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This book is set in the 1830’s when sodomy was still a crime in England. I usually prefer dual POV but this was done very well and the descriptions of the other characters allowed fairly accurate assumptions about their thoughts and motivations. This book gave me all the swoony swoons while also pulling at my heartstrings with all the emotions.

I loved Colin and Patrick gay awakening, opposites attract, fish out of water historical romance with a side of culture shock. This book is probably going to be one of those whose deep personality alone will draw me back into listening to it again.įull of passion, sweetness, acceptance and love No amount of misguided sound leveling can detract much from a Joel Leslie reading. Joel has the ability to do all the accents as well as create excitement, tremors, and terror in his readings.

This is probably due to the completeness of each character's story as well as Joel Leslie reading it. For one, it has angst, but it's not as deep and threatening as angst in similar stories. It's cohesive and deep, as if three or four other journey books were combined to create this one story. You have a horrific ship journey, a tough across arid land journey, and even a failed civilized London journey, all set back in time with a strong modern voice. All the characters are strong, which is the great thing about the best new fiction. Also, there's a strong woman who is part of the story, which makes it even better since you never forget that this is an MM romance for even one minute-and yet, there she is and her love and journey story is also complete. Nothing in this story is new compared to other stories out there, but the combination of ideas, themes, and setting make it worth the listen. Danger lurks everywhere, and when they unexpectedly get the chance to escape to a new life as cowboys, they'll need each other more than ever. Patrick learned long ago that love is a fairy tale, but he's inexorably drawn to sweet, optimistic Colin despite himself.įrom the miserable depths of a prison ship to the vast, untamed Australian outback, Colin and Patrick must rely on each other. While it's true that being transported to Australia is a far cry from the luxury Colin is accustomed to, he's determined to make the best of it and prove himself.

Patrick never asked for Colin's help, and now he's stuck with the pampered fool. They're soon banished to the faraway prison colony of Australia. When Patrick is caught with his pants down and threatened with death for his crime, Colin speaks up in his defense and confesses his own sinful nature. Two men exiled to an untamed land must capture love.Įver since Cambridge-bound Colin Lancaster spied on stable master Patrick Callahan mastering another man, he's longed for Patrick to do the same to him.