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BOOK BLURB:
When Jason Huxley, Regency dandy and man-about-town, acquires a new valet, he finds himself fighting the unnatural inclinations he thought he’d outgrown.

Alfred Threadgill lost his first lover at Waterloo, but now wrestles with his desire for his new employer. He suspects that finding Jason could be the best thing that ever happened to him.

But first Jason must find himself ...

BOOK REVIEW:
Jason, a lord of the realm, has everything a man could want but feels something is missing. At a ball, Jason looks at the insipid young ladies and feels nothing until he see a friend from his youth, Michael, that he hasn't seen in years. The two decide to leave early and one thing leads to another with them ending up in bed together. In the past, they were more than just friends until life sent them on different paths. Unfortunately, in their time sodomy or pillory as they call it is a fast trip to the gallows. The next day, Jason and Michael are found together and to save Jason’s reputation and possibly their lives, they go their separate ways for the last time.

Jason finds that something is missing in his life, but he doesn’t have a clue what it may be. Michael returns to the war, but things are never quite the same. Fate takes its course and when Michael is fatally wounded, Jason arrives to see him one last time bringing Jason and his lover/valet, Alfred together with a death bed request. Alfred and Jason settle together in a routine, but underneath both of them have unrequited feelings for the other until one day they loose control and Alfred shows Jason what there can be between two men. Will Jason find a way to come to terms with his feelings or are they doomed to let convention come between them?

Ms. Lamont has created a very interesting story incorporating the regency period. It was fascinating to see that modern times may be more advanced, but the treatment of homosexuality is not that different. Alfred accepts his inclinations even though they have caused him pain. Jason feels there is something missing in his life, but he fights his feelings because he knew they will cause him trouble. Alfred teaches Jason that together they may have something that is worth more than anything else in his life. Thanks go to Ms. Lamont for a very interesting story.

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