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A Fashionable Indulgence

Society of Gentlemen, Book 1

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A Fashionable Indulgence

By: KJ Charles
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
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In the first novel of an explosive new series from K. J. Charles, a young gentleman and his elegant mentor fight for love in a world of wealth, power, and manipulation. When he learns that he could be the heir to an unexpected fortune, Harry Vane rejects his past as a radical fighting for government reform and sets about wooing his lovely cousin. But his heart is captured instead by the most beautiful, chic man he’s ever met: the dandy tasked with instructing him in the manners and style of the ton. Harry’s new station demands conformity - yet the one thing he desires is a taste of the wrong pair of lips. After witnessing firsthand the horrors of Waterloo, Julius Norreys sought refuge behind the luxurious facade of the upper crust. Now he concerns himself exclusively with the cut of his coat and the quality of his boots. And yet his protégé is so unblemished by cynicism that he inspires the first flare of genuine desire Julius has felt in years. He cannot protect Harry from the worst excesses of society. But together they can withstand the high price of passion.

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Critic Reviews

“If one Regency rake isn’t enough for you, check out A Fashionable Indulgence, a rollicking tale from the deft pen of K. J. Charles. I’ll read anything she writes!” ( New York Times best-selling author Kate Pearce)
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One of the best romances I’ve read. Great for lovers of historical fiction, 19thC politics, queer fiction, m/m romance, regency romance.

MLD/ Cornell Collins continues to be a reliably good narrator.

Entertaining, interesting, beautiful romance

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Ok here's something that never happens: I reread this book as an audiobook ... and loved the audiobook more than the physical book! I had originally rated the book 3 stars because I was frustrated with the characters, but having reread the other books in the series, I thought I should give this book another chance. And I loved it! Listening to the audiobook made me understand the characters' actions better than I did while physically reading the book, and made me like the characters as seperate people and as a couple (which I hadn't before).

Loved this!

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Historical M/M is my jam at the moment and I just can't get enough of it - thankfully I have an enabler who lets me know about all the good audibles out there.

Until picking up this book, I did not know this author or her works, but that has all changed now.

I am absolutely hooked on this series, and loved the narration. Wonderful story full of twists and turns, the narrator brought these characters to life and I could feel myself in their world.

Harry and Julius were just wonderful, I could feel their attraction, their hurt, their anger through the narration.

I have just gone and one clicked the next book/audio as I need to know where these characters lives go.

Bring it!

A delightful indulgence

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Born to parents who were radical protesters, Harry Vane never realised he came from a wealthy family until his aristocratic grandfather sought him out after his parents’ deaths. Harry has never felt comfortable with the violence his parents fomented so he is more than happy to be tutored in the ways of a gentleman by the elegant Julius Norreys. However, Harry’s past and his feelings for Julius expose them both to great danger. I loved this, especially the interesting historical politics and the tender romance, although I had a bit of trouble settling in, there seemed to be a lot of characters to get my head around. I liked the clique that Harry joins and I’ll look forward to the other members find their HEA in the rest of the series. Audio narrator Matthew Lloyd Davies is an old favourite and he narrates historical romances like this wonderfully well.

Another wonderful historical romance series!

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