Pre-release Post and Review: To Catch a Fallen Leaf by Fearne Hill

12 September of 2021 by ButtonsMom2003

To Catch a Fallen Leaf By Fearne Hill

Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Tropes: Aristocracy, British, ex-con, opposites attract, family drama

Releases: September 13. 2021

Publisher: NineStar Press

Series: Rossingley, Book 2

Length: 78,100 words

Cover Design: Natasha Snow

Synopsis

Take one shy French gardener, mix in a naughty aristocrat, add a splash of water, a dash of sunshine, and wait for love to grow.

If only it were that easy.

Reuben Costaud counts his blessings daily. His run-in with crime is firmly behind him. He has a wonderful job gardening on the Rossingley estate, a tiny cottage all to himself, an orphaned cat named Obélix, and a friendly bunch of workmates. The last thing he needs is a tall, blond aristocrat strolling across the manicured lawns towards him.

Falling in love is not part of his plan.

Viscount Aloysius Frederick Lloyd Duchamps-Avery, Freddie to his friends, is in big trouble with everyone, from his father and his modelling agency, to his controlling older boyfriend. Seeking solace and refuge, he escapes to Rossingley and his adored cousin Lucien, the sixteenth earl. To take his mind off his woes, Lucien finds him a job with the estate gardening team.

Mutual attraction blossoms amongst the gardening tools, and Freddie charms his way through Reuben’s defences. But as spring turns to summer and Freddie’s London life collides with their Rossingley idyll, Reuben’s trust in him is ruptured. Will their love flourish or is it destined for the compost bin?

To Catch a Fallen Leaf is a full-length MM contemporary romance, the second in the Rossingley trilogy.

Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

I learned some French! ♥

We met the two MCs of this book in To Hold a Hidden Pearl but I think you can read this as a standalone. However, I highly recommend book one as you will learn some good background information and it’s a fantastic story.

This is only my second book by Fearne Hill and I loved it. Reuben is a delightful character and he’s French (I’d love to listen to an audiobook of this story and can think of a few narrators who would do a great job with Reuben’s voice. 😊) Like book one, To Catch a Fallen Leaf also challenged me by having several words I looked up as I was reading. (One of the things I love about reading ebooks is how easy it is to look things up while I’m reading.) Most of the words were easy to understand in context but I had to find out the meaning for myself (thank you Google 😊)

The excellent blurb really tells you what you need to know about the story so I’m not going to repeat it. Instead, I’ll tell you how much I loved these two characters. Freddie and Reuben couldn’t be more different from each other but their differences merge together in this wonderful story.

While you would think that Freddie should be a very confident person given his aristocratic background and his job as a model, he is pretty much a pushover when dealing with his abrasive and unlikeable father. Reuben’s lack of confidence makes sense given the years he spent in prison. It was great to see his progression to a more confident person.

The author’s descriptive writing of the gardens and other locations visited by the characters made me want to be there. I’m definitely not the kind of person to wear fancy clothes but I loved reading the descriptions of what Freddie wore as well as Lucien (from book one).

I was so happy to learn that there will be another book in this series and I can’t wait to read it!

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O Factor: Scorcher

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About Author

Fearne Hill lives deep in the southern British countryside, a stone’s throw away from the private country estate providing her inspiration for Rossingley. She looks after varying numbers of hens, a few tortoises, and a beautiful cocker spaniel.

When she is not overseeing her small menagerie, she enjoys writing contemporary romantic fiction. And when she is not doing either of those things, she works as an anaesthesiologist.

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