A great story and a great listen

4.5 Stars

I listened to the audiobook of Falling Embers, usually, I only listen on the way to and from work but with this one I couldn't turn it off once I got home and had to keep listening and listening, to that end nothing much got done for the last two days but I did finish this fabulous story.

I loved bright sunshiny Isaiah and stoic Julian and how they were together. Both carry some heavy baggage, but both deal with it in different ways. Isaiah chooses to be himself and his family can go to hell but he is happy with who he is, whereas Julian chooses to hide who he is from his family, shouldering the blame for his brother and supporting his mother to the point he is a pretty unhappy man.

I really enjoyed how Isaiah managed to wangle his way into Julian's life after their work accident and how he slowly crept into Julian's heart, first as a friend and then as so much more, challenging Julian and helping him to open up and heal, making him happy for the first time in many years. The chemistry between them was smoking hot and I really enjoyed Isaiah's slow seduction of Julian.

There are some twists and secrets that come out in regard to Julian's past and if I hadn't disliked his family before, I disliked them even less after the secrets come out into the open. People like his mother, brother and especially his father don't deserve any respect. I loved the way Isaiah was eventually able to be there for Julian when the fallout came because it had to come, no one could live the way he was and survive.

I enjoyed the cast of characters, their workmates and Isaiah's friends and I'm looking forward to catching up with all of them again.

The narrator Michael Dean is not one I usually enjoy too much, but in the case of Falling Embers, I found him fabulous to listen to which really helped with how much I enjoyed this story and how much I didn't want to stop listening.

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