To Catch a Fallen Leaf
Rossingley, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Richard Stranks
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By:
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Fearne Hill
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Take one shy French gardener, mix in a naughty aristocrat, add a splash of water, a dash of sunshine, and wait for love to grow.
If only it were that easy.
Reuben Costaud counts his blessings daily. His run-in with crime is firmly behind him. He has a wonderful job gardening on the Rossingley estate, a tiny cottage all to himself, an orphaned cat named Obélix, and a friendly bunch of workmates. The last thing he needs is a tall, blond aristocrat strolling across the manicured lawns towards him.
Falling in love is not part of his plan.
Viscount Aloysius Frederick Lloyd Duchamps-Avery, Freddie to his friends, is in big trouble with everyone, from his father and his modelling agency, to his controlling older boyfriend. Seeking solace and refuge, he escapes to Rossingley and his adored cousin Lucien, the sixteenth earl. To take his mind off his woes, Lucien finds him a job with the estate gardening team.
Mutual attraction blossoms amongst the gardening tools, and Freddie charms his way through Reuben’s defenses. But as spring turns to summer and Freddie’s London life collides with their Rossingley idyll, Reuben’s trust in him is ruptured. Will their love flourish or is it destined for the compost bin?
To Catch a Fallen Leaf is a full-length MM contemporary romance, the second in the Rossingley trilogy.
©2021 Fearne Hill (P)2023 NineStar Press, LLCListener received this title free
To my delight, Lucien’s cousin is much the same. Well except instead of being a doctor, Freddie’s a model. Famous model. Who’s living up to the bad boy reputation some models are notorious for. There was that incident in the States – I never did catch how that was resolved, but maybe it was there and I missed it. Anyway, Freddie’s headed down a path of destruction with a bad boyfriend to boot. Lucien offers him a lifeline and Freddie takes it. A room at Rossingley, a job as a gardener, and a fresh start.
Reuben also got that fresh start thanks to Lucien’s generosity. He had a rough start in life and fell in with the wrong people. That caught up with him big time. But he’s put all that behind him to take up a gardening job at Rossingley with a little cottage on the estate to book. Oh, and Obélix his darling cat. Having grown up with Astérix and Obélix I got a kick out the name.
So…two different worlds. And yet, as time goes on, the men find themselves drawn to each other. Each has demons to overcome. Each has to find a way to trust. Each has to help Lucien plan for his big day!
This is a wonderful romance that touched my heart. With humor and all the feelz, it just worked. I’ll also briefly say that Richard Stranks was great. I understand how hard it is to maintain an accent and he did a good job with Reuben and the French. I would’ve loved to see all Reuben’s inner thoughts in French, but that would’ve been a heavy lift. Anyway, I truly enjoyed this and I hope to return to Rossingley again soon.
Great addition to a great series!
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Beautiful series
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A delight
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love love love it xx
Merde, mon dieu ...
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Here, Freddie meets the shy and charming Frenchman Reuben Costaud, who has been working in the gardens at Rossingley for around a year, and loves it there. They're both instantly smitten with each other, and romance, of course, blossoms.
The romance in this one is a little bit under-developed, although I liked Freddie and Reuben as a couple and their supportive friendship is lovely.
Narrator Richard Stranks delivers a very strong performance, complete with a lovely French accent for Reuben's dialogue and accurate pronunciation of the various French words and phrases in the text. His portrayal of Lucien and Jay sound as I remember them from the previous book and his interpretation of Freddie is nicely done. My one criticism is that he mispronounces "Aloysius" (Freddie's actual first name) half the time and gets it right the other half (it's pronounced "a-low-ish-us", not as it's spelled) - so he obviously knows how to pronounce it – which kind of makes it worse when he gets it wrong. Apart from that, it's an excellent performance that really enhanced my enjoyment of the story. I hope he's on board for the rest of the series if it makes its way into audio.
Sweet low-angst romance
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