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Cutie and the Beast

Fae Out of Water, Book One

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By: E.J. Russell
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
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Summary

Book one in the new Fae Out of Water series.

Temp worker David Evans has been dreaming of Dr. Alun Kendrick ever since that one transcription job for him, because holy cats, that voice. Swoon. So when his agency offers him a position as Dr. Kendrick’s temporary office manager, David neglects to mention that he’s been permanently banished from offices. Because, forgiveness? Way easier than permission.

Alun Kendrick, former Queen’s Champion of Faerie’s Seelie Court, takes his job as a psychologist for Portland’s supernatural population extremely seriously. Secrecy is paramount: No non-supe can know of their existence. So when a gods-bedamned human shows up to replace his office manager, he intends to send the man packing. It shouldn’t be difficult - in the 200 years since he was cursed, no human has ever failed to run screaming from his hideous face.

But cheeky David isn’t intimidated, and despite himself, Alun is drawn to David in a way that can only spell disaster: When fae consort with humans, it never ends well. And if the human has secrets of his own? The disaster might be greater than either of them could ever imagine.

©2017 E.J. Russell (P)2020 E.J. Russell Fantasy Paranormal Paranormal Romance Romance Fiction
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This audiobook was great!

Really good storyline, great characters and full of humour and snark - just my type of audiobook 😁

Joel Leslie, as usual, does a fantastic job of narrating this audiobook and is the best when it comes to English accents and Welsh!

Highly recommend!!!! 😊🥰

Definitely worth 5🌟’s

Really Enjoyed!!

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As usual, Joel Leslie's narration is excellent. Loved the characters and the story. Can't wait to listen to the next one.

Excellent

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The concept is interesting and reasonable well written. The characters are likeable and the narration is very good.

Enjoyable Story

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Well worth a listen, interesting and likeable characters, A storyline to keep you listening and excellent narration from Joel Leslie.

An interesting romantic fantasy

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I came to this book as a new devotee of Joel Leslie. I doubt I would have looked twice at this book otherwise. I'm only just developing an appreciation of supernatural romance, and I almost exclusively read historical fiction. But it turns out this book was just what I needed.

I have fallen hard for m/m romance, and having back-to-backed four or five m/m historical romances (i.e. "I will be hanged/pilloried/thrown in prison/ostracised from society if I love where I choose") I was in dire need of something a bit more upbeat.

I don't usually touch modern american with a barge pole, but this book is filled with enough ancient Celtic mysticism to keep me happy. The pace is great, nothing like a bit of adventure to get the heart going! It was lovely that the gay aspect was a complete non-issue, and the characters could agonise over other reasons why they shouldn't be together :D

The dialogue is snappy, and David in particular is a dream of a character. His mental monologue is hilarious, and when things threaten to get too tense, the mood is broken by a "Well, screw that!" delivered perfectly by Joel Leslie.

As to the narration, Joel Leslie, what a find! There are very few narrators who bring their own magic to a story, who elevate it beyond the page, but Joel Leslie is certainly one of them. I am honestly astounded by his range of accents, and they are all flawless. In this book we have American, English, Welsh and Scottish. I may have missed some. Do yourself a favour and listen to Leslie's accent samples on his website (make sure you start at the top) they had me shrieking with laughter! Maggie Smith, anyone?

I am sad that the other two books in the series, concerning Alun's brothers, are not available on Audible. I will load up the kindle though, and hope that they are as good as this book.

Touching, funny, mystical romance

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