ASIN: B094F21BJS
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 639
In England, during the Regency period, sodomy is still officially punishable by death, but London is very gay indeed. Wealthy gay men enjoy luxurious private clubs; the middle-class do their best to dodge raids and find love in pubs, private houses, and parks throughout the city; and the poor, as always, do whatever it takes to get by.Jack Marshall is a small business owner, a London smuggler, and a sometimes drag queen who once seduced and secretly married a young male aristocrat. In the Year Without A Summer, a massive famine sweeps Europe. With his wife dead and his infant son's life hanging in the balance, Jack is forced to return to his wealthy ex-husband to beg for charity.Wealthy Theodore Hewes expects to spend his life insulated from the day-to-adversities suffered by gay men of lower rank. He only needs to hide his sexual proclivities from his suspicious family until he can ...
