Treasure

By: Kim Fielding

Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Julian Massey has always been sickly. When the young man's parents send him to the seaside town of Urchin Cove to recuperate, he finds himself stranded in a tiny cabin with only the quirky local inhabitants for company. Then a storm blows through, and he finds an unexpected discovery washed up on the beach: an unconscious man.

After stealing a treasure, Kit Archer is taken prisoner by a ruthless pirate, Captain Booth. When a storm hits the pirate ship, Kit is able to escape, but not without serious injuries. Jules nurses him back to health, and friendship grows into desire. But Captain Booth is bound to come in search of his treasure and the man who stole it.

In a world with dragons, sprites, and wizards, it's going to take more than a little magic for Jules and Kit to find lasting happiness together.

©2013 Kim Fielding (P)2016 Kim Fielding

Not at all what I expected!

Pirates and imps and sprites and dragons. Hidden treasure and a jewel with the worth of a thousand suns.
For a short story, this one packs a lot of fun.
And as usual, Joel Leslie's narration is fabulous!

Wonderful fairy tale

This book was originally released as free read in 2014. I loved it. This year it was re released as an audio book narrated by Joel Leslie. I didn't think I could love it more; I was wrong. This story is basically a fairy tale. Julian is an upper class man whose family doesn't think much of him and he doesn't think much of himself. While he is sent away to a small coastal town (think Hobbitown) to improve his health, he finds Kit washed up on his beach after a storm. Kit is a swashbuckler thief that is very comfortable with his attraction to men. They each bring something the other is lacking and together they make a wonderful whole. Unfortunately Kit also brings baggage into Julian's and the townsfolk's lives in the form of evil pirates. It is sweet, heartwarming and includes lots of romance as well as pirate action. Joel Leslie performance is fabulous. He really brought these characters to life and does a wonderful variety of British accents in his performance. Highly recommend.

A Gay Little Fantasy by the Sea

A delightful YA gay fairytale ruined by the author emphasising sex instead of creativity and adventure.

A 'Treasure' to listen to

An enjoyable story, almost fairy tale like, brought to life by the narration. Joel Leslie gave the story so much more dimension, feeling. I tried reading the book, but found myself going back to the audiobook to listen to the parts I had already read.... I'd recommend this to anyone who loves to listen a good old fashioned story.

Joel Leslie is a wonderful narrator!

I've come to the conclusion that Kim Fielding and I are not a good match based on a number of books. Her writing is good, but I just don't connect to it, but that is definitely a *me not the author* thing.
However, Mr. Leslie's narration is absolutely wonderful. He gave each character a clearly defined voice and personality, and made me finish listening to a book I might have put down if I had been reading. I look forward to more of his narration in future books!