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Isobel Starling

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Born

in Germany

Website

https://www.decentfellowspress.com

Twitter

https://twitter.com/isobel_starling

Genre

M/m Romance, Romantic Comedy/thriller, M/f Romance

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February 2015

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AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF GAY ROMANCE.

Born in Germany, Isobel Starling spent most of her twenty-year professional career making art in Ireland. Now she writes full-time and runs her publishing company, Decent Fellows Press.

The Shatterproof Bond series is Gay Romance bestseller in the US, Germany and France. It is also a bestseller in audiobook format, narrated by Gary Furlong

Isobel is currently working on "The Dark Harvest", (The Quiet Work #2) The follow up to her successful Fantasy novel "Apple Boy"

When that book is done Isobel will be working on "Infernal Vices" book #3 of the Resurrectionist Historical MM series, and then "The Rebel Candidate " Book #6 in the Shatterproof Bond series.

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	As You Wish (Shatterproof Bond #1) 3.57 avg rating — 1,422 ratings — published 2015 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illuminate the Shadows (Shatterproof Bond, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 492 ratings — published 2016 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return to Zero (Shatterproof Bond, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 343 ratings — published 2016 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Counterblow (Shatterproof Bond #4) 4.16 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silken 3.45 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 2017 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shooting Season (Resurrectionist #1) 3.60 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Back Where He Belongs 3.51 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apple Boy (The Quiet Work #1) 4.01 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Detective Fox 3.56 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man Crush 3.44 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Rebel Candidate is OUT!

Hi all.

Finally, after more than three years in the making, the final book in the Shatterproof Bond series is out today, 31st March 2023. 'The Rebel Candidate' picks up from where we left Sam and Declan at the end of book 5 'Powder Burns'.

I hope that those who have been waiting for it enjoy the ride. And if you were waiting for the series to be completed before starting, dive on in!

The book is in Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 30, 2023 16:55 • Tags: gay-thriller, lgbtq-reads, m-m-romance, married-couple, shatterproof-bond-book-6, the-rebel-candidate, thriller-books

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Series by Isobel Starling

Shatterproof Bond (6 books)
by

Isobel Starling (Goodreads Author),

Gary Furlong (Narrator)

3.82 avg rating — 3,024 ratings

Resurrectionist (3 books)
by

Isobel Starling (Goodreads Author),

Gary Furlong (narrator),

Noah Dao (illustrator)

3.70 avg rating — 459 ratings

Pretty Boy (2 books)
by

Isobel Starling (Goodreads Author)

3.73 avg rating — 216 ratings

The Quiet Work (1 book)
by

Isobel Starling (Goodreads Author)

4.01 avg rating — 187 ratings

Dick and the Sidekick (1 book)
by

Isobel Starling (Goodreads Author)

3.56 avg rating — 198 ratings

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Isobel Starling answered Misty's question: Hi there :) I've re-read 'The songbird of Wychwood' (which is one of my favorite books), and I wonder when the next book will be released? Thanks! Hi Misty, Thanks for the question. I'm so happy to know you enjoyed The Songbird of Wychwood. :-) Each of the three books in the Wychwood trilogy is a standalone story. The third and final book The Keeper of Wychwood is currently a work in progress. See Full Answer
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Isobel Starling answered Misty's question:

Hi there :) I've re-read 'The songbird of Wychwood' (which is one of my favorite books), and I wonder when the next book will be released? Thanks!

Hi Misty, Thanks for the question. I'm so happy to know you enjoyed The Songbird of Wychwood. :-) Each of the three books in the Wychwood trilogy is a standalone story. The third and final book The Keeper of Wychwood is currently a work in progress. See Full Answer

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“I don't have te let ye come. Coming is a privilege, not a right- Declan Ramsay to Sam Aiken. (Illuminate the Shadows- Shatterproof Bond #1)”
― Isobel Starling, Illuminate the Shadows

tags: gay-romance, humorous, m-m-erotic-romance, m-m-romance, role-playing

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“I know who I am when I'm wi' Sam. When I wake up in his arms, I'm so at peace I don't wantae get out of bed. He makes me laugh until I cry, he always cares for me, no matter that I'm a maudlin, moody control freak. I look at him, and fer the first time in my life, I'm home - Declan Ramsay (Illuminate the Shadows- Shatterproof Bond #1)”
― Isobel Starling, Illuminate the Shadows

tags: bisexuality, gay-romance, m-m-love, m-m-romance, true-love, true-love-quotes

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“Sei la luce della mia vita." (You are the light of my life) he whispered softly. Declan steadied his partner. He was getting pretty damn good at Italian, "La mia luce brilla solo per te." (My light shines only for you.)”
― Isobel Starling, Counterblow

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Isobel’s Quotes

“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
― Alice Walker

tags: acceptance, friendship

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“Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don't be sorry.”
― Jack Kerouac

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“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self."

[The New Statesman, February 25, 1933]”
― Cyril Connolly

tags: faithfulness, popularity, populism, principles, standards, writing

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“The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible”
― Vladimir Nabokov

tags: ink, invisible, pages, writing

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“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.”
― Emily Dickinson

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