Book recommendation!
May. 15th, 2021 05:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luzulaBeck and Call by Annick Trent (2021)
Full disclosure: this historical m/m romance was written by a fannish friend of mine, and I have beta-read it. But really, I would still be enthusiastic about it even if I had just randomly bought it!
It's set in 1790's England and is a romance between two valets. William is isolated in the countryside a lot of the time and is lonely. He also goes to one of the local reading clubs and so gets tangentially involved in controversial politics. Edwin is a guarded and somewhat prickly man whose past makes him vulnerable to blackmail, and they meet and connect at a house party which their masters attend.
This book has lovely writing and a lot of heart, and I appreciate the historical setting in the servants' world rather than among the aristocracy. There's a plot which is not just about their love affair, and supporting characters including William's family. I hope some other people will read and enjoy it, too! And now to prepare it for bookbinding so I can have it in my bookcase...
Full disclosure: this historical m/m romance was written by a fannish friend of mine, and I have beta-read it. But really, I would still be enthusiastic about it even if I had just randomly bought it!
It's set in 1790's England and is a romance between two valets. William is isolated in the countryside a lot of the time and is lonely. He also goes to one of the local reading clubs and so gets tangentially involved in controversial politics. Edwin is a guarded and somewhat prickly man whose past makes him vulnerable to blackmail, and they meet and connect at a house party which their masters attend.
This book has lovely writing and a lot of heart, and I appreciate the historical setting in the servants' world rather than among the aristocracy. There's a plot which is not just about their love affair, and supporting characters including William's family. I hope some other people will read and enjoy it, too! And now to prepare it for bookbinding so I can have it in my bookcase...
