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    Interlude with Tattoos: A Charm of Magpies 1.5
    Interlude with Tattoos: A Charm of Magpies 1.5
    Interlude with Tattoos: A Charm of Magpies 1.5
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    Interlude with Tattoos: A Charm of Magpies 1.5

    By KJ Charles

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    A short story set just after the end of The Magpie Lord. Stephen Day and Lord Crane return to London. Neither is quite sure where their fledgeling relationship is going. It seems unlikely that there can be much of a future for them, under the circumstances, with Stephen going back to work and Crane returning to China. Until they encounter an unexpected moment of magic...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKJ Charles
    Release dateDec 10, 2013
    ISBN9781310371806
    Interlude with Tattoos: A Charm of Magpies 1.5
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    KJ Charles

    KJ Charles is a writer and editor. She lives in London with her husband, two kids, a garden with quite enough prickly things, and a cat with murder management issues. Find her on Twitter @kj_charles for daily timewasting and the odd rant, or in her Facebook group, KJ Charles Chat, for sneak peeks and special extras.

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    • 4/5
      Just a little snippet, but it still conveyed some good information that helped develop the characters and was enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      Having read the two books in this series, I'm very much a fan of Stephen and Lucien. It was interesting to go back and read this (which takes place between the two books) after having read the second book - it isn't really plot-essential but is a nice little set of moments between the two of them. I ate it all up and am so looking forward to the third book coming out in January.
    • 5/5
      This is a very short story (about 4500 words) related to A Charm of Magpies series by KJ Charles. It is not often I give a short story five stars, but I loved the end of this story when Lucien and Stephen are sending notes back and forth to each other (the Victorian era version of texting, I guess). It had me laughing out loud and was related to the thing that happened with the tattoos. Loved that too. I'm working my way through this series and I'm really enjoying it

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