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A Valet's Duty by H. Lewis-Foster
Publisher: Amber Quill Press
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Artist: Trace Edward Zaber
At the turn of the twentieth century, Henry Simpkins is a valet at Taverslow, the Earl of Wayshaw’s Somerset home. When the Earl’s younger brother, Rafe, arrives from his villa in Italy, Henry is given the task of caring for his mischievous dogs, Pepe and Paolo. As part of his duties, he also goes to Rafe’s room each night to tidy away his clothes.
One night, Rafe tentatively asks Henry to go beyond his valet duties to relieve Rafe’s sexual tensions. Henry enjoys their increasingly intimate encounters, but he’s soon disturbed to find he feels more for Rafe than mere physical attraction.
Now, Henry faces a difficult decision. Can he remain in the same house as Rafe if his affections are not returned?
Categories: Fiction, Gay Fiction, Historical,
M/M Romance, Romance
Excerpt:
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next few nights passed in a similar way, with Henry nodding and smiling, and
sometimes laughing, when Rafe talked of his life in Umbria. Falling to sleep
each night in his narrow bed, Henry found himself dreaming of orange trees and
vineyards. Sometimes he even dreamt of Rafe wandering among them in the
Mediterranean sun, but on the fourth night when Henry went to Rafe’s room,
something had changed. Rafe seemed on edge as he opened the door, and he sat on the sofa in silence as Henry carried out his tasks.
Henry started to leave, when Rafe spoke at last, an unfamiliar tension in his voice. “Simpkins, could I ask you something?”
“Of course, sir.”
Rafe gazed intently at his fingernails, giving Henry no clue as to what he might ask. His eyes remained lowered as he made his enquiry.
“Simpkins, are you—are you the same kind of man as Oscar Wilde?
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About the Author
H. Lewis-Foster lives in the North of England,
and has always worked with books in one form or another. As a keen reader of
gay fiction, she decided to try writing herself, and is now the proud author of
several short stories and her debut novel ‘Burning Ashes’.
H. likes to create characters who are talented, funny and
quite often gorgeous, but who all have their faults and vulnerable sides, and
she hopes that you'll enjoy reading their stories as much as she loves writing
them
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