First novel in the Glasgow Lads gay romance series. Described by a reader as a "Scottish West Side Story," Playing for Keeps stars Fergus and John, who must battle past heartbreaks and lifelong prejudice to save their love. Like all the Glasgow Lads novels, this may be read as a stand-alone, as it features a happy ending with no cliffhanger.
Rule One: No Drama!
Fergus Taylor is damaged goods. Reeling from a brutal breakup, he’s determined to captain his LGBT 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. 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?
Related:
- Check out Fergus and John’s steamy “happier-ever-after” followup short story, Play It Safe.
- This novel is included in the box set Glasgow Lads Books 1-3.
