Member Review

A queer Regency romance that has a good premise. Charlie is being forced to marry a woman he likes but is not attracted to, in order to have his debts paid off. He's also a collector of erotica. He excitedly gets a chance to get an autograph from his favourite author, who turns out to be bookshop owner, Miles. During that point in time, being homosexual is illegal and one could be jailed. Miles is understandably paranoid about how his real identity was discovered. Charlie is a very likable character. The side characters who are all friends of his at the molly club, are all very interesting. The attraction between the two characters are instantaneous, which can be expected in books like this. I like that we do get to see how hard it is to be LGBTQ+ in those days. But, we still have people who are willing to live their truth. The romance is fine, but a bit predictable. Overall, a nice enough book for those who liked M/M romances.