Half Moon Chambers

De: Harper Fox

Narrado por: Tim Gilbert

A cop and a recovering addict - no chance for romance there.

Yet Vince, a street-hardened narcotics officer, is having to reassess his life. Six months ago, he hit rock-bottom. A bullet brought him down, and his beloved partner Jack betrayed him. Badly disabled and in constant pain, Vince is flying a desk these days, and it doesn't suit him at all. His world is looking grim when he meets Rowan Clyde, sole surviving witness to a vicious drugs-related killing.

Rowan doesn't want to talk. He's vulnerable, trying to hold his own life together in the wake of a crippling addiction. Vince should have no time for him, and Rowan certainly shouldn't trust a cop with an agenda to get him onto the witness stand at any cost.

Yet despite their differences, there's an instant pull of attraction between these two damaged men. Their new bond is put to the ultimate test on the tough streets of Newcastle during a dark northern winter, as each turns out to hold the keys to the other's survival - and to his destruction.

©2012 Harper Fox (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Just lovely!

A wonderful blend of elegant words and eloquent narration. The story felt a bit like a snippet from the characters lives a but it was enough to build a good tale!

Beautiful story, fabulous performance!!

My goodness what a treat! This book just hit all the sweet spots, law enforcement, hurt/comfort, wonderful writing and a hard fought HEA. Harper Fox is just a master writer. If you don't mind her use of the slang of Northern England, which can be a little hard to decipher for an American listener, her stories are magnificent. Tim Gilbert is a perfect narrator for this love story, and it is definitely a love story. The MCs are very complex and finding and loving each other is a struggle due to their own internal demons, as well as some external ones. Tackling something like addiction is always a tricky subject, but I think she does it beautifully and honestly. And again, Mr. Gilbert puts in a truly magnificent performance. Highly recommend!

I wasn’t sure I’d like it.

I really liked it. The characters were well developed. The narrator does a good job.

Vince and Rowan…

Great redemption story…really enjoyed. I appreciated how the author depicted Vince’s and Rowan’s struggles/stories…had a very real feel to it! The narrator did a good job, but his rasp wasn’t giving me 29 yr old hot shot detective. Outside of that really enjoyed!

Gloriously flawed characters bring truth to this gritty romance!

Harper Fox evokes a sense of place like no other. In this gritty romance she takes us to the rough underbelly of Newcastle, England during a dreary winter. For me, her settings are as impactful as her deeply flawed characters. The combination of the three blew me away in this book.

Here she teams up a physically broken copper deep in depression and on the verge of addiction, with an unwilling witness to a murder. He also happens to be a recovering heroin addict. I LOVED these two together. They were so thoroughly imperfect and that made them real. They fought these huge battles within themselves. Battles they feared to fight, battles they sometimes lost, battles they sometimes simply gave in to. But isn’t that life? Life isn’t pretty and perfect and rosy. Sometimes life is one day at a time, knowing that tomorrow you may very likely be the reason of your own downfall.

Yet what makes this a romance is that these two very real characters have each other; and if one falls the other will be there to pick the other man up. I SIMPLY LOVED SEEING THESE MEN GROW STRONGER TOGETHER.

The audiobook version was amazingly narrated by Tim Gilbert with a spot on northern accent (not that I would be able to tell if it was off, lol!).

Great book, Great Author.

I enjoy Harper Fox books. They are well written with some action, romance and end in a good way.
Definitely an awesome author and I reach for them when I need some good in my life. Half Moon Chambers is my favorite. You simply must give this book a try.

This the Harper Fox I love.

I love her rough and tumble coppers with hearts of gold. She does a great job of showing the two sides of a person.

Another home run

My 2nd title by Harper Fox and I’m still impressed. The writing is excellent and the narrator Tim Gilbert brought the story to life. Can’t wait to read more.

Rough and tender

A bit slow on the start. Some mystery and romance. Winds up appearing to unravel, then all comes together. Great reading by the performer.

A+++

By everything that is good and holy this narrator was PHENOMENAL. The writing was good, yeah, because the author is massively talented, but about half an hour in, once I settled into the story, I realized what an intricate dance the narrator as doing, between strands of a complex web of accents and ages and states of sobriety. Bravo, sincerely.