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A review by kaje_harper
The Bohemian and the Banker by Summer Devon, Bonnie Dee
4.0
I really enjoyed the setting, particularly Paris of that era and its contrast to London. The cities, customs and people were beautifully and atmospherically described, and felt authentic.
I came to believe that the main characters' differences could make them such a good fit. Nigel is a stolid British banker, whose repressed desires are woken by a prank that sends him into a drag-performer nightclub. Jay is the main attraction, a man who loves to become feminine and beautiful, and whose voice charms Nigel right from the start. Nigel's gradual thawing, and Jay's unexpected caring felt plausible, as they each found in the other what was missing in their lives.
There were a few moments of relationship building I wished had been more on page, and Nigel occasionally seemed surprisingly free of the attitudes inculcated in most men of that time and class, but the story had a warm charm, and enough uniqueness to stand out. I enjoy the historical romances of this writing team, and this was another winner, a lovely stretch of time spent immersed in the lives of two interesting men and an exotic time and place.
I came to believe that the main characters' differences could make them such a good fit. Nigel is a stolid British banker, whose repressed desires are woken by a prank that sends him into a drag-performer nightclub. Jay is the main attraction, a man who loves to become feminine and beautiful, and whose voice charms Nigel right from the start. Nigel's gradual thawing, and Jay's unexpected caring felt plausible, as they each found in the other what was missing in their lives.
There were a few moments of relationship building I wished had been more on page, and Nigel occasionally seemed surprisingly free of the attitudes inculcated in most men of that time and class, but the story had a warm charm, and enough uniqueness to stand out. I enjoy the historical romances of this writing team, and this was another winner, a lovely stretch of time spent immersed in the lives of two interesting men and an exotic time and place.