The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books #1)
K.J. Charles
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· 91 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 17
- historical 14
- mystery 12
- class difference 10
- enemies to lovers 9
- small town 9
- second chances 9
- regency 7
- working class hero 5
- suspense 4
- abduction 4
- anal sex 4
- found family 4
- funny 3
- multicultural 3
- queer romance 3
- nerdy hero 3
- rich hero 3
- grumpy/cold hero 2
- black mc 1
- forbidden love 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 5
- past child neglect 3
- third party sexual assault 3
- death / grief 2
- racism 2
- queerphobia 2
- past abuse 2
- geography
- england 5
- british isles 3
- united kingdom 2
- Format
- Audiobook
- third person pov 5
- dual pov 4
- male pov 3
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