Slippery Creatures

A Romance Novel by KJ Charles

Book 1 of the The Will Darling Adventures Series

Subgenres & Tropes:

Historical Romance,
Romantic Suspense,
Enemies to Lovers,
Queer Romance

Published 2020

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This book is for you if you're into...

You crave 1920s intrigue in a chaotic bookshop setting
You want romance tangled with secrets, danger, and betrayal
You enjoy pulp-inspired stories with high personal and national stakes

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You're guaranteed a richly detailed historical romance with K.J. Charles. Slippery Creatures takes place in the 1920s, inspired by the golden age of gay pulp fiction. Will Darling, WW1 veteran and bookshop owner, becomes embroiled in a strange criminal conspiracy. Kim Secretan offers to help him deal with the confusion, but he's not what he seems. Can they trust one another, especially as Will faces more and more enemies due to the secrets he possesses?

As Featured in Captivating LGBTQIA+ Love Stories Set in the Past by Kayleigh Donaldson

Publisher Description

Will Darling came back from the Great War with a few scars, a lot of medals, and no idea what to do next. Inheriting his uncle's chaotic second-hand bookshop is a blessing...until strange visitors start making threats. First a criminal gang, then the War Office, both telling Will to give them the information they want, or else.

Will has no idea what that information is, and nobody to turn to, until Kim Secretan—charming, cultured, oddly attractive—steps in to offer help. As Kim and Will try to find answers and outrun trouble, mutual desire grows along with the danger.

And then Will discovers the truth about Kim. His identity, his past, his real intentions. Enraged and betrayed, Will never wants to see him again.

But Will possesses knowledge that could cost thousands of lives. Enemies are closing in on him from all sides—and Kim is the only man who can help.

A 1920s m/m romance trilogy in the spirit of Golden Age pulp fiction.