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Resonance (Village Love) Kindle Edition

by Lillian Francis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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Book 0.5 in Village Love series.

Resonance: The quality in a sound. The power to evoke enduring emotions. Sometimes one can result in the other.

Rick Brandt would never have said he was claustrophobic; after all he’s been in plenty of enclosed spaces in his job as the village’s only handyman cum gardener. He even squeezed into a disused coal chute to rescue a trapped dog for an elderly resident. So why did opening his eyes in the MRI scanner induce a breath stealing freak-out that has him jabbing at the panic button.
Luckily, Mal, the radiographer running his scan has a pleasant voice and an excellent bedside manner that soothes Rick’s frayed nerves and rabbity heartbeat. Soon the resonance of his tone has gone beyond calming and Rick is lost in a fantasy of the man behind the voice. But things aren’t always what they seem and when Rick’s shocked surprise at the reality causes offence, the likelihood of him getting to experience Mal’s true bedside manner appears to be slipping away.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0176I231W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Finally Love Press (October 25, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 241 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 61 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Lillian Francis

Lillian Francis

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Lillian Francis. Author of gay romance. Happy Endings guaranteed. Eventually.

Lillian Francis is an English writer who likes to dabble in many genres but always seems to return to the here and now.

Her name may imply a grand dame in pink chiffon and lace, but Lillian is more at home in jeans, Converse, and the sort of T-shirts that often need explaining to the populous at large but will get a fist bump at Comic-Con. Lillian is a self-confessed geek who likes nothing more than settling down with a comic or a good book, except maybe writing. Given a notepad, pen, her Kindle, and an infinite supply of chocolate Hob Nobs and she can lose herself for weeks. Romance was never her reading matter of choice, so it came as a great surprise to all concerned, including herself, to discover a romance was exactly what she’d written, and not the rollicking spy adventure or cozy murder mystery she always assumed she’d write. Luckily there is always room for romance no matter what plot bunny chooses to bite her, so never say never to either of those stories appearing.

Lillian lives in an imposing castle on a windswept desolate moor or in an elaborate shack on the edge of a beach somewhere, depending on her mood. And while she’d love for the heroes of her stories to either be chained up in the dungeon or wandering the shack serving drinks in nothing but skimpy barista aprons more often than not they are doing something far less erotic like running charity shops and shoveling elephant shit.

Drawn to the ocean, although not in a Reginald Perrin sort of way, she would love to own a camper van and to live by the sea.

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Shandra Torbett
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Be Surprised By The Tone Of My Voice
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2017
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Hospitals are the least sexy places on the planet Earth, yet Lillian Francis managed to make Rick's meeting with Mal a real heart-stopper. I've had MRIs myself before and panicked over the feeling of being trapped; Mal speaking on and on at Rick for the whole forty-five minute procedure was beyond endearing to me.

A person's voice often sets up an idea of how that individual should look in the listener's mind. Rick experienced a shock I could utterly empathize with when he realized he'd pictured the exact opposite of the man who'd helped him. Their attraction was mutual, instinctual, and decadent. I thought it was very honest the way they progressed together. Everyone should have a chance to fall into bed with someone they have an instant attraction to at least once in their lives.

My favorite part of this short introduction to Mal and Rick was seeing the obvious care Mal had for Rick outside of the bedroom. He rang him more than once to check he was safe; a man only interested in a good lay wouldn't be so concerned which I truly loved seeing Rick realize as he asked Mal to come round his village in spite of not being 'out and proud' at home.

I was lucky enough to get a complimentary copy from the author through the MMRG Don't Buy My Love program though I've added a copy to my permanent library as I enjoyed it so much I can see myself reading it again for a much-needed glimpse of love on a work break. I can't wait to see where Mal and Rick go from here!
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Clare London
5.0 out of 5 stars sexy and sweet
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015
This was sexy and sweet, a lovely example of how Ms Francis draws her characters so vividly, in shorter as well as longer books. Written from Rick’s point of view, it showcases his believably masculine character, often lusty but immediately sympathetic.
Mal the radiographer is nervous in front of a new lover but confident enough to make the first move. How refreshing to have the town/country divide in their background and nationalities, not just in the scenery LOL.
There was much more to enjoy than just a very sexy love scene. And one of the best and boldest opening scenes I’ve read for a long time.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Short prequel to Resistance
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2017
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I loved getting to see how Mal and Rick met and the hope Rick felt about bringing Mal to Slopy Bottom
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Daniel Mitton
4.0 out of 5 stars I like this short little prelude to the series!
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2016
I really enjoyed this short story prelude. The details of the MRI made me chuckle, because they were so spot on. It appears that MRIs in the UK follow the exact same pattern as here in the US. I have to have them regularly, and every step of the way through the process was like she was reading my mind. I remember that panic attack the first time I had one as well. Great job with that!

Rick Brandt rushes close to an hour and half from his sleepy little English village to London to take an available last minute appointment for an MRI on his shoulder. Having just had one of those as well, I could sympathize. There is only one major problem, Rick doesn’t realize that he is claustrophobic until he opens up his eyes, with his head locked in that little cage contraption they use, and sees that the top of the tube is literally inches from his nose. When he panics, and hits the panic button, he is pulled out, talked down, and then put back in to finish the test.

He asks Mal, the man doing the scan to talk to him instead of making him listen to the vapid radio station on the headphones. Rick quickly falls for Mal’s voice, imagining a blond, blue eyed Malcolm in the other room. Imagine his surprise when he meets Malik, the young Pakistani Muslim man who is actually behind the voice.

I can’t wait to see where the story goes next!
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