's no conclusion to the conflict and I felt very weird about the sex scenes between the female main character and the gay hero. I guess you could read him as homosexual but biromantic, but since he admits she's the only woman he could ever love, it feels a bit like straight 4u.
Also don't know if we needed sexual assault backstories on 2/3 of the main cast, but
Also don't know if we needed sexual assault backstories on 2/3 of the main cast, but
July 11, 2017
A MMF erotica (although the cover makes it look like a MFM romance), historical western, which is well-written. The author does an EXTREMELY good job of setting up the entire town for her series of the Jeweled Ladies and carries the developments well throughout the series, while also doing a great job of covering several different types of erotica romances (FF, MMF, MF, BSDM, etc). I've read two books of the series and she manages to touch on all the characters and you see them continue to develop after their story is over - only a scene or two, but enough for a quick visit with old friends.
Their Emerald is not exactly a menage a trois. In the triangle is a platonic M-F romance deeper than erotic love, a M-M erotica romance, and a M-F erotica-bro/ho-mance(?) I guess would be the best term. The erotic-friendship between the M & F happens because they both truly and irrevocably love one man, and he cannot succeed in the dream they all want to support unless all of them work in very, very close relations. Watching how each side of the triangle as well as the overall shape develops as the Point-of-view (POV) moves between the three characters is awesome.
The downside of the story is some parts of explaining the town get explained too often. For example, I think Free Cyrus Franklin is described at least four times. I can see three times, from each POV's interpretation of who and what he is - if the descriptions were different, but they essentially had no difference in wording or emotional affect on the characters. This one flaw - too consistent to be ignored - brings the story down a star in my rating. It should not bother people read books over the course of several days.
Aside from needing a tightening of the narrative descriptions during content editing, the book is amazingly well-written. The character development over the course of the series is epic. I've seen best-selling authors fail at jugging a cast this large, yet Ms. Chase does it as easily as a Jewel parting her clients from their cash.
Their Emerald is not exactly a menage a trois. In the triangle is a platonic M-F romance deeper than erotic love, a M-M erotica romance, and a M-F erotica-bro/ho-mance(?) I guess would be the best term. The erotic-friendship between the M & F happens because they both truly and irrevocably love one man, and he cannot succeed in the dream they all want to support unless all of them work in very, very close relations. Watching how each side of the triangle as well as the overall shape develops as the Point-of-view (POV) moves between the three characters is awesome.
The downside of the story is some parts of explaining the town get explained too often. For example, I think Free Cyrus Franklin is described at least four times. I can see three times, from each POV's interpretation of who and what he is - if the descriptions were different, but they essentially had no difference in wording or emotional affect on the characters. This one flaw - too consistent to be ignored - brings the story down a star in my rating. It should not bother people read books over the course of several days.
Aside from needing a tightening of the narrative descriptions during content editing, the book is amazingly well-written. The character development over the course of the series is epic. I've seen best-selling authors fail at jugging a cast this large, yet Ms. Chase does it as easily as a Jewel parting her clients from their cash.
August 16, 2020
Sooooo much better than the first in the series. My biggest complaint there was that the MCs were carrying too much self-disgust and negative attitudes toward sex work, particularly when one of them was working as a prostitute and the other was the one paying for the prostitute's services. The result? A lot of negativity toward a profession that we were repeatedly told was freely chosen (by the women who worked at that particular brothel, at least).
This book had no such negativity - at least, not by the MCs themselves, who had much healthier and more accepting mindsets about their involvement. Even if they found parts of it unsavory, they didn't look down on themselves in the same way - which made for a much better read, as I was able to focus more on the story, the characters, and the plot.
And what a plot! Emmy is a prostitute whose favorite client is her best friend, Raymond. But Raymond is a client in name only - because while he loves Emmy, he's in love with his male assistant, Hank - who turns out, loves him back. And there's the story: how these three find a way to create a triad that works for all of them, keeps Raymond's political career intact, and pulls Emmy out of the brothel and into respectability. (Character's words, not mine, though accurate for the time period.)
I loved watching how Emmy and Raymond's friendship grows and deepens with Hank's influence. I also loved how Emmy navigated the tricky waters of trying to find her footing in the world outside the brothel, and found her relationship with Hank growing into something special, too. There's even a bit of foreshadowing of future books - and a mystery brewing with the "evil" mayor who has it out for the brothel and its workers.
I'd be remiss not to mention to sex scenes - which are both steamy and creative, with all the M/F and M/M and M/M/F you could want. I would love to see where these three are in another twenty years - and how they manage what I'm sure is going to be an ever-changing relationship.
All in all - a fantastic read, and I'm still greatly looking forward to the continuation of the series.
This book had no such negativity - at least, not by the MCs themselves, who had much healthier and more accepting mindsets about their involvement. Even if they found parts of it unsavory, they didn't look down on themselves in the same way - which made for a much better read, as I was able to focus more on the story, the characters, and the plot.
And what a plot! Emmy is a prostitute whose favorite client is her best friend, Raymond. But Raymond is a client in name only - because while he loves Emmy, he's in love with his male assistant, Hank - who turns out, loves him back. And there's the story: how these three find a way to create a triad that works for all of them, keeps Raymond's political career intact, and pulls Emmy out of the brothel and into respectability. (Character's words, not mine, though accurate for the time period.)
I loved watching how Emmy and Raymond's friendship grows and deepens with Hank's influence. I also loved how Emmy navigated the tricky waters of trying to find her footing in the world outside the brothel, and found her relationship with Hank growing into something special, too. There's even a bit of foreshadowing of future books - and a mystery brewing with the "evil" mayor who has it out for the brothel and its workers.
I'd be remiss not to mention to sex scenes - which are both steamy and creative, with all the M/F and M/M and M/M/F you could want. I would love to see where these three are in another twenty years - and how they manage what I'm sure is going to be an ever-changing relationship.
All in all - a fantastic read, and I'm still greatly looking forward to the continuation of the series.
August 29, 2020
So I knew it was an historical from the cover, I didn't remember it was set in the late 1800s in Texas, so that was a surprise.
I enjoyed how Hank manipulated situations in order to test Emmy's loyalty to Raymond. Especially when he explained his action to Raymond after Emmy outed his deeds.
There's is strictly a m-m-f role, there is no actual sharing of Emmy as Raymond is 100% gay, but Hank is bi and willing to be the glue that binds their triad together. Raymond loves Emmy, but his body is just not wired so that he can pleasure her. It works for them, and I wanted just a little more story, but maybe that's to come in book 3. Not sure I'll read that though. I'm not really into the whole redemption story arc of former 'women of the night'.
I enjoyed how Hank manipulated situations in order to test Emmy's loyalty to Raymond. Especially when he explained his action to Raymond after Emmy outed his deeds.
There's is strictly a m-m-f role, there is no actual sharing of Emmy as Raymond is 100% gay, but Hank is bi and willing to be the glue that binds their triad together. Raymond loves Emmy, but his body is just not wired so that he can pleasure her. It works for them, and I wanted just a little more story, but maybe that's to come in book 3. Not sure I'll read that though. I'm not really into the whole redemption story arc of former 'women of the night'.
June 21, 2020
Book two in The Jeweled Ladies series. Can be read and enjoyed as stand-alone. Full length told in multiple POV with HEA. Each book about a different lady from the Jeweled Ladies brothel with secondary characters the same throughout the series. Emerald loves her Tuesday nights with the town Mayor Raymond. Raymond is in love with Hank. Hank wants what is best for Raymond and proposes a solution for the three of them. Well told steamy MMF. I would have loved an epilogue further along in their future.
May 6, 2020
Love to last a lifetime.
What a beautiful story this was. Emmy and her love and his love make the perfect threesome. There is quite a lot of excitement as well as the love the three share. And we hear about Millie (the story before). The story is really well written, gives the characters a fullness that makes them real, and romantic details that are somehow loving. My only regret is that it ended where it did. There is so much more.
What a beautiful story this was. Emmy and her love and his love make the perfect threesome. There is quite a lot of excitement as well as the love the three share. And we hear about Millie (the story before). The story is really well written, gives the characters a fullness that makes them real, and romantic details that are somehow loving. My only regret is that it ended where it did. There is so much more.
May 10, 2023
saucy fun
Emerald, resident of the House of Jeweled Ladies, has a standing appointment on Tuesday nights with Mayor Raymond Dupree, but they never do more than undress, cuddle, and talk. Raymond’s desires go in another direction, however, toward his aide, Hank O’Shea, and those are reciprocated. What to do? It’s Hank who comes up with a solution that will keep everyone happy and safe. Still, there will be hurdles before they can put their plan in place. Caution: this is a work of erotic fiction. Do not open unless inclined in that direction.
Emerald, resident of the House of Jeweled Ladies, has a standing appointment on Tuesday nights with Mayor Raymond Dupree, but they never do more than undress, cuddle, and talk. Raymond’s desires go in another direction, however, toward his aide, Hank O’Shea, and those are reciprocated. What to do? It’s Hank who comes up with a solution that will keep everyone happy and safe. Still, there will be hurdles before they can put their plan in place. Caution: this is a work of erotic fiction. Do not open unless inclined in that direction.
October 24, 2017
This is probably going to be my favorite in this series. I loved how the Mayor wanted Emmy no matter what she was. The pull between the three of them was intense. And this book got quite steamy when Hank came in the picture. A very nice story with some twists and turns that make it a fantastic read.
January 8, 2024
A story of a working girl and her important client who happens to be a the mayor of the town and he has a decidedly naughty secret .
This is a well written MMF story of a time when homosexuality was not accepted and sexually explicit in its content .
They come up with a solution where they can all be together but it’s not an easy ride you need to read it to see how they get on .
This is a well written MMF story of a time when homosexuality was not accepted and sexually explicit in its content .
They come up with a solution where they can all be together but it’s not an easy ride you need to read it to see how they get on .
May 1, 2021
Their Emerald is a vast improvement in comparison to Book #1, His Topaz. Thankfully! Now off to begin Her Ebony.
By the way, whatever happened to Their Amethyst? I'm unable to find it on Amazon, and no mention is made of this book on Maggie Chase's website.
By the way, whatever happened to Their Amethyst? I'm unable to find it on Amazon, and no mention is made of this book on Maggie Chase's website.
May 12, 2018
I started with book #2 but... I am definitely going back to read the rest. Loved her characters.
May 19, 2020
I liked the story. It wasn't what i expected, and I think the resolution was to quick but overall, I thought it was a nice story.
May 14, 2017
I'm finding it very difficult to figure out how to rate this one. In some ways, I think I liked the world that was created, the town of Brimstone, more than the romance itself. I'm not actually even sure that the romance in this novel was a romance, considering that it was one between a gay man and a woman that was put in the fore.
It was very clear to me that the main character, Raymond Dupree, loved Emmy. However, the first chapter started with him having kissed long time crush Hank O'Shea. This seemed a bit of an odd choice to me, given that it was off screen but also that we didn't get to read the build up between characters.
Soon enough, however, all three of them were given equal amounts of screen time and the affection, if not love, between characters was clear. I liked the fact that each of them got chapters in a rotating cycles. Maybe it's just me, but I enjoyed seeing this open relationship more for knowing how all three of them were feeling.
Obviously, it being a historical romance, the way in which these characters entered into an open relationship was more than a bit constricted. Raymond needs to have children, as the Mayor of the town, but he's gay. Hank, however, is bisexual as well as being Raymond's second in command. They made a plan where, if Raymond married Emmy--the only woman who was not actively distasteful to him--then Hank could keep her satisfied and also get her pregnant.
By the end of the novel, I had a lot of affection for all three of them, despite the holes I found in the plot and, as I said, I really loved the fictional town of Brimstone set shortly after slavery had become illegal.
It was very clear to me that the main character, Raymond Dupree, loved Emmy. However, the first chapter started with him having kissed long time crush Hank O'Shea. This seemed a bit of an odd choice to me, given that it was off screen but also that we didn't get to read the build up between characters.
Soon enough, however, all three of them were given equal amounts of screen time and the affection, if not love, between characters was clear. I liked the fact that each of them got chapters in a rotating cycles. Maybe it's just me, but I enjoyed seeing this open relationship more for knowing how all three of them were feeling.
Obviously, it being a historical romance, the way in which these characters entered into an open relationship was more than a bit constricted. Raymond needs to have children, as the Mayor of the town, but he's gay. Hank, however, is bisexual as well as being Raymond's second in command. They made a plan where, if Raymond married Emmy--the only woman who was not actively distasteful to him--then Hank could keep her satisfied and also get her pregnant.
By the end of the novel, I had a lot of affection for all three of them, despite the holes I found in the plot and, as I said, I really loved the fictional town of Brimstone set shortly after slavery had become illegal.
February 6, 2017
This book continues the Jeweled Ladies series that follows the ladies of the evening in the best brothel in the old west. Emmy is the jewel known as Emerald Green. She's being groomed to one day take over the Jeweled Ladies brothel from the current owner Mistress. As such, she's one of the most skilled and sought after whores in the west. She's able to pretty much set her own schedule, so she doesn't mind keeping a weekly appointment with Brimstone's mayor, even though all they do is cuddle.
The appointment is more for Mayor Raymond Dupree's reputation than Emmy's. He's fallen in love with his assistant Hank O'Shea, a rough and tumble Irishman who can get the job done as the mayor's enforcer and wouldn't mind getting to know the mayor in a more intimate way. If anyone found out about their relationship, at best they would be run out of town, and at worst the fearsome judge in town would string them up.
What they need is a cover. If Emmy would agree to marry Raymond, they could keep the relationship hidden from the town. But Emmy doesn't just want a fake marriage, and who's going to believe that the mayor would marry a whore? The plan they hatch is daring and dangerous, with a little humor and a lot of sizzling romance included.
I'd recommend this for anyone who likes a spicy romance featuring a threesome who are getting to know each other and trying to make a relationship work amidst the background of old west morality.
The appointment is more for Mayor Raymond Dupree's reputation than Emmy's. He's fallen in love with his assistant Hank O'Shea, a rough and tumble Irishman who can get the job done as the mayor's enforcer and wouldn't mind getting to know the mayor in a more intimate way. If anyone found out about their relationship, at best they would be run out of town, and at worst the fearsome judge in town would string them up.
What they need is a cover. If Emmy would agree to marry Raymond, they could keep the relationship hidden from the town. But Emmy doesn't just want a fake marriage, and who's going to believe that the mayor would marry a whore? The plan they hatch is daring and dangerous, with a little humor and a lot of sizzling romance included.
I'd recommend this for anyone who likes a spicy romance featuring a threesome who are getting to know each other and trying to make a relationship work amidst the background of old west morality.
April 19, 2017
Their Emerald is my first book by Maggie Chase, so I didn't know what to expect. This is a menage book, so it may not be everyone's choice of reading material. There is menage sex in this story, also m/m sexy bits. That being said, the story is outstanding. Their Emerald is well-written. The characters are amazing. The story line has plenty of drama and balances out the sex scenes. I enjoyed this book and would happily read more from Maggie Chase in the future. Their Emerald is book 2 of The Jeweled Ladies Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
February 6, 2017
2 1/2 Stars
March 28, 2017
This romance was truly a great read! Loved the history of the time being expressed in this historical romance. Definitely will read this author again.
April 1, 2017
An wild West
A very different type of love story in the Old West. Bittersweet but nice. A very enjoyable read. Three lives that intersect and fall in love. I will be reading more from this author.
A very different type of love story in the Old West. Bittersweet but nice. A very enjoyable read. Three lives that intersect and fall in love. I will be reading more from this author.
April 2, 2017
Well written!
Well written and not a lot of drama to get to the end. I will be reading other books written by Maggie
Well written and not a lot of drama to get to the end. I will be reading other books written by Maggie
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