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Galaxies and Oceans

By: N.R. Walker
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
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Seizing his one chance to escape, Ethan Hosking leaves his violent ex-boyfriend, leaves his entire life, and walks into the path of a raging bushfire. Desperate to start over, a new man named Aubrey Hobbs walks out of the fire-ravaged forest, alive and alone. With no ID and no money, nothing but his grandfather's telescope, he goes where the Southern Cross leads him.

Patrick Carney is the resident lighthouse keeper in Hadley Cove, a small town on the remote Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia. After the tragic death of his lover four years ago, he lives a solitary life; just him, a tabby cat, the Indian and Southern Oceans, and a whole lot of loneliness. He's content with his life until a stranger shows up in town and turns Patrick's head.

Patrick never expected to be interested in anyone else.

Aubrey never expected to be happy.

Between Aubrey's love of the stars and Patrick's love of the ocean, these two fragile hearts must navigate new waters. If they can weather the storm of their pasts, they could very well have a love that eclipses everything.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 N. R. Walker (P)2019 Tantor Literature & Fiction Romance Heartfelt
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Wow, this was a hard listen. I got punched in the gut right from the first chapter.
It deals with domestic violence in sometimes graphic ways but is really a story of coming back from that.
This is such a powerful story, amazingly written and well told. It's not often a romance author is willing to approach this subject and N. R. Walker has done a brilliant job of it.
this will be on my repeat listen list

Man! what a story

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Joel’s narration is everything in this book. N. R Walker and Joel Leslie make an amazing pair through the romance of Patrick and Aubrey. Between Aubrey’s cheekiness and Patrick’s kindness, Joel’s tone, excitement and giggles brought the story to life. It’s like watching a movie where you can see the narrator smiling his way through. Also I cried. 10/10.

Joel spoils us again

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I love all of N.R. Walkers work, but this one is special. Aubrey's story is frightening and unfortunately, I fear, is very realistic with too many people suffering in similar ways. Complementary to Aubrey is Patrick's story of love and grief. Again a little too real. They find each other and see it through despite the odds. The ending is very satisfying, especially as some of the consequences of others actions get paid back.
Joel Leslie's narration is spot on. His character voices were so good. He is a genius.
I highly recommend this, and thank N.R. Walker again for a story that is about our corner of the world.

I loved this story

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Walker knows Kangaroo Island and weaves it beautifully through the story. Both protagonists are attractive and believable, with the lover lost at sea, the stars and ocean, and the Southern Cross laying an intriguing contrapuntal texture under the basic plot. Really enjoyed this book - rank it with Red Dirt Heart series and Switched!

NR Walker never seems to fail!

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This was devastating and uplifting. And Joel Leslie does a better Australian accent than Benedict Cumberbatch when he played Julian Assange (and that was pretty good).

Beside myself at 5am

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