Flowershop Assassins Series by Louise Collins

Henry Donaldson, fish shop owner, Mr Average, and smitten beyond words has fantasied about Raphael since the day he strode into 'Oh My Cod' six years ago.Raphael is anything but average. He’s tall, dark and handsome, ten years Henry’s senior, and disappears for months at a time thanks to his mysterious job.Fed up of waiting for something to happen between them, Henry, with the encouragement of his new friend/pain in the arse, Clyde, finally tells Raphael how he feels... moreHenry Donaldson, fish shop owner, Mr Average, and smitten beyond words has fantasied about Raphael since the day he strode into 'Oh My Cod' six years ago.Raphael is anything but average. He’s tall, dark and handsome, ten years Henry’s senior, and disappears for months at a time thanks to his mysterious job.Fed up of waiting for something to happen between them, Henry, with the encouragement of his new friend/pain in the arse, Clyde, finally tells Raphael how he feels.Will Henry's feelings be reciprocated?What is Raphael’s profession?And where did Clyde find that extremely priceless Fabergé egg?All will be revealed…. except the egg, that’s a secret for another time...Welcome to the Flowershop Assassins Universe. less

Yates Anderson, ex-military strategist, part-time assassin, and full-time flowershop owner is one hundred percent focused on finding his elusive mark, Mr Stevenson.He has not gotten distracted by the young man who wandered into his shop and asked to die. He has not taken it upon himself to look out for this tragic case, and he wants nothing more than Dylan to stop lingering around his shop like a bad smell... moreYates Anderson, ex-military strategist, part-time assassin, and full-time flowershop owner is one hundred percent focused on finding his elusive mark, Mr Stevenson.He has not gotten distracted by the young man who wandered into his shop and asked to die. He has not taken it upon himself to look out for this tragic case, and he wants nothing more than Dylan to stop lingering around his shop like a bad smell.Except, he doesn’t smell bad, he smells like strawberries, and with each encounter, Yates wants to add cream to that equation. His big watering eyes and twitching eyebrows do things to Yates, dirty things. Dylan is pathetic, so pathetic, but what does that make Yates?He craves pathetic, longs for it in his bed, and once it’s there, he’s not sure he wants to kick it out the next morning. He doesn’t do caring or emotions. He’s heartless, robotic, yet he’s falling for Dylan.Dylan knows (or doesn’t) just how to play his one last remaining heartstring, and maybe, just maybe, Yates doesn’t want the lonely, cold existence he claims.Maybe, just maybe, he wants Dylan to be his.And maybe, just maybe, that one remaining heartstring is going to break… less

Ranger Keyes, assassin, occasional stripper and full-time hopeful (not hopeless) romantic is determined to get his happily-ever-after. His best mates, Donnie and Yates, have both found love, and he knows it’s finally his turn to step into the spotlight and star in his own love story.For that, he needs a co-star, and he sets his sights on one guy and one guy alone.He may have a chip on his shoulder and a permanent frown on his face, but Ranger knows that Troy’s the guy for him... moreRanger Keyes, assassin, occasional stripper and full-time hopeful (not hopeless) romantic is determined to get his happily-ever-after. His best mates, Donnie and Yates, have both found love, and he knows it’s finally his turn to step into the spotlight and star in his own love story.For that, he needs a co-star, and he sets his sights on one guy and one guy alone.He may have a chip on his shoulder and a permanent frown on his face, but Ranger knows that Troy’s the guy for him. Convincing Troy to go on a date, let alone that they’re supposed to be together isn’t easy. Troy’s guarded, and dismissive and tells Ranger repeatedly he isn’t the co-star in his love story, he’s the bad guy.But how can he be the bad guy when he’s put butterflies in Ranger’s gut?How can he be the bad guy when he helps Ranger with his building rage?How can he be the bad guy when Ranger falls in love with his laugh?Ranger’s about to find out exactly how… less