Apple Boy
The Quiet Work, Book 1
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Apple Boy
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Narrated by:
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Gary Furlong
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By:
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Isobel Starling
About this listen
A new LGBT fantasy series from award-winning author Isobel Starling
A lost lordling, a farm boy, and a tale of mystery, magic, and murder!
After a traumatic event, Winter Aeling finds himself destitute and penniless in the backwater town of Mallowick. He needs to travel to the city of Serein and impart grave news that will bring war to the Empire, but without a horse, money, and with not a soul willing to help him, he has no choice but to line up with the common folk seeking paid work on the harvest.
As wagons roll into the market square and farmers choose day laborers, Winter is singled out for abuse by a brute of a farmer. The only man who stands up for him is the farmer's beguiling son, Adam, and on locking eyes with the swarthy young man Winter feels the immediate spark of attraction.
Winter soon realizes there is a reason he has been drawn to Blackdown Farm. The farmer possesses a precious item that was stolen long ago from Winter’s family, and he determines to retrieve it. He also cannot take his eyes off Adam, and as the young man opens up Winter can’t help wondering if Adam is just kind or his kind!
FYI - Apple Boy has an M/M couple, graphic gay sexual activity, and a cliffhanger ending.
*The next book in the series, Dark Harvest (The Quiet Work, Book 2), is coming soon!*
©2019 Isobel Starling (P)2019 Decent Fellows Press and Isobel StarlingListeners also enjoyed...
Great book and awesome narrator
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I loved Win and Adam. They were so different, but so similar in the ways that count. I love how the story gets deeper and darkens as we go and follow them on their journey.
I loved how they grew with each other.
I really loved the narration, Gary Furlong was able to make such great and different voices. Very good as well.
Looking forward to the next book
amazing new world
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After a traumatic event, Winter Aeling finds himself destitute and penniless in the backwater town of Mallowick
its a good book
good book
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At first, I wasn't sure about this book, as I'm not a fan of historical romances, and hadn't realised that this was a fantasy, plus Win seemed a bit odd to start with. But as he and Adam started to bond, their connection came alive.
The suspense as they made their journey had me hanging on every word for snippets of information on Win's past. Once they got to Serein, the possibilities exploded, and the ramifications of their magic became clear.
You know it's a good book when you actually groan out loud at the word 'epilogue'...
P.S. Adam's accent! 😍
Depth, Intrigue, and one hot-as-hell Apple Boy
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I was thoroughly impressed with this audiobook. I admit I was a bit skeptical when I first started - I'd thought about getting this book previously as it has been recommended to me, but I wasn't sure the story would be for me so I hadn't taken the plunge.
In the end, I received this audiobook for free in return for an honest review - it was a pleasure to do so!
I was new to both the author and narrator and I'll be back for both! A few minutes in and I was hooked, and listened for hours at a time. Isobel Starling's story is fantastic. So imaginative, complex, and full of twists - it really had me guessing.
There's mystery, intrigue, medium angst, and quite a bit of sexual tension between the two m/c (but not much actual sex). Gary Furlong narrates wonderfully. The characters' emotions are brought out perfectly, and his accents are completely devine! I LOVE it when Adam says "Gods, Winter" - gives me shivers :)
Although book one of a series, and despite setting up book two nicely at the end, there isn't a cliffhanger and the story rounds off nicely. I really appreciate this in a book - I can't stand a cliffhanger! I still want to hear book two though - I'll certainly be getting it in the near future.
Brilliant
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