Isobel Starling -
Shatterproof Bond Series
Author: Isobel
Starling
Blurb:
As You Wish
(Shatterproof Bond #0.5)
1 wedding, 2
best men, one hell of a love story!
This
contemporary M/M romantic comedy is set at the Scottish castle wedding
of Annabelle Aiken to Scotsman Oliver Ramsay. Oliver’s brother Declan is
to be joint best man, sharing the duties with Annabelle’s ‘kid’ brother,
Samuel Aiken. However, both men have never actually met. Sam Aiken has
been abroad, studying and working as an interpreter and he wouldn’t meet
Declan until a few days before the wedding. But on meeting Sam Aiken,
Declan is surprised to realize the ‘kid’ isn't a kid at all, but a tall,
blond, and athletic young man. Sam makes Declan laugh like no other, and
Declan is alarmed by the ferocious attraction he begins to feel for
Sam. And as the attraction is reciprocated, the events at Dunloch Castle
change everything Declan has ever believed about himself.
But is Samuel
Aiken all that he appears to be?
Illuminate the
Shadows (Shatterproof Bond #1)
In this M/M
comedy thriller we continue where “As You Wish” ended.
The charming,
mysterious Samuel Aiken has turned Declan Ramsay’s life upside down and
Declan has experienced a remarkable change. He has come to terms with the
fact he is bisexual, and he has fallen head-over- heels in love with
his employer’s son. However, falling for his boss’s son was never going to
be an easy path to happiness, mainly because the boss in question is
multi-millionaire property tycoon and former MI5 operative, Sir James
Aiken. Sir James is repulsed by his son’s homosexuality, and the lovers
cannot hide from his looming presence for long. Soon enough James makes
his move, and Declan finds out what he will have to endure to stay with
Sam, and what he will have to give to feel worthy of Sam's love.
Return to Zero
(Shatterproof Bond #2)
Pulled into a
world of secrets and lies for the man he loves, Declan Ramsay’s life has
changed immeasurably in the eight months since meeting, and falling for
Sam Aiken. Declan journey of personal discovery is about to take a darker
turn, and for Sam, the world becomes more treacherous than he could ever
have imagined. Two A.L.L employees are missing -- presumed dead, while at
an outdoor adventure centre in the Scottish Highlands. Sir James Aiken
sends his son and Declan to follow the trail, and discover their fate.
Declan is keen to get started. However, Sir James sees to it that seeds of
doubt and discord have been sewn between the couple. The journey to their
Highland location, and the discoveries they make when they reach the G’wan
Adventures centre, prove that Sir James Aiken has been less than honest
with his son. Events in the Highlands force Sam and Declan to face their
greatest fears, and understand what they both really want from life -- and
from each other.
Author Bio
Inspiration
strikes at the strangest of times.
Born in
Germany, I spent most of my twenty-year professional career making art. I
relocated to the UK and, faced with the dreaded artist’s creative block, I
started to write and found I loved it more than making art.
My first novel
“Schonling” was a best seller in the GLBT-Bisexual genre on the ‘AllRomance
eBooks’ site. I have just completed my sixth book, and am writing
my seventh and eighth books consecutively. I have recently signed French
translation rights for the whole Shatterproof Bond series. The first book
in the series As You Wish will be published in France in October 2016, a
year after its original release.
I adore the M/M
genre. I enjoy writing about wounded souls and the complexities
of personal relationships. Despite not having found proof yet, I believe
in love at first sight and endeavour to give my M/M characters a thrilling
journey and a satisfying ending.
My reviews
Below I’ll
share the highlights of the reviews I wrote for these three books. For the full
versions, please click on the link at the end of each review.
As You Wish
As You Wish is
good, fast-paced, engrossing, lighthearted, sexy and thoroughly enjoyable story.
Between the Princess Bride references, the intense chemistry and delightful
banter between the Declan and Same, a touch of mystery and virtually no angst,
this book was pure enjoyment at its best.
Illuminate the Shadows
This story doesn’t
contain a boring paragraph, but does give us two hot protagonists and as many
heart-stopping as laugh-out-loud-funny moments. If you like to be swept up in a
story you’ll want to finish in one sitting, this is the book for you!
Return to Zero
Return to Zero
nudges the suspense up quite a bit and shows us so far undisclosed sides to
both Declan and Sam. The third book in this series confirmed once again what
the two earlier books had already established; they
contain what for me is the exact right balance of suspense, humour, sexiness,
romance and feels.
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