Bøker av Jackie North

An orphan and his street thief companion attempt to rebuild their shattered lives amidst the bustling streets of London, where shadows can hold secrets too horrible to describe. This is the love story of Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger.As Jack recovers from the Chalenheim's assault, he is unable to express his love for Oliver with any intimacy. Oliver, meanwhile, rescues Finley from Axminster Workhouse, and returns to London full of love for Jack and the desire to do whatever is necessary to help Jack recover his dignity and his passion.Chalenheim is still on the loose, waiting for another chance at Jack and Finley, which soon comes. Though they escape almost unscathed, Oliver vows to rid the world of the man who would dare lay hands upon his beloved Jack.A gay, m/m Victorian-era romance with grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, opposites attract, emotional scars, and pure, sweet love. A little sweet, a little steamy, with a guaranteed HEA. Previously published as Oliver & Jack: In London Towne; Copyright (c) September 17, 2017 by Christina E. Pilz

An orphan and his street thief companion return to London, where their love is tested beyond endurance. This is the love story of Oliver Twist and The Artful Dodger.Rejected by their families, Oliver and Jack brave the dangers they left behind and take residence at the Three Cripples. Their shared bedsit is small and riddled with bed bugs, but what does that matter when there is always cool beer on tap and the diversions of London are spread out before them?Jack picks pockets while Oliver works in the tavern, struggling against the endless tide of dirt and the loss of everything he thought he stood for.Amidst their happiness and future plans, Chalenheim kidnaps them, assaults Jack, and leaves them both for dead. Will Oliver and Jack's love for each other prove stronger than hate?A gay, m/m Victorian-era romance with grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, opposites attract, emotional scars, and pure, sweet love. A little sweet, a little steamy, with a guaranteed HEA. Previously published as Oliver & Jack: On the Isle of Dogs; Copyright (c) September 18, 2016 by Christina E. Pilz

An orphan and his street thief companion are confined inside a workhouse to await judgement for a crime they did not commit. This is the love story of Oliver Twist and The Artful Dodger.After a blissful seaside interlude, Oliver and Jack are arrested for theft and sent to Axminster Workhouse. They are put in the less-than-tender care of Workmaster Chalenheim, who controls the work they do, the food they eat, and the punishments they must endure.Oliver struggles with the shame of being in a place he thought he'd left behind long ago. Meanwhile, Jack is confronted by a predator who tests the limits of Jack's love for Oliver.They must escape the workhouse before they succumb to the harsh conditions or are separated by the hangman's noose, whichever comes first.A gay, m/m Victorian-era romance with grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, opposites attract, emotional scars, and pure, sweet love. A little sweet, a little steamy, with a guaranteed HEA. Previously published as Oliver & Jack: In Axminster Workhouse; Copyright (c) September 27, 2015 by Christina E. Pilz

An orphan and his street thief companion flee London's now-dangerous streets and the threat of the hangman's noose. This is the love story of Oliver Twist and The Artful Dodger.After Oliver commits murder to protect Jack, they head south to Lyme Regis. Along the way, Jack becomes ill, and Oliver is forced to gut fish to pay the doctor's bills.Oliver tries to balance his desire for respectability with his growing love for Jack, while Jack balks against the conventions of society and wants to ply his trade.In spite of their personal struggles, and in the face of dire circumstances, they discover the depth of their love for each other-but can their love survive?A gay, m/m Victorian-era romance with grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, opposites attract, emotional scars, and pure, sweet love. A little sweet, a little steamy, with a guaranteed HEA. Previously published as Oliver & Jack: At Lodgings in Lyme; Copyright (c) 2015 by Christina E. Pilz

A New Year's Eve party, complete with glory holes, is the perfect way to celebrate, don't you think? Well, I did. Only instead of having a good time getting you-know-what in the basement of the local pool hall, I met this guy. He's a brand new gay guy, just came out to his folks and, get this, he's still a virgin. Except instead of making me run for the hills, this guy with his blue eyes and pink, raspberry mouth makes me want to throw away all my expectations as to what love is. Real love. Love, glorious love. Want to meet him, this guy that changed my life? I know that you do, so come on, let me tell you the story.

Duke of Camprodon, Rainmaker, Merrick Blackburn's life is coming apart. His groom left him at the altar days before the wedding and he's been accused of causing a drought by Tarik, the Duke of Arles.Merrick's winery, Hand to Heart, one of the oldest in the land, is in jeopardy, due to neglect and that dang drought. Most of his staff has left, and he's on the verge of going broke.Desperate, Merrick hires handsome Ryan McGrail as steward to bring the vineyard back to life. But Ryan distracts Merrick from the job at hand and Merrick isn't sure, but Ryan might be flirting with him.Ryan lost his last job protecting his cousin from abuse. Ryan hates being in the spotlight shining on the Duke, but he needs a job and needs it quick. He's not sure, but is Merrick flirting with him?Will the growing feelings between them save the winery? Will it ever rain? Will Merrick ever make it to the altar?

Soulmates across time. A love that conquers even time itself.In present day, all Finn wants is to leave behind the family farm and become a ghost hunter. In 1912, Artie works hard to save enough money to escape the rumors about the kind of man he is, a man who loves other men. He has vowed never to open his heart to another. Finn has taken up residence in a haunted hotel. There, he's set up his equipment to track down evidence of the hotel's three resident ghosts. When Finn is thrust back into the year 1912, his only thought is to get home. The problem is, he's fallen for Artie who, in the future, is one of the hotel's ghosts. ill Finn get back home? Or will his feelings for Artie cause him to stay in the past, leaving his future behind him? A male/male time travel romance complete with the scent of lavender, shared beds, daring rescues, found families, root beer floats, and true love across time.

Soulmates across time. Two souls connected by destiny.In present day, Jake, lonely and cut off from his parents, travels to the Chamberlin Inn in Cody, Wyoming to work on extra credit for his college seminar.In 1932, Sebby labors at the Chamberlin Inn for pennies a day, wishing with all his heart for a better life.While taking photographs in the room where Ernest Hemingway once stayed, Jake is flung back in time to the year 1932. There he meets Sebby who is living on the edge, half starving, a victim of the Great Depression. He's been dodging rent collectors, getting behind on doctor's bills, trying to care for his ailing Pop.Sebby falls hard for Jake with his movie star smile, but knows something is different about him. Jake wears strange clothes, talks too fast, and doesn't look like he's gone hungry a day in his whole life. He's also the handsomest boy Sebby has ever seen.Jake is drawn to Sebby's dark eyes, shy smile, and gentle heart. Sebby is like nobody Jake has ever met. And though the year 1932 scares him to his very core, he needs to decide. Go home? Or stay and weather the Depression with Sebby, whom he has grown to love.A male/male time travel romance, complete with hurt/comfort, true confessions, a shared bed, first time romance, the angst of separation, and true love across time.

Ever wonder what happened after Stanley and Devon got back to the States? Or how they spent their first Christmas together?It's Christmas and we don't really have a lot of money, Devon and I, but he's determined to make this, our first Christmas together, very special.I'm his antique boyfriend. I was born in 1898, but I've come forward through time by some trick of fate. Devon says I deserve to be happy, but I don't know if I do.Our love for each other keeps us going, but sometimes the darkness swoops up and grabs me. The only thing I can count on is the feel of Devon's arms around me, his green eyes looking at me with joy and love. What else do I need but this?

Soulmates across time. Two hearts that were meant to be together.In present day, Zach takes a road trip to Trinidad to find information on a missing friend.In 1892, Layton Blue, outlaw, longs for hearth and home even as he treasures his life of freedom.A freak rainstorm washes Zach's car into a ditch, sending him back to the year 1892. Searching for help, alone and on foot in the middle of the nowhere, he crosses paths with the famous Ketchum Gang. Now the gang's prisoner, Zach's fate is to be sold at a seedy auction for whores.Layton is put in charge of making sure Zach does not escape, but as the chemistry between them grows, Layton finds himself wanting to help Zach.Can Layton overcome years of being on the run? Can Zach accept help from an outlaw?A male/male time travel romance complete with fast rides across the desert, campfires beneath the stars, cool water in the desert, wild rescues, and true love across time.

A stolen Christmas present brings together two strangers who long for hearth and home at the holidays.It's mere days before Christmas when the gift Clayton intends to give to his nephew, an antique Bowie knife and hand-beaded sheath, is stolen. Clayton must track them down before Christmas morning.A lost & found ad is posted for the Christmas knife's safe return, bringing scammers crawling out of the woodwork who only want the reward. That is, until Clayton gets a call from a man named Kyle, who says he just wants to return the knife and sheath to Clayton, and he doesn't want the reward.Is it just another scam or can Clayton trust him? Clayton takes a risk and heads to Kyle's house to pick up the Christmas knife. Over the phone, Kyle's voice becomes Clayton's only beacon as he makes his way through a whiteout blizzard.After a long drive across the prairies during a raging, pre-Christmas winter storm, will Clayton find more than what he is looking for?Contemporary m/m romance, holiday blizzard, fireplace kisses, lost presents, long drives, family, contemporary, sweet, HEA.

Soulmates across time. Two hearts, stronger together.In present day, Maxton is good at finding trouble and bad at everything else.In 1892, Trent Harrington, sheriff of Trinidad, Colorado, lives a respectable but lonely life, devoid of any closeness.Trying to escape a past that keeps chasing him, Maxton drives south to avoid getting arrested. When his car spins off the road, he is swept up in a desert whirlwind and finds himself in the year 1892. Lost and alone, unused to the laws of the wild west, Maxton gets arrested anyway.Trent is tasked with escorting Maxton to Trinidad. The request isn't unusual, but the miscreant is. Maxton draws Trent's heart out of its shell with his flashing green eyes and lush head of hair. It isn't right. It isn't natural. It's illegal. Yet Trent cannot resist the impetuous young man.As the two men travel through the vast, empty desert to their destination, will they find in each other the love and companionship they never thought they'd have?A male/male time travel romance, complete with the scent of desert roses, brilliantly colored sunsets, starlit nights, bitter campfire coffee, growing honesty and trust, and true love across time.

"If Austin has forgotten what love is, maybe Clay can show him the way."Happy-go-lucky Clay keeps busy with hookups at the local bar after working hard at the ranch. Those hookups used to be fun, but now they leave him empty.Austin is reeling after a difficult divorce. His wife took everything, including full custody of his daughter, Bea, who is only nine.Austin doesn't know where his life is headed, but at least he's got a roof over his head, and a new job as accountant at Farthingdale Ranch.The job is exactly the kind of work he loves. The only problem is he's distracted by Clay, who is gay. Austin is straight. There's no way this can work.A gay m/m cowboy romance with age gap, hurt/comfort, opposites attract, single dad, out for you, midnight rendezvous, friendship between men. A little sweet, a little steamy, with a guaranteed HEA.

One is a Chicago hoodlum. The other is a young man with an abusive father.One is not looking for love. The other is lost in a swirl of snow and despair and needs to be found.Sean is in Harlin to visit a friend and is uncomfortable with the small town vibe. His plan is to head back to Chicago asap, but after he stops a father from beating his son, the young man catches his heart. Should Sean go or should he stay?Ever since his mom left them, Roddy is overwhelmed by his Dad's drinking and abuse as he struggles to keep the family shop afloat. When Dad is arrested, Roddy is left on his own.Will Sean return home? Will Roddy find his way in the snow?Story includes cameos from Cory and Alex from Hot Chocolate Kisses.The Little Matchboy is part of the MM Fairy Tale Romance series. All books are completely standalone and are modern retellings of classic fairy tales with a gay romance twist.

Alex had to leave the mean streets of Chicago in a hurry. Now he's weathering his first Christmas in a small town in Colorado.Cory had a boyfriend and now he doesn't, which means the Christmas holiday is turning out to be the loneliest he's had in years.When they meet at a Holiday Fair, Alex finds himself being drawn into Cory's world. A world where there is grace to be found in a simple, home-cooked meal, books read out loud by firelight, and the golden glow of welcome.Alex has never wanted anything as tame as hearth and home. Now that he wants it, it's not anything he can have. Nothing feels he deserves, at any rate.Can Cory and the Spirit of Christmas Present prove to Alex that love is love?An m/m romance with cakewalks, blizzards, hurt/comfort, a snow globe, hot chocolate kisses, and Christmas!Although this book is part of A Snow Globe Christmas series, it is a complete stand alone and it isn't a requirement that you read the previous books to follow along. We wish everyone a happy holiday season.

Star-crossed lovers lost in time and ripped apart by war. Will desire win the final battle?Ornes, France, 1917. Stanley Sullivan is trapped in hell. With combat raging and defeat imminent, he's determined to save his remaining brothers-in-arms no matter the cost. But when he's killed before he can sound the call for retreat, he's shocked to awaken a hundred years in the future.Ornes, present day. WWI scholar Devon Foster laments the tragedy of the conflict. But as he works on his thesis and fantasizes about meeting a real American soldier from the era, he's stunned when handsome Stanley appears out of nowhere and falls into his embrace. And despite the century-long gulf between them, Devon's heart leaps with an instant connection.Torn between his growing feelings for the quirky man and his own guilt over his long-dead battalion, Stanley is confronted by a decision that could change the course of history. And though Devon feels his lover's pain, he's desperate to keep their newfound affections firmly in the present.Will their timeless passion endure the twists of fate?Heroes for Ghosts is the enthralling first tale in the Love Across Time MM gay time travel romance series. If you like heartrending chemistry, sweetly drawn characters, and impossible dilemmas, then you'll adore Jackie North's touching story.Buy Heroes for Ghosts to fall deeply and forever today!

Soulmates across time. A love that was meant to be.In present day, Laurie, tired of corporate life, takes a much-needed vacation at Farthingdale Dude Ranch.The very first night a freak blizzard combined with a powerful meteor shower takes Laurie back to the year 1891. When he wakes up in a snowbank, his only refuge is an isolated cabin inhabited by the gruff, grouchy John Henton, who only wants to be left alone. His sense of duty prevails, however, and he takes Laurie under his care, teaching him how to survive on the wild frontier.As winter approaches, Laurie's normal fun-loving manner makes it difficult for him to connect with John, but in spite of John's old-fashioned ways, the chemistry between them grows.Sparks fly as the blizzard rages outside the cabin. Can two men from different worlds and different times find happiness together?A male/male time travel romance, complete with hurt/comfort, true confessions, a shared bed, fireplace kisses, the angst of separation, and true love across time.