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The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books, #1)

K.J. Charles

Start date: April 6, 2023

Finish date: April 10, 2023

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Apr 07, 2023 Diana rated it really liked it

Shelves: turning-pages-buddy-read, tpam-challenge-2023, m-m, audiobook

I usually do not read HR, but KJC pulled me in. I loved the story, especially the main characters. Joss and Sir Gareth. They were certainly from different worlds, but they were exactly what each other needed. Together they fought not only with their families, but the bad guys too.

There are secrets, lies and family drama. The last 25% was tense and I didn’t want to move. All in all, I would give 4 stars for the story and 5 stars for the narration.

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Apr 15, 2023 Marion rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, family-drama, free-reads, audiobook, humor, historical, buddy-read, lgbtq, hurt-comfort, read-in-2023

Audiobook, 4.5 Stars!

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Jun 30, 2024 Shan ~A~ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1st-in-series, borrowed-libby, m-m-romance, historical-romance, family, series-trilogies-i-started, small-town, mystery, romance, crime

Gareth Inglis & Joss Doomsday

Gareth and Joss originally met under the pseudonym's London (Gareth) and Kent (Joss). The met in London at a bar called the Three Ducks where the people at the establishment turns a blind eye to their rendezvous. During this time in England, it was illegal for members of the same sex to have a relationship.

That meeting didn't end on a good note, as Gareth was in a bad place and was acting like a nut.

Not long later Gareth is in Kent on the Marsh after inheriting his ...more

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