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    On Falcon Wings
    On Falcon Wings
    On Falcon Wings
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    On Falcon Wings

    By Erin O'Quinn

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    The Pict named Tawn, whose blue markings resemble a falcon in flight, has been banished from his clan after being found with another man on the cusp of his wedding.

    On his journey from Scotland's east coast, he meets a cheeky stranger and his fearful pet. Drawn to this young man Finn in spite of his reservations, he finds his new companion challenging his strong beliefs...and his Alpha nature.

    Tawn, torn with indecision, appeals to his spirit-guide and discovers a secret that may change not only his future, but also that of his people.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherErin O'Quinn
    Release dateApr 24, 2016
    ISBN9781310585920
    On Falcon Wings
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    Erin O'Quinn

    Erin O’Quinn sprang from the high desert hills of Nevada, from a tiny town which no longer exists. A truant officer dragged her kicking and screaming to grade school, too late to attend kindergarten; and since that time her best education has come from the ground she’s walked and the people she's met.Erin has her own publishing venue, New Dawn Press. Her works cover the genres of M/M and M/F romance and also historical fantasy for all ages.

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      Book preview

      On Falcon Wings - Erin O'Quinn

      ON FALCON WINGS

      Short Story

      By Erin O’Quinn

      Copyright © 2016 by Erin O’Quinn

      ISBN 9781310585920

      New Dawn Press

      Cover Art © Erin O’Quinn

      All rights reserved. No part of this manuscript may be used or reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author ’ s imagination or are used fictitiously; and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

      

      WARNING: This short story contains explicit sexual descriptions and is intended for a mature audience over the age of 18.

      Dedication

      For semper Fiona, who also loves wildass Scots .

      On Falcon Wings

      A gay romance fantasy

      Blurb

      The Pict named Tawn, whose blue markings resemble a falcon in flight, has been banished from his brethren. He who rides another man cannot ensure the procreation of the clan.

      On his journey from Scotland's east coast, he meets a cheeky stranger and his fearful pet. Drawn to this young man Finn in spite of his reservations, he finds his new companion challenging his strong beliefs…and his Alpha nature.

      Tawn, torn with indecision, appeals to his spirit-guide and discovers a secret that may change not only his future, but even that of his people.

      Foreword

      This story is based very loosely on historical annals tracing events in the 8th century A.D., where Nechtan is mentioned as a king of the Picts ca. 706 with a relative (a king-brother?) named Drest. He may have been banished—for whatever reason—and then returned to strip power from his brother and become a king in his own right.

      The Dalriata of this story is an ancient name for the northeastern tip of modern Ireland (Ulster) and part of western Scotland.

      The blue tattoos of the Picts were first recorded by astonished Romans, and modern research has shown they may have been clan marks applied with needle-pricking and then rubbed in with woad paste.

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