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  • An Unsuitable Heir

  • Sins of the Cities, Book 3
  • By: KJ Charles
  • Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
  • Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (58 ratings)

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An Unsuitable Heir

By: KJ Charles
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
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Publisher's Summary

A private detective finds passion, danger, and the love of a lifetime when he hunts down a lost earl in Victorian London.

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. Graceful, beautiful, elusive, and strong, Pen Starling is like nobody Mark's ever met - and everything he's ever wanted. But the long-haired acrobat has an earldom and a fortune to claim.

Pen doesn't want to live as any sort of man, least of all a nobleman. The thought of being wealthy, titled, and always in the public eye is horrifying. He likes his life now - his days on the trapeze, his nights with Mark. And he won't be pushed into taking a title that would destroy his soul.

But there's a killer stalking London's foggy streets, and more lives than just Pen's are at risk. Mark decides he must force the reluctant heir from music hall to manor house, to save Pen's neck. Betrayed by the one man he thought he could trust, Pen never wants to see his lover again. 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.

Don't miss any of the captivating Sins of the Cities novels:

  • An Unseen Attraction
  • An Unnatural Vice
  • An Unsuitable Heir

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

©2017 K. J. Charles (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Critic Reviews

"I'll read anything KJ Charles writes!" ( New York Times best-selling author Kate Pearce)
"KJ Charles has long been one of my favorite authors." ( USA Today best-selling author Carole Mortimer)

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Great

A really good storyline. I have enjoyed this series from the beginning to the end. I look forward to hearing more from KJ Charles

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I love the whole series

Listen to all of them.
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3rd time I’ve listened to them

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Great conclusion and tying up of the three books

Found the story fascinating and involving as a love story, a murder mystery and as a social commentary of the time.

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An acquired taste

As a continuation from book 1, it is definitely not what I had anticipated. I found that I could not relate to the new characters introduced. The “to be Earl” a non conforming, gender bender, queer identity coupled with a foul mouth bisexual Private investigator set in the same era of course of the late 1800s.
Although I do understand the writers desire to include all aspects of LGBTQ+ I feel it is quite lost due to the social and economic issues that would have surrounded that period of England. This story, to me, jumps quite a bit out of any real connection to the first book by the end of it.
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The plot is excellent, narration remarkable, but the use of such harsh, disconnected language in times of love and passion were really over the top and did very little to keep me interested.
I will press on to book 3 with higher hopes.

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Great Narration

The story was consistent and all books overlapped smoothly. The narration was done well that all characters were easy to tell apart and easy to listen to.

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