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Gideon by Lily Morton
Narrated by Joel Leslie
A Finding Home Novel, Book 3
Gideon Ramsay is so far in the closet he should be a talking faun.
A talented, mercurial, and often selfish man, Gideon has everything he should want in life. Fame, money, acting awards – he has it all. Everything but honesty. At the advice of his agent, Gideon has concealed his sexuality for years. But it’s starting to get harder to hide, and his increasingly wild behaviour is threatening to destroy his career.
Then he’s laid low by a serious illness and into his life comes Eli Jones. Eli is everything that Gideon can’t understand. He’s sunny tempered, friendly, and optimistic. Even worse, he’s unaffected by grumpiness and sarcasm, which forms ninety percent of Gideon’s body weight. And now Gideon is trapped with him without any recourse to the drugs and alcohol that have previously eased his way through awkward situations.
However, as Gideon gets to know the other man, he finds himself wildly attracted to his lazy smiles and warm, scruffy charm that seem to fill a hole inside Gideon that’s been empty for a long time. Will he give in to this incomprehensible attraction when it could mean the end of everything that he’s worked for?
From the bestselling author of the Mixed Messages series comes a story about a man who needs to realise that being true to yourself is really just a form of finding home.
This is the third book in the Finding Home series but it can be read as a standalone.
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The next morning I knock on the door of Gideon’s room and stick my head around it, inhaling the spicy vanilla scent that seems to permeate the room. “Rise and shine,” I say cheerfully.
The figure on the bed buried under a mass of blankets stirs. “Fuck off,” he grumbles and burrows under the pillow.
“Tsk tsk.” I wander over to the window and press the button to raise the blinds. Light floods into the room and Gideon jerks like I’ve tasered him.
“What the fuck?” he says, sitting upright. The covers fall to his waist and I know I’m looking at a sight that people would pay to see in the flesh. Gideon Ramsay half naked, the white covers showing off the swarthy tones of his skin and his sleek chest. His grey eyes are blazing and his hair is sticking up as if he’s stuck his finger in a light socket and kept it there for a few days. My lip twitches and he scowls.
“It’s not funny.”
“Maybe a little,” I say cheerfully and wander over to the wardrobe and fling back the doors. I blink at the meagre contents. “You have no clothes.”
He huffs and throws himself back on the bed, scrubbing his hands down his face. “I left them in the hotel.”
“Do you want me to arrange to have them shipped?” I say instantly. I feel antsy this morning. Gideon isn’t so ill that he needs me all the time. He was up in the night coughing and I made him a hot lemon drink and sat until his cough calmed, but I’m not on the brink of action all the time the way I’ve been with other clients. Gideon doesn’t seem at the risk of dying from a drug overdose or old age, which are my usual parameters. He’s just perennially grumpy. I smile as I look back at him.
He opens his eyes and shakes his head. “No. I’ll just buy more.” He shrugs. “It’s what I normally do.”
“You leave your clothes behind when you move hotels and buy more at your next stop?” At his nod I whistle incredulously. “That’s a bit Marie Antoinette, isn’t it? Only with stubble and a head,” I finish hesitantly as he looks like he’s brewing for a temper tantrum. To my astonishment he laughs.
“I suppose so. I never understood the cake business myself. I’d have suggested a cheese board.”
I laugh. “They’d have rioted a lot sooner if you were in charge and gave them Boursin.”
He grins. “That’s an absolutely horrendous French accent. Okay, you have my attention. Why are you waking me up at this ungodly hour?”
“It’s eight o’clock,” I say. “Sun’s been up for ages.”
“Oh God, you’re one of those disgusting people who loves the morning, aren’t you?”
“Yep,” I say unrepentantly. “And you’re going to turn into one as well.” He shoots me a disbelieving look and I nod confidently. “I’ve woken you up so we can have breakfast and then we’re due on deck at nine.”
“Are we walking the plank?” he asks hopefully.
“Only you would think that was an improvement on a luxury cruise,” I say tartly. “No, we have to attend the safety lecture.”
“Can’t you go and take notes for me?”
“No. The captain requires all passengers.” I look at his wardrobe again. “And then I think we’d better see what clothes shops there are on the ship because I’m pretty sure this isn’t a clothing-optional cruise.”
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About Lily:
Lily writes contemporary romance novels, and specialises in hot love stories with a good dose of humour.
Lily lives in sunny England with her husband and two children, all of whom claim that they haven’t had a proper conversation with her since she bought her first Kindle.
She has spent her life with her head full of daydreams and decided one day to just sit down and start writing about them. In the process she discovered that she actually loved writing, because how else could she get to spend her time with hot, funny men!
She loves chocolate and Baileys and the best of all creations – chocolate Baileys! Her lifetime’s ambition is to have a bath in peace without being shouted by one of her family.
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About the Narrator
Joel Froomkin, a eight-time Earphones Award-Winning narrator, is a UK transplant, growing up with American parents in a British commonwealth. A classically trained actor with an MFA in theatre from USC, he is often cast for his unique ability to deliver native, authentic combinations of British and American sounds. His great range and ability to bring characters to life with honesty, wit and versatility delights producers and listeners alike. He has won Earphones Awards for 1st person British, American and Australian narrations.
He was the winner of three 2020 Independent Audiobook Awards, including Best Male Narrator. He has nearly 300 full-length audiobooks to his credit and over 25,,000 five star reviews on audible. His narration of JJ McAvoy’s Ruthless People was a #1 Romance Best-Seller on audible. He served as Director of Drama at Manchester University and has been a Theatre Professor at Indiana/Purdue University.
He is a dialect specialist and has taught accents and speech at NYU, Tisch School of the Arts as well as coached accents for major regional theaters, Broadway stalwarts and national tours.
He has had the pleasure of working with Audible Studios, Penguin Random House, Dreamscape, Scholastic, Podium, Blackstone, Harper, Bee Audio, Brilliance, Deyan Audio, Tantor, Punch and Hachette.
Joel also records in the romance genre as ‘Joel Leslie’ and has developed a very strong following and garnered many awards including m/m Audiobook Narrator of the Year 2018 from openskyebookreviews and numerous Audiobook of the Year-winning titles.
Joel has consistent access to his home studio for all production needs. When not in the booth he spends his time chasing after two loquacious wiener dogs.
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