Duncan Gaye lives in River Forest, Illinois. He believes magic can be found anywhere, even the suburbs. He writes the kind of love stories that sneak up on you—queer, tender, and just a little strange. His books are full of burly big-hearted men, tall tales, impossible odds, and the kind of endings that leave you wanting more.When not writing, he likes to read, travel and relax with his adorable senior dogs, Spotty and French Fry.
About The Long shadow Series:
The novels in The Long Shadow Series are not direct sequels, but they share a deep connection in spirit.
Each story is a standalone tale with its own characters, settings, and time periods. Some are historical romances, while others fall under literary fiction, magical realism, noir, or myth. They all share similar emotions: longing, masculinity, tenderness, and isolation. They also touch on memory, identity, and resilience.
I often found myself writing about similar characters—outsiders, drifters, laborers, soldiers, and lonely men trying to survive in harsh environments, both physically and emotionally. Many of these stories feature strength paired with gentleness, or gentleness underlying strength.
The settings may vary, from a remote village in Nova Scotia to a battlefield, a dockside pub, or a cabin in the forest. However, these books all share a common atmosphere and emotional core. They complement each other, casting a long shadow across different worlds and eras.
This connection is why I've brought them together under The Long Shadow Series.
Thank you for reading.
— Duncan Gaye
Author Bio:
Duncan Gaye lives in River Forest, Illinois. He believes magic can be found anywhere, even the suburbs. He writes the kind of love stories that sneak up on you—queer, tender, and just a little strange. His books are full of burly big-hearted men, tall tales, impossible odds, and the kind of endings that leave you wanting more.When not writing, he likes to read, travel and relax with his adorable senior dogs, Spotty and French Fry.
Brian Dunleavy came to the North Woods to write a serious novel. Instead, he falls in love with a kitschy paper towel mascot.
It begins with a whistle in the trees and the unmistakable sense of being watched. A boot print the size of a bathtub. Then a muscular, 43-foot-tall lumberjack steps out of the forest like a dream come true.
Patrick Callahan comes to Cape Breton expecting easy money from a quick and lucrative timber deal. Instead, he only finds humiliation. Swindled out of his inheritance and stranded in a windswept fishing village, he is left with nothing but a single suitcase and a future that has collapsed overnight....
Benny Cerone has always felt like the odd one out. Sensitive, artistic, and adopted into a powerful Chicago family with secrets darker than they let on, he’s spent his life playing it safe—until now. At nineteen, he’s finally free, starting fresh at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago,...
The novels in The Long Shadow Series are not direct sequels, but they share a deep connection in spirit.
Each story is a standalone tale with its own characters, settings, and time periods. Some are historical romances, while others fall under literary fiction, magical...
