Why did I love this book?
Described as Bridgerton meets Poldark, what more do you need, honestly? Everything about it was perfect.
I loved Joss Doomsday as the capable but vulnerable hero carrying his entire family on his back, and Gareth, the unexpected noble with a lifetime of daddy issues, was his perfect counter-balance. The story was delightful and mysterious, heartfelt and engaging, but most of all, the writing hooked me—the words. I can only describe it as delicious.
The dialogue was so on point I couldn’t help reading the whole thing aloud to myself. I was transfixed and never wanted it to end. It’s rare for me to auto-buy anything, but I clicked pre-order on book 2 minutes after finishing book 1, and my goodness, I hope we get a book 3.
1 author picked The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Bridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping Regency romance of smugglers, adventure, mystery, and life-changing love from celebrated author KJ Charles.
Abandoned by his father, Gareth Inglis grew up lonely, prickly, and well-used to disappointment. Still, he longs for a connection. When he meets a charming man in a London molly house, he falls head over heels-until everything goes wrong and he's left alone again. Then Gareth's father dies, turning the shabby London clerk into Sir Gareth, with a grand house on the remote Romney Marsh and a family he doesn't know.
The Marsh is another world, a strange, empty place…