Genre: Historical, Romance
LGBTQ+ Category: Gay
Reviewer: Maryann
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About The Book
From the cold stone walls of his boarding school, Harold is surprised to find himself reunited with his foster brother, the older, handsome, enthralling Edmund. After a shared childhood in a stately English home, Harold thought he’d never experience their closeness again, as the expectation of the British upper classes weigh upon both of them. But when a harsh storm leads them to take shelter in an abandoned hermitage, Harold is going to get some lessons on chemistry. A period M/M story set on a chilly winter’s eve.
A period M/M story set on a chilly winter’s eve. This 8,000 word story previously appeared in the anthology Shackin’ Up: Short Stories of Queer Romance and Forced Proximity.
The Review
It’s Christmas break, and Harold is alone as the other boys happily reuniting with families and going home. The school secretary watches from the window with pity for Harold, as he waits to be picked up.
An unfamiliar dark green sedan pulls up in front of Harold, and he’s surprised to see it’s Edmund.
When Harold was five years old, Edmund came to live with Harold’s family at the age of thirteen. With Edmund’s parents’ tragedy, he became foster brother to Harold. Edmund’s mother was of noble descent, through her father. She was left with an inheritance upon her father’s passing, and she placed the inheritance in a trust for Edmund.
When he became old enough, he claimed the inheritance and East Grove, and moved out to have a life of his own. He has worked very hard to build up East Grove, and to run things properly. Harold has only seen Edmund one time in the last four years, but letters have informed him of his friend’s busy life.
Harold’s parents had invited Edmund to their home for the holidays. He offered to pick Harold up. As they travel together, Harold has many thoughts, discusses his time at school. A snow storm, with thick fog and falling snow, force them to find shelter in the hermitage on the old Crawford property. To pass the time, they continue their conversation. Will Harold reveal what he’s been hoping for?
Whoever Brought Me Here is a coming of age story, a sweet, cozy tale of a possible romance and love. Harold is shy and lacking self-confidence. He has seen many things that the other boys got into at school, but he never acted on what he saw. He knows what he wants and has the patience to wait for it.
Edmund is a little harder to like, but there comes a point where it seems that he may have wanted the same thing as Harold.
This is the second story I’ve read by Augusta Connor. The stories are short, but they are nicely written and have just enough about the characters to keep the story entertaining.
The Reviewer
Hi, I’m Maryann, I started life in New York, moved to New Hampshire and in 1965 uprooted again to Sacramento, California. Once I retired I moved to West Palm Beach, Florida in 2011 and just moved back to Sacramento in March of 2018. My son, his wife and step-daughter flew out to Florida and we road tripped back so they got to see sights they have never seen. New Orleans and the Grand Canyon were the highlights. Now I am back on the west coast again to stay! From a young age Ialways liked to read.
I remember going to the library and reading the “Doctor Dolittle” books by Hugh Lofting. Much later on became a big fan of the classics, Edgar Alan Poe, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker and as time went by Agatha Christie, Ray Bradbury and Stephen Kingand many other authors.
My first M/M shifter book I read was written by Jan Irving the “Uncommon Cowboys” series from 2012. She was the first author I ever contacted and sent an email to letting her know how much I liked this series. Sometime along the way I read “Zero to the Bone”by Jane Seville, I think just about everyone has read this book!
As it stands right now I’m really into mysteries, grit, gore and “triggers” don’t bother me. But if a blurb piques my interest I will read the book.
My kindle collection eclectic and over three thousand books and my Audible collection is slowly growing. I have both the kindle and audible apps on my ipod, ipads, and MAC. So there is never an excuse not to be listening or reading.
I joined Goodreads around 2012 and started posting reviews. One day a wonderful lady, Lisa Horan of The Novel Approach, sent me an email to see if I wanted to join her review group. Joining her site was such an eye opener. I got introduce to so many new authors that write for the LGBTQ genre. Needless to say, it was heart breaking when it ended.
But I found a really great site, QRI and it’s right here in Sacramento. Last year at QSAC I actually got to meet Scott Coatsworth, Amy Lane and Jeff Adams.
