Because who wouldn’t want to be a fabulously wealthy earl? Sensitively written to explain who’s who & what everyone’s motivations are for finding or silencing the heir, it’s a fine tale of misfits trying to just be themselves. There’s an earl’s contested heir and a pile of trouble to keep the heir missing. And if you’re hankering for an audiobook, the performance for this one was incredible! Charles, well done! Pen is the likely heir to an earldom. This both delighted and frustrated me to no end. I’m usually pretty adept at figuring out whodunit. This is the finale of a mystery that began two books ago.

It’s not all perfect, love and roses forever (well, OK, until the HEA). That’s right, stuff happens and it’s not all good. I LOVED these two together, delighted in how they navigated understanding each others’ sexuality and creating trust.

Pen sees Mark and is dubious of his seemingly honest attraction to and acceptance of him. The MCs in this one blew me away, especially since they appeared in a historical romance! Pen is a gender fluid trapeze artist. My FAVORITE of the series! What a range of characters we’ve seen in these books. But when the killer comes after him, Pen must find a way to forgive - or he might not live long enough for Mark to make amends.ĭon't miss any of the captivating Sins of the Cities novels:Īnd look for the enticing Society of Gentlemen series by KJ Charles: Betrayed by the one man he thought he could trust, Pen never wants to see his lover again. Mark decides he must force the reluctant heir from music hall to manor house, to save Pen's neck. And he won't be pushed into taking a title that would destroy his soul.īut there's a killer stalking London's foggy streets, and more lives than just Pen's are at risk. He likes his life now - his days on the trapeze, his nights with Mark. The thought of being wealthy, titled, and always in the public eye is horrifying. Pen doesn't want to live as any sort of man, least of all a nobleman. But the long-haired acrobat has an earldom and a fortune to claim.

Graceful, beautiful, elusive, and strong, Pen Starling is like nobody Mark's ever met - and everything he's ever wanted. On the trail of an aristocrat's secret son, enquiry agent Mark Braglewicz finds his quarry in a music hall, performing as a trapeze artist with his twin sister. A private detective finds passion, danger, and the love of a lifetime when he hunts down a lost earl in Victorian London.

An Unsuitable Heir by K.J. Charles