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The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
Written by KJ Charles
Narrated by Martyn Swain
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Bridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping Regency romance of smugglers, adventure, mystery, and life-changing love from celebrated author KJ Charles.
Author
KJ Charles
KJ Charles spent twenty years as an editor in British publishing before fleeing the scene to become a full-time historical-romance novelist. She has written over twenty-five novels since then, and her books have been translated into eight languages. She lives in London.
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Rating: 4.492537313432836 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
67 ratings9 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5KJ Charles is masterful. I loved this book. The characters are so three-dimensional, the love between London and Kent so intoxicating and believable. So good. Can't get enough
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This story had so much. Territory fueds, missed chances, things unspoken, family fueds, spicy scenes, lots of kissing, revenge, and ginnies. Lindon and Kent have had a couple of weeks' fling. When Kent announces, he has to go back home for a couple of weeks. London assumes it's the brushoff. When London gets back to his childhood home, he now owns with his father's death and a Barron's title. He seems lost and soon runs into Kent, whose family are the runners or a vit of an infamous clan to Romney Marsh. Will these two finally get together? The chemistry is there, and they soon come to rely on each other. What with the death threats were those fueds I mentioned, and of yeah, his father may have stolen a lot of money. This truly has everything, and you will adore London and Kent .
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent story telling and character development. The main characters were superb and loveable.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this. It was very sweet and fun, and the narration is great.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was imaginative and Romantic I Love this author!
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I thought the narrator was AI but no he was just weirdly pausing every 3rd word for no reason and has the driest robotic delivery ever. The story is great though so it's such a shame that they chose an older, very dry narrator for a book about two younger men with two different accents
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gareth inherits a baronetcy upon the death of his estranged father. When he moves into the manor house, he discovers that the town is a den of smuggling—and his former lover, Joss, is their leader. Gareth gets caught in a web of rivalries that threaten to strangle him. Can Joss help him save himself?
This is a fascinating novel, as much mystery as romance. The author does a great job of dramatizing Gareth's struggles to come to terms with the ethics of the society in which he finds himself, which differ from the ethics of London. The book also examines the internal conflict between self-reliance and community. But it's also got a strong, engaging plot and a steamy, heartwarming love story. You really can't go wrong with a KJ Charles book.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The story is excellent and serious and fun at the same time. The book's universe is vivid and the story paints a many coloured picture of the marsh it's people and the trade. It was lovely to read.
Praise for KJ Charles' books. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Set against the backdrop of 19th century Romney Marsh on the shores of the English Channel, KJ Charles has written a gothic romance about a young baronet with daddy issues and his Kentish lover who happens to run a very successful smuggling operation. The story is engaging and was a quick, enjoyable read. The bad guys are a little one note, and the mystery isn't terribly suspenseful, but the romance, which is probably the reason most people are reading, is strong. I think the author did a great job of creating a sense of place with the remote setting and historical time period.
I was disappointed in the audio. It was nice to hear the difference between Sir Gareth's posh London dialect and Joss's rough Kentish one, but sometimes it seemed the narrator lost track of who he was in the scene. He also seemed to have a stilted cadence that was a bit awkward, and his Southern American drawl for one character was completely wrong to my rural southern ears.1 person found this helpful