Brute

Brute leads a lonely life in a world where magic is commonplace. He is seven and a half feet of ugly, and of disreputable descent. No one, including Brute, expects him to be more than a laborer. But heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and when he is maimed while rescuing a prince, Brute's life changes abruptly. He is summoned to serve at the palace in Tellomer as a guard for a single prisoner. It sounds easy but turns out to be the challenge of his life.

Rumors say the prisoner, Gray Leynham, is a witch and a traitor. What is certain is that he has spent years in misery: blind, chained, and rendered nearly mute by an extreme stutter. And he dreams of people's deaths - dreams that come true.

As Brute becomes accustomed to palace life and gets to know Gray, he discovers his own worth, first as a friend and a man and then as a lover. But Brute also learns heroes sometimes face difficult choices and that doing what is right can bring danger of its own.

©2012 Kim Fielding (P)2014 Dreamspinner Press

Truly wonderful!

This story is so well written, it is totally interesting, it holds your attention throughout. It is a story of love, in an era of "haves and have nots", and how love conquers in the end. I loved this story, I recommend it to everyone.

Good good

I enjoy this book I thought I wouldn't like it but I did it will stay in my library

What a sweet and heartbreaking story.

My heart is always for the ones who may be perceived as scary but are huge cinnamon rolls. I can’t tell you how many times my eyes teared up for these two. Both lived a tortured and abused life and to find each other… 😭. You will get upset. You may tear up. You will fall in love with these two souls. The narrator did such a great job portraying the characters. Don’t skip this audio book.

Story: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Angst: 💔 💔💔💔
Spice: 🌶️ 🌶️
Narrator: 📖 📖📖📖📖

oh my holy gods of literature

I love this book so much I've read it 10 times and I was afraid to get it on audio because sometimes when the wrong narrator reads it it ruins it for you. however that was not the case this time the narrator brought this story to life. every character had its own personality its own accent its own tone. this story was brought richly to life.

Sweet romance set in pnr magical world

This was such a sweet romance, with an ugly giant with a tender heart who has lived a hard life mistreated by everyone in his village, when he saves the prince, becoming mamed in the process, his reward lands him in a new town. In the kings castle, Brute (Arik), becomes the jailer/keeper of a mysterious handsome blind prisoner. The 2 men gradually bond because of Brute's kind heart.
Such a sweet story, with two men who learn that risking it all for love can win.
KC Kelly is an amazing narrator, who had some great accents for this story.