The Hanged Man's Hero

By: Summer Devon

Narrated by: Mark James

Condemned for murder, Dez Moore awaits the hangman’s noose. Though he killed to defend a woman, the court shows no mercy, and, resigned, he attempts to make amends with his estranged sister. His letter bidding his sister good-bye falls into the wrong hands, and suddenly, he is facing another future - one that may exist, thanks to a man he doesn’t know.

Once a poor mudlark, Carl Reis is a powerful businessman with an erratic impulse to save desperate people. When Dez’s letter comes to him, he takes an interest in the prisoner. But the charming and disruptive Dez Moore proves to be more attractive than any of his other rescues. He stirs urges Carl has long suppressed, and makes him yearn for a future even he could not foresee. One with the lively Mr. Moore by his side and in his bed.

Long used to doing for others - some might say controlling them - while maintaining his solitary existence, Carl struggles to keep Dez from breaching his walls. But the tenacious Dez will do all it takes to capture his rescuer’s heart.

This is an expanded version of The Scent of Hope, a Goodreads free read.

©2016 K. Rothwell (P)2019 K. Rothwell

A good short!

4.5 stars

Narration: Mark James has an amazing voice, and I found myself pulled right in. There was a good flow to the reading, and the recording was high quality.

Story: I’m not normally a fan of historical romance, but I thought I’d give this a try. I’m glad I did. It was originally a short for Goodreads, but the author decided to expand it a bit. It's still short, and the audio only took 3 hours, but it was a good listen. I liked the characters and how they evolved as the story progressed.

When you meet Dez, he’s in prison for murder and about to be hung for his crime. That’s all you really know at first. But a visit from a Chaplin brings Carl Reis into the story. He asked Dez to write a letter to a loved one.

The reader gets the intention that Carl, although likable, is a type of grifter/mob-type character, and he’s a self-made businessman. That hasn’t stopped him from wanting to help people as projects. The letter makes its way to Carl instead of Dez’s sister. After he reads it, Carl becomes a bit obsessed with helping Dez.

From the title, you get the idea that he does help, and the story continues in a well-written love story.

I’ll be looking forward to more from both the narrator and the author.

A unique and enjoyable romance

This book attention from the moment I started listening to it and I couldn’t stop once I started. It isn’t your typical romance. Carl and Des start falling in love before they even meet. Secondary characters are also well developed. The book is sweet and entertaining. I do wish it was a longer because I would have liked to get to know the characters better, but overall I enjoyed it.

Amazing listen!

I have been loving Summer Devon's books and this is no different. Carl and Dez's meeting is definitely different in that Carl saves Dez right before he is hung. From there I just love how they get together. How Dez knows what he wants and he wants Carl. Mark James does an amazing job with this narration. Brings all the characters to life and make so I fall in love with the characters.

enjoyable short listen

once again Summer has brought us an enjoyable listen and Mark did a wonderful job on the narration.

God safe the Queen

Was not sure what I had when I got this audible but I am glad I did it is a love story during the Victorian era in England around the1872 I believe it a story of a man (Reese) who came from nothing to becoming a wealth and powerful man and man (Des) who had a good life good jobs but had taken a fall he was in prison waiting to hang for murder.
As the story goes to see a friendship built between the men due to Reese feeling that Des got a unfair hearing and wanted to try to safe Des which Reese was known for but Reese was not expecting to fall for Des since their kind of connection was illegal and a death sentence. In the story you live and hear their words very well told and you get to know them as they live their lives to the fullness.
It is a great to listen to and the narrator bring each and ever character alive I highly recommend listening to audible I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I did.