Think of England

De: KJ Charles

Narrado por: Tom Carter

Duración: 6 h y 50 m

Resumen del Editor

Lie back and think of England....

England, 1904. Two years ago, Captain Archie Curtis lost his friends, fingers, and future to a terrible military accident. Alone, purposeless, and angry, Curtis is determined to discover if he and his comrades were the victims of fate, or of sabotage.

Curtis's search takes him to an isolated, ultra-modern country house, where he meets and instantly clashes with fellow guest Daniel da Silva. Effete, decadent, foreign, and all-too-obviously queer, the sophisticated poet is everything the straightforward British officer fears and distrusts.

As events unfold, Curtis realizes that Daniel has his own secret intentions. And there's something else they share - a mounting sexual tension that leaves Curtis reeling.

As the house party's elegant facade cracks to reveal treachery, blackmail, and murder, Curtis finds himself needing clever, dark-eyed Daniel as he has never needed a man before....

Warning: Contains explicit male/male encounters, ghastly historical attitudes, and some extremely stiff upper lips.

©2014 KJ Charles (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Amazing characters, wonderful book!

I first read this as an ebook, but now I own the paperback and audio too. I was a bit surprised and put off by the narration first, but it very much grew on me and I believe it fits Archie very well. I have listened to this book many times, it is now one of my comfort reads.

Daniel and Archie may be the epitome of opposites attract., but they are both interesting characters, that feel real - with feelings, motivations and actions one can understand, which is not always the case in romance novels.

Murder. Treason. Blackmail.

Murder. Treason. Blackmail. A house party at a beautiful country estate has never been so treacherous. But both Archie Curtis and Daniel de Silva know that appearances can hide dirty secrets, and exposing those truths in the light of day can be a matter of life or death.

This was a beautiful and enthralling historical, romantic mystery from the fabulous KJ Charles. Curtis and Daniel’s chemistry both in bed and out in the field is intense and fascinating. I adored watching them learn each other’s personalities and how to work together. The plot was intricate and interesting, with action and suspense. Overall, this was fabulous book and I highly recommend it.

Excellent period romance with a mystery subplot

Charming POV character, appealing love interest, dashingly horrible villains and ladies who do more than lunch.

Be aware of period appropriate language regarding male queer behavior and identity but I’m impressed at how well the author handles it. A+ will listen again, will be binge reading all KJ Charles’ other books ASAP

Enjoyable

Very enjoyable and clever story. It is set in a time period I don't often see, and takes advantage of the state of technology of the time, which was a nice touch. Few of the characters are what they seem; even straightforward Curtis is deceived about himself. The narrator does an admiral job with the material, too. I will look for more stories by author and narrator, both.

I was surprised by how much I loved this

KJ Charles does it again, and makes me fall in love with another amazing pair.

Lovely romance; the dark side of the house party

In many ways, this book evoked my growing up years reading English house party mysteries from Christie, Sayers, Marsh and other Golden Age writers. But this added a delightful romance and a leading man in Archie who was very relatable. I enjoyed it both in print and on Audible - wonderful narration!

One of my favorites from KJ Charles.

I've loved pretty much every KJ Charles book/audiobook I've read or listened to and this is one of my favorites (along with the Charm of Magpies series). I love both of the main characters and how the novel manages to bring in period-typical homophobia, xenophobia, etc. without (somehow) making it too broody or angsty even with all the drama of the overall story. It's an impressive feat lol. Both of the main characters are well developed with their own virtues, fears, and flaws and I've re-listened to it several times over the last year or so and still enjoy their story as much as ever.

Exciting

A very intelligent story. very believable characters. great sizzle. enjoyable performance. will listen again. everyone should listen.

It was like Sherlock Holmes but even gayer!

As a fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and most of the Sherlock Holmes stories, this one was a pretty entertaining listen. Don't get me wrong, this one won't be talked about next century, but it follows that murder mystery, blackmail, who done it vibe that had it's intense moments and left me going out to my car on my lunch breaks to listen to what happens to our heros next. While the reading was pretty standard, some of the affected lines were annoying and distracting. This would be a good story for your collection if you like a gay murder mystery and can tolerate a few explicit scenes.

Lie back and enjoy!

I haven’t read many historical m/m romances – a handful if even that really. They just never really called my name – that is until I picked up Robby Riverton: Mail Order Bride a couple of months ago. I then realized there was a whole new genre for me to explore! And word on the block is that KJ Charles is the one to read for this genre. So said and done, Think of England and I were going on a date.

Two years ago Captain Archie Curtis’s life changed, he lost his fingers, his friends and fellow soldiers along with his military career. All due to a batch of malfunctioning guns. Determined to get to the bottom of it all and make the responsible party pay – if indeed there was a guilty party, he starts to investigate. His search leads him far into the country, and a very modern, but isolated country house.

While a guest, he meets Daniel da Silva, a queer poet that ruffles all Curtis’s proper feathers. After all one can hardly expect a gentleman from the army to have anything in common with the femme and limp wristed man with questionable morals, now can you? That is until he catches the poet breaking into the same library as he, and just maybe they are after the same information. What they find is a tale of blackmail and murder and more danger than either of them expected.

I enjoyed listening to this book. It was kind of fun to watch Curtis flounder a bit when da Silva got under his skin. And he did it so splendidly – and often. Another thing that I enjoyed was Curtis coming to terms with who he was, his sexuality, and accepting it. It was all portrayed quite believably, it wasn’t overdone but fit the era, as did the ending – their beginning.

Tom Carter narrated this book really well. He captured that stiff British upper class to perfection, but he also managed to portray the more femme and swishy Daniel da Silva. He brought me to UK, back in time and into the adventures of Curtis and sa Silva

All in all, I’m not going to abandon my preferences for contemporary romances, but I will definitely continue to pick up a historical romance every now and then, because it seems I have missed out!

A copy of this book was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review for Love Bytes.