Brown-Eyed Earl (Earls Trip) by Jenny HolidaySimon Courteney isnt like the other Earls. He was never supposed to be the heir or the spare. Yet when his older brothers tragically died in an accident, he suddenly found himself a peer of the realm. Strait laced and scholarly, Simon is resigned to a quiet life of work and service. The two bright spots in his calendar are the annual Earls Trip with his best friends Effie and Archie, and his visits to Archies motherwhere he trades books with her

and the moment we gave in

namely in the form of a domineering blood mage she can't―or doesn't want―to say no to

who is convinced she has enough holiday cheer for the two of them

A man he hates dropped into his life along with an astronomically expensive problem originating from Derek’s own apartment’s plumbing

She might just be the key to stopping it

she can be sent to the Elysian Fields to be with her mother and sister

their pact to remain professional quickly becomes a complicated dance

innocent woman who shows him that light can exist even in the dark

he finds Violet working as a jockey on the family ranch

He's falling for her

After years of drama following the end of his motorcycle club

but this is ornithology