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A Gentleman's Gentleman

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內容簡介 《紐約時報》年度百大選書｜《今日美國報》暢銷書來自《Chef’s Kiss》備受讚譽的作者，一部突破性的跨性別攝政時代（Regency）浪漫小說，既機智迷人，又以顛覆傳統之姿令人耳目一新。「《A Gentleman’s Gentleman》是一部徹頭徹尾令人愉悅的浪漫作品。如果你正在尋找一段溫柔、細膩、緩慢醞釀的愛情故事，這本書正是為你而寫。」 ——Cat Sebastian，《We Could Be So Good》作者以古怪聞名的伊登勳爵克里斯多福・伊登，是個「與眾不同的人」——不僅氣質異於常人，生活習慣更是如此。他寧願遠離上流社會（the ton）窺探的目光與耳語，與其被一大群符合身分地位的僕役與追隨者包圍，他更享受童年時期的廚師與年邁管家的陪伴。這樣的生活舒適而安靜，偶爾孤單，卻也怡然自得。然而，一封來自律師的通知徹底打亂了他的平靜人生。根據已故父親的遺囑，若克里斯多福想保住家族財富與伊登莊園，就必須在本季社交季（the Season）結束前娶妻。對他而言，這無異於最糟糕的命運——他對女性毫無情感上的吸引，自知幾乎不可能成為一位能讓妻子幸福的丈夫。更何況，若這場婚姻任務真有成功的可能，他就必須立刻搬往倫敦，並僱用一支「更體面」的隨從人手。此時，詹姆斯・哈丁登場——克里斯多福新聘請的貼身男僕。詹姆斯外表出眾、令人難以忽視，卻行事嚴謹、性格保守。兩人在一開始並不融洽，但在倫敦社交季的紛擾之中，逐漸建立起一段脆弱卻真誠的友誼……然而，這段關係很快就面臨考驗——克里斯多福迫在眉睫的婚事，以及兩人各自隱藏的祕密，都可能讓一切分崩離析。融合了冷靜內斂的幽默、緩慢燃燒的浪漫情感，以及對跨性別身分細膩而深刻的描寫，《A Gentleman’s Gentleman》不僅是一段愛情故事，更有潛力徹底改寫我們對歷史浪漫小說的想像。 A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - A USA TODAY BESTSELLER - From the acclaimed author of Chef's Kiss, a groundbreaking trans Regency romance that's both delightfully witty and refreshingly iconoclastic. "A Gentleman's Gentleman is a thoroughly charming confection of a romance. If you're looking for a tender, gentle slow burn, this is the book for you." --Cat Sebastian, author of We Could Be So Good The notoriously eccentric Lord Christopher Eden is a "man of unusual make" and even more unusual habits: he prefers to live far from the prying eyes and ears of the ton, and would rather have the comfortable company of his childhood cook and his aged butler than the swarm of servants and hangers-on befitting a man of his station. But Christopher's pleasant, if occasionally lonely life is upended when he receives word from his lawyers that, according to his late father's will, he must find a wife by the end of the Season if he intends to keep his family's fortune and the Eden estate. Christopher cannot imagine a worse fate: as he isn't attracted to women, his chances of making a wife happy are slim. Furthermore, if his quest to marry has any hope of succeeding, he must move to London posthaste and acquire some more suitable staff. Enter James Harding, Christopher's new, distractingly handsome--if rigidly traditional--valet. After a rocky start, the two strike up a fragile friendship amid the throes of the London Season . . . a friendship that threatens to shatter under the looming shadow of Christopher's impending nuptials--and the secrets both men are keeping. With its heady combination of dry wit, slow-burn romance, and a nuanced portrait of trans identity, A Gentleman's Gentleman stands to transform the historical romance genre as we know it.

作者介紹

作者介紹 TJ Alexander is a Lambda Literary Award finalist and USA Today bestselling author who writes about queer love. Originally from Florida, they received their MA in writing and publishing from Emerson College in Boston. They live in New York City with their wife, cats, and various houseplants.

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