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How to Fake It in Society


A Romance Novel


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Regency Romance,
  • Queer Romance,
  • Historical London,
  • Con Artist,
  • Household Forced Proximity
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Regency London high society with scandalous secrets
  • Queer romance built on deception and shifting loyalties
  • Schemers desperate for redemption and a second chance
Publisher Description

Bridgerton meets The Goldfinch in How to Fake It in Society, a stunning queer romance by rising genre star KJ Charles.

It is 1821 and Nicolas-Marc, Comte de Valois de La Motte is making a splash in London Society. The son of Jeanne de Valois de La Motte, infamous for stealing a priceless diamond necklace meant for Marie Antoinette, Nico hopes to restore his wronged mother's reputation, if only he can raise the funds. But he must operate with great secrecy, because the Bourbon dynasty murdered his mother, and he fears for his life.

At least, that's what he tells Titus Pilcrow. Titus was a simple shopkeeper, making and selling artists' paints, when he found himself suddenly married to an immensely wealthy woman who wanted to disinherit her nephew on her deathbed. As word spreads of his fortune, Titus finds himself a target of every scammer and beggar in London...including one Nicolas-Marc, Comte de Valois de La Motte.

Nico is on his last legs, out of money, and on the run from some terrifying gangsters. When Titus offers Nico a space in his household, it's the perfect chance for him to exploit London's newest golden purse--until he falls in love with the man he needs to cheat. Still, Nico is sure they can have a happy ending together. If he can just find his way out of his own web of lies...

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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I mostly write queer historical romance, generally with murder or shenanigans of some sort, occasionally with fantasy.

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