Blessed Isle
by Alex Beecroft
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Pub Date Dec 20 2012 | Archive Date Apr 23 2013
Description
For Captain Harry Thompson, the command of the prison transport ship HMS Banshee is his opportunity to prove his worth, working-class origins be damned. But his criminal attraction to his upper-crust First Lieutenant, Garnet Littleton, threatens to overturn all he’s ever worked for.
Lust quickly proves to be the least of his problems, however. The deadly combination of typhus, rioting convicts, and a monstrous storm destroys his prospects . . . and shipwrecks him and Garnet on their own private island. After months of solitary paradise, the journey back to civilization—surviving mutineers, exposure, and desertion—is the ultimate test of their feelings for each other.
These two very different men each record their story for an unfathomable future in which the tale of their love—a love punishable by death in their own time—can finally be told. Today, dear reader, it is at last safe for you to hear it all.
Note: This is a revised, stand-alone edition of the story originally published in the Hidden Conflict anthology in 2009.
Lust quickly proves to be the least of his problems, however. The deadly combination of typhus, rioting convicts, and a monstrous storm destroys his prospects . . . and shipwrecks him and Garnet on their own private island. After months of solitary paradise, the journey back to civilization—surviving mutineers, exposure, and desertion—is the ultimate test of their feelings for each other.
These two very different men each record their story for an unfathomable future in which the tale of their love—a love punishable by death in their own time—can finally be told. Today, dear reader, it is at last safe for you to hear it all.
Note: This is a revised, stand-alone edition of the story originally published in the Hidden Conflict anthology in 2009.
Advance Praise
"There are simply very few writers in any genre who can write this well." The Examiner
"Alex Beecroft . . . is at the top of her game as a writer of historical fiction . . . [Blessed Isle] is a great read." Out in Print: Queer Book Reviews
"Alex Beecroft has done it again . . . Her characterizations are brilliant, and I enjoyed this story immensely . . ." 5 stars out of 5 from Reviews by Jessewave
"[T]op class. There’s something about the way Beecroft writes that draws you instantly into the centre of the frame . . . I can thoroughly recommend [Blessed Isle]." Vulpes Libris
"Alex Beecroft . . . is at the top of her game as a writer of historical fiction . . . [Blessed Isle] is a great read." Out in Print: Queer Book Reviews
"Alex Beecroft has done it again . . . Her characterizations are brilliant, and I enjoyed this story immensely . . ." 5 stars out of 5 from Reviews by Jessewave
"[T]op class. There’s something about the way Beecroft writes that draws you instantly into the centre of the frame . . . I can thoroughly recommend [Blessed Isle]." Vulpes Libris
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781937551834 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
