A Seditious Affair

Adults falling in love!

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I find myself tired of May/December romances and teenage puppy love. This book's protagonists offer a welcome change. It is so nice to see two middle aged men fall in love over books, philosophy, wine, with not so much attention to physical beauty until well after attachment is established.

I am not the biggest fan of dominance and submission, but I was not put off at all because, I don't know, the care is there. The awareness at all times of each other and of limits and care to observe that. I loved that there was discussion of why the protagonists felt the way they did and that, while the romance was at the forefront, it did not swallow their world and we got to see them moving in it, addressing their pasts and presents.

Their struggles are genuine for me; grown men who are allowed to still grow, to learn, to find love and comfort outside of the usual trappings of puppy love, insta-love and physical fascinations leading to love. The characters feel like people and I find that I cannot say that about many romances I've read.

Are there contrivances? Certainly. I do not think any romance is about the "real world;" but when the characters are texturized, 3D-entities, the contrivances melt away for me and I only want to see what happens at the end; and that definitely happened with this story.

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A wonderful m/m historical romance.

Not only a great m/m romance, one of the best historical romances I've read so far.
Wonderful narration, I fully appreciate this narrator's skill with varried accents, from a Tori Dandy, to a rough bulldog from the poorest London, to whiney cockney'd nefarious characters.
Ensure you start from the beginning of the series.

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great series!

tres bien ecrit, les personnages sont attachants et complexes. ce livre est unputdownable! a ne pas rater.

Amazing!!

The Story: 4.5 Pants Off

KJ Charles has done it again!! Like this be mad hot fire and out of this world brilliant.

Silas is a cranky man, he’s a radical and he makes no illusions about who he is and what he believes in. Domenic Frey is on the other end of the spectrum, he’s a man with money and prestige who likes to get off in the seedier parts of town. What he doesn’t know is that his Wednesday hookups is none other than radical Silas, and the rest you can say is history.

There’s gonna be spark, there’s gonna be fire, there’s gonna be glorious fecking.

The writing is superb, if you wanna jizz in your pants off some words, this is the freaking series for you. Multilevel characters, a story that’s inclusive and A Sedious Affair is the story you don’t want to miss.

And while it’s all glorious and sexy it doesn’t shy away from the reminders that two men in or just men being together is exponentially dangerous and could lead to a hanging.

How does one remain with their Pants 👖 on for this remarkable piece of work?!

I recommend it, if you love historical romances, and I recommend it because KJ “fantastic” Charles did the darn thing 💁‍♀️

The Narration: 5 Pants Off

Somebody call 911...cus there is a fire burning in my pants 👖 ooohhhh.....


Mathew Lloyd Davies you are the G.O.A.T for all things British right now. His voice, his take on the characters, his flair for making an already incredibly scene extraordinary is just...

Oh my god listen to this book.

I love the characters. I love the narration. I love this story. It’ll put you through the ringer though. There are a lot of ups and downs, with, obviously the ending landing on the up. And I’m really pleased with where all the characters ended up in the end. Matthew Lloyd Davies is a brilliant voice actor, in that he *acts* doesn’t just read. His pacing is good, his voices are distinctive and his delivery is very polished. I adore the back and forth between the two main characters Dom and Silas. They feel real and honest and Charles lets them develop organically, not forcing either to suddenly agree entirely with each other, but also showing the evolution of their thoughts, friendship, and relationship. The D/S nature of the book took me by surprise, but I’m rather glad it did. I tend to shy away from BDSM in books because I’ve had some very unpleasant experiences in the past. Charles, however, handles it masterfully. And I suppose I like it because it stops at the bedroom door rather than engulfing their entire lives, which I find much more enjoyable. Honestly I’ve already listen to it twice. I’ll listen to it again in the not so distant future. If I could get another novel of just Dom and Silas arguing and fucking I’d read it in a heartbeat, no further plot needed. So do yourself a favor and listen to the book. You’ll be glad you did.

Loved the narration and voices

This worked for me completely. I really enjoyed the way the narrator did the voices and his ability to keep the pacing great. The small sounds came through and kept me engaged. The story was tightly plotted, had fascinating characters and enough tension that you did not want to put it down.

Excellent

I don’t read much historical romance, but this one was great—the plot, Silas and Dom’s stalwart defense of their disparate political beliefs, but the respect they still feel and (mostly) show for one another and the historical dynamics of that time in England’s history all work together to create an appealing and insightful story. Additionally, the narration is wonderful and definitely adds something to an already great story.

Amazing, smoking hot and educational!

I love the second book in the Society of Gentlemen series by KJ Charles as much as I loved the first one. It is amazing,smoking hot ( It's just on the edge of my endurance. I'm not much of a fan of BDSM but I found the dom/sub aspect of the relationship fascinating and utterly on the context ) and especially educational.

This is a fictional romance, but based on the true events or the Cato Street Conspiracy was real ( according to author's note). What a connection between two completely different worlds.

Silas ran a bookshop that sold mostly political philosophy. His nights and evenings, except Wednesdays, were taken up with writing the seditious libels and attending meetings of the people who could no longer bear the stranglehold of the rich on England’s neck. He hated the aristocracy and especially one who let the people starve. On the other hand, Dominic was part of little wealthy private group which offered not only a space in which they could be honest, but also mutual protection. However, both of them strongly stand for their so different political beliefs.

As always Matthew Lloyd Davies was the perfect narrator for this book. Frankly, I'm addicted to his magnificent British accent voice.

The author did a great job at keeping me interested at the whole times. I highly recommend this to anyone that likes a MM historical erotic romance and I cannot wait to listen to the next!

What a fantastic story to listen to!

Silas and Dom had me from the very beginning. I loved seeing how these guys and the story moved forward. I was siding with both of them at different times. The way K.J told their beliefs, compassion, and care for not only each other, but the world they lived in was so good. <3 Silas & Dom <3
I enjoyed Matthews narration of these guys and the secondary characters.

Kink done right!

Typically, when characters have a kink for dubious consent, it's written with one character taking advantage of them as they get off. Which is, let's be fair: Illegal and pretty darn messed up.

It was an absolute -delight- to see how Mason developed ways for them to communicate consent without words since Dom was so keen on being 'forced' and likes to verbally say 'no' in bed.

I also like the relationship between Dom & his bestie. Too often, kinky characters have kinky friends or at least understanding friends. To see someone have to -adjust- to the idea is just so very human. So real. Yet, it was done without malice and I appreciate this story so much for acknowledging that Dom's a little different, but not making the plot all about that particular struggle.

In fact, the political tension is what makes all of these Society of Gentlemen books so great. The romance and friendships are all treated with equal importance and the reader really ges a feel for these men's personalities & motivations.
I absolutely recommend you read this, right now!
Or um
Listen to it