Marty and the Pilot

By: Harper Fox

Narrated by: Chris Clog

Marty Bell knows what it's like to be bullied. He was the shy, overweight kid at school, and those memories have helped turn him into an excellent teacher - though he's never spread his wings beyond the remote northern village where he grew up.

The last thing he needs in his life is the reappearance of Devlin Surtees, leader of the gang who made his schooldays so tough. Dev is the glamorous village hero now, flying acrobatics planes and fighter jets for the RAF. He's just as spellbinding, handsome and infuriating as Marty recalls.

But the years have transformed both of them, and their old enmity blazes up into a powerful attraction. The sex is great, and Marty's beginning to wonder if the schoolteacher and the stunt pilot might have some kind of future - until a terrible secret of Devlin's comes to light and threatens to drag both of them down into a vortex of the past.

©2015 Harper Fox (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Tender and believable

Quite touching. Great character development with the lead character, Marty, stealing the show. He is passionate, loyal, tender, truth filled empathetic and admired by the children he teaches and the adults come to know him as a friend, son, and lover.

**** Very Nice Story ***

Love the way Marty rebounds as an adult from the harassment he endured as a kid. Dev character is good he's basically a cocky good guy trying to do the right thing. well written HF tells good tales. Excellent performance.

Love is worth change

Taking him for granted is what Everyone did with Marty even his pilot. Eventually he found his footing, but not until the end of the book. This audio book will keep your attention the whole way through.

Beautiful book, gorgeous narration, bad cover

I loved this book! I loved Marty and Devlin. I hated, a little, what happened to Devlin, and, a lot what happened to Marty. It's also possible that was all resolved too easily and that some things happened oddly off page, but I loved their story and would enjoy knowing more about how things worked out for them.

Once again, Chris Clog did an amazing job narrating. He has quickly become one of my favorite narrators.

I will be purchasing this because I want to be able to listen to it again.

I don't normally mention covers unless I live them, but I hate that cover enough to mention it. The guy looks miserable, I don't understand.

most enjoyable

my newest favorite writer is Harper Fox. he never fails to put me in tears and laughter. And the ends leave me satisfied and smiling

Kudos to an excellent reader.

Love it! Very emotional.

Loved it. Very emotional. Great narrator. This book covers so many issues - bullying, envy, jealousy, living with an illness, the importance of having positive people in your life. a must read.

Outstanding story!

A beautiful love story with numerous life lessons intertwined. Too bad we can’t follow a little further into their lives together.

childhood bully to lover who is still kinda bully

I love Marty, he is a cinnamon roll, but lets his LI get away with too much.  He is so empathetic and kind, the LI being his former bully though I feel like would need to do some more groveling and apologizing not just for past behavior but things he says and does during the story itself.  Even if he's supposed to be flawed and Marty understands why he does them, it just hurt to "witness." There was also a plot line at the end that felt rushed/jammed in there.  

 Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Child abuse

There is a scene with somewhat dubious consent. There are also multiple instances of the LI lashing out (verbally)at the mc. It's also revealed towards the end that (Spoiler)
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there was some cheating/lying going on., The mc also gets accused of abusing a child, and while she was abused it was minor/not sexually

Cute

Cute but rather implausible story. Whole plot happens within a few days. Principle characters end up in bed as soon as they meet after 10 years. Really? And all the drama takes off from there. Sure doesn't flow like anything in real life.

Really enjoyed this!

I almost skipped over this book because the title made me roll my eyes, the type that could be titled Rose and the Prince, indicating a rather sappy romance. This was a romance, but with situations and issues that were a bit different than I usually come across, adding more levels of interest. One thing I really liked was that several times I’d be reading with tears in my eyes, yet chuckling in the midst over some unexpected, ironically humorous comment made. It was done in a wonderfully understated way that it fit perfectly.

The storyline was great, and Chris Clog narrated it perfectly. I’d read this again.