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A review by xanthe87
To Catch a Fallen Leaf by Fearne Hill
5.0
*4.5*
to catch a fallen leaf is a wonderful second book in the rossingly series. we briefly interact with freddie and reuben in the first book and they are two men who are very deserving of finding a partner to love and adore them.
freddie is a model but going through a rather tricky patch and so comes to stay with his cousin, lucien, at the rossingly estate to regroup. lucien sets him to work in the gardens which turns out to be the best thing for him as he meets reuben and is enchanted with the shy frenchman. reuben is living his second chance working as a gardener at rossingly, moving there from france after a stint in prison. He definitely has not had an easy life but is working hard towards a future that he wants and earns for himself. Freddie is unexpected and with them being so different and from different worlds, he doesn't expect anything for long but a connection develops between them over gardening, cups of tea history revision. It's a slow burner between them as Reuben takes time to build his trust and Freddie wants what Reuben wants. It's sweet between them as they move from friends to more, adding heat to their relationship as they get closer.
There's always someone out to spoil the party though and that comes in the form of Freddie's politician father who's open to using him to his advantage, and then there's Vincent, the ex who just doesn't take a hint. To balance out their negative vibes, there's a lot of goodness from the people of the Rossingly estate. Lucien and Jay are there for both men from the start and Reuben's friends, the other gardeners, are a lot of fun but also very protective of their friend.
I really enjoyed this story, there are a couple of darker moments with characters history but they both deserve each other and make for a great couple. A recommended contemporary romance.
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review.
to catch a fallen leaf is a wonderful second book in the rossingly series. we briefly interact with freddie and reuben in the first book and they are two men who are very deserving of finding a partner to love and adore them.
freddie is a model but going through a rather tricky patch and so comes to stay with his cousin, lucien, at the rossingly estate to regroup. lucien sets him to work in the gardens which turns out to be the best thing for him as he meets reuben and is enchanted with the shy frenchman. reuben is living his second chance working as a gardener at rossingly, moving there from france after a stint in prison. He definitely has not had an easy life but is working hard towards a future that he wants and earns for himself. Freddie is unexpected and with them being so different and from different worlds, he doesn't expect anything for long but a connection develops between them over gardening, cups of tea history revision. It's a slow burner between them as Reuben takes time to build his trust and Freddie wants what Reuben wants. It's sweet between them as they move from friends to more, adding heat to their relationship as they get closer.
There's always someone out to spoil the party though and that comes in the form of Freddie's politician father who's open to using him to his advantage, and then there's Vincent, the ex who just doesn't take a hint. To balance out their negative vibes, there's a lot of goodness from the people of the Rossingly estate. Lucien and Jay are there for both men from the start and Reuben's friends, the other gardeners, are a lot of fun but also very protective of their friend.
I really enjoyed this story, there are a couple of darker moments with characters history but they both deserve each other and make for a great couple. A recommended contemporary romance.
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review.