In Regency England, the illustrious Jason Huxley seems to have it all: income, mistress, the admiration of society; yet he is bored to tears. He’s gratified to find his best friend since childhood, Michael, attending a ball given by Jason’s clandestine mistress. Michael is an army captain and about to ship off once again to battle Napoleon’s intended ravages. Jason and Michael had been briefly more than friends in their younger days, but when Michael took up his commission in the Army, all that changed, and Jason threw himself into proving his masculinity. Overnight that nearly changes, as Jason’s dreams relive their intimacy, and he wakes up to find himself entangled with Michael, for both had fallen asleep quite intoxicated. When Jason’s manservant finds them, Jason orders Michael away forever, unforgiven. Jason, who is rather a shallow individual, blames Michael for the fact that his manservant quits in a huff, and that his mistress prefers her young well-toned footman to him. So he reacts as any shallow person would and departs the scene. But Fate isn’t ready to allow Jason to completely forget about the attraction he’s always experienced for another male in Michael. That temptation won’t appear in Michael, who is dying of an infection suffered from a battlefield wound, but instead in the person of Michael’s valet and lover, Alfred Threadgill.

Finding Jason is a stimulating and enriching short tale of a man who matures as he learns to accept all aspects of his personality. Jason isn’t very pleasant to begin with, but luckily for him, Fate throws more opportunities for growth his way. If I had to choose a “hero” category for this story, it would be Michael, a very impressive character and much deeper than his friend Jason. Alfred also was an enriching and empathetic individual. I look forward to more from Lyndi Lamont, who made this Regency tale not only interesting but delightful to this reviewer.