Book description
He crossed the ocean to escape from love…
Journalist Marcus Albright did not run away from his London home when he accepted an assignment in New York City. His interest in writing a series of articles about the popular club scene of The Bowery has nothing to do with the…
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Why read it?
1 author picked A Touch of Romance as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Love is love, so I always adore recommending historical romances that are queer positive. This series by Merry Farmer of four books (to date) are set in 1920s New York and have the most glorious M/M romances that you have ever read. If you’ve never read a gay romance before, trust me: you’re going to fall in love.
From Emily's list on falling in love with every time you read them.
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