Title: Liam For Hire (London Stories Book 2)
Author: A. Zukowski
Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing
Genre: Coming Out, Age Gap
Release Date: August 24, 2018
Page Count: 280
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
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FYI: I have not read "The Boy Who Fell to Earth" where Liam is introduced, but felt this novel worked very well as a stand-alone.
Liam leaves his Irish farm at age 16 and ends up in London where he picks up a helluva drug addiction, lives on the streets and sells his body to make ends meet. At age 21, Liam is a survivor with few delusions about human nature as he struggles daily to not relapse. He works as an escort, striving to protect his emotions while earning enough to pay for his share of a shared bedsit.
And then he meets Ali (short for Alastair) - 40+, widowed, and newly come to terms with being gay. Ali wants a tutor in the ways of man sex, but wants to make love, not to merely have sex. Ali is heartsick about his wife dying without knowing he is gay, but realizes that he did the absolute best he could in their relationship. He's learned to cherish people and when he gives his heart, he gives his all.
