The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books #1)
K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
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· 76 ratings · 353 pages · Published: 07 Mar 2023

The Marsh is another world, a strange, empty place notorious for its ruthless gangs of smugglers. And one of them is dangerously familiar...
Joss Doomsday has run the Doomsday smuggling clan since he was a boy. When the new baronet—his old lover—agrees to testify against Joss's sister, Joss acts fast to stop him. Their reunion is anything but happy, yet after the dust settles, neither can stay away. Soon, all Joss and Gareth want is the chance to be together. But the bleak, bare Marsh holds deadly secrets. And when Gareth finds himself threatened from every side, the gentleman and the smuggler must trust one another not just with their hearts, but with their lives.
Tagged as:
- gay romance 15
- historical 12
- mystery 11
- enemies to lovers 8
- class difference 8
- regency 7
- small town 7
- second chances 7
- suspense 4
- third person pov 4
- abduction 3
- multicultural 3
- found family 3
- dual pov 3
- nerdy hero 3
- working class hero 3
- funny 2
- anal sex 2
- grumpy/cold hero 2
- black mc 2
- queer romance 2
- rich hero 2
- pirate hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 5
- death / grief 2
- racism 2
- queerphobia 2
- past child neglect 2
- past abuse 1
- third party sexual assault 1
- geography
- england 3
- british isles 2
- united kingdom 2
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