Lord Christopher Eden lives the quiet life at his country estate with just a couple of longtime servants to keep him company. He's a bit eccentric, as he chooses to dress himself and has no interest in marrying. However, if he wants to keep his family fortune and estate, his father's will dictates that he must marry by the end of the upcoming Season — which means Lord Eden must also journey to London, hire new staff (including the dreaded valet), and he must court the women he has zero interest in marrying. His newly hired handsome valet, James Harding, has a few suggestions on who to court (AKA who might be willing to enter a marriage in name only to avoid marrying someone reprehensible). And while both lord and valet are drawn to one another, neither feels quite comfortable enough to fully trust the other with his feelings.
Many times, it's hard to combine a historical romance with LGBTQIA main characters, as they either come across as either too modern socially or too educational, scattered with explanatory lectures explaining queer identities in very unrealistic conversations. This one, however, manages to hit the bullseye as a historical queer romance. The worries and slow burn and slow reveal feel completely realistic to both the era and the characters, and the happy ending is as satisfying as they come. An excellent queer historical romance that I'd recommend to anyone!
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