Voyageurs

By: Keira Andrews

Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Two men battle the wilderness - and desire.

It's 1793, and Simon Cavendish needs to get to his station at Fort Charlotte, a fur-trading outpost in the untamed Canadian wild. The fort is only accessible by canoe, and there's just one man daring enough to take him on the perilous, thousand-mile journey from Montreal this late in the summer.

Young Christian Smith, the son of an Ojibwe mother and absent English father, is desperate for money to strike out on his own, so he agrees to take clueless Simon deep into the wild. As they travel endless lakes and rivers, they butt heads.

Yet the attraction between Simon and Christian, two men from vastly different worlds, grows ever stronger. Locked in a battle against the wilderness and elements, how long can they fight their desire for each other?

Contains mature themes.

©2017 Keira Andrews (P)2021 Tantor

Good Short Listen

This is a short (under 2 hours) listen, but great for filling a gap between other books.

The story is very fast paced, which makes sense for the length, and it's clear the writer has done some research into this historical period.

The narrator did a good job, my only complaint is the main protagonists' voices were sometimes too similar to differentiate. This isn't an indicator of the narrator's abilities, I've listened to other books with him and really enjoyed them.

Good short listen!

Well written short story.

This is a short story yet the build up to the the ending didn't seem overly rushed like many short stories.

I love Joel Leslie as a narrator. He brings the right tone to the right mood in any book he reads.

Short but good

I really liked this story. The love story was sweet. There was so much more I would have liked to hear about. Just to short. I hope there is a sequel.

1793 City Slicker

A “city slicker” in 1793, Simon has no idea the journey he is asking to attempt to get from Montreal to Fort Charlotte before autumn hits. Luckily he has wilderness-experienced Christian to take him there. Simon has to get honest and Christian has to gain trust. They end up wanting to spend their HEA together.

One of Ms Andrew’s best books! Loved Mr Leslie in this one.

Despite the short length, it felt like an 8 hour book and I got really obsessed with it. I looked up maps and history because of this book. And I hate history. It’s on repeat and it gets all the stars.

Journey

You make me almost cry on my morning commute, you get an extra 1/2 star.

A very good book.

I really enjoyed this story. Great narration and great story content. I liked the characters and the way the relationship developed.

Loved It

I loved this book. It was a short, sweet romance. I loved the way Simon and Christian's relationship built throughout the course of the story. And when a certain event happens, what really matters becomes apparent. I wish this had an epilogue. I enjoyed how it ended but I wanted just this little snippet into the future.

Joel Leslie does a great job bringing this story to life. He is so talented and I am in love with his voice. I try to listen to everything he's done. I still have a long way to go and I'm loving the journey. I love Keira's books, so I'm always excited to see a Keira/Joel pairing.

Overall: 5 stars
Performance: 5 stars
Story: 5 stars

A beautiful cross cultural experience.

I enjoyed the narration and descriptions. The two lead characters are well rounded. Highly recommended.

Wonderful short story

Wanted it to go on. Excellent performance by Joel Leslie; bringing to life these memorable characters. I look forward to more from author and narrator alike.

Way too short.

I was genuinely confused at how short this story is. I wondered if I had missed a bunch of chapters, but no, just super short. The story feels incomplete. Like, after the MCs confess, then what? The story had so much potential. Almost seems not worth having listened to the beginning because it feels like I stopped a book a third way in. Anyways, the narrator isn't my favorite. I don't care for the undulating voice of Joel Leslie. Honestly, I'd just skip this book. Wasn't really worth my time.