Historical Fiction
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen, The
A prickly new baronet and a Romney Marsh smuggler rekindle a secret passion amid blackmail, danger, and family loyalty.
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A prickly new baronet and a Romney Marsh smuggler rekindle a secret passion amid blackmail, danger, and family loyalty.
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Bridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping LGBTQIA+ Regency romance from award-winning author KJ Charles
Abandoned by his father as a small child, Sir Gareth Inglis has grown up prickly, cold, and well-used to disappointment. Even so, he longs for a connection, falling headfirst into a passionate anonymous affair that's over almost as quickly as it began. Bitter at the sudden rejection, Gareth has little time to lick his wounds: his father has died, leaving him the family title, a rambling...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Explicit on-page MM sex scenes; central passionate affair
Violence & gore
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Smuggling fights, threats of hanging, peril; limited gore
Profanity
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Occasional strong language and period curses
Substance use
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Social drinking typical of the Regency setting
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Central MM romance between baronet and smuggler leads
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Class tension; smuggling as defiance of harsh laws
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Childhood abandonment; blackmail; execution threat
Other
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