Lord Grey and His Spy (The Regency Lords)

London Spies, Second Chance Gay Historical Romance

By: Stephanie Lake

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

In a world where duty clashes with desire, an heir’s heart is put to the ultimate test.

Lord Grey is left heartbroken and embroiled in family conflicts when his lover vanishes without a trace. His life is a void of aching loneliness until Sam reappears, disguised as a gardener on Grey’s estate. Stunned to discover that Sam isn’t the humble bricklayer he once adored, Grey is thrust into a shadowy world of espionage. Together, they must uncover a traitor selling weapons to England’s enemies.

Amidst deception and chaos, Grey must learn to trust again and convince his elusive spy that they are perfect together. But will duty and divided loyalties tear them apart?

Grab your copy of this riveting gay Regency novel of passion, intrigue, and redemption from award-winning romance author Stephanie Lake.

Victorian Affairs

Second in Lord Grey’s and Sam’s story, complications and misunderstandings abound. Lord Grey is deeply depressed when Sam disappears, his ruthlessly determined friend Annabelle is set to marry Grey’s immoral father, Grey and Florian are forced into the Victorian style marriage market, and of course any same sex relationship is illegal and damaging to a noble family.
This story was a bit confusing and disjointed at times for two reasons that I can discern. First, Stephanie Lake leaves a huge gap between the first book and this sequel. So much was missing to link events together that I thought I had forgotten something from book one and went back to review the ending. Nope! Didn’t miss a thing so I just had to “hang in there” trying to figure out how Annabelle got so far into Grey’s life, what happened to Sam on the roof (book one), and how Grey’s father, aunt, and uncle came to know about Grey’s affair with Sam such that they had the power to force him to marry! Huh!? Eventually the story is pieced together, sort of, and some satisfactory resolutions are achieved. I’m still a tad confused about some of it though. Secondly, the AI narration causes confusion by incorrect gaps in sentences, up lilt or down lilt incorrectly used, and other odd nuances that lead to (brief) question marks in my mind. I know AI narration is seriously less expensive than human voice actors but eventually Lake will have to decide whether one of her books deserves a narration that elevates her creative work, or not.
In the meantime I shall continue to read/listen to her Victorian mm romances with enjoyment.