FINDING HARBOR is a slow burn historical romances set in Nova Scotia. A cinnamon roll giant helps a down on his luck stranger and they form a special connection.
From the blurb:
Patrick Callahan comes to Cape Breton expecting easy money from a quick and lucrative timber deal. Instead, he only finds humiliation. Swindled out of his inheritance and stranded in a windswept fishing village, he is left with nothing but a single suitcase and a future that has collapsed overnight. At seven and a half feet tall, Angus MacAskill is a gentle giant with his own past. In St. Ann's, he is known for his silent kindness as much as he is for his stoic nature. He offers Patrick a bookkeeping job in his mercantile, and a place by the fire. What begins as simple arrangement blossoms into a profound connection neither man could have ever imagined.
Set within the wild beauty of nineteenth-century Nova Scotia, Finding Harbor is a queer historical romance about survival, finding home, and a love that takes root slowly but with unshakable strength. Perfect for fans of Annie Proulx (Brokeback Mountain), Cat Sebastian (A Gentleman Never Keeps Score) and KJ Charles (An Unseen Attraction).
Molly Otto's review:
Historical romances are not what I generally go to and yet this one intrigued me enought to give it a try. I am so happy that I took that chance in this beautiful building of something more. In a time it is not safe to be out, two men learn what it is like to lean on the other for comfort and safety. The build up is done so elegantly you grasp for the next touch. Angus and Patrick are two men in a time not ready for their love, yet both accept their happiness is worth the risk. Duncan does a brilliant job in showing the towns views and how it affects the overall relationship to when the choices are made they are made with care and understanding of what is to come.
SNik's review:
Historical standalone. Size difference. Only one bed. Slow burn/no burn. HFN. Single POV.
Stranded and swindled, Patrick is left in a small fishing village with no money or hope of returning home to Boston. When local businessman Angus takes pity on Patrick and hires him as a bookkeeper, he offers him a bed and the ability to survive.
This is a beautifully written story of two men finding something special and unexpected but struggling to keep themselves and their feelings safe during a period where they are not supposed to be together. Angus has a difficult past he has overcome but still haunts him, and Patrick takes time to see that his happiness and sense of accomplishment may be different than what he once envisioned. As this is single POV, we don’t get Angus’s perspective, and the constant lack of communication is frustrating and yet might be understandable given these characters and the time period in which they live. Overall, I really enjoyed this story of two men finding a connection and struggling to overcome their own doubts and the pressures of their peers in order to be together. Would have loved to see an epilogue or that they truly make it to their HEA.
Finding Harbor is currently available as an e-book and paperback
Finding Harbor is currently available as an e-book and paperback
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