SPEAKEASY

2016, Interlude Press 

During the height of the Prohibition era recent Yale graduate Heath Johnson falls for Art, the proprietor of a unique speakeasy tucked away beneath the streets of Manhattan where men are free to explore their sexuality. When Art’s sanctuary is raided, Heath is forced to choose between love and the structured life his parents planned for him.

"Ingold's warm-hearted debut is set in Prohibition-Era New York City that's more gentle than gritty. […] Ingold writes both collegial masculinity and the generation gap well, and her text is peppered with just enough period slang to give flavor without feeling contrived. Scenes of the secret city, stolen kisses in closed subway stations, and hidden doors in the backs of barbershops add a sense of adventure without wildness Ingold's heroes, except for their orientation, are relatively mainstream young men."
(via Publisher's Weekly)

tags: historical, 1920s, romance, LGBTQ+