All hell breaks loose when Dean Smith, Earl of Carwick, is tricked into being discovered in the company of Rob, a handsome male prostitute. Now Dean needs to repair his broken engagement to a wealthy heiress… and Rob is the only one who can identify the man who set him up, proving to Dean’s fiancée that things weren’t as they appeared.

The trip from Worcester to Bath turns into a journey of self-discovery, as Dean finds himself becoming increasingly attracted to Rob.

On page 116, “And, oh God, Rob was attractive. Compellingly so. Eyes that glinted merriment and promised affection. A mobile, oh-so-skillful mouth. Rob’s body, half-glimpsed nude several times: the long line of his back, strength of his shoulders, alluring curve of his buttocks. Strong, graceful legs. Naked last night on the floor. Rob’s arousal had been most certainly not been faked.”

Rob stirs feelings that Dean has long kept repressed, but acting on them would make true the accusations that destroyed his engagement. Torn between duty and desire, Dean’s destiny lies in the hands of a Discreet Young Gentleman.

The Discreet Young Gentleman has adventure, mystery, and humor. The story has dashing young men, ghosts, class conflict, sleeping a night in a barn, getting robbed and a mysterious lady in grey.

Rob and Dean are given time to actually become fond of one another – never consummating their dreams with actual satisfaction until nearly the end of the story.

No damsels falling out of their dresses but just a Discreet Young Gentleman in tight pants.

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