J.K. Pendragon
Author of The Fairy Gift
Works by J.K. Pendragon
The Gentleman and the Rogue 5 copies
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- nonbinary
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- Canada
- Country (for map)
- Canada
- Places of residence
- British Columbia, Canada
- Short biography
- J.K. Pendragon is a Canadian author with a love of all things romantic and fantastical. They first came to the queer fiction community through m/m romance, but soon began to branch off into writing all kinds of queer fiction. As a bisexual and genderqueer person, J.K. is dedicated to producing diverse, entertaining fiction that showcases characters across the rainbow spectrum, and provides queer characters with the happy endings they are so often denied.
J.K. currently resides in British Columbia, Canada with a boyfriend, a cat, and a large collection of artisanal teas that they really need to get around to drinking. They are always happy to chat, and can be reached at jes.k.pendragon@gmail.com.
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When Luke is about to be kicked out of his apartment, Cooper, a stranger who buys flowers every Friday at the shop where Luke works, says he will give Luke room and board if the young man will have sex with him. Since Luke's Chinese aunts have been micromanaging his life and he's been trying to break away for years, he accepts the offer even though he's never had sex with a man before.
Life with the big and bold Cooper isn't quite what he expected, just as the man himself isn't either. For one thing, while Cooper propositioned him in the flower shop, the man backs off once Luke moves in and gets settled. In fact, Cooper also pays Luke's back rent before moving his things and then defends Luke when the aunts track him down and try to browbeat him into moving back home.
As they live together, Luke begins to suspect that Cooper has hidden demons that plague him, but Luke is too shy to ask what bothers the man or how he can help him.
Besides a plot that takes quite a bit of suspension of disbelief to buy into, the book suffers from Luke who should be the sympathetic character. Because of his shy, introverted nature and self-deprecation, Luke is more to be pitied than championed. His fear of Cooper, whose bumbling, almost juvenile, attempts to attract Luke are often laughable, doesn't make sense. Even from the outset, readers know that Cooper is just trying to help Luke, not rape him.
Read the rest of my review at The Romance Reviews: http://glbt.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=13956… (more)