Mitch is on a last-ditch drive to save his career with the Scottish Institute of Archaeology. His ex-lover Lewis has stolen his research into the legendary Pictish saints, mystical pre-Celtic statues hidden somewhere on mist-wreathed Dove Island. Now Mitch is tearing out to the coast in the hope of reaching the saints before his treacherous ex can stake a claim.At Mitch's side is his devoted assistant, Owen. Owen adores Mitch, but he's the quiet, loyal type. Despite himself, Mitch is still dazzled by memories of flamboyant Lewis. He's in danger of destroying his newfound happiness with Owen – and, as the race for the saints intensifies, he's losing perspective. Will Mitch learn how to appreciate the love of a good man before he plunges himself and Owen too far into the deadly mysteries of Dove Island?

John "Oz" Osman is sure he's got everything under control. His dad has ditched out on him in favour of a brand-new family abroad, and his teenage sister is bouncing off the walls with rage, but Oz is determined to cope: he's dropped out of university and taken a boring, responsible job. He's got it all covered. Doing everything his dad should've done.He's even let go of the love of his life. No room for Kip in Oz's new grown-up world. Kip is charm and trouble in equal measure, with a good dash of substance abuse thrown in. He's also ruining a brilliant career in biology by his obsession with cryptids – monsters, as Oz sees them – the yetis, lake beasts and giant squids no sane man would waste his time chasing around the world. Yes, Oz is better off without him.But Oz has a grandmother who remembers how happy Oz used to be with Kip at his side. With his best interests at heart – and a few schemes of her own – Gran sets the pair up for a...

This is the FoxTales version of the work previously released through Samhain Publishing. Other than the cover material, the book is the same.Nichol Seacliff is facing his darkest hour. He's sole remaining heir to a failing sheep farm on the Isle of Arran, and about as lonely as any young man could be. His only companions are his grumpy grandfather Harry, and three sheepdogs who won't answer to his whistle.He's thinking about throwing the whole business in when, one bitter, stormy night, a stranger breaks into his barn. Nichol, at the end of his rope, is inclined to deal with new trouble with a shotgun, but soon realises this intruder means no harm. He's a lost lad by the name of Cameron, on the run from a dodgy and dangerous Glasgow past.As the island winter melts into glorious summer, Cameron finds a place not only on the farm but in Nichol's heart. Even Harry can't hold out against his charm. But Cam can't escape his shadows, and the dreadful secret he's concealing has the power...

Can love repair a shattered life in time to save the world?Daniel Logan is on a lonely quest to find out what drove his lover, a wealthy, respected archaeologist, to take his own life. The answer—the elusive "key" for which Jason was desperately searching—lies somewhere on a dangerous and deadly section of Salisbury Plain.The only way to gain access, though, is to allow an army explosives expert to help him navigate the bomb-riddled military zone. A man he met once more than three years ago, who is even more serious and enigmatic than before.Lieutenant Rayne has better things to do than risk his life protecting a scientist on an apparent suicide mission. Like get back to Iraq and prove he will never again miss another roadside bomb. Yet as he helps Dan uncover the truth, an attraction neither man is in the mood for springs up against their will. And stirs up the nervous attention of powerfully placed people—military and academic alike.First...

Their love is the catalyst that could save the planet...or cost their lives.As an environmental activist for Peace Warrior, Kier Mallory never hesitated to throw himself into dangerous situations. Until his hotheadedness costs the lives of two fellow crewmembers on an anti-whaling mission.He finds no refuge in his hometown on Scotland's north coast, where everyone knows what this son of a broken fisherman has done. Effectively homeless, Mal returns to one of his favorite places—Spindrift, a rustic colony of artist and crafter huts.Spindrift is dilapidated and empty, save for a lone resident. Vivian Calder, a brilliant but emotionally detached scientist who appears to have done the impossible—mastered cold fusion. A clean, free, limitless source of power.Despite Viv's aversion to contact, a fragile bond forms between them, seemingly one atom at a time. Until Mal, determined to redeem himself by revealing Viv's accomplishment...

This is Book Two in the Arthur Trilogy. Book One is When First I Met My King, also available on Smashwords. Projected release date for Book Three is March 2018.Lance has finally gained his freedom to join his beloved king. It's the depth of a northern winter, but his heart and his blood are warm with joy as he sets off to the fort of Din Guardi on the coast, where Arthur is locked in negotiation with the ancient powers of the realm – warlords who could help him defend the whole country against the Saxon invaders, if only he can unite them.But Lance knows such unity may not be possible – or even for the ultimate good of the kingdom. And although his delight at being with Art is boundless, there are other, darker forces at work in the wild dune lands. A deep and delicate balance has been disturbed, and the fort is under siege by a creature out of legend, a monster that ravages villages and leaves a trail of bodies and burned fields in its wake.The...

On the eve of his fiftieth birthday, George's world is pretty much a wreck. His husband of twenty years is divorcing him for a woman, a baby and a second try at life. He's lost his job and his home, and he's living in his brother Andrew's spare room.But if George has given up on himself, Drew is more optimistic. He's hit on a daring idea for George's fiftieth, a present he won't soon forget.When a handsome sex-worker called Silver knocks on the hotel-room door, George tries to send him away. But Sil is persuasive and kind, and George's inhibitions melt away to a night of unimagined pleasures. Stranger still, when daylight comes, George's one-night-stand man-for-hire shows every sign of wanting to stay.But these two men are from different worlds, and George is sure it's too late for second chances. Silver's a mystery to him, dashing and dangerous, walking the wild side of life. A trap is closing around the silver-fox escort: will George learn to trust himself...

This is the third book in the Arthur Quartet. Book Four is scheduled for publication in 2019.Driven apart by merciless currents of fate, Arthur and Lance soon find out how much colder the world is to each of them without the other's love. And Arthur has a fight for the kingdom on his hands, not to mention his struggle to make sense of his marriage to Queen Guenyvre.For Lance, the loss of his king is too much. On the journey to Camelet, his inner demons overtake him – demons that flourish in the lonely moorland nights, and drive him into the trackless wastes of the Forest Wild.But the Forest is a place of healing as well as madness and grief. After a battle that costs him his dearest blood, Arthur too takes refuge there.Can the ancient magic of the Greenwood restore Lance and Arthur to their rightful companionship? With Lance at his side, will Arthur begin to understand his destiny as Britannia's once and future king?

Marty Bell knows what it's like to be bullied. He was the shy, overweight kid at school, and those memories have helped turn him into an excellent teacher – though he's never spread his wings beyond the remote northern village where he grew up.The last thing he needs in his life is the reappearance of Devlin Surtees, leader of the gang who made his schooldays so tough. Dev is the glamorous village hero now, flying acrobatics planes and fighter jets for the RAF. He's just as spellbinding, handsome and infuriating as Marty recalls.But the years have transformed both of them, and their old enmity blazes up into a powerful attraction. The sex is great, and Marty's beginning to wonder if the schoolteacher and the stunt pilot might have some kind of future – until a terrible secret of Devlin's comes to light, and threatens to drag both of them down into a vortex of the past.

(Book 5 in the Tyack & Frayne Mystery series) The wedding is just the beginning… Gideon and Lee have spent a year in chaotic married bliss, with all the trimmings – a dog, tricky in-laws, and a baby girl they both adore. But even the best of lives can be fragile, and a shocking family loss hits their new world like a demolition ball.

His deadliest enemy will become his heart's desire. Caius doesn't feel like much of a Christian. He loves his life of learning as a monk in the far-flung stronghold of Fara, but the hot warrior blood of his chieftain father flows in his veins. Heat soothed only in the arms of his sweet-natured friend and lover, Leof. When Leof is killed during a Viking raid, Cai's grieving heart thirsts for vengeance - and he has his chance with Fenrir, a wounded young Viking warrior left for dead. But instead of reaching for a weapon, Cai finds himself defying his abbot's orders and using his healing skills to save Fen's life. At first, Fen repays Cai's kindness by attacking every Christian within reach. But as time passes, Cai's persistent goodness touches his heart. And Cai, who had thought he would never love again, feels the stirring of a profound new attraction. Yet old loyalties call Fen back to his tribe and a relentless quest to find the ancient secret of Fara - a powerful talisman that could render the Vikings indestructible, and tear the two lovers' bonds beyond healing. Warning: Contains battles, bloodshed, explicit M/M sex, and the proper Latin term for what lies beneath those cassocks.