Apple Boy

The Quiet Work, Book 1

De: Isobel Starling

Narrado por: Gary Furlong

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 Starling

Perfect duo Starling and Furlong

What an awesome book. It’s starts out like a coming of age young man to young man love. Then the blossoming of winters 20th year changes his and Adams life. Gary Furlong is an awesome narrator/actor/linguistic. I really enjoyed the whole story and waiting for the next chapter to find what happens to our two lovely boys/men. The only part was during the counsel meeting it became long winded and in my opinion boring however we must know of the past to move forward. I highly recommend this book. Buy it and enjoy.

Quite interesting and entertaining

First off, let me just say how colorful and enjoyable the characters in this book are. The narrator is awesome and I was very entertained by his performance.

The plot is interesting but the story moved a bit slowly in the beginning and I was a little ready to say I'm done. However, the author took the time to build a very interesting world and the characters are well developed. I can appreciate that. Not normally a fan of drawn out beginnings but I was pleasantly surprised and so glad I hung in there.

This is a slow to medium burn M/M romance but I kind of enjoyed the two main characters attraction to each other. It seems like a good start to a new series.

There is so much more I could say but I really am trying to stop giving spoilers in my reviews. I just say read it and see for yourself. You will be entertained. I guarantee it.

I look forward to the next book in the series.

This book was given to me by request for my unbiased review.

Lovely fairytale with dark cliffhanger ending

This started as a tale of a young nobleman lost and impoverished then turned into a fairytale that took a dark turn before stopping in a cliffhanger.

Perfect in every way.

Absolutely amazing!! First thing, I swear every book I listen to narrated by Gary Furlong sounds like it’s narrated by a different person just perfect for that story. I don’t know how he does it, but he’s so talented that he can always make his voice just fit a character absolutely perfectly. Now, as for the actual story, I am completely blown away. This was a wild ride from beginning to end, and I for one was so glad to be on it. Our two hapless MCs know absolutely nothing about magic so we get to learn right there with them; which often times leads to way too wordy explanations or sloppy word building, but here it is done so perfectly you feel like you’re on this adventure too. And the romance is so right, kinda slow burn, definitely steamy, and definitely heartfelt. There’s a very firm HFN (these two aren’t going anywhere without each other), and I will just be over here dying until we get the next story.

Wow! Just wow.

I started listening to this book not really knowing what to expect. I finished absolutely excited about the new and creative world that I was introduced to. The story does end with you wanting (or in my case needing) to move on to the next story. [which at the time of this review in not out yet]

I thought this book would be about a poor rich boy and a lucky poor boy who get together and bam! HEA. Nope, Winter was never a bad person but his experiences before he meets Adam humbled him and made him deserving of the next phase of his life. Adam is sweet and determined and I am so happy that he will play an important role in helping Winter with his magic, not just the love interest that supports him from the sidelines.

Gary Furlong was amazing. The way he performs the different voices and accents just draws you into the world that Starling created and I wasn't ready to leave so please hurry with book 2.