![]() ![]() While anyone is welcome there, he especially wants it to be a safe, comfortable gathering place for the Black residents of London. Meanwhile, Sam, who is Black, owns a pub and is part of a community of family and friends. ![]() He exists in a state of numb shock, certain that he has lost his money, his family, his place in society, and the respect of anyone he has ever met or may meet in the future. Hartley believes that Martin outed him as a gay man (in the parlance of the time, a sodomist) and while Hartley has been able to avoid criminal charges, he lives a life of complete isolation. Sir Shithead left his house to the now-adult Hartley instead of leaving it to his son, Martin. We never learn much about what happened, but it’s clear that Hartley was deeply traumatized by the experience. Initially Hartley portrays this as a consensual relationship between equals, but the story eventually reveals that Hartley was a young teenager at the time and since then he can’t stand to be touched. In an effort to provide for them he began a relationship with Sir Humphrey Easterbrook (who will henceforth be known as Sir Shithead), his godfather. Hartley, who is White, grew up poor with two brothers, Will and Ben. The book has a lovely romance as well as a theme of found family and recovery from trauma. I enjoyed this book so much! A Gentleman Never Keeps Score is a Regency m/m about a disgraced gentleman and a Black pub keeper. ![]() Genre: Historical: European, LGBTQIA, Romance ![]()
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