The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies #1)
K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
4.15
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 88 ratings · Published: 02 Sep 2014
Exiled to China for twenty years, Lucien Vaudrey never planned to return to England. But with the mysterious deaths of his father and brother, it seems the new Lord Crane has inherited an earldom. He’s also inherited his family’s enemies. He needs magical assistance, fast. He doesn't expect it to turn up angry.
Magician Stephen Day has good reason to hate Crane’s family. Unfortunately, it’s his job to deal with supernatural threats. Besides, the earl is unlike any aristocrat he’s ever met, with the tattoos, the attitude... and the way Crane seems determined to get him into bed. That’s definitely unusual.
Soon Stephen is falling hard for the worst possible man, at the worst possible time. But Crane’s dangerous appeal isn't the only thing rendering Stephen powerless. Evil pervades the house, a web of plots is closing round Crane, and if Stephen can’t find a way through it—they’re both going to die.
Warning: Contains hot m/m sex between a deeply inappropriate earl and a very confused magician, dark plots in a magical version of Victorian England, family values (not the good kind), and a lot of swearing.
Tagged as:
- gay romance 38
- historical 36
- victorian 34
- paranormal 33
- mystery 31
- witches 30
- enemies to lovers 30
- magic 30
- suspense 29
- fantasy 29
- urban fantasy 27
- steampunk 26
- regency 23
- dark romance 23
- age gap 20
- funny 11
- class difference 8
- height difference 8
- short king 7
- bdsm 5
- third person pov 4
- male pov 3
- secret relationship 3
- dual pov 3
- anal sex 3
- shy hero 3
- sweet/gentle hero 3
- rich hero 3
- forbidden love 2
- queer romance 2
- contemporary 1
- small town 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 17
- suicide / ideation 4
- queerphobia 2
- incest 2
- death / grief 2
- third party abuse 1
- animal death 1
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The 'A Charm of Magpies' series
341 ratings 4.14 ·
m-m · paranormal · queer · victorian · urban fantasy · fantasy · historical · magic · witches · mystery · male-pov · short-king · class difference · third-person-pov · regency · age difference · height-difference · working class hero · super rich hero · humor
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