Reviewed by Ro
TITLE: A Sensible Gentleman
AUTHOR: Gabbi Grey
NARRATOR: Michael Ferraiuolo
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 1 hour, 7 minutes
RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2025
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Kenneth
As the heir, I have always done whatever I please. My conquests are legendary, and my concern for others negligible. When I meet our new servant, though, I discover someone who won’t bow to my whims. I will admit, I’m intrigued.
Walter
As the new valet in the household, I am aware of my precarious position. Still, work isn’t everything. When I meet the son of the manor, a demanding brat, I set aside my concern for my employment to teach the young man a lesson about respecting those around him.
A Sensible Gentleman is a 10k-word graphic and racy gay romance Regency short story set in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility world, with a headstrong young brat and the valet happy to put him in his place. The story was previously available in Jane Austen’s Tea Party.
REVIEW:
This was a very difficult short story to rate. It is advertised as a “gay romance Regency set in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility world” but really, the only thing it has in common with Regency is the dress.
Narrated by Michael Ferraiuolo, we have Kenneth, a 23-year-old heir to an Earldom who is a spoiled brat who treats others abominably. His father, the Earl, has threatened him with corporal punishment (at 23!!!) but it hasn’t changed his attitude. So the Earl brings in Walter to be Kenneth’s valet. This is the sixth valet Kenneth has gone through but the Earl is counting on Walter to give him, “A firm hand, Walter….And you know what I mean.” Right here, I thought no way.
So this is a short basically porn story with spanking and mild D/s. I wasn’t expecting it to be just sex, so that was a surprise, As erotica, it’s good, as they call it a “one-handed read”. As a romance, it requires a lot of suspending belief and definitely can’t be considered a regular Regency romance.
There was a part that said, “He headed for the bed and quickly slid underneath.” And I thought he climbed under the bed? No, he climbed under the covers. But it threw me for a minute.
The narrator does a great job with it, and his voice is smooth. So if you are looking for some straight up sexy time, this is the story.
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