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“Consequences are literally the reason not to do things. That’s what they’re for.”

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

February 3, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Gareth Inglis was abandoned by his father when he was about six years old, sent to live with his uncle, who clearly didn’t much care for him. Now he works as a clerk in his uncle’s company but dislikes his job. When his father suddenly dies, Gareth becomes a baronet and inherits a home in Romney Marsh, a remote area on the coast. There he discovers that he has a half-sister whom he’d never previously heard of (who’d also never heard of him) and that […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: CBR16, historical romance, KJ Charles, LGBTQIA, Malin, mystery, Regency, smuggling, The Doomsday Books, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen

Malin's CBR16 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: CBR16, historical romance, KJ Charles, LGBTQIA, Malin, mystery, Regency, smuggling, The Doomsday Books, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen ·
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The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen

Don’t cross a Doomsday (or his gentleman friend)

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

December 30, 2023 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles was recommended by several friends! I’m terrible at reading new releases because my TBR is like 4,000+ books long. After attending Lawless Book Club, this was moved to the top of the queue. The FOMO got me to finish reading it about a week later. I’m always down for a gay romance and hadn’t read a queer M/M one yet. Set in the Regency era, Joss Doomsday and Sir Gareth meet up at a pub for […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Romance Tagged With: book one, CBR15Passport, historical romance, KJ Charles, LGBTQIA romance, The Doomsday Books

teresaelectro's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Audiobooks, Romance · Tags: book one, CBR15Passport, historical romance, KJ Charles, LGBTQIA romance, The Doomsday Books ·
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bit too much plot for me, but I enjoyed a number of the threads and will read the next

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. Charles

November 14, 2023 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

The Will Darling books mean that I will read almost anything by KJ Charles for a while. This, however, which was hotly awaited and eagerly devoured didn’t quite do it for me, although I think it would do it for other people! If I had to put a pithy point to it, it reminded me a bit of The Queer Principles of Kit Webb in that there were way too many plots and characters and side quests and backstories all over the place, to the point where […]

Filed Under: Featured, Romance Tagged With: K.J. Charles, LGBTQ, The Doomsday Books

wicherwill's CBR15 Review No:19 · Genres: Featured, Romance · Tags: K.J. Charles, LGBTQ, The Doomsday Books ·
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