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George de Clare is broke, charming, and completely unable to decide between four men and at least two career paths. New York is not helping. The British Mirage is the fourth act of The George Files: a gay British literary expat romance set across one sweltering Manhattan May, in rowing clubs...

In the tight-knit world of London's university rowing, a different kind of race is about to begin. Teammates Aly and Finn have perfected their rhythm in the boat, but a searing, silent desire thrums just beneath the surface—a tension so thick you could cut it with an oar.

Before Merlin was a wizard, she was Myrdda—a witch, loremaster, and keeper of the dying thorn tree that protects her Cornish village. When the tree fails and the townsfolk turn on her, Myrdda is cast out and hunted by King Dungarth across post-Roman Britain. The Library of Avalon lies in ruins. The old Daughters have scattered. And the knowledge she needs to save the tree—and her people—seems lost forever. But the land itself intervenes. A scholarly hog in spectacles offers cryptic counsel.

At Silverbourne Manor, the rigid propriety of the British countryside is about to meet its match. When Finn, the reluctant steward of his family’s ancient estate, invites fellow rowers Aly and Brian for a private weekend, the air in the manor’s secret gym becomes as thick as the humid Oxfordshire heat.

Finn wants precision and calm. His boyfriend, Aly, the charming, chaotic former rower, wants him—and isn't afraid to use a little holiday labour and athletic heat to push Finn's strict boundaries. The other two couples are just as complicated, battling old secrets, simmering jealousies, and the memory of their intense past in the competitive world of rowing. The tension peaks with the arrival of Matt, a handsome Canadian visitor who brings a fresh, unpredictable energy to the house.

Meet Jake Fidellius: an unintentional hero of the absurd, adrift in a world where cappuccinos, algorithms, and the tiniest choices can reveal the deepest truths. From the quiet corners of coffee shops to the cosmic expanse of existence, Jake navigates the strange intersections of desire, creativity, and human blunder, asking whether any of us are truly free to choose.

Twelve Days. Three Couples. One magnificent manor full of secrets, desire, and chaos. This mega edition brings together three festive stories set at Silverbourne Manor in Oxfordshire, where tradition and temptation meet. Six established men, Finn, Aly, Freddy, Andy, Brian, and Archie, along with the charming but exhausted Canadian Matt, experience a holiday season full of erotic adventures, simmering jealousy, and unexpected revelations. From secret encounters in hidden rooms to tingling, champagne-soaked pleasures, love and lust have no limits here.

When Finn and Aly escape to a luxurious Cotswolds spa retreat to ring in the New Year, they're looking for relaxation—not temptation. But a chance encounter at the pool with Adam, a handsome stranger in tight Speedos, sets off a chain of events neither of them expected. As the couple navigates their boundaries while getting to know Adam and his partner Charlie, what begins as innocent flirtation becomes increasingly complicated.

At the Henley Royal Regatta, where the pulse of the race is as palpable as the tension in the air, a story of love and desire unfolds for three men who already know how to move in perfect sync. Brian, Finn, and Aly are a unit—a throuple whose bond is as strong as their competitive spirit. But when Brian’s family friend, Archie, arrives for the regatta, their carefully balanced dynamic is stirred. The comfortable rhythm of their relationship is challenged by new desires and unexpected emotions as they navigate the complexities of their connection under the prestigious gaze of Henley.

Book One of the Tharion Cycle In the mist-drenched marshes of a dying empire, the land begins to forget—and so do the people. As Rome crumbles in Britain’s farthest province, a hidden girl with starlit blood begins to dream of a Bell that tolls not in sound, but in memory. Caelwyn has lived her whole life in Elderglen, veiled from the world, raised by a seer who speaks in silence. But when the mists thicken and the rune-stones begin to hum, she’s forced from hiding—into a world where names vanish, roads shift, and even time no longer flows as it should.

Seven friends, Finn, Aly, Freddy, Andy, Brian, Archie, and newcomer Matt, gather for a decadent Christmas at the sprawling, historic Silverbourne Manor. Seven guys in one house? What could possibly go wrong.

George is too British for the States and far too American for the United Kingdom. As a dual national living in the suffocating heat of Manhattan, he navigates a world of high-society expectations and fleeting romances while wrestling with a perpetual sense of dislocation. His journey from the rain-slicked streets of the Lower East Side to the glossy, toxic allure of Los Angeles is a raw exploration of class, identity, and the elusive nature of belonging.

George de Clare thought moving to Manhattan would be an escape. Instead, it's become another performance. Between failed relationships, awkward hookups, and the exhausting work of being "too British" for Americans and "not queer enough" for anyone, George is unravelling. A disastrous trip to Los Angeles with his boyfriend Charlie ends with George fleeing back to New York—alone, broke, and wondering if his queerness is a burden he'll carry forever.

George arrives in New York with a suitcase, a British accent, and the uneasy confidence of someone who believes reinvention should feel steadier than this. Act I traces his first days in Manhattan: Bowery apartments, Equinox workouts, subway lines learned too quickly, and a series of encounters that blur the line between intimacy and distraction. Through hookups, half-dates, and carefully misjudged connections, George begins to understand that desire can anchor you just as easily as it can unmoor you.

Brian wasn't looking for love on the 8:32 from Waterloo. Fresh from a disastrous date and nursing a spilled glass of chardonnay, the last thing he needs is complications. But when Ollie—a confident rowing coach with a girlfriend and zero interest in men—offers him napkins and a smile, something shifts.

Twelve days. Three couples. One manor house full of forbidden heat. PART TWO! Welcome back to Silverbourne Manor, the grand Oxfordshire estate where tradition meets temptation. In this uncut bonus collection of steamy holiday stories, the six men of Silverbourne return for twelve days of indulgence, confession, and raw desire. This time, the gloves and the clothes come off. Finn, ever the perfectionist, craves peace and order, but his athletic boyfriend Aly has other plans, using Christmas chaos and carnal persuasion to melt Finn’s icy self-control.

Matt is exhausted and short on cash, but when the charismatic couple Freddy and Andy invite him on an impulsive New Year's Eve trip to Berlin, he can't refuse. After spending a charged Christmas at Silverbourne Manor, the Canadian expat knows he wants to be with them—but not the mess that comes with dating.

In the rain-soaked landscapes of Somerset, England, where the echoes of ancient gods still whisper and the memory of a green and vibrant past lingers, a new conflict emerges. Caradoc's Curse is a poetic and lyrical tapestry woven from the threads of history and imagination. Step into the world of Caradoc’s Curse, a poetic tale of two mortal men who stand against the encroaching shadows of the Roman legions. As the land mourns a past of "meadows green with mirth," they embark on a quest to preserve a sacred hill, Brent Knoll, from a world "lost in meaning, lost in time."

113 years after the Titanic sank, some passengers never truly leave. Finn goes to a Halloween party at Mortlake Rowing Club and meets Hugh, an Irishman dressed as if he just stepped off a 1912 London street. He knows the city, the rowing clubs, even the details of the Titanic as if he lived it. His touch is too vivid, his charm too old-fashioned. Finn begins to wonder if Hugh is real or a ghost of a rower lost on that doomed voyage. That night spins into something impossible, a romance that bends time and memory.

A Halloween Tryst: Titanic to Thames is a sensual, haunted queer romance. It mixes the tragedy and glamour of the Titanic with desire, guilt, and ghosts who will not rest. Perfect for fans of Titanic stories, haunted love, and LGBTQ+ historical romance with a dark twist.