With Everything I Have
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Publisher Description
Sebastian has a problem. He's in love with his best friend Peter and has been since their schooldays when they were outcasts together. His pining is so obvious that all of London knows, even his frustrated mother who just wants him to be happy. The only person who doesn't know is Peter. An abusive childhood with a controlling father left Peter emotionally detached and socially anxious and now he mostly hides himself away in his house where he designs the unique, fast cars that are status symbols among the town's elite. People would kill to own a single one of Peter's cars. Sebastian owns four. The meaning in that is obvious to everyone but Peter.
In a late Victorian England where cars exist, even though they aren't exactly comfortable, and computers allow the shy to avoid human contact , a progressive spirit has led to a begrudging acceptance of the sexuality of certain members of society. The sodomy laws have been repealed so that two men might spend the rest of their lives together, but that is no guarantee of happiness. Peter risks his neck driving at dangerous speeds for fun but sees passion as something to be frightened of. Sebastian has been struggling to get Peter to realize his own feelings for years but he is starting to worry that it may never happen. Peter seems to want no part of the future that Sebastian is offering him, on the surface at least. But a future without Sebastian might be something that not even a mind like Peter's can imagine.
Customer Reviews
This couldn’t be any more perfect. It is a delight.
Oh My. Ooh My. This story is pure R Cooper with all the nuances and emotions that I think she excels at in her writing.
Sebastian is a man about town and Peter is an inventor of auto-mobiles and they have known each other since childhood. Peter has always had to hide his emotions and feelings and specifically so, those he feels towards Sebastian. And Sebastian, not wanting to scare Peter, is careful in not declaring the love he feels for him.
A lot is explained when Sebastian remembers Peter’s upbringing.
But then there is a breakthrough and one man is emotionally and physically awakened and one man is joyous in the revelation that indeed, his feelings are returned.
This story is emotional and tender and beautiful. I loved every second of it and I loved Peter and Sebastian.
5 stars.