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The Demons of Wychwood

By: Isobel Starling
Narrated by: Cornell Collins
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London 1860
Felix Lazarus -
I suppose you could say I was a voyeur and what I was doing was wrong, criminal even. But I’d suggest that no hot-blooded man could resist a look after finding peepholes behind the walls of Wychwood. Through the peepholes I saw my most secret desires playing out before my eyes. One of the gents I watched was deliciously handsome with brooding stormy eyes and darling black curls. So taken was I that he haunted my dreams. I knew the comely young man only by a number, 27 as none of the queer fellows who attended Wychwood gave their names.
27 didn’t know I existed.
But when I saw how he got into trouble with a violent partner, I didn’t think twice about rushing to his aid. It was in my nature to help him...even if it cost me my job... and my heart.

This book is a gay historical romance with voyeurism, dub-con, upper/lower classes romance, a dastardly villain, revenge, and a HEA.

The Demons of Wychwood was written by Isobel Starling and NO AI was used in it's creation.
The cover art was painted by artist :Emity (instagram: m.emityy/ ) and NO AI was used in the creation of the cover art.

©2024 Decent Fellows Press (P)2024 Decent Fellows Press Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Heartfelt LGBTQIA+
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The blurb doesn't do the story credit.
A fairly short book which makes every chapter work hard.
Told by Felix it covers a lot of issues around the abuse of power within the Victorian age its done in such a way that isn't too heavy.
Well worth the listen and as usual Cornell Collins does an excellent job of narrating it

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It’s 1860 in London and Felix Lazarus makes ends meet by juggling a job with the Royal Post and a much more secretive job at Wychwood, a place where wealthy gay men can meet each other. Felix has discovered the secret passages behind the walls of the rooms and isn’t averse to peeking through the cracks, which is how he sees a bereft nobleman attempt to take his own life after a violent tryst. Kit has been under the thrall of the General for years but he can’t take much more of the lies and the violence and Felix is just the person he needs in his corner.

I thoroughly enjoyed this, I found it gripping and mesmerising and the sizzling chemistry between Felix and Kit was perfect. I guess I expected a supernatural romance, but the demons that torment Kit are metaphorical and I liked the inference that our erroneous beliefs can cause us problems. The General was a perfectly dark villain and I was actually creeped out at times by his actions—a classic example of Hell being other people. There is dubious consent here as well as other potential triggers so check those out if you need to. 🎧 British voice actor Cornell Collins gives another strong performance, he’s always excellent on these historical romances!

A tormented soul finds love and healing!

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