LK Derhake
Author
I have been writing stories since I was forced to in the 3rd grade for a Young Authors Conference (and I loved it). I live in the Kansas City area with my spouse, two furry kids, and a bearded dragon named Tad Cooper. I dabble widely in many traditional historical hobbies including archery, horseback riding, sewing my own garb, and boxing
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New Titles
The Keepers: A Novella
Everett Thomas wants nothing more than to escape the cold and isolation of his lighthouse post, but in 1867 lighthouse keepers are appointed by the President of the United States. After months of waiting, the replacement who arrives is young, ill, inexperienced, and a foreigner, and Everett’s hopes of escaping begin to evaporate. Worse, the young man’s presence brings a surge of memories, some good and some bad, that ignite feelings he thought could never be revived.
Ollie Griggs is fresh off the boat from Scotland and isn’t expecting his mentor to be a sullen, withdrawn, foul-mouthed grouch. Hoping only to make an ally of the man, he begins to feel attraction toward him. Ollie finds himself faced with a lifetime of loneliness and darkness unless he can convince Everett to stay.
Upcoming Series
The Tregonwell Brothers Trilogy: Book 1
Regency Romance
Edgar wasn't born into the role of Baron but is doing his best to fill his Uncle's shoes. When an unexpected invitation to an infamous annual masquerade ends with a handsome stranger helping then seducing him, Edgar believes he is the target of a prank, or worse, blackmail. Hoping to escape the threat, he attends a country house party with his friend, only to find out his host is Jerome Lester, very man who could destroy him.
Battling equal parts distrust and attraction, Edgar must survive two weeks in the home of the man who could be the key to fulfilling his fantasies, or the lynchpin to bring his whole life crashing down.
Micah’s crush isn’t just hot, he’s a hot mess!
Micah’s bad taste in guys has left him as a single, minimum-wage barista, couch surfing in a Midwest town where the biggest draw is the Boone City Historical Society. Micah befriends Kian, a sword-swinging reenactor whose only flaw is his apparent heterosexuality, who is only too happy to show him the ropes of the society and its quirky members. When Micah is in dire need of a new place to crash, Kian invites him into his dysfunctional home and reveals his real struggle.
Now Micah has to control his feelings while living with his unattainable crush in a dangerously over-full house, or risk losing his new friends and home.
The Boone City Historical Society: Book 1
Modern Romance with a Historical Twist