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The Shooting Season

By: Isobel Starling
Narrated by: Gary Furlong
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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.

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)2025 Isobel Starling/ Decent Fellows Press Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance
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I was given this book as an advanced listener. I have read and listened to several of Isobel Starling's books but these have been books set in the modern era. I initially I found the book slow and the lead character Benedict quite heavy going. However, as the tale developed you understood why he was like he was. Also, as the mystery developed the pace sped up. I was then gripped, growing to like Benedict more and more but also seriously taking against one particular character. I hope there will be another this series in which we get to meet the two main protagonist. I enjoyed the period feel and the clever but not overly elaborate twist. It is useful reminder that it is major change in recent times to be able to talk about being gay so freely. Gary Furlong is gem of a narrator. I had not realised he was so versatile.

A little gem of a tale

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I am sooo glad I picked this book to accompany me today!!!
I think I found my next favorite M/M author ❤️❤️

Benedict is so naive, innocent, “buttoned-up”, “restrained” when it comes to the matters of life and of the flesh that you want to hold his hand and just show him what is really going on under all these masks of propriety!

Fortunately, he will find a man who will throw his carefully planned life of celibacy away and help him realise that the life of the happy sinner is much much much more exquisite than refusing oneself the pleasures of the flesh for society’s sake. He will let himself be touched. He will let himself feel seen. He will let himself feel wanted and experienced very a liberating “petite mort”.

My literature geek side was also so pleased with all the cultural gems in this book ❤️❤️

Historical forbidden M/M romance for the win❤️

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I do like a short first book, to see if you like the gist before you start on a long series.
This was very well narrated, that always helps.

It gets better as it goes on!

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Fantastically penned romp, fantastically narrated. Benedict and Sebastian meet, better late than never. Such a delightful tale, well written, well set in the art world of Georgian England. Why in the height of Imperial times, are measurements in meters, especially when the narrator is Gary Furlong? The scenic descriptions of train travel, clothing, and houses of the period all augment this tale.

VERY ENJOYABLE

Deliciously Dastardly Deceptions

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A nice easy book to listen to, not my normal read but I enjoyed it.
Great narration as well, which really helped.

An historical story.

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