This is my new favorite book in the sweet and heartwarming m/m romance series Winsford Green! This series is set in the Regency time and follows different characters in each book and can well be read as standalones. But they all have a connection to the small village Winsford Green and characters from the previous books make appearances as well in such a lovely way.

This time we got to follow Captain Mark Dexter, who is a bold and brave spy for the king, with severe trust issues, and the quiet schoolmaster Felix Brook. When Dexter is sent to investigate misconduct at his old school, he’s furious for the boring mission. Until he realizes that his old headmaster, the one he adored and the only person he’s ever really let himself get close to, is still working there. For Felix, the appearance of the devastatingly handsome man that the wild, unpredictable schoolboy ha turned into, stirs new feelings and lights a fire within him he never thought he had. But when the mission Dexter is sent on goes catastrophically wrong, Felix is left to bear the brunt of the repercussions of their attraction.

I really enjoyed this story, and both main characters. I also really loved the appearances made by my favorite characters from the previous books in this series, especially Lyndon Cross and Joe, the blacksmith. I love when an author creates her own universe by weaving stories together this way. The setting in this time period worked surprisingly well. Compared to the previous books, this was a bit darker and felt more realistic with the way just the suspicion of someone being homosexual made the person a persona non grata.

All in all, it was a wonderful, sweet and highly entertaining read! I read it all in one sitting, that’s how addictive it was!

Thank you Gay Book Promotions for the ARC and book tour invitation! All opinions are my own and I am leaving my honest review voluntarily.

Rating:
4 stars

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Ruby Moone

This is the second book in the Winsford Green series, which is such a sweet and heartwarming m/m romance series set in the Regency time. I really enjoyed the first book in the series and was so happy to get back into this world, even though this book wasn’t a new favorite.

The books in the series can be read as standalones, since they all focus on different characters. But I really enjoyed getting glimpses from the lives of the characters we met in the first book, and how the stories were interwoven in some parts.

This time, the main characters were Arthur Fitch, the valet of a cruel aristocrat, and Joseph (Joe) Wilkinson, the young blacksmith in Windsford Green. When Arthur is forced to flee into a snowstorm to find safety, their paths crosses and soon Joe finds himself trying to convince Arthur to stay with him forever…

Joe really stole my heart from the very first page, but Arthur took longer to warm up to. He came across as quite pompous, stubborn and full of himself at first. I also wasn’t really a fan of his tastes in the bedchamber or their age gap.

But all in all, it was another sweet and enjoyable read, and I will definitely continue this series to spend more time in the wonderful Windsford Green world, even though this story wasn’t exactly my cup of tea.

Thank you Gay Book Promotions for the free review copy! All opinions are my own and I am leaving my honest review voluntarily.

Rating:
3 stars

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Ruby Moone

This was such a sweet and heartwarming m/m romances set in the Regency time. Or to be honest, there were actually two love stories intricately interwoven; the main one was between Hugo and Lyndon in the 1840s, whose story would come to play a vital part for the happiness of Hugo’s decedent James in 2014 as well.

I really enjoyed both stories, but the main focus was definitely on the one between Lord Hugo Pell-Charnley, the youngest son of the late Marquis, and his former boarding school friend and deepest secret, Lyndon Cross, in the 1840s. This was my first gay romance in this kind of setting, but it worked surprisingly well. It wasn’t as much angst and fear for discovery and damnation as perhaps could have been expected due to the times, so maybe not the most realistic story. But sometimes all you need is a swooning romance to warm your heart, and this book certainly provided all of that! Plus a connection to a decedent through history and wonderful secondary characters in Hugo’s brother and sister. All in all, it was a wonderful, sweet and highly entertaining read, and I can’t wait to continue the series!

Thank you Gay Book Promotions for the free review copy! All opinions are my own and I am leaving my honest review voluntarily.

Rating:
4 stars

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