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    The Soldier's Scoundrel

    By Cat Sebastian

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    A scoundrel who lives in the shadows
     
    Jack Turner grew up in the darkness of London's slums, born into a life of crime and willing to do anything to keep his belly full and his siblings safe. Now he uses the tricks and schemes of the underworld to help those who need the kind of assistance only a scoundrel can provide. His distrust of the nobility runs deep and his services do not extend to the gorgeous high-born soldier who personifies everything Jack will never be. 
     
    A soldier untarnished by vice
     
    After the chaos of war, Oliver Rivington craves the safe predictability of a gentleman's life-one that doesn't include sparring with a ne'er-do-well who flouts the law at every turn. But Jack tempts Oliver like no other man has before. Soon his yearning for the unapologetic criminal is only matched by Jack's pleasure in watching his genteel polish crumble every time they're together. 
     
    Two men only meant for each other

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateSep 20, 2016
    ISBN9780062642486
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    Cat Sebastian

    Cat Sebastian writes queer historical romances. Cat’s books include We Could Be So Good and the Turner series, and have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist. Before writing, Cat was a lawyer and a teacher and did a variety of other jobs she liked much less than she enjoys writing happy endings for queer people. She was born in New Jersey and lived in New York and Arizona before settling down in a swampy part of the South. When she isn’t writing, she’s probably reading, having one-sided conversations with her dog, or doing the crossword puzzle.

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    • 5/5
      My second Cat Sebastian book, and only the third romance book I've ever finished. It has elements of mystery to it, and yet it achieves a wonderful balance; the mystery plot does not distract from the romance, and the romance does not distract from the mystery plot. They work in concert to beautiful effect. It's also surprisingly funny and the two leads are each very interesting characters on their own. One specific thing I loved was the way in which each character (secondary and mains) revealed their particular hurts. Each time it felt organic and natural, and each time, the manner of revealing told you as much as the reveal itself. Just a really great romance novel.
    • 5/5
      Cheesy cover, but a terrific Regency mystery and romance of two men from different classes of society falling in love. Will be reading more from this author. Very impressed and very entertained.
    • 4/5
      Set in Regency England, this romance follows Jack Turner, who is a kind of Regency-era fixer who takes jobs for women only, and Oliver Rivington, an aristocratic second son who has just sold his army commission after being seriously wounded in the leg. The two cross paths when Oliver tries to hunt down just why his sister would have paid Jack two hundred pounds. The two become friends while they are both busy trying not to fall in love with each other, and they investigate one of Jack's cases while they're at it. It took me a little bit to get into this one, but once I did, I was strongly invested, both in the heroes as characters/in their love story and in the case they were investigating (although it probably bears mentioning that there isn't a whole lot of true investigating on the page). Two things struck me about this story that I really enjoyed. The first was that the realities of the dangers of engaging in a same-sex relationship in early 1800s Britain were fully recognized (even if the HEA is a wee bit hand-wavey) without casting a pall of dread over the whole story. Second was the way women remain important to the story (which is often, though certainly not always, not true in m/m romance). Both men have women in their lives who are important to them (even if they aren't on the page a huge amount of the time), and Jack's work (and specifically the case they work on during the bulk of the story) hinges on the ways women are given little or no recourse by their society when they are wronged.Absolutely recommended to anyone who enjoys this sort of thing.
    • 4/5
      Loved it! Just the right blend of relationship push/pull...then relationship sweetness and angst...paired with the couple of mysteries that Jack was trying to resolve (at times reluctantly) with Oliver's help--perfect! Cat Sebastian's writing too was a whole lot of fun--whether the dialogue was external or internal, there were many, many snippets that I ended up needing to highlight so I could go back later and smile at all over again. Such fun!Jack and Oliver were a great couple. Of course making your protagonists from different classes in a historical romance gives you built in conflict, but add to that the fact that their very relationship breaks the law? Yeah, that's a whole new element. But oh goodness, with these two they had to be together, they just had to. I was all for Oliver with his sunny optimism on the prospect of their future, but realistically afraid that Jack was going to end up right all along... (Spoiler alert: he's not--because, hello, it's a romance. Fortunately, Ms. Sebastian manages to pull it off in a fairly believable way--I'm not totally convinced it would work, but I want it to, so I'm perfectly willing to go with it.)I also enjoyed the two puzzles that Jack had to resolve in the course of the book. Neither one of the solutions were obvious, yet the answers came together nicely and made sense. Jack's ability to read people was believable given his past and also highly entertaining--I loved watching him at work! Oliver was better at helping him out than either of us thought he would be; together they gave off an almost Sherlock-and-Watson-in-the-Regency-era vibe.The secondary characters here were fun too--Jack's brother Georgie was a hoot, and it looks like he's due to star in book #2 (yay!). Jack and Oliver also both have sisters, so... (hint, hint! ;))A highly entertaining debut from Ms. Sebastian--I am anxiously awaiting her next release!Rating: 4 stars / A-I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      I didn't even know queer historical romances were something I was looking for until I came across this book, but now I wish I knew where to find a hundred more. This could easily become an obsession of mine.
    • 5/5
      I've read a lot of Regency romance, but The Soldier's Scoundrel was my first Regency with two male protagonists. If you love Regency, you'll love this book. The character's have a lovely hate-at-first sight turned infatuation relationship which is complicated by being gay men during this time period. Both character's are shown with mostly supportive families and I felt neither were a stereotype. The steamy scenes were well written and didn't feel gratuitous. Slight ending spoiler below:Even though it's a romance, the author doesn't completely suspend reality by having them ride off into the sunset with their relationship out in the open, but the ending was as satisfying as could be expected.
    • 4/5
      4.5. Loved, loved, loved both Jack & Oliver!
    • 4/5
      Sweet and prim Oliver, and Jack, the rogue, will quickly win the hearts of the reader. Unfortunately, they didn’t win the hearts of the society or the time period they were a part of. In this time period gay people could expect to face anything from the pillory to the noose. However fiction can have any outcome it wishes so the author has every right to give the reader their expected “happily ever after”. Jack and Oliver couldn’t be more different...but yet I could easily see how and why they were drawn to each other. I wasn’t entirely convinced by certain aspects of the ending and just how these two planned to get away with staying together...but none the less I still enjoyed seeing them reach that point.
    • 5/5
      I found this story delightful. Class difference, a little bit grumpy/sunshine. I was absorbed in the story, and laughing, and it was sweet, and the characters and events made sense. I'm very pleased.
    • 5/5
      I'm a big fan of historical romance when it has excellent characters. Delighted to find a new series to love.
    • 4/5
      like sherlock holmes dr. watson, but gayer. a solid romp and super fun. will definitely read more of her work!
    • 5/5
      A pleasant, entertaining read. I would read more books by this author.
    • 4/5
      This book caught me by surprise. It's the first m/m Romance I've seen from a major publishing house. In the past, all the ones I've seen have been either self or indie published. So that alone would have caught my attention. Yet, the author gives us enjoyable characters and a lovely romance to go along with that individuality.I adore Jack and Oliver. Both characters have distinct personalities, uncouth Jack and refined Oliver. Yet where other authors my fall into the trap of making these characters stereotypes or caricatures, the author succeed in making both men individual unto themselves. As the story progresses, each character changes with the turns of the story as well. Both leads were able to develop and grow, not being stuck in characterization ruts.The relationship between these two made for sweet reading. The author does a great job in conveying that two men can have as emotional and romantic a connection as a man and woman can, especially given the timeframe this takes place in. The Regency era was a time when a relationship such as theirs was punishable by death. Jacks and Oliver's personalities played off each other beautifully, rounding each other out to create a cohesive relationship.I also liked the time the author spent with her historical details. I got a real sense of the societal rules of the Regency era and the little details of everyday life like dress and home life. Seeing those details play into our lead’s personalities and how their relationship developed was an added bonus.The one aspect of this book that was weak was the background mystery. The sleuthing was predictable, the clues somewhat hackneyed, and the overall mystery itself borderline silly. I could care less what happened to the Wraxhalls or their associates. However, this is a historical romance; such a story aspect really doesn’t have to be that strong in this genre. It’s still an enjoyable tale.For what this book is, it shines. The romance and leads are very well done, especially as this is a debut novel. I adored watching these two men grow, both in themselves and together in their relationship. While the background mystery was predictable and boring, historical romances don't hinge on that story aspect, at least for this reader. I would definitely look for other volumes by this writer; she's a promising author for the m-m romantic subgenre.
    • 1/5
      I don't like gay romance novels; it is so distasteful