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The book, "The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen" held in front of a stand of bamboo.

Smuggling, insects, and family drama surround this gay love story

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

March 22, 2024 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Thank you, Emmalita, for this wonderful book and first exposure to KJ Charles!  In the 2023 Cannonball Book Exchange I put that I would like any book by KJ Charles and she graciously gifted me The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen. Kent and London had a good thing going.  They met up at the Three Ducks in London for some enthusiastic and anonymous sex.  But then Kent needs to do business away from the city and London, familiar with abandonment, decides to shut things down instead […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR16, Dome'Loki, Fiction, gay, gay character, historical fiction, insects, KJ Charles, LGBTQ, Romance, smuggling

Dome'Loki's CBR16 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR16, Dome'Loki, Fiction, gay, gay character, historical fiction, insects, KJ Charles, LGBTQ, Romance, smuggling ·
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An arrangement of volumes one through five of the Japanese manga "Hana Kimi" by Hisaya Nakajo.

Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom Vol. 1 – 5

Hana-Kimi: vol. 1 by Hisaya Nakajo

Hana-Kimi: vol. 2 by Hisaya Nakajo

Hana-Kimi: vol. 3 by Hisaya Nakajo

Hana-Kimi: vol. 4 by Hisaya Nakajo

Hana-Kimi: vol. 5 by Hisaya Nakajo

July 6, 2022 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (花ざかりの君たちへ “For You in Full Blossom”), in America shortened to Hana Kimi, is a manga series by writer and artist Hisaya Nakajo.  I fell head over heels for this manga when it was  starting to be released in the US in 2004,  eagerly waiting for translations to be done and the next volume released.  I haven’t read it in over a decade.  My ten year old has read it at least twice and is on a third read through. So I’m reading […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr14, Dome'Loki, gay, gay character, HanaKimi, Hisaya Nakajo, manga

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: cbr14, Dome'Loki, gay, gay character, HanaKimi, Hisaya Nakajo, manga ·
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