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It’s finally here! My new spicy gay paranormal novel set in 1980’s Ireland, SONG OF THE WREN, is out now in ebook, print, and Kindle Unlimited.

Here’s what some reviewers are already saying about it:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Glenn’s knowledge and use of Irish mythology, folklore and psyche is stunning. His ability to create is so extraordinary that it tickles your imagination into transforming reading into a 5D movie experience.” – Gabor Kota, Bookseller

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “There is humour and suspense, one or two poignant moments, and a lovely authenticity to the dialogue. Great feckin’ craic altogether!” – Goodreads review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This was an amazing sequel to Heart of the wren. I love these guys. The flow of the story i can picture this so easily in my head, it just flows so well.” – Goodreads review

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1/2 “There is something hypnotic about this Irish witchy-fable romance… Glenn’s style feels real, especially in the relationship.” – notguiltyofbooks

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1/2 “A really enjoyable sequel, with the same excellent combination of Ireland politics from the time interwoven with traditional folklore and history.” – Goodreads review

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “…another impressive visit to the world of Irish folklore and the supernatural.” – Goodreads review

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You can find SONG OF THE WREN on Amazon using this button:

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Or if you’re rather avoid Amazon, you can get a signed copy + exclusive bookmark from my Ko-fi shop: https://ko-fi.com/s/434ad8407d

I’m also running a deal for signed copies of both HEART OF THE WREN and SONG OF THE WREN: https://ko-fi.com/s/04620fcb78

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What is SONG OF THE WREN about?

In the summer of 1986, burly witch Dara and his boyfriend, Lorcan, return to Ireland to celebrate their clairvoyant friend’s wedding. But when Dara accidentally summons a ghost, he feels compelled to investigate and uncovers a tangled web of family secrets.
While Lorcan loves his new life on the road, reconnecting with old friends has him feeling homesick, and a generous offer to stay could prove too tempting to refuse.
And with a growing list of disasters in the run-up to the wedding, could someone — or something — be trying to ruin it?

Return to the world of HEART OF THE WREN in this paranormal tale of gays, ghosts, and gowns!

You can pre-order a signed copy of SONG OF THE WREN directly from my Ko-fi shop. I have a few options:

SONG OF THE WREN: https://ko-fi.com/s/434ad8407d

SONG OF THE WREN + sticker pack: https://ko-fi.com/s/434ad8407d (select Signed Paperback with sticker pack from the Variant drop-down menu)

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HEART OF THE WREN + SONG OF THE WREN: https://ko-fi.com/s/434ad8407d

HEART OF THE WREN + SONG OF THE WREN + sticker pack: https://ko-fi.com/s/434ad8407d (select Signed Paperbacks with sticker pack from the Variant drop-down menu)

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Or if you’d like to pre-order the ebook, you can do that on Amazon: https://mybook.to/songofthewren

It’s here! The cover for my new gay paranormal novel, SONG OF THE WREN!

This is the first time I’ve designed the cover to one of my books. Let me tell you, trying to find good stock images of big, burly men who aren’t pulling silly faces or posing with food isn’t easy!

SONG OF THE WREN will be available in eBook, print, and Kindle Unlimited on 15th October 2026 and I’ll be selling signed copies over on my Ko-fi page.

You can pre-order the eBook here!

What’s the book about?

In the summer of 1986, burly witch Dara and his boyfriend, Lorcan, return to Ireland to celebrate their clairvoyant friend’s wedding. But when Dara accidentally summons a ghost, he feels compelled to investigate and uncovers a tangled web of family secrets.
While Lorcan loves his new life on the road, reconnecting with old friends has him feeling homesick, and a generous offer to stay could prove too tempting to refuse.
And with a growing list of disasters in the run-up to the wedding, could someone — or something — be trying to ruin it?

Return to the world of HEART OF THE WREN in this paranormal tale of gays, ghosts, and gowns!

So this is a sequel?

Yep! This story takes place five months after the events of HEART OF THE WREN. You don’t have to have read that to enjoy this but you’ll get a lot more out of the story if you do. And it’s also a gay paranormal romance set in 1980s Ireland, so you might as well give it a read, too. 🙂

In Ireland, Wren Day comes right after Christmas, and should be a time for music and merriment, but for burly gay farmer Lorcan Fitzgerald, it might just be the last day of his life.
When he unearths an ancient Celtic brooch on his remote farm in 1980s Ireland, he becomes plagued by mysterious fires, breakages, and disappearances. His beefy new lodger and farmhand Dara might be able to help — after all, he is a witch.
Accustomed to a solitary life on the road, friendly Dara must navigate life in the small village while drawing closer to lonely Lorcan, who carries an old pain that threatens to keep them apart.
Encountering a young woman with ESP, a terrifying spectral horse, and a fateful game of Hurling, can the men put a stop to the increasingly sinister supernatural forces gathering at the farm before Lorcan meets his final, horrible fate on Wren Day?

Buy a signed copy in my Ko-fi shop: https://ko-fi.com/s/d07096d5e8

Ebook, print, Kindle Unlimited: https://mybook.to/heartofthewren

Are there any other books in the series?

CURSE OF THE STAG’S EYE is set in the same world, though it features different characters in a different setting, and it’s set in the 2020s. See if you can spot the connection to the Wren books!

High on a wave-dashed cliff, the ancient standing stone known as the Stag’s Eye jealously watches over a cursed lighthouse with a grisly past. Paranormal investigator Rhys has chosen this place to hold his first-ever ghost tour. Ghost-hunting veteran Dawn and her boyfriend Nikesh are eager to go exploring, while first-timer Gaz is hoping to learn more about the spirit world. He also intends to learn more about Rhys for various reasons, not all of which are entirely innocent.

The ghost of a murdered lighthouse keeper is said to climb the stairs every night, tending to the light, but other, far more sinister phantoms may lurk in the shadows. As the night wears on and the haunting becomes more and more hazardous, Rhys and Gaz grow closer. However, it soon becomes clear that not everyone on the tour is being honest about their reasons for being there. Can the supernatural activity be blamed on the curse of the Stag’s Eye or does someone know more than they’re letting on?

Buy a signed copy in my Ko-fi shop: https://ko-fi.com/s/e79be02943

Ebook, print, Kindle Unlimited: https://mybook.to/curseofthestagseye

Is this a trilogy?

Nope! It’s a series of stories all set in the same world. There may well be more coming, too. I have plans!

I have added signed copies of HEART OF THE WREN and CURSE OF THE STAG’S EYE to my Ko-fi shop. I will sign the book to any name you choose, and I can ship worldwide. You can tap the logo below to visit.

I’ve opened a shop on Ko-fi where you can purchase signed books, prints, and original art. I will ship worldwide so if you don’t see your country listed in the options, get in touch. I’ll be adding to it regularly, so check back often!

HEART OF THE WREN comes out on Friday, 3rd October, and is my first book set in my native Ireland. It includes a glossary of commonly used Irish words and phrases that crop up in the story, and I’ve added them below, for easy reference.

The book is set in Co. Kerry, in 1985, and references some people and events that will be familiar to Irish people of a certain vintage. In case you’re not, here’s a quick rundown of some of the highlights:

One of the main characters, Dara, is likened in part to broadcaster Derek Davis. Derek was a mainstay of Irish television and radio for many years. A big man from Northern Ireland, he exuded warmth and charm, and in hindsight must have made quite an impact on me when I was a child in the 80s. Especially considering I grew up and married a big man from Northern Ireland who is warm and charming. The clues were all there from early age, honestly.

Lorcan Fitzgerald (the lonely farmer at the centre of the strange happenings in HEART OF THE WREN) confesses to having a soft spot for a radio DJ, Ronan Collins, and it’s not hard to see why. A good-looking man, famous for his ronnie (check the glossary!), Ronan has been a mainstay of Irish radio for decades. He once graced the cover of Hot Press, semi-naked, which I can only assume made Lorcan very happy indeed. You can read more about that over on the Hot Press website.

In a quiet moment, Lorcan mentions the first time he remembers seeing a gay man. It was David Norris (now Senator Norris) being interviewed on Last House in 1975. This was very probably the first time an openly gay man had been interviewed on Irish television. You can watch the interview over on RTÉ’s website. David Norris was the chairman of the Gay Rights Movement and was instrumental in overthrowing the anti-homosexuality law in Ireland. He remains a pivotal figure in Irish politics.

Wren Day (the 26th December) and the Wrenboys are an ancient tradition still seen in some parts of Ireland. I covered them in a previous blog post, which you can read here.

Ireland’s police force is An Garda Síochána (“Guardians of the Peace”), also known as the gardaí, the garda, or simply “the guards.” They are hardly ever referred to by terms like “cops” or even “police” though people have been known to use some other colourful terms.

Hurling is a national sport in Ireland, and it’s something that, I’ll be honest, I knew very little about before writing this book. Okay, I’d picked up a bit of it here and there. It’s impossible not to if you grow up in Ireland. I’ve even held a hurley once or twice, but I didn’t know anything about the actual rules of the game. I’m not a sporty person (shocking, I know) but Lorcan is and so it’s included in the book, in a scene that turned out to be very fun to write. I’ll never play it, though. Look at those hurleys. They look like they’d hurt. (That’s called foreshadowing.)

Irish Glossary

Here are some common words and phrases used in Ireland that appear in the HEART OF THE WREN

• After (e.g. after finding out) or Have just (e.g. I have just found out)
• Aul – Old
• Bejaysus – (Bejesus) Used for surprise or emphasis
• Bold – Naughty, misbehaved
• Bollocks – Literally testicles, used in conversation to mean “nonsense”. (e.g. He’s talking bollocks.)
• Céile – (pronounced kay-lee) Traditional social gathering with music
• Craic – (pronounced crack) A good time, fun, entertainment, enjoyable conversation,  gossip. (Used in various contexts, e.g. “What’s the craic?” – “How are you doing?”)
• Delf (also delph) – Earthenware, crockery, dishes
• Diviliment – Devilment, reckless mischief, wild spirits
• Eejit – A stupid person
• Feck – Used to express annoyance, frustration, impatience, or surprise. Can be used in place of fuck in many cases but never in a sexual connotation. E.g. one can be told to feck off but one cannot feck one’s boyfriend in the stairwell of a poorly lit Dublin nightclub.
• Fierce – Very
• GAA – Gaelic Athletic Association. Used in conversation to refer to a number of Irish sports including hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball, and GAA rounders.
• Gas – fun, funny, entertaining. (Someone fun to be around is “gas craic.”)
• Gobshite – see eejit
• Grand – Fine
• Gardaí (also Guards or Garda) – (pronounced Guard-ee), Irish police force. An individual officer is known as a guard or garda.
• Go on outta that – (Go on out of that), an expression of disbelief
• He did in his bollocks – No, he didn’t
• Hoosh/hooshed – boost/ed, hoist/ed, lift/ed
• Hurley – a stick used in a game of hurling. Similar to a field hockey stick but shorter and with a wide, flat, oval blade.
• Hurling – a game resembling hockey played with hurleys. One of Ireland’s national sports.
• I’m after/I was after – I have (done something)
• In the nip – Nude
• Jacks, the – toilet, usually public toilets
• Jaysus – Jesus (Christ)
• Langer – Penis (pronounced lang-er)
• Mickey – Penis
• National School – a primary school funded by the state
• Poitín – (pronounced pocheen) Literally means “little pot”, a traditional Irish distilled alcoholic beverage. Very strong and very illegal in 1985.
• Press – Cupboard
• Ride – (n) attractive person (v) to have sex
• Ronnie – Moustache
• RTE – Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland’s national broadcaster
• Santy – Santa Claus
• Slagging – Making fun of, insulting
• Sliotar – a hard, leather-covered ball used in the game of hurling
• Sure – a discourse marker commonly used at the beginning of sentences to express various nuances like agreement, emphasis, or to introduce new information
• Yer man – That man, the man being discussed
• Yer one – That woman, the woman being discussed
• Yis/Yis’re – You all / You all are
• Yis/Youse – Plural of You
• Yoke – Thing
• Youse – You (plural)

I hope you found this helpful and I really hope you enjoy reading about Lorcan and Dara in HEART OF THE WREN available in eBook, paperback, and Kindle Unlimited.

Here is the cover for my next novel! HEART OF THE WREN is coming on 3rd October 2025. Available in ebook, print, and Kindle Unlimited, it’s part of HAUNTED HEARTS: SEASON OF THE WITCH series of 11 standalone novels by Own Voices authors.

You can pre-order it here: https://mybook.to/heartofthewren

What is HEART OF THE WREN about?

Wren Day comes right after Christmas and it should be a time for music and merriment, but for burly gay farmer Lorcan Fitzgerald it might just be the last day of his life.

When he unearths an ancient Celtic brooch on his remote farm in 1980s Ireland, he becomes plagued by fires, breakages, and disappearances.
His beefy new lodger and farmhand Dara might be able to help – after all, he is a witch.
Accustomed to a solitary life on the road, friendly Dara must navigate life in the small village while drawing closer to lonely Lorcan, who carries an old pain that threatens to keep them apart.

Encountering a young woman with ESP, a terrifying spectral horse, and a fateful game of Hurling, can the men put a stop to the sinister supernatural forces gathering at the farm before Lorcan meets his final, horrible fate on Wren Day?

HEART OF THE WREN is part of the Haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch series of 11 standalone novels by Own Voices authors.

This book is a standalone story set in the same world as Curse of the Stag’s Eye but featuring new characters in a new setting.

Pre-order it here: https://mybook.to/heartofthewren

What is Haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch?

Haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch is an Own-Voices Paranormal Romance Series. Join us on our romantic journeys from some of your favourite authors! Be sure to read the entire 11 book series so you don’t miss a moment of falling in love, or sometimes falling into a happily ever after-life! Each book is a standalone but why not read them all? Everyone deserves their HEA!

Pre-order haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch here: https://mybook.to/HauntedHeartsTwo

It’s new release day! CURSE OF THE STAG’S EYE is out now in eBook and print.

There was a technical glitch (that’s the polite term) which meant Amazon cancelled all my pre-orders and I had to list the book again. This caused me no ends of stress this week and means that for now the eBook and Print editions are listed separately. They will be joined very soon but in the meantime, you can order one right now!

eBook: https://mybook.to/curseofthestagseye

Print: https://mybook.to/curseofthestagseyepb 

It’s also free to read on Kindle Unlimited.

If you did pre-order the book, thank you so much, and I’m so sorry for this hassle!

I’m selling a limited edition pack of a signed copy of the book with a lino print by the brilliant artist Ian J. Brown. These packs are limited to just 25 and some have already sold, so if you’re interested, get in touch! You can find me on Instagram, Facebook, or at my email which is my full name at gmail dot com.

REVIEWS

The reviews are coming in! Here what’s some early readers had to say:

“…there was so much to love here, from the story to the characters to the sheer mass of potential for more.” – Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“What an amazing book! … The characters were lovely and storytelling was so fun.” – Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Damn, this was an amazing read” – Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“The spooky ghost story here was well thought out, not only was it the right level of spooky for a book of this length, but it wasn’t convoluted and didn’t drag out to the final chapter.” – Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐

WHAT’S THE BOOK ABOUT?

High on a wave-dashed cliff, the ancient standing stone known as the Stag’s Eye jealously watches over a cursed lighthouse with a grisly past.
Paranormal investigator Rhys has chosen this place to hold his first-ever ghost tour. Ghost-hunting veteran Dawn and her boyfriend Nikesh are eager to go exploring, while first-timer Gaz is hoping to learn more about the spirit world. He also intends to learn more about Rhys for various reasons, not all of which are entirely innocent.

The ghost of a murdered lighthouse keeper is said to climb the stairs every night, tending to the light, but other, far more sinister phantoms may lurk in the shadows. As the night wears on and the haunting becomes more and more hazardous, Rhys and Gaz grow closer. However, it soon becomes clear that not everyone on the tour is being honest about their reasons for being there. Can the supernatural activity be blamed on the curse of the Stag’s Eye or does someone know more than they’re letting on?

Haunted Hearts – Everyone deserves a happy ever afterlife! Haunted Hearts is an Own-Voices Paranormal Romance Series about love and the things that go boo in the night. Join us on our romantic journeys over 10 books from some of your favourite authors! Be sure to read the entire series so you don’t miss a moment of falling in love or sometimes falling into a happily ever afterlife! Each book is a standalone but why not read them all? Everyone deserves their HEA!

Authors include: Christian Baines , Sebastian Carter, Glenn​ Quigley, Ryan Lawrence, Finn Dixon, Tal Frost, Shane K Morton, J.P. Jackson, Adam J. Ridley, and Colin Dereham

Many years ago, I designed this Celtic Bear Paw logo for Dublin Bears and it’s just been added to the collection of the brilliant Baloo Bar Lounge in Torremlinos, Spain! If you’re there, why not stop in and see it?

I’ve added some new artwork to my DRAWINGS (NSFW), PAINTINGS (NSFW) and PASTELS (NSFW) galleries.

Remember that you can keep up-to-date with my latest artwork by following my Instagram page.