NOBLE METALS
by L.A. Witt
Pages:
196
Date:
03/08/2014
Grade:
4
Details:
Received from Riptide Publishers
Through Love Romances and More
Kindle
The
blurb:
“Ever since Robert Belton gambled away the
money to stake his claim in the Klondike gold fields, he’s been stranded in
Seattle working as a prostitute. When an attractive customer needs help hauling
provisions to the frozen north, Robert eagerly volunteers.
Dr. John Fauth is only searching for one thing, and it isn’t gold. He needs platinum for the prototypes of his revolutionary inventions, and if he doesn’t find it in the Klondike, his university career—and his research—is over.
Getting to the Klondike is a grueling, dangerous journey, and just hours after leaving Seattle, John and Robert find themselves in over their heads. John is carrying an invaluable device that his competitors will do anything to get their hands on. And as the cold nights and mutual desire pull John and Robert closer together, they discover that they have much more to lose than gold or platinum.”
Dr. John Fauth is only searching for one thing, and it isn’t gold. He needs platinum for the prototypes of his revolutionary inventions, and if he doesn’t find it in the Klondike, his university career—and his research—is over.
Getting to the Klondike is a grueling, dangerous journey, and just hours after leaving Seattle, John and Robert find themselves in over their heads. John is carrying an invaluable device that his competitors will do anything to get their hands on. And as the cold nights and mutual desire pull John and Robert closer together, they discover that they have much more to lose than gold or platinum.”
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My
thoughts:
This
was a fun, exciting and fascinating romance for a host of reasons.
The
two main characters in this book were fascinating, both together and
separately. Robert Belton finds himself working as a prostitute after he and
his brother have lost the money that was supposed to take them to the gold
fields. When Robert spends the night with Dr. John Fauth it is the first time
he’s experienced anything resembling pleasure with a man and it is a revelation.
Still, he will be travelling with the doctor for a while before he dares to
believe that the man is more than just another ‘john’ and sees him as anything
other than a prostitute.
Dr.
John Fauth is a man on a mission. Determined to make it to the gold fields in
order to find the precious metal he needs to make his invention work and his
dreams come true he doesn’t realise how much danger he’s putting himself and
his travel companion in.
The
mixture of constant danger and slowly developing relationship is perfectly
balanced and kept me turning the pages as quickly as I could without missing a
word. The suspense is constantly lurking in the background and the growing
relationship between the two, at first glance incompatible, men takes the edge
off while at the same time introducing a whole new level of tension.
Then
there is the time and place in which this story is set; the most northern parts
of America during the late 19th century. Hordes are flogging to the
Klondike gold fields to strike it rich before the precious metal runs out. But
this is not quite the 19th century as we know it. Thrown into the
mix are automatons unlike any ever invented. The steampunk twist gives the
story that extra level of originality without taking anything away from the
underlying romance.
The
story is mainly told from Robert’s point of few, but interspersed are diary
entries written by John. I liked this
set up. It made a nice change from the more common switch between narrators
while still giving us both perspectives.
As
always Mrs. Witt’s story was a delight to read. Her writing is smooth, her
dialogue sparkles and her plots are clever and never fail to capture me from
the start. Noble Metals was a wonderful read and yet another confirmation (if I
needed one) of this author’s talent for telling a captivating story.
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