Unfortunately for Clem, he is almost totally dependent on his brother’s goodwill, because he is the illegitimate second son, biracial (his mother was the Indian nanny), and has trouble with changes to his routine and noise (written as possibly ASD and anxiety disorder). Clem’s older brother has forced him to provide for a ne’er do well lodger that ends up dead on the doorstep, throwing Clem and Rowley’s world into chaos. This novel takes the friends-to-lovers trope, and does it well, but with a hearty dose of angst. If they’re to see their way through, the pair must learn to share their secrets-and their hearts. Now Clem and Rowley find themselves caught up in a mystery, threatened on all sides by violent men, with a deadly London fog closing in on them. Then the brutally murdered corpse of another lodger is dumped on their doorstep and their peaceful life is shattered. Two quiet men, lodging in the same house, coming to an understanding … it could be perfect. Rowley just wants to be left alone-at least until he meets Clem, with his odd, charming ways and his glorious eyes. Green were interested in more than friendship … He’s happy with his hobbies, his work-and especially with his lodger Rowley Green, who becomes a friend over long fireside evenings together. Lodging-house keeper Clem Talleyfer prefers a quiet life.
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