I'm known as a crime fiction author but I also write novels about modern family life, love, and the pursuit of happiness all from the perspective of a leading character who is from the LGBTQ+ community. They're entertaining with the usual twists and turns that I'm known for and there are also some dark corners to go round in them too. I've put them out under the pen name of 'Mike Linden' because I wanted to make that distinction from my crime fiction work. They're all available under that name from Amazon worldwide in both kindle and paperback. I hope you enjoy them!

UNCLE DAD

Sean is determined to fulfil his dying sister's wish that he adopts her two kids when she passes. He's close to his niece and nephew anyway and it's what they want too. But why is his boyfriend so dead set against the idea? And then Sean's mother says she won't let her gay son bring up her grandchildren and takes him to court for custody. So will he be able to be the Dad that his niece and nephew both want him to be so much?

THE GUEST HOUSE

Bisexual Peter checks into a guest house in the Fylde coast town of Lytham and finds himself falling for the owner's son, Cameron. But when tragedy strikes, Peter and Cameon's mum Vicky get close. And that's when his life really does begin to change.

THE THIRD WIFE

Carl has been a jobbing builder in his native Newcastle all his life. He's married to Gina with whom he has three kids and has to contend with his mother-in-law who makes him feel like he has no say in his own house. Then he takes a job on the other side of the country and rents a room in a house belonging to a local journalist called Neal who is gay. Gradually it dawns on them both that they're falling for each other and this knocks Carl for six because he's never had feelings for a man before. So where will that leave him and Gina? And what has she been up to behind his back?

FIND ME AGAIN

Patrick and Gareth fall for each other during the time of the miners strike back in 1984. Patrick is a striking miner, married with one kid and another on the way. Gareth is a police officer who is gay but not out. Although Patrick's heart is filled with joy because he's always been gay but has hidden it from everyone, the pressures of realising his true self becomes too much and he finishes with Gareth. But then forty years later on the other side of the world a set of circumstances bring them back together. But will it be the same? And what's the secret, apart from his sexuality, that Patrick has kept from all those close to him?

ADAM AND HIS STRAIGHT MATES

Adam is always there for his straight male friends and they all turn to him when they're in difficulties of some kind. And he's always happy to help in whatever he can, especially when it comes to his brother who's going through a difficult custody battle with his ex-wife, but then Sean meets Luke and gets that feeling that he could be 'the one'. But Luke is straight. Isn't he?

HARRY AND OWEN

When Harry falls for the much younger Owen he knows that the age gap would make it impossible for his dreams to come true. But then he starts to see that if you truly love someone but can't be with them, you should do whatever you can to make them happy in some other way. And when Harry meets Owen's friend Logan and sees how they are with each other, he realises exactly what his mission should be.

WHAT HAPPENED TO LIAM

Liam Townsend disappears after abandoning his car near his home. His close friend Valerie hires a private detective, Stephanie Marshall, to search for him and find out what's happened. But she has an ulterior motive for finding him and when Stephanie does find him, neither she or any of his friends could've been prepared for the truth.