M Katherine Clark

Boyd Falstaff never needed anyone. Orphaned at a young age, he learned early on there were bad men in the world and those bad men need to face justice. Living through hell, he came out stronger and turned his anger and pain into something more. Something vengeful. Self-taught hacker, thief, and grifter, he lures the men who hurt him and other children one at a time until they are behind bars where they belonged. But what happens when they're no longer in prison? Vidar J rgensen was never comfortable in his sexuality. He was never able to admit he was gay. Raised by a homophobic father and an apathetic mother, coming out was terrifying, even at thirty-six. But one look at Boyd Falstaff and he is hooked. The man was beautiful, confident, sexy, and... completely indifferent to Vidar. Thrown together for a new mission with their team; The Charing Cross Boys, Vidar and Boyd find there's more to each other than meets the eye and when someone from Boyd's past reappears, Vidar will stop at nothing to keep his man safe and in his arms forever. Working their newest case, one that claimed the lives of two other agents, The Charing Cross Boys Team juggle their personal lives with the uncertainty of their professional future. There's a traitor in their midst and the CCBoys will stop at nothing to bring them to justice. This is not intended to be a standalone and reads best after Set Fire to the Rain book one and Sweet Caroline book two in the Charing Cross Boys series. This story contains difficult subjects and is intended for mature audiences. See full list of Trigger Warnings inside the book. This is a workplace romance, hurt/comfort, HFN, MM romance with a spy twist. Trigger Warnings: Child abuse in all forms, homophobia and homophobic rhetoric.

Gabriel "Reaper" Collins lives his life always looking for that next big thing. He was the star rugby player in University and moved up quickly through the ranks of police until he was offered his dream job in Police Special Operations. That was nearly 5 years ago and now he's looking for something new and exciting. Approached by his former boss, Gabe and his partner are recruited into MI6's newest off the books team. Parliament's answer to diversity and inclusion; a team made up solely of LGBT+ members, The Charing Cross Boys. There's only one problem, Gabe is straight, married, and a father of two boys. He has never even looked at another man in that way, but recently he's beginning to wonder why he has issues keeping his eyes off his best friend and partner. Nigel "Diamond" Sweet has loved Gabe since he saved Nigel from racist and homophobic bullies when he was sixteen. Knowing there could never be anything between them since Gabe was straight, Nigel resigns himself to the fact they will be nothing more than friends. When he is recruited with Gabe into MI6's newest team, he loves the job, loves his team, and still loves... his straight partner. With a knock at the door one evening, Nigel's life changes and with it, his visions of the future. Gabe's wife cheated on him, and he and the boys need a place to stay. But will the forced proximity, the domestication, and the family aspect of their suddenly merged lives bring with it a realization that even though Gabe is straight, he just might have deeper feelings for his best friend. Working their newest case, one that claimed the lives of two other agents, The Charing Cross Boys Team juggle their personal lives with the uncertainty of their professional future. There's a traitor in their midst and the CCBoys will stop at nothing to bring them to justice. This is not intended to be a standalone and reads best after Set Fire to the Rain book one in the Charing Cross Boys series. This is a friend to lovers, gay-for-you, HFN, MM romance with a spy twist. Trigger Warning: Cheating by secondary character affecting one of the main characters, intense on page bullying, homophobia and homophobic rhetoric. For full list of triggers see the Trigger Warnings inside the book.

My future is your past. It has already been written. It's Christmas at MacCulloch Castle Now engaged, Nikki Thompson and Ross Sutherland usher in their friends and family for two weeks of holiday fun. But when someone from their past appears unexpectedly, their Silent Night might end in tears... of joy? And the magic of the Winter Solstice just might bring a surprise or two.

For the past five years, Ois n O'Quinn has been living the dream. Ditching his former university buddies and his company; the Rough and Buff Moving Company, Ois n was discovered by a modeling agent and has since become a world renown fashion model and heartthrob. On his newest shoot in Panama City Beach, Florida, Ois n is surrounded by the three things he loves most: sun, sand, and women. He could have anyone he wants. So why does the one person who doesn't want him, intrigue him the most? Naomi Moon is recently divorced and working alongside her father at Moon Construction. Her first time meeting Ois n O'Quinn winds up with her slapping his face. She hates him. He's arrogant. He's egotistical. So why is it that she's drawn to him? When a lie threatens his entire world, Ois n O'Quinn turns to the people he knows he can count on, his bodyguard Byron, and his family the O'Quinns. Traveling back to Ireland, Ois n enjoys the warm embrace of his family but one thing is missing, the woman who stole his heart back in Florida. But how could she want him now when everyone alive thinks the worst of him?

Now king, Finn struggles to adjust to his new position and though he gained a brother, the loss of the other two weighs heavily on the clan. An antiquated tradition is his father's last act as king and though both parties are not willing, it is the only way to keep the peace. Sybine and Cahal must come to terms with their past and move forward for the good of her children and the clan's reputation. But when an intruder kidnaps one of their own, the MacKays must put all other thoughts and desires aside and save her.Traveling to their uncle's dragon clan in Ireland, Finn and Cahal navigate the murky waters and fine line between family and diplomacy. And when a shocking discovery threatens all they know and love, Finn and Cahal must join forces to keep everyone safe.

Remember remember the fifth of November. Gunpowder, treason, and plot...1901 The queen is dead. Edmond Holmes, second born son of Sherlock Holmes has been enlisted by his Uncle Mycroft to protect the English king and prince at all costs. After a four-month tour with his majesty, Edward VII, Edmond is commissioned with yet another task. Someone is leaving anonymous notes hinting at a well-known nursery rhyme, and the prince and heir to the throne must be protected. With The Season approaching and the requirements bestowed on the prince, Edmond is commissioned to be the prince's shadow without revealing to the public why he is there in the first place. The plan is to exchange Edmond's favored unfashionable wardrobe with the height of fashionable attire, and turn the quiet, observant, and understated man into the peacock of High Society in order to be with the prince at the necessary times. With a threat on their lives, and mysterious notes hinting at a Guy Fawkes-like plot, Edmond has his work cut out for him and cannot afford to have his head turned by the beautiful but mysterious Lady Arabella, Duchess of Berkley, personal companion to the princess. Calling on his family for assistance when more than one body is discovered, the Holmeses navigate through the muck and mire of the new century and the turbulent times between the death of the queen and the coronation of the new king. Long live the king.You first meet Edmond Holmes in Book One: Soundless Silence

After losing his wife and unborn daughter in a horrific automobile accident, Lachlan O'Quinn swears off feeling anything romantic for anyone. Taking over his father's veterinarian practice in County Kerry after his retirement ten years later, Lachlan adjusts to his new life as a widowed country doctor at only thirty-eight. Dodging the old biddies who try to set him up with one or the other of their daughters, granddaughters or nieces, Lachlan successfully stays away from dating, love, and feeling anything below the belt. Until one night, when a particularly brutal storm rolls in from the sea, and with it, a exceptionally beautiful woman banging on his door well after midnight, begging for help. Corrine McDonnagh is running from her father's debts. He gambled *her* in a poker game with the heir to the London Mafia and when he lost, Corrine knows it's only a matter of time before they come for her. Running is the only thing she can think of, even if it means sacrificing her father's health and well-being. What she doesn't expect, is Hurricane Tyrone making landfall just as she makes it to a small town on the Irish coast. Her trusty companion; her Irish wolfhound, Oscar by her side, she attempts to navigate though one of the worst storms in Ireland's history. When a tree splits in half and the trunk pins Oscar down, unable to move, she tries to free her beloved dog and get him to safety but the wind and the weight of the wood is too much. Rushing to the lone cottage with a single lamp lit in the window, a sign to travelers the occupant was in the medical field, she hurries to the door banging on the solid frame, begging for help. She never expects the most handsome man she's ever seen to answer her cries. His toffee colored eyes, beautifully haunted and yet gentle, threatens to swallow her up, if Hurricane Tyrone doesn't beat him to it. Letting the strangely attractive woman and her dog stay overnight is one thing but when travel is impossible for the next few days, Lachlan needs to figure out who she is so afraid of and how to protect her, all while guarding his own shattered heart from her soft smiles, sweet caresses, heated kisses, and the song of heart's desire.*Possible trigger warning. Loss of wife and child, electrocution, and POW situations with PTSD*

*Not intended to be a standalone. To be read after Love Among the Shamrocks Collection*Emmet O'Quinn's life will never be the same. After he was shot and his wife left him, he chooses to leave Ireland for the land across the sea; America. Adjusting to his new life and raising his three year old son is harder than he thought it would be.

After his rival stole the woman of his dreams, Trevor O'Quinn decides to focus his efforts on his studies. Final year Vocal Performance at Trinity College in Dublin is stressful enough, but when a chance meeting flares the feelings never quite quenched, Trevor realizes Cassie Doyle is still the woman he loves. But her dream has turned into a nightmare. Cassandra Doyle always cared for Trevor, ever since they connected over having American mothers. So when a masked stranger sweeps her off her feet at the Christmas Masquerade, she hopes it's him. But when Robbie McConaghy claims to be the man she fell in love with, she resigns herself to the fact Trevor would never be more than a friend. When Trevor, Cassie, and Robbie are cast in the musical drama department's production of the Phantom of the Opera as the three leads, Cassie comes face to face with a difficult choice, one that will affect all their futures. Trevor loves singing and to be cast in the title role of the production is the pinnacle of his college career. However, with Cassie's choice looming before them, Trevor knows they are approaching the point of no return and in Dublin fair city, their lives will change forever. **Though this can be read as a standalone, for the best reading experience, please consider reading Across the Irish Sea first

Keera O'Quinn and Paddy O'Shea promised to never tell her family they were a couple, mostly because she worried about her cousin Emmet's reaction. Paddy was his friend but he was also known as a player, at least, in the past. Dating since Keera's final year at school until she went to America for the last two years of her college, they only just rekindled the fire when they have an argument resulting in their break up. Keera finds another but is never as happy as she was with Paddy and Paddy buries himself in work. When Emmet it in hospital, Paddy and Keera are faced with their unfinished business, though Keera's pregnancy scare with an ex-boyfriend could get in the way. A change of scenery is what they both need so when their favorite author is in Limerick, Paddy takes her to meet him, though Paddy has another reason to introduce her to T.S. Jameson. Strolling through town, hand in hand, Paddy and Keera share their secret desires, and tell each other something they've never told another living soul, all on the river Shannon.

Every 20 years, a human lass is chosen to join in marriage with the MacKay clan and fulfill the treaty set down many generations ago. But when Clan Healer Brigid Lewis is tricked into leaving her home, only to be tied to the stake in the bailey of the keep, she expects nothing but death and certainly not a gigantic green dragon to descend from the sky defending her. Aodhfionn MacKay is the eldest of four brothers and son to the Dragon King. He volunteers to take a human lass as his mate and fulfill the treaty with the humans, but when he sees Brigid is not a willing lass and therefore the treaty is broken, he battles with his dragon's desire for his mate and his human side, knowing the right thing to do, is give her back. With his brothers eager to challenge him and take his place as heir, Finn and Brigid agree to a fake marriage until he can avenge her against her clan for forcing her into marriage and keep the treaty alive in the eyes of the dragons. But what they do not expect, is the growing affection between them. The thought of giving her up, however right it would be, could kill him.

Always and Forever...After Caylean made the hardest decision of his life and left his pack and mate, he travels to the coast. But before the grief overtakes him, he allows his hybrid-wolf self to take over, not realizing the cost. Weylyn, Aedan, and Tristan join Dagda in his search for Caylean but soon they face a foe none of the wolves have ever seen before; Fae, the mystical creatures of Scotland and Ireland. Friends both old and new join in their quest, but little do they realize, one of the greatest threats never left the Wolf Village. As one of their own labors with the darkness, they may lose the heartbeat holding them all together; Weylyn. Fighting a new and powerful foe, the wolves turn to a mysterious wanderer who may have the answers they need to save them before the moon rises and all is lost.

*This is not a standalone. This is not a full length novel.*The Purpose of this companion guide is for a quick reference to remember who is who and where they fit in to the Saga. It also is to help with Pronunciation of the Celtic/Gaelic names.

Emmet O'Quinn, second born son of the O'Quinn sons is known far and wide as a playboy. After some shocking news, he knows he needs to put that behavior behind him if he has any chance at a bright, though scary, future. Happy with how he has been able to abstain, he starts to become more and more comfortable with his new identity. That is, until someone from his past shows up out of the blue and long buried feelings begin to surface. Mara McGrath is running from someone in her past and time is running out. She left London for her home in Ireland only to realize the threat is still near. Pursuing her singing career, she accepts a position in the south of Ireland but a chance meeting with Emmet O'Quinn, her sister's ex-fianc , stirs feelings she believes she has no right to have. Ever since she was a little girl, Emmet was the unattainable idea of a man. When he and her sister broke up, her ideal persona of what a man was supposed to be was shattered, that is until she was faced with true evil. Can she give in to the feelings surrounding her and put his life in danger? Can she trust her new-found freedom and life to a man who hurt her big sister? One thing is certain, she never expected her life to begin anew when she went across the Irish Sea.

The Alpha Couple is a thing of myth and legend...Alasdair MacConchor is journeying back to his Highland home after years fighting Shapeshifting Druids in Erin. Hating the demons who killed his father, Alasdair and his brothers move quickly through Druid lands, but an unexpected runaway makes them reconsider their dislike of Druids. Deena ran from her father's grove after he demanded she marry a man who always scared her. Lucien, the Dark Druid of the grove, helped her escape before anyone realized they did not marry in truth. Racing through the wind, rain and thistle patches of Scotland, she meets three Highlanders and their pet wolf. With her father close behind them, Deena and Alasdair must decide, do they defy the gods will or will they forever be star crossed?

In this third and final installment of the Greene and Shields files, Jon and Courtney find themselves embroiled in espionage, mafia, and revenge. Rob had a final piece to play last month and the Black Queen has finally come forward. Negotiating a deal with three mafia heads, the Black Queen's revenge is nearly complete but one thing stands in her way... Jonathan Greene. His death would be the unifier needed to finalize the agreement. Meanwhile Jon and Courtney follow the leads to Minneapolis where a familiar face warns them to let sleeping dogs lie. Ignoring the advice, they work together to discover who is behind the death of a prominent judge. Working against the government's secret organizations, friends, and the clock, Greene and Shields attempt to unravel the web and solve this case once and for all. However, Jon's old sins come back to haunt him. And some things that should have remained hidden are brought to light.

Nikki Thompson, bestselling mystery writer, is suffering from the worst writer's block of her life after her boyfriend of five years tells her he never loved her. Heartbroken, she accepts an invitation to the 10th Annual League of Extraordinary Writers Authors' Retreat just north of Edinburgh, Scotland. The accommodations are something out of a fairy tale and the ghost is complimentary.Fearsome MacPherson, a Scottish Laird from the eighteenth century, roams the halls of Castle MacCulloch looking for the Highland Pride, something stolen from his family centuries before. Juggling her desire for a fresh start and her growing need to help the Scottish ghost, who seems to appear only to her, Nikki enlists the help of Ross Sutherland, a mysterious Scot who has secrets of his own. Follow Nikki's journey as she and Ross attempt to find the Pride and lay their ghosts to rest.

IMPD Lieutenant and Vietnam Veteran, Jonathan Greene is set in his ways. His new partner and rookie, Courtney Shields will only get in his way. They quickly butt heads and struggle to find common ground. But after a surprise joint venture, staring as the two main characters in a community musical, the two form a bond that will quickly be of infinite value. Jon's past resurfaces into the present and his friends and family become the targets of serious threats. With Jon's loved ones in danger, he will do anything to protect them. Dodging danger and hostility along the way, Jon and Courtney will stop at nothing to discover who is behind this. After all, Blood is Thicker Than Water.