A Seditious Affair
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K. J. Charles turns up the heat in her new Society of Gentlemen novel, as two lovers face off in a sensual duel that challenges their deepest beliefs. Silas Mason has no illusions about himself. He’s not lovable, or even likable. He’s an overbearing idealist, a Radical bookseller and pamphleteer who lives for revolution . . . and for Wednesday nights. Every week he meets anonymously with the same man, in whom Silas has discovered the ideal meld of intellectual companionship and absolute obedience to his sexual commands. But unbeknownst to Silas, his closest friend is also his greatest enemy, with the power to see him hanged—or spare his life. A loyal, well-born gentleman official, Dominic Frey is torn apart by his affair with Silas. By the light of day, he cannot fathom the intoxicating lust that drives him to meet with the Radical week after week. In the bedroom, everything else falls away. Their needs match, and they are united by sympathy for each other’s deepest vulnerabilities. But when Silas’s politics earn him a death sentence, desire clashes with duty, and Dominic finds himself doing everything he can to save the man who stole his heart. And look for the enticing Society of Gentlemen series by KJ Charles: THE RUIN OF GABRIEL ASHLEIGH | A FASHIONABLE INDULGENCE | A SEDITIOUS AFFAIR | A GENTLEMAN’S POSITION Don’t miss any of the captivating Sins of the Cities novels: AN UNSEEN ATTRACTION | AN UNNATURAL VICE | AN UNSUITABLE HEIR Praise for A Seditious Affair “This book is so good I read it in one sitting. I just couldn’t put it down. K. J. Charles has long been one of my favorite authors, and this book doesn’t disappoint. A Seditious Affair is a beautiful love story interwoven with the realism of the political unrest of the time—another winner from K. J. Charles!”—USA Today bestselling author Carole Mortimer “Without doubt, A Seditious Affair is one of the best books I’ve read this year.”—All About Romance “I still haven’t gotten over how much I loved this book. I so look forward to reading the next novel in K. J. Charles’s Society of Gentlemen series.”—Unquietly Me “Gah! It’s always the books I love the most that leave me flailing and tongue tied. . . . A Seditious Affair is not a fluffy read but it is a story you can really sink your teeth into. It’s complex, sensual, raw and gosh darn it—super romantic. It’s one of my favorite reads of [the year].”—For What It’s Worth
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3 primary books6 released booksSociety of Gentlemen
Society of Gentlemen is a 6-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by KJ Charles and K.J. Charles.
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I casually picked this up from Goodreads' Romance Week recommendations, expecting just a regular run-of-the-mill romance but with m/m - and boy, was I wrong.
This was everything I've been yearning to find in romance novels for so long (and I usually read m/f 99% of the time). It's a book about an actual honest-to-goodness relationship blossoming between two people. They are certainly physically attracted to each other, but it's not just about that - and I think that's where this book truly shines. You can really feel the actual chemistry between Silas and Dominic, and most of that is outside of the bed. Their relationship feels deeper than just physical intercourse. K.J. Charles does an excellent job really sculpting the interaction between these two people, having them act realistically and logically. They may have a hierarchy in the bedroom, but you can feel that despite their class difference, these two people have such complete respect for the other and they treat each other as equals on every level.
Best of all, their relationship is also situated in the world that they lived in. I guess it helped that I recently watched a documentary on the Regency era and know a smattering of the real events referred to in the book, such as the Peterloo massacre and the Cato Street Conspiracy. K.J. Charles managed to weave an entrancing and compelling historical piece seamlessly and intricately into the romance that I never skipped or skimmed a paragraph. Dominic and Silas stand on opposite sides of a class war, but through them we really appreciate why that divide brewed in English society to begin with. Coming away, I felt like I had a deeper understanding and appreciation for the social setting during the Regency - and it's so wild that a romance novel taught me that!
All in all, one of the best romances I've read so far.
I was already planning to read more KJ Charles and now I'm definitely going to - I have [b:The Magpie Lord 34715150 The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1) K.J. Charles https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1490703800i/34715150.SY75.jpg 24803707] next in line for summer romance bingo and I bought [b:Proper English 44420645 Proper English K.J. Charles https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1554298689i/44420645.SY75.jpg 68974183] last month, I just can't figure out a way to make it work for bingo. Anyway! I think I would've enjoyed this more if I'd read the first book in the series beforehand, but that's on me and not the book. As it is, I had to spend a little more time than I liked early on figuring out who all the characters were and how they were related. That didn't really detract from my enjoyment of this, though - I loved the premise and the conflict was fascinating and not one that's easily resolved.(2019 summer romance bingo: on the page atheist; can't think of another square it'd fit well in, except the free space/HEA)
