February 21, 2023
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K. J. Charles
Gareth Inglis is estranged from his father and living a marginal life in London, working for his uncle as a law clerk and looking for companionship in the city's gay underworld. He has a romantic encounter with a man who lives in a rural area, but a misunderstanding pushes them apart. When his father dies suddenly, Gareth finds himself in possession of a title, a country estate, a sister, and wealth. Life in the country is a lot different than Gareth expected, but as he slowly learns the pleasure of country living, he also begins to suspect that his father was not only a selfish man, but may have been a traitor to his country as well.
Boy meets boy in this LGBTQ romance/adventure. I'm not much of a romance reader but I had read another of the author's books (The Magpie King, a gay fantasy/romance), so when NetGalley offered an eARC of her forthcoming book, I decided to give it a try. Good characters (although there are a lot of Doomsdays), interesting circumstances, good writing. There are several strong female characters as well. Be advised that there is pretty graphic gay sex starting on about page three, and a lot more sex in the last half of the book. I don't have a problem with that except that it's hard to read about other people having sex when you're not getting any.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC for review.
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