Fagin's Boy - North Jackie North - Bog

In 1846 London, respectable young men do not fall for street thieves. This is the love story of Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger.Oliver Twist has one desire: to own a bookshop and live a simple, middle-class life, far away from his workhouse-shadowed past. One thing stands in his way: Jack Dawkins--The Artful Dodger--who's just returned to London and is looking for Fagin's old gang.Jack's visits cause Oliver nothing but trouble, but he finds himself drawn, time and again, to their shared past, Jack's unguarded honesty, and those bright, green eyes.Oliver craves respectability, which he won't find with a forbidden love. Can Jack convince Oliver that having one doesn't mean losing the other?A gay, m/m Victorian-era romance with grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, opposites attract, emotional scars, and pure, sweet love. A little sweet, a little steamy, with a guaranteed HEA.Previously published as Fagin's Boy: The Further Particulars of a Parish Boy's Progress; Copyright (c) 2013 by Christina E. Pilz