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Sins of the Cities: An Unseen Attraction – K.J. Charles
A slow-burning romance and a chilling mystery bind two singular men in the suspenseful first book of a new Victorian series from K. J. Charles.
Lodging-house keeper Clem Talleyfer prefers a quiet life. He’s happy with his hobbies, his work—and especially with his lodger Rowley Green, who becomes a friend over their long fireside evenings together. If only neat, precise, irresistible Mr. Green were interested in more than friendship…
Rowley just wants to be left alone—at least until he meets Clem, with his odd, charming ways and his glorious eyes. Two quiet men, lodging in the same house, coming to an understanding… it could be perfect. Then the brutally murdered corpse of another lodger is dumped on their doorstep and their peaceful life is shattered.
Now Clem and Rowley find themselves caught up in a mystery, threatened on all sides by violent men, with a deadly London fog closing in on them. If they’re to see their way through, the pair must learn to share their secrets—and their hearts.
Clem and Rowley having crushes on each other are so cute! They have been eyeing each other for the longest time so I’m glad they finally hooked up. I love how Rowley is short like Stephen Day. You rarely see that type as MC in a romance novel. Nobody made a big deal about sexuality, which is how things should be.
Clem is a cinnamon roll. He is kind and trusting to a fault. He also has dyspraxia according to official sources so he has trouble with multi-tasking, crowds and people talking all at once. Rowley is definitely the guy for him. He has infinite patience, is comfortable with silence and tries really hard to understand Clem.
Lots of times they argue, Clem was frustratingly naive and valiantly trying to see the good in everybody and Rowley was scared. Couldn’t really blame them though. It’s that damn brother!
The fact that Clem was an Indian was not really focused on until the main part of the story where it became significant because they started dealing with Clem’s brother who is an asshole through and through.
Majority of the story deals with the issue of whoever is harassing Clem and Rowley, why are they doing it, what has it got to do with Clem’s brother and how should they deal with it. During this entire debacle, we meet Clem’s friends from the Jack and Knave who try to help out.
I liked Clem and Rowley’s story but it didn’t really wow me the way other K.J. Charles books have. However it still a great start in the Sins of the Cities series. Now, on to Nathaniel’s story…
Rating:
3 Stars – not exactly setting my world on fire but I liked itSoundtrack: Hey, Sunrise
Artist: The Charlatans
Album: Different Days(source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30517107-an-unseen-attraction)
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If you’re happy in a dream, does that count?
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[spotify id=”spotify%3Atrack%3A1chuYLETX23D3b8FzwwVCK&view=coverart” width=”540″ height=”620″ /]Soundtrack to Sins of the Cities: An Unseen Attraction by K.J. Charles
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At Home Happy System –
Kobato Mebaru & Munya Munya Sue
Two short oneshots about robots:1. Kyouichi is a young novelist who ordered a cute female maid-robot, but got a tall muscular male model instead! Life with Silom is difficult… But when Silom stops working, Kyouichi realizes how much he needs him.2. Akira receives a useless robot as part of his inheritance from his grandfather. The robot is spoiled and gentle, but Akira doesn’t want to become close to him…“Original” doujinshi by the circle Mumble Sue
Seme robot is more interesting than the spoiled uke robot.
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Ivan the Heartless – Megan Derr
Forced to find shelter from foul weather, Ivan and his bodyguard stop at an inn only to find they have interrupted a wedding celebration. Invited to join them, Ivan contributes to the celebration by way of a story about things being more than they seem …
I enjoyed this retelling of Russian folktales. I heard it’s close to the original with some light m/m action added.
Rating:
3 Stars – not exactly setting my world on fire but I liked itSoundtrack: The Dreamers
Artist: Klaxons
Album: Love Frequency(source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17009297-ivan-the-heartless)
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I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings. But any story will do.
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[spotify id=”spotify%3Atrack%3A1hkRy3hHd9KFeSSxz0mDoe&view=coverart” width=”540″ height=”620″ /]Soundtrack to Ivan the Heartless by Megan Derr
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Datte, Oishii no ga Warui – Takanashi Morimichi
Suzuki, who wakes up as usual, comes face to face with a stranger who says “I was just eating your dream”. This man, who shows up from time to time, now makes him crazy disgusting coffee. But being told his dreams are beautiful and delicious, Suzuki’s heart melts bit by bit.
A collection of beautifully drawn stories with the best one in the blurb above.
