Playing for Keeps - Glasgow Lads, #1

Rule One: No Drama!

Fergus Taylor is damaged goods. Reeling from a brutal breakup, he's determined to captain his LGBTQ soccer team out of scandal and into a winning season. For that, he needs strict rules and careful plans. He does NOT need a brash, muscle-bound lad messing with his head and setting his body afire.

John Burns has a rule of his own: Don't get attached. Boyfriends are for guys with nothing to hide. Nobody—not his university mates, not the men he beds—knows his family's shame, a shame that stains all Scotland. Now his double life is starting to unravel, thanks to a certain Highlander whose storm-riddled eyes turn John inside out, who wears a kilt like he was born in it.

Fergus is the first man John wants to share his secret with—but he's the last man who could handle it. John knows the truth would shatter Fergus's still-fragile heart. But how can he live a lie when he's falling in love?

Glasgow Lads series

The series features a recurring cast of teammates, but each novel contains its own stand-alone romance, so they can be read in any order.

Play On, Duncan & Brodie novella Playing for Keeps, Fergus & John novel Playing to Win, Colin & Andrew novel Play It Safe, Fergus & John short story Playing with Fire, Liam & Robert novel Play Dead, Colin & Andrew novella Playing in the Dark, Evan & Ben novel Play Hard, Liam & Robert novella All Through the House, Duncan & Brodie short story Men in Shorts: A Glasgow Lads Collection Playing by Ear, Jamie & Perry novel, coming 2026

 

Glasgow Lads on Ice (spinoff/crossover series featuring curling):

Throwing Stones, Luca & Oliver novel Must Love Christmas, Garen & Simon novel