Wow. This M/M romance is the love story I will listen to again and again. I know it. This book series is THE ONE I want to see on the BIG SCREEN. The sweeping red dirt of the Australian desert, the Outback and its blue skies, kangaroos, cattle droving, the Northern Territory star-filled night sky and an epic love story between an Aussie and a Texan. Oh, sigh…
The moment Joel Leslie started narrating the story, he brought everyone to life. I could picture the characters, feel their chemistry they denied, absorbed the tension they radiated, and my heart slammed when they finally united. There is a story behind the romance, and it was the combination of story, romance and excellent narration that had me binge-listening to this series (three books on Audible so far). All I can do is BEG Audible to make books 3.5 and 4 available ASAP. I can read them on Kindle, but I NEED to hear Joel Leslie’s voice tell me the stories. What an amazing narrator. He NAILED the Australian accent which is so hard to mimic. The Texan accent sounds genuine too.
Red Dirt Heart is the first in a series about the same main characters, but it is a standalone with a HEA ending. No cliff-hanger. You can stop here if you wish. Stopping was not an option for me. So far, I have loved in equal measure the 3 books currently available on Audible. The love described here makes my breath stutter and heart trip. That’s what makes this 5 stars.