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Mr Warren's Profession
Mr Warren's Profession | Sebastian Nothwell
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Lindsey Althorp, the only son of a wealthy baronet, has never worked a day in his life. Aubrey Warren was born in a workhouse and hasn’t stopped working since.
When Lindsey wins a textile mill in a game of cards, he falls at first sight for the assistant clerk, Aubrey. Lindsey is certain that Aubrey is the Achilles to his Patroclus, the David to his Jonathan. Yet Aubrey, unaccustomed to affection, refuses to be a kept man—though he isn’t immune to Lindsey’s considerable charm.
Buoyed by Lindsey's optimism and fuelled by Aubrey's industry, the two men strive to overcome the class gulf between them. But a horrific accident reveals a betrayal that threatens to tear them apart forever.
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willaful
Mr Warren's Profession | Sebastian Nothwell

Not finding this very engaging and wondering if I should bail. @Faranae do you have an opinion?

#DoubleSpin

Faranae I enjoyed it but it's definitely fluffy until it is very not fluffy. It does rely heavily on its tropes, and never quite breaks free of them, so if those early tropes don't work for you and hurt/comfort isn't your thing (which is very much Northwell's main catnip), it's probably best to bail. 19h
willaful @Faranae I certainly can enjoy it but I don't think I wanna plow though to get there. Thanks for the input. 18h
Faranae @willaful Happy to help! Also while I was doing yardwork, I thought about how Nothwell is definitely in the school of historical romance who aren't terribly concerned with getting the history right, so the characters' concerns are often much more reflective of what you'd see in a contemporary, unlike say, Aster Glenn Gray, who writes stuff exploring period identity. 17h
willaful @Faranae I guess they can't all be AGG. 16h
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