The Good Knight Kiss

About the Book

Daniel, a knight of the church, is finally living the life he has always dreamed and is married to the woman he has loved forever. Together, they live in a cottage in Lough Inch, the village where they both grew up. Daniel receives a summons from the church to go on a mission. Upon arrival at the port in Galway, he discovers that the mission is false, and he has been duped. The mission was just a ploy to get him as far away from his village while unknown forces destroy his life. Daniel rushes back to find his home has been destroyed, his wife is missing, and he is being pursued by unknown assailants. Each time he gets close to piecing together this puzzle, an obstacle appears. He believes the church has betrayed him, the same church to which he has been loyal and faithful his entire life, the church that saved him and made him into the knight he is. He believes many of the townspeople are under the influence of the church and cannot be trusted. Daniel quickly learns that he must be careful about whom he brings into his trust circle. He can trust only his two companions: Macha, his warhorse, and Balor, his dog. Both horse and dog have an undying loyalty toward Daniel as he saved both of them from terrible fates. As Daniel gets closer to the truth, he learns he must choose between his love and his faith.

About the Author

My entire life, I have been fascinated by history. When I discovered my great-grandfather’s memoirs dating back to before the Irish Potato Famine, I began to have daydreams about what it was like living in Ireland during those times. I was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. I attended a Catholic grammar school for eight years, a Catholic high school for four years, and Fordham University for two years. Fordham University is a Jesuit school. It is quite obvious that my formative years were heavily influenced by the Catholic Church. I ran cross country and track all four years in high school and one season at Fordham. At the age of nineteen, I enlisted in the US Army as an artilleryman in 1983. My first duty assignment was in the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). I spent seven years in West Germany and witnessed the collapse of the Berlin Wall along with communist influence in Europe. I was selected to be a recruiter and then assigned to Fort Drum, New York. Five years at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, soon followed, with my final assignment being teaching leadership for three years at the University of Idaho Army ROTC. I retired as a first sergeant. I am currently an instructor for leadership for a major transportation company. Married with two children, I have coached Little League baseball and soccer and have also been involved in Scouts. I am a past master for my lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. The Irish have always been considered great storytellers, and I have used that influence to teach. This story has been running over and over in my mind for many years.