The Scottish Boy

De: Alex de Campi

Narrado por: Richard Pearce

1333. Edward III is at war with Scotland. Nineteen-year-old Sir Harry de Lyon yearns to prove himself and jumps at the chance when a powerful English baron, William Montagu, invites him on a secret mission with a dozen elite knights.

They ride north, to a crumbling Scottish keep, capturing a feral, half-starved boy within and putting the other inhabitants to the sword.

But nobody knows why the flower of English knighthood snuck over the border to capture a savage, dirty teenage boy. Montagu gives the boy to Harry as his squire, with only two rules: don't let him escape, and convert him to the English cause.

At first, it's hopeless. The Scottish boy is surly and violent and eats anything that isn't nailed down. Then Harry begins to notice things: that, as well as Gaelic, the boy speaks flawless French, with an accent much different from Harry's Norman one. That he can read Latin too. And when Harry finally convinces the boy – Iain mac Maíl Coluim – to cut his filthy curtain of hair, the face revealed is the most beautiful thing Harry has ever seen.

With Iain as his squire, Harry wins tournament after tournament and becomes a favourite of the King. But underneath the pageantry smoulder twin secrets: Harry and Iain's growing passion for each other, and Iain's mysterious heritage. As England hurtles towards war once again, these secrets will destroy everything Harry holds dear.

A sexy, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers historical romance, Alex De Campi delivers a steamy but tender love story. "Brokeback Mountain" meets "50 Shades of Grey" set again the vivid backdrop of Medieval Britain. Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller's Song of Achilles, the novels of C. S. Pacat, and K.J. Charles.

This novel contains explicit sexual content and adult themes.

Alex de Campi is a thriller writer with an extensive backlist of critically-acclaimed prose and graphic novels including Eisner-nominated heist noir Bad Girls (Simon & Schuster). Her most recent books were pulp horror graphic novel Dracula, Motherf**ker (Image Comics), sci-fi thriller Madi: Once Upon A Time in the Future co-written with Duncan Jones (Z2 Comics), and True War Stories, an anthology of soldiers’ deployment tales. She is on most social media as @alexdecampi.

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Worth a dozen credits!

I listen to a LOT of audiobooks and rarely write a review. This is one of those books that stand out among the thousands I've listened to. It was so good I never wanted it to end! Use your credit now!!!

gay historic fiction

This book is every spicy and gay. this book has a enemy to lover arc.

I'll never be loved like that...

Ian and Harry's connection was so intense. I longed for them to together when they weren't. I've been anxious as stories unfold in the past, but never like this. At times it was almost to much to bare.

Beautiful Heartfelt Writing

Great characters, well written, suspenseful, couldn’t set the book down, Harry’s descriptions, I could see in my mind what he was seeing in telling his story.

The spice is hot and the plot is juicy!

A lot of romance is just p0rn with a vague plot wrapped around it, but not this story! If you took out every s3x scene it would still be a fantastic book. The characters are fun and relatable, the plot is incredibly interesting and immersing, and the spice is perfect 👌🏼

The spicy scenes are all very fluid and believable. Nothing feels forced or like it’s there just to be there like some romances have. I completely and thoroughly enjoyed everything about this title.

The performance loses a star for me because the narrator has a bunch of weird pauses and talks a little slow. I bumped it up to 1.3 speed and it fixed that though lol. Other than that he did an excellent job bringing the characters to life!

On Bended Knee

In my opinion, both the book and the audiobook of THE SCOTTISH BOY are nearly perfect. When I was young, and yet to understand my queerness, I loved reading about medieval times filled with knights and kings, jousts and romance; my adolescent eyes closed imagining those men. Alex de Campi has made my imaginations come true. The writing is beautifully crafted storytelling, and the narration is impeccable. I was mildly disappointed in the Epilogue because it felt like a small and precious piece of Harry and Iain’s story was left untold. Regardless, I highly recommend listening to this epic tale. I did … twice.

I loved it beyond words!

I would highly recommend it. I laughed, I cried, and I just loved the chemistry that grew naturally between them. The reader did a fabulous job with the voices and accents. I just couldn’t get enough of it. A true gem of a story. I won’t spoil anything but it is better than any fairy tale that I have read. Simply beautiful. I’ll be listening to it over and over for years to come. If you love a feisty steamy romance give this one a chance. You won’t regret it.

Unique story

Good listen, enjoyed the story and era that it was set. A unique love story, the write has a beautiful way of describing the love these two men shared.

A Story so good, I hated it!

While I will not wish away the 15 hours I spent following Harry and his journey, I would like to express my deep grief at knowing that I'll not be reading about the next years tournaments, or what mischief stirs up around the Hall. Though it'd be a lie to say I'm not perfectly satisfied with the resolution of our dear boy's story.

What I find so unforgivable is that this journey was so vivid and real, I practically lost myself to it! Now nothing has flavor, and all stories are simple and dull by comparison, and I fear it'll take some time for my love of Iain and Harry to wane to the point where I can embrace another, flaws and all.

Well written, steamy in all the right places, with enough drama, sting, and pain to really dig in and leave quite the hole in the heart when it is done. Alex de Campi, while I hope that fine little estate never faces hardship again, I'll miss hearing about their lives.

thank you for your words.

Great character development, compelling story.

I listened to this and was a tiny bit on the fence about its validity but… immediately started to listen to it all over again and confirmed that it provides characters I care about and a couple of story lines that come together really well and held my interest. Overall I really enjoyed this book and it was one of those situations where I was sad to have it end the second time around. I’d definitely recommend this book if you’re looking for good writing, sexy parts and good character development.