By: Isobel
Starling
Narrated by: Gary Furlong
Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 12-10-19
Language: English
Publisher: Decent Fellows
Press
Whispersync for Voice-ready
A brand new historical m/m
novella from award-winning author Isobel Starling.
Monday, December 20, 1897.
Mr. Benedict Hannan, the owner of Hannan’s Auction House in Fitzrovia, receives
a letter inviting him to attend the sale of a private collection of fine art
and antiquities belonging to the late Lord Percival Ardmillan.
Ardmillan is known to Benedict, or rather, his son Euan is, and so, Benedict hurriedly travels to the West Highlands to fulfill his dream of owning a particular item from the Lord’s collection - something that he has coveted for 30 years.
Ardmillan is known to Benedict, or rather, his son Euan is, and so, Benedict hurriedly travels to the West Highlands to fulfill his dream of owning a particular item from the Lord’s collection - something that he has coveted for 30 years.
In Scotland, Benedict
meets the collectors who were invited to bid in the auction. He discovers that
the auction of the private collection is not as straightforward as he had
imagined. Forced to come to terms with his past and present desires, Benedict
finds himself in the thrall of a mysterious traveler, and in turn, he gets more
than he bargained for this Christmas!
©2019 Isobel Starling/
Decent Fellows Press (P)2019 Isobel Starling/ Decent Fellows Press
Cat gives this one 5
Meows...
If you have never read (or
Listened to) Isobel Starling…You should. The writing is exquisite, the
characters compelling and the stories, interesting and twisted.
The Shooting Season was
quite a bit different than the Shatterproof Bond series in a way. This was a
historical set back when if you were caught in a gay relationship you were
imprisoned or killed. It is set in Oscar Wilde’s time and he was sited as an
example.
Benedict is on his way to a huge private invitation only auction where he hopes to acquire a special artifact not for his Auction House but for himself. It is a staff rumored to cure any ailment and he hopes to cast away his evil, Impure thoughts. The problem is it is taking him straight into the lion’s den to the home of his first lover Euan Ardmillan, The new owner of the estate.
Benedict is on his way to a huge private invitation only auction where he hopes to acquire a special artifact not for his Auction House but for himself. It is a staff rumored to cure any ailment and he hopes to cast away his evil, Impure thoughts. The problem is it is taking him straight into the lion’s den to the home of his first lover Euan Ardmillan, The new owner of the estate.
This is a very short book
and it drags you in with its telling and keeps you there with each page turn. Once
the twists begin, they get tighter and tighter and more and more. There are a
lot in this short of a book.
The narration by Gary Furlong
is perfect. His voice for Benedict gives the story the perfect accent for this
setting, and also the perfect eerie feeling.
If you love historical MM
stories, mystery/suspense, lots of twists, and a short story to fill some time
this is for you. I highly recommend the audio since the narration gives it a
perfect boost just reading will miss.
Isobel loves writing M/M
thrillers and mysteries with a mixture of romance and comedy, she also adores
fantasy. Isobel is a #1 bestselling author in Germany, and also has
translations in French, Italian, and Spanish.
"As You Wish" (Shatterproof Bond#1) narrated by Gary Furlong won the
Independent Audiobook Award for Romance 2018. It is the first M/M Romance
audiobook to win a mainstream audiobook award.
"Sweet Thing" was also nominated for the Independent Audiobook Award
in the LGBT category in 2019.
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