Celts and Kings

Celts and Kings is the story behind the mystifying disappearance of the Celtic Earls in 1607. Known as the Flight of the Earls, this sudden and mysterious departure continues to provoke questions. Why the Earls—the cream of Irish nobility—fled Ireland so quickly has been a mystery that no one has ever been able to explain.

John Michaels, estranged from his father, finds himself in Ireland seeking clues to his identity. A college teacher and happily married with a son, Sean, Michaels was recently fired after a confrontation with Samuel Reed, a powerful, arrogant owner of a software company. Reed his also a collector of rare works of art and he is indifferent as to legitimacy of their source.

Finding himself blacklisted by Reed and his vast network of connections, Michaels is forced to consider relocating out of the country. He decides to explore positions in the European Union which will require him to obtain a dual citizenship in Ireland, the home of his ancestors.
While in Ireland seeking documentation of his ancestry, he unintentionally meets Megan O’Rourke, a former graduate student. As each struggles with a powerful, mystical attraction for each other, they uncover the answer to an ancient Irish mystery—the puzzling Flight of the Earls in 1607.

This answer involves the two in a deadly clash with powerful criminal forces in the underground world of stolen art.
Shadowed by a powerful, avenging Reed who uses sophisticated software, Michaels and Megan find themselves relying on each other and their resources to stop Reed from pillaging the ancient Celtic Stone of Destiny, the Lia Fial.

Michaels and Megan must make a choice. What they decide will impact each other, Michaels' family, his father, and ultimately the relationship between the Republic of Ireland and England.

Steeped in history, Celtic lore, and Irish tradition, Celts and Kings is the story of a forbidden love that goes back 400 years. This is a must read for those who not only want to understand the past, but also the problems facing modern Ireland.