Ever since Cambridge-bound Colin
Lancaster secretly watched stable master Patrick Callahan mastering the
groundskeeper, he's longed for Patrick to do the same to him. When Patrick is
caught with his pants down and threatened with death, Colin speaks up in his
defense, announcing that he, too, is guilty of "the love that dare not
speak its name."
Soon they're both condemned as
convicts and shipped off to the faraway prison colony of Australia. Patrick
learned long ago that love is a fairy tale and is determined that no one will
scale the wall he's built around his heart. Yet he's inexorably drawn to the
charismatic Colin despite his best efforts to keep him at bay. As their journey
extends from the cramped and miserable depths of a prison ship to the vast, untamed
Australian outback, Colin and Patrick must build new lives for themselves.
They'll have to tame each other to find happiness in this wild new land.
I love historical romance.
What I particularly enjoy though, is when the time period or location is unique
- it isn’t the typical Regency or Victorian. I found that with The Station. This
well-written story is set in the mid 1800’s and involves the slightly older
Patrick – the stable master, and young Colin – the son of the wealthy family
Patrick works for. Colin develops a crush on Patrick after spying him having
sex with a man, and when Patrick is discovered and faces a hanging, Colin
confesses he’s a lover of men too to save him. They both end up getting shipped
off to Australia into an uncertain future.
The story is rich with
description and setting. The characters are opposites who definitely attract,
but Colin - the more emotionally enthusiastic one - has to work on thawing the
standoffish Patrick’s heart. It’s a very sweet love story with some twists and
turns that I enjoyed quite a bit. I have to reiterate again, I appreciated the
uniqueness of the setting. I don’t know that much of the history of Australia
at that time – so I can’t speak to the accuracy – but it was a very interesting
tale.
I should mention that the
romance between these two men is a slow burn. Once things take off, the sex is
very hot and I felt their chemistry. Prior to that, there was a bit of the
‘schoolboy crush’ aspect to it. Once they were faced with limited options, they
bonded more and I really felt their connection. Overall, if you want a read
where you can lose yourself in another era, in a story with a bit of angst and
drama, and a couple who are both hot and sweet together – then I would highly
recommend The Station. I give it 4 Stars.
After writing for
years yet never really finding the right inspiration, Keira discovered her
voice in gay romance, which has become a passion. She writes contemporary,
historical, paranormal and fantasy fiction, and—although she loves delicious
angst along the way—Keira firmly believes in happy endings. For as Oscar Wilde
once said, “The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction
means.” You can find out more about Keira and her books at her 
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