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The Shooting Season

By: Isobel Starling
Narrated by: Gary Furlong
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A brand new historical m/m novella from award-winning author Isobel Starling.

Monday, December 20, 1897. Mr. Benedict Hannan, the owner of Hannan’s Auction House in Fitzrovia, receives a letter inviting him to attend the sale of a private collection of fine art and antiquities belonging to the late Lord Percival Ardmillan. Ardmillan is known to Benedict, or rather, his son Euan is, and so, Benedict hurriedly travels to the West Highlands to fulfill his dream of owning a particular item from the Lord’s collection - something that he has coveted for 30 years.

In Scotland, Benedict meets the collectors who were invited to bid in the auction. He discovers that the auction of the private collection is not as straightforward as he had imagined. Forced to come to terms with his past and present desires, Benedict finds himself in the thrall of a mysterious traveler, and in turn, he gets more than he bargained for this Christmas!

©2019 Isobel Starling/ Decent Fellows Press (P)2025 Isobel Starling/ Decent Fellows Press Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance
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It’s Britain in 1897 and fine arts auctioneer Benedict Hannan still labours under the guilt and fear of his same-sex attraction. He’s surprised to be invited by one-time lover Lord Euan Ardmillan to bid for his late father’s private collection. Euan hasn’t spoken to him for decades after suddenly ending the relationship but Benedict can’t fight the old feelings he had for him. However, all is not what it seems and Benedict finds himself being deceived and manipulated by more than one person. Who can he trust?

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every Isobel Starling novel I’ve read and this historical romance novella was no exception. Benedict is decent and kind but easily taken advantage of. I enjoyed the intrigue, the study of manners, and the frisson of very real danger of exposure would bring Benedict undone. It’s the first in the trilogy and I can’t wait to read the others. 🎧 UK voice actor Gary Furlong has become one of my most treasured narrators, he always gives a great audio performance.

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