Can two men stop running long enough to find each other? The story of an Irish detective and a mysterious Scot. Two men meet on a stretch of highway between nowhere and Dundee, Scotland. What secret does each man hold? And what will happen if those truths are ever revealed? Both men have much to lose. And something crucial to gain, if only they can stop running.

A solitary Irish detective and a reclusive Scottish academician … hardly a match made in heaven. Blond and dark, yin and yang, perhaps even angel and devil. In fact, sometimes Thomas Fitzgerald wonders whether the mysterious Burns is not a figment of his lonely nights, a creature evolved from an idealized portrait of the poet Robert Burns. Real or not, the university teacher-curator teams up with him to solve a murder involving an ancient burial site and a voice from Scotland’s bloody past. Join two unusual sleuths at the ancient mound called “The Dundee Law” as two men merge their talents, and more. Much more.

Two men, opposites in every way, have somehow found each other. The attraction between blond detective Thomas Fitzgerald and the sable-haired “Professor Burns” is instant and all-consuming. Even cops and scholars take a holiday. When they bridge the physical distance between themselves and finally spend time together on Burns’ own turf, Thomas finds that his mysterious “poet” is a shadow behind another shadow. There’s something about Burns’ past that hangs on him like a shroud. Always a cop, Thomas cannot help looking past his lover’s charms, delving into the heart of him. What he finds is chilling. A tight-lipped Irish cop and an enigmatic Scot come together in a place of sorrow and hidden passion. Can a “red, red rose” from a poet named Burns solve the unknowable mystery of love itself?

This holiday season, it’s all about kilts and commitment for sultry Burns and his restrained lover Thomas Fitzgerald. Two lonely men arrange a holiday tryst at the site of monster horses and a scrap of fabric from Scotland’s history. A scholar and a police undercover detective track down a lawbreaker and find a new use for a forgotten piece of the past, while taking their passion to a new level. You may also want to follow these clues to the first three Burns-Fitzgerald romance-mystery novellas: Burns Too Deep … The Dundee Law … Red, Red Rose … all part of the Nevada Highlander universe of stories.

Is this the end, or merely the beginning? The fifth mystery in O’Quinn’s Burns! series takes place on the occasion of Hogmanay, New Year’s Eve in Scotland, on the cusp of 2015. A chance assignment in Stirling finds Thomas and Burns in a medieval castle, on a perilous hunt for a suspected bomber. Will Burns’ final secret be revealed? What will Thomas find in the famous “Hunt for the Unicorn” when he and his partner follow their own mystery to its conclusion? Don't miss the first four exciting M/M Burns Too Deep...The Dundee Law...Red, Red Rose...The Devil in Falkirk (A Kilted Christmas). Word 18,266

When Burns walks into that good night in The Unicorn’s Secret, how will Thomas cope with the rest of his bleak existence? Is there a way these two lost souls can still find each other? Turn the clock forward…from the day before today, to the present. A tough cop and a reclusive civilian discover that an old crime and a new murder are connected. Worse, the common denominator is one of them. Thomas Fitzgerald and a “new” lover are in the shadow of a criminal, one who has set his mind on brutal revenge. The first five Burns! Mysteries tiptoed to the brink of the paranormal and finally teetered over the edge. What will happen in this novella, as then and now and tomorrow start to merge? The enigma begins with Burns… ~ The set of six mysteries is as Burns Too Deep...The Dundee Law...Red, Red Rose...The Devil in Falkirk...The Unicorn's Secret...The Burns Enigma. Thank you for choosing to follow the love song of Thomas and Burns. Word 21,251