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INDISCRETIONS - Elayne S. Venton
La Grande Mort
Ellora's Cave -
www.ellorascave.com
ISBN: 1-4199-1183-5
July 2007
Erotic
Historical Gay Romance
Rated E-rotic
London, England
- 1802
William Hall has everything life has to offer except the love he has
for a close personal friend. He works as a Bow Street Runner under
the supervision of Captain Randolph Burgh, otherwise known as Trent
to his closest confidantes. William has been in love with his
captain for years and would like to be under Trent, in the literal
sense. A day does not go by where he doesn’t wish he could speak of
his love for this amazing man. He dreams of becoming Trent’s lover
and partner in every aspect. But he must keep his true feelings
hidden because he is afraid that Trent will be disgusted by his
secret lifestyle, since Trent is well known as a ladies’ man and
even keeps a mistress.
Late one night
Trent comes to William with a secret mission. London is being
overrun with smugglers and they must find out who the ringleader is
and stop them. Trent has been given some key information on where
the smugglers latest delivery is to take place. They must go to the
amoral, Snake Cavern. William knows this place all too well because
it is an underground club that caters to men with unusual tastes,
much like William’s. Both Trent and William will go there undercover
to find these smugglers and report back their illegal operations.
As they walk on
the dark side, Trent shows his true colors to William. He has known
about William’s feelings for a long time and wants to act on them.
William is quite surprised as Trent tells him how he enjoys pleasure
from both men and women in bed. He too was afraid to let his own
feelings known because he and William are the best of friends and he
doesn’t want to lose the special friendship they have together.
Trent bluntly asks if they can have a night together and the
possibility of even more than that.
William is all
too willing to embark on an affair with the man he has loved for so
long. But before they can act on their passions, Anna, Trent’s
mistress comes to him in a bind; Anna is pregnant. Trent can only do
the right thing and that is marrying her. William feels betrayed and
the jealousy eats away at him because he doesn’t want to share
Trent. Trent thinks he can have both Anna and William, for he loves
them equally but in different ways. How can they make their
relationship work as well as trying to foil the smugglers?
Elayne S. Venton
has truly shocked me with INDISCRETIONS, but in a good way. Her love
story between two men in Regency England blew me away. Yes, their
love story is unconventional but it was written with such powerful
emotion and love that it was just as good as any straight historical
romance found on the market today. Trent and William’s friendship
for each other was such an amazing read. And the love scenes between
them were hot, hot, and hot! I did find the portrayal of Anna a
little too good to be true in her acceptance of Trent and William's
lifestyle and their longings for each other, but when all three
finally come together in understanding, their intimacy was so
explosive. The only downside I could find was a certain love scene
that takes place between Trent and William while they are playing
billiards. Let’s just say they find a new use for a cue stick that
may be off-putting to most.
Hands down I
recommend INDISCRETIONS as one of the best e-books of 2007 and
rightfully so, deserving of the Le Grande Mort award!
Kate Garrabrant
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