Hardly a Stranger

<p>The Duke of Staines has the worst luck in wives and lovers. A widow for fifteen years Ambrose is busy running his gentleman’s club snatches pleasure from transient lovers and relies on Francis Redding to provide intelligent companionship between social engagements. There is only one problem with his relationship with Redding; the man would make the perfect lover if only he wasn’t a dependant servant.<br /><br />Life-long footman to the Duke of Staines Francis Redding is hardly a stranger to the disappointment of unreachable dreams or the duke’s unorthodox love life. He’s lived in the duke’s shadow for most of his life trained as a surgeon at his request too and has all too frequently kept the duke out of trouble. It’s not a bad life for a farmer’s son until the duke’s luck runs out.<br /> </p>