The Starling

Colorado 1899


Kate Ryan has always had a streak of justice in her. When she decides to apply to the Pinkerton Detective Agency, nothing will stand in her way. Initially hired in a clerical position, she quickly works her way up to field agent with the help of her mentor, Louise Foster. When Louise is injured, Kate gets her first assignment and the opportunity of a lifetime.


Henry Maguire has been undercover in the household of wealthy entrepreneur Arthur Wingate. Employed as a ghostwriter to pen the man’s memoir, Henry is also searching for clues to a lucrative counterfeiting scheme. When Henry’s “wife” shows up, he’s taken aback by the attractive woman who isn’t Louise. Now he must work with a female agent he doesn’t know and doesn’t necessarily trust. And because he has another reason for coming into Wingate’s world, Kate Ryan is unavoidably in his way.


The Starling features a fake marriage, mystery, adventure, and romance with light steam. Kate Ryan is the daughter of Matt and Molly from The Wren. The Starling is the first of five novels featuring the second generation of Ryans in the Wings of the West series. Although it’s Book 8 in the Wings series, it can most definitely be read as a standalone.


While the series has interconnecting characters, each novel can be read as a standalone

Book One: The Wren

Book Two: The Dove

Book Three: The Sparrow

Book Four: The Blackbird

Book Five: The Bluebird

Book Six: The Songbird (Novella)

Book Seven: Echo of the Plains (Short Story)

Book Eight:  The Starling

Book Nine: The Canary

Book Ten: The Nighthawk

Book Eleven: The Swan (Pre-order Now)