The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen

Bridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping Regency romance of smugglers,adventuremysteryand life-changing love from celebrated author KJ Charles. Abandoned by his fatherGareth Inglis grew up lonelypricklyand well-used to disappointment. Stillhe longs for a connection. When he meets a charming strangerhe falls head over heels–until everything goes wrong and he’s left alone again. Then Gareth’s father diesturning the shabby London clerk into Sir Garethwith a grand house on the remote Romney Marsh and a family he doesn’t know. The Marsh is another worlda strangeempty 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 sisterJoss acts fast to stop him. Their reunion is anything but happyyet after the dust settlesneither can stay away. Soonall Joss and Gareth want is the chance to be together. But the bleakbare Marsh holds deadly secrets. And when Gareth finds himself threatened from every sidethe gentleman and the smuggler must trust one another not just with their heartsbut with their lives. With sparkling proseevocative descriptions of its coastal localeand unforgettable charactersThe Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen is a romanticswashbuckling tale from start to finish. KJ Charles is not to be missed by any reader who loves Regency Romance.–Manda CollinsBestselling Author of A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem