Book Reviews

Book Blurb

Denny is a top secret agent on a mission to protect London from Ethereal Beings – elves – who are seen as dangerous mind-reading parasites who prey on human emotions.

Kit is an elf on the run, misunderstood and persecuted by humans. When Denny catches Kit, he shatters everything Denny’s been taught about elves. He’s gorgeous and funny and claims he’s been searching a long time for a guy like Denny. He shares Denny's secret kinks, and now Kit needs Denny's love to survive.

And if Denny doesn't take the elf handcuffed to his bed to jail, he’s in big, big trouble…

First edition published by Loose Id, July 2012.

Second edition published by Love Lane Books, August 2014.

Book Review

Any book that can pull me into its world within the first few pages, fantastical and alternate-contemporary as it may be, gets my vote of approval. ‘Catching Kit’ did exactly that: it’s set in a London that is exactly like the one I know, other than a few minor deviations. Like the existence of elves. Like the fact they are all persona nongrata and “the government” is after them. Conspiracy theories anyone? I just loved it! Add a main character who is one of the ‘elf catchers’ – except he has traces of a conscience – and another one who is one of the elves, and I was hooked!

Denny is a divorced father who loves his daughter but doesn’t see her often enough, has an ex-wife who proved understanding when he came out as bisexual, and makes a living catching and arresting elves. According to the powers that be they are a menace to society, are not sentient and most certainly have no feelings, and need to be captured and held in “depots” for everyone’s good. Sound familiar? Yeah, it may not be elves humanity has done this to in our reality, but the pattern is familiar. Denny has his own thoughts about the truth of it all, but keeps telling himself what he’s been taught is true, and anyway, he needs to make a living. But when he meets Kit, arrests him, and has to take him home because all the depots are full or too far away to reach within a sensible time in evening traffic, his secret doubts become full-fledged worry. Especially after a mysterious letter from his great-uncle who used to work for MI5.

Kit is an amazing being. With a history that fascinated me, and a personality so sweet and ideally suited for Denny, he stole my heart. He may have stolen Denny’s heart as well, but the man certainly took his time to admit it. Mainly because elves are supposed not to feel the cold, or hunger, or have any other feelings either. Kit is the perfect example of how untrue that propaganda is, and he does his best to make Denny see the truth. Plus, he does not want to be “ended” never to return!

If you like stories out of the “normal” range of reality, if two men meeting and hitting it off immediately but being plagued by obstacles sound like an interesting tale, and if you’re looking for a sweet romance with an underlying message that is quite serious, then you will probably like this novella. I definitely look forward to the next volume in the series!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 183 pages/38000 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	12-March-2018
Price	$2.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BFBFMNF