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    A Private Gentleman

    By Heidi Cullinan

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    To seal their bond, they must break the ties that bind.

    Painfully introverted and rendered nearly mute by a heavy stammer, Lord George Albert Westin rarely ventures any farther than the club or his beloved gardens. When he hears rumors of an exotic new orchid sighted at a local hobbyist’s house, though, he girds himself with opiates and determination to attend a house party, hoping to sneak a peek.

    He finds the orchid, yes…but he finds something else even more rare and exquisite: Michael Vallant. Professional sodomite.

    Michael climbed out of an adolescent hell as a courtesan’s bastard to become successful and independent-minded, seeing men on his own terms, protected by a powerful friend. He is master of his own world—until Wes. Not only because, for once, the sex is for pleasure and not for profit. They are joined by tendrils of a shameful, unspoken history. The closer his shy, poppy-addicted lover lures him to the light of love, the harder his past works to drag him back into the dark.

    There’s only one way out of this tangle. Help Wes face the fears that cripple him—right after Michael finds the courage to reveal the devastating truth that binds them.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHeidi Cullinan
    Release dateApr 17, 2018
    ISBN9781945116308
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    A Private Gentleman
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    Heidi Cullinan

    Author of over thirty novels, Midwest-native Heidi Cullinan writes positive-outcome romances for LGBT characters struggling against insurmountable odds because they believe there’s no such thing as too much happy ever after. Heidi’s books have been recommended by Library Journal, USA Today, RT Magazine, and Publishers Weekly. When Heidi isn’t writing, they enjoy gaming, reading manga, manhua, and danmei, playing with cats, and watching too much anime.  Heidi goes by Jun when being spoken to in person or online, and Jun’s pronouns are they/them. Visit Heidi’s website at www.heidicullinan.com. You can contact her at heidi@heidicullinan.com.

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    • 4/5
      In 1840s London, Lord George Albert Westin prefers to keep his own company and to tend a variety of plants about which he is something of an expert. His social anxiety and a stutter make him a disappointment to his father and almost a complete social outcast. When he meets prostitute Michael Vallant, he finds a kindred spirit and begins to fall in love--as does Michael with him. But Michael has a secret that he believes means they could never be together, and the whole situation is further complicated by Westin's increasing reliance on opium to calm his nerves.I enjoyed this romance novel, not least for the ways it carefully explores anxiety, addiction, and abuse. Westin and Michael were fun to hang out with, and I was invested in their journey to an HEA. It did maybe take a bit too long to get through its middle, but the end just about made up for it. TW for sexual abuse of a minor.
    • 3/5
      3,5 stars. I like Heidi Cullinan's writing very much, but this one was just a little too much.

      Too much tortured heros, too much angst, too much drama. Pretty much every character in this book has a traumatic past/present (twice child abuse/rape, being witness to rape/abuse/torture as a child, neglect, emotional cruelty etc....) - it was just too much for me. So many sad stories in one book. And then the HEA with the convenient suicide of the main villain. Bham.
      I will go on reading her books, because I like her writing very much, but this one was just not right for me.
    • 4/5
      If I could melt Heidi Cullinan and Amy Lane into one person, I would probably get the perfect shrink for me.Since I can't, I'll just keep bawling my eyes out over their books.*retreats into the corner to sob some more*