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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Kicking off this year’s Bingo Card with an excellent historical romance

Any Old Diamonds by K.J. Charles

July 2, 2020 by Malin 4 Comments

#CBR12Bingo: Money! Official book description (because I’m still reviewing books I read three months ago): Lord Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes, the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar, holds a bitter grudge against his wealthy father. The Duke intends to give his Duchess a priceless diamond parure on their wedding anniversary — so Alec hires a pair of jewel thieves to steal it. The Duke’s remote castle is a difficult target, and Alec needs a way to get the thieves in. Soldier-turned-criminal Jerry Crozier has the answer: he’ll […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: any old diamonds, cbr12, cbr12bingo, heist, historical romance, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, Malin, Money, The Lilywhite Boys, Victorian

Malin's CBR12 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: any old diamonds, cbr12, cbr12bingo, heist, historical romance, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, Malin, Money, The Lilywhite Boys, Victorian ·
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Really, a life of crime is not the primrose path it’s cracked up to be.

Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles

June 10, 2019 by Emmalita 9 Comments

I’m not sure what I was expecting, but I wasn’t expecting what I got from this book, and now I can’t believe I haven’t been reading KJ Charles for years. Any Old Diamonds is a fantastic read, part romance, part revenge plot, part heist. This is a tough book to talk about because it’s almost like a puzzle box. You can almost read it forwards and backwards. That makes it hard to avoid spoilers. Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes is the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar. The […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: any old diamonds, historical romance, KJ Charles, LGBTQ romance, M/M historical romance

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:39 · Genres: Romance · Tags: any old diamonds, historical romance, KJ Charles, LGBTQ romance, M/M historical romance ·
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“He was riding a tiger. He might as well enjoy it.”

Any Old Diamonds (Lilywhite Boys, #1) by K.J. Charles

April 10, 2019 by narfna 2 Comments

I hope that my life continues to be full of K.J. Charles books that do not disappoint me. I know I’ve still got about half her back catalogue to go through, and I hope all those unread books are just as fun to read. This one is a romance, of course, but it’s also a heist novel featuring Alec, the estranged son of a duke out to make his father pay for the damage he’s caused Alec and his siblings, so Alec hires two notorious […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: any old diamonds, capers and heists, historical fiction, historical romance, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA romance, lilywhite boys, m/m, narfna, Romance

narfna's CBR11 Review No:39 · Genres: Romance · Tags: any old diamonds, capers and heists, historical fiction, historical romance, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA romance, lilywhite boys, m/m, narfna, Romance ·
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