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Book Blurb

Politics has always been a dirty business. Avi knows all about that—after all, not only has he been studying historical compromises and intrigues, he has been sleeping with his very own corrupt politician. The affair used to be about love, but lately Avi’s going through the motions, waiting for the day when he completes his dissertation and finds a job far, far away.

Waiting for that day to come, he has put his life on hold and gets jolted awake when he meets Pete, a tall blond farmer who charms Avi with his dazzling smile and his straightforward life. Except Avi knows that even an organic farmer can have an agenda and if something is too good to be true, it is time to get suspicious. Is this just another nightmare or can Avi leave his doubts behind, learn to trust and find a life in the sun?

 

 

 

 

First edition published by Loose Id, September 2012.

 

Book Review

After recently reading, and enjoying, book one in Dev Bentham's 'Tarnished Souls' series, I was happy to jump into 'Fields of Gold'. I was looking forward to another sweet and gentle romance, revolving around another Jewish holy day, this one being Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It seems like, lately, I've read a lot of angst, and sometimes it's nice to veer away from that.

Avi is the houseboy/caretaker of a Wisconsin state politician, while working on his dissertation. It was good, in the beginning, between him and Jack, but two years has taken the luster out of being Jack's little secret in the city. Avi has spent seven years working on his dissertation, but, now, his advisor is giving him three months to finish, or she'll give the teaching job to another doctoral candidate. To be honest, Avi's dissertation is very interesting. It revolves around the debates and the behind the scenes manipulation among delegates of the Continental Congress. As it turns out, all of Avi's research comes in useful when dealing with politicians, although Avi definitely has the jaded and cynical part down pat. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Avi meets Pete at the local farmer's market. Pete and his sister own an organic produce farm. Interestingly enough, there's a law coming up that would enforce stricter regulation over organic farming. Of course all the large agricultural lobbyists are for it, and the organic farmers are not. See where I'm going here? Anyway, Pete and Avi begin to spend time together, and then feelings become involved, and, then, well, that's a spoiler, so I can't tell. Trust me when I say there's a little bit of drama, and the direction the author took wasn't what I'd been expecting. It was better.

Such a lovely addition to the series. I enjoyed this book even more than the previous, and Avi is a wonderful, complex character, while Pete is simpler, and way more easy going. A delightfully sweet story with a hint of betrayal and darkness. A book I can easily recommend.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel, 202 pages
Heat Level
Publication Date	01-October-2014
Price	$3.99 ebook, $9.95 paperback
Buy Link	https://www.amazon.com/Fields-Gold-Tarnished-Souls-Book-ebook/dp/B00O4I78BS