Any Old Diamonds (Lilywhite Boys #1)

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Lord Alexander Pyne ffoulkes is the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar, with a bitter grudge against his wealthy father The Duke intends to give his Duchess a priceless diamond parure on their wedding anniversary so Alec hires a pair of jewel thieves to steal it The Duke s remote castle is a difficult target, and Alec needs a way to get the thieves in Soldier turned criminal Jerry Crozier has the answer he ll pose as a Society gentleman and become Alec s new best friend.But Jerry is a dangerous man controlling, remote, and devastating He effortlessly teases out the lonely young nobleman s most secret desires, and soon he s got Alec in his bed and the palm of his hand.Or maybe not Because as the plot thickens, betrayals, secrets, new loves, and old evils come to light Now the jewel thief and the aristocrat must keep up the pretence, find their way through a maze of privilege and deceit, and confront the truth of what s between themall without getting caught. Free Read eBook Any Old Diamonds (Lilywhite Boys #1) Author K.J. Charles – kino-fada.fr In which we stick it to a duke Any Old Diamonds is set in the late Victorian era and inspired by a number of things a real historical crime not telling you which, that would be a giveaway , the popular theatre of the time hence the music hall title , and my urge to find out what happened to some characters in my Sins of the Cities series, set twenty years earlier I loved writing this one I hope you enjoy asociopathic than usual hero Crozier s fingers released Alec s chin, skimmed do In which we stick it to a duke Any Old Diamonds is set in the late Victorian era and inspired by a number of things a real historical crime not telling you which, that would be a giveaway , the popular theatre of the time hence the music hall title , and my urge to find out what happened to some characters in my Sins of the Cities series, set twenty years earlier I loved writing this one I hope you enjo...4.5A bit of unbridled passion with a good plot,anyone Christ, Alec, I want to do the most appalling things to you Are you sure you want to be kissed while I do themSo many positives here set in the late 19th century in Englandthe Victorian era.After the Tudors this is the period in British history that completely fascinates me honestly ask me anything,I m that obsessed with those two periods delicious twists and turns that I didn t see coming and had to go back and read againbe 4.5A bit of unbridled passion with a good plot,anyone Christ, Alec, I want to do the most appalling things to you Are you sure you want to be kissed while I do themSo many positives here set in the late 19th century in Englandthe Victorian era.After the Tudors this is the period in British history that completely fascinates me honestly ask me anything,I m that obsessed with those two periods delicious twists and turns that I didn t see coming and had to go back and read againbecause,really filthy sex with a bit of kink and a whole lot of dirty talk historical s...Not For Me The book centers around illustrator Lord Alexander Alec Pyne ffoulkes 28 , the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar and his hired thieve soldier turned criminal, Jerry Crozier view spoiler real name Jeremy Brant hide spoiler in his 30s This whole story was a struggle for me The characters didn t work for me for some reason I didn t like how weak I felt Alec was, and it s so weird that I didn t enjoy this bookthan I did because it did have a commanding, Not For Me The book centers around illustrator Lord Alexander Alec Pyne ffoulkes 28 , the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar and his hired thieve soldier turned criminal, Jerry Crozier view spoiler real name Jeremy Brant hide spoiler in his 30s This whole story was a struggle for me The characters didn t work for me for some reason I didn t like how weak I felt Alec was, and it s so weird that I didn t enjoy this bookthan I did because it did have a commanding, cold, and demanding male in it Jerry Yet, he didn t do much for me The story didn t do much for me And to be frankly honest, I was confu...K.J Charles is back And she s bringing old friends too The namedropping in this book was phenomenal From Nathaniel and Julius to the CirenceCircen The Vanes But as my inner Charles fan girl squeed at the familiar names, and the idea of a shared universe, I couldn t help but be pulled in by the wonder that was this story Alec Pyne is in desperate need of a thief Advised by a Mr Holcombe, he goes to hire the Lilywhite Boys Yes, the ones in the title And right away, we know they r K.J Charles is back And she s bringing old friends too The namedropping in this book was phenomenal From Nathaniel and Julius to the CirenceCircen The Vanes But as my inner Charles fan girl squeed at the familiar names, and the idea of a shared universe, I couldn t help but be pulled in by the wonder that was this story Alec Pyne is in desperate need of a thief Advised by a Mr Holcombe, he goes to hire the Lilywhite Boys Yes, the ones in the title And right away, we know they re not playing They make it clear to Alec,If you don t play straight with us, we ll resent it and you ll regret it Got that, Mr Pyne And so begins o...Why ever would kind, sensitive, hardworking illustrator Alec Pyne solicit the services of infamous jewel thieves The Lilywhite Boys to steal a fortune in diamonds from the Duke of Ilvar Could it be as simple as mere spite Alec aka Lord Alexander Greville de Keppel Pyne ffoulkes, younger son of the Duke of Ilvar has, along with his siblings, been estranged from their father for a decade under circumstances most mysterious, and barely scraping by When a sudden tragedy spurs Alec to seek so Why ever would kind, sensitive, hardworking illustrator Alec Pyne solicit the services of infamous jewel thieves The Lilywhite Boys to steal a fortune in diamonds from the Duke of Ilvar Could it be as simple as mere spite Alec aka Lord Alexander Greville de Keppel Pyne ffoulkes, younger son of the Duke of Ilvar has, along with his siblings, been estranged from their father for a decade under circumstances most mysterious, and barely scraping by When a sudden tragedy spurs Alec to seek some form of retribution against his wicked father and evenwicked stepmother, he finds himself in far over his head as he works with the imposing duo of criminals Working very closely indeed with former soldier and current conman Jerry Crozier since the masterplan for the theft requires convincing the world that Alec and Jerry are new bosom friends Lord Alexander, Crozier murmured in...I m going to go way, way against the grain here with my rating on Any Old Diamonds I m a huge K.J Charles fan, and I ve read 20 of her books and have loved nearly all of them In fact, K.J Charles is one of my all time favorite authors But I just didn t enjoy Any Old Diamonds.I felt incredibly disconnected from this story, almost from the start It was hard to get into it, and once I started reading, I couldn t wait for it to be over I found the twists to be out of character and unbelievabl I m going to go way, way against the grain here with my rating on Any Old Diamonds I m a huge K.J Charles fan, and I ve read 20 of her books and have loved nearly all of them In fact, K.J Charles is one of my all time favorite authors But I just didn t enjoy Any Old Diamonds.I felt incredibly disconnected from this story, almost from the start It was hard to get into it, and once I started reading, I couldn t wait for it to be over I found the twists to be out of character and unbelievable, and even the sex which works for me most of the time in this author s stories felt just devoid of emotion I didn t care about the HEA and I didn t quite get how they got there, to be honest , and I didn t care what happened to the MCs I m not sure...Tag team review with Lost in a Book 3.75 starsThe blurb had me practically salivating Family drama, crime, Victorian aristocracy, contempt for said aristocracy, two very mismatched characters, and a hint of kink.I couldn t wait to get my hands on this The book introduces readers to someone who should be one of Victorian Britain s most privileged individuals Lord Alexander Pyne ffoulkes, i.e Alec, the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar But Alec, living in a rundown apartment as a struggling il Tag team review with Lost in a Book 3.75 starsThe blurb had me practically salivating Family drama, crime, Victorian aristocracy, contempt for said aristocracy, two very mismatched characters, and a hint of kink.I couldn t wait to get my hands on this The book introduces readers to someone who should be one of Victorian Britain s most privileged individuals Lord Alexander Pyne ffoulkes, i.e Alec, the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar But Alec, living in a rundown apartment as a struggling illustrator, is far from a young noble living the high life And there s little love lost between himself and his ducal father.I was rooting for Alec from the start He s shy and bookish, but had a strong sense of purpose and the grit to back it up And his grudge against his father isn t based on greed.That grudge brings him to Jerry Crozier one of...4.5 StarsThat was delightfulI ve given this an A at AAR, so that s 4.5 stars rounded up.Murder and mayhem Betrayal and revenge Dastardly dukes and scheming criminals Roll up, roll up K.J Charles has another winner on her hands with Any Old Diamonds, a fabulously entertaining and deftly plotted tale of intrigue and suspense in which our hero son of the aforesaid dastardly duke sets in motion a plan of vengeance and retribution and gets ratherthan he bargained for In the best possible way, of course.Alec Py I ve given this an A at AAR, so that s 4.5 stars rounded up.Murder and mayhem Betrayal and revenge Dastardly dukes and scheming criminals Roll up, roll up K.J Charles has another winner on her hands with Any Old Diamonds, a fabulously entertaining and deftly plotted tale of intrigue and suspense in which our hero son of the aforesaid dastardly duke sets in motion a plan of vengeance and retribution and gets ratherthan he bargained for In the best possible way, of course.Alec Pyneaccurately, Lord Alexander Greville de Keppel Pyne ffoulkes, second son of the Duke of Ilvar has, for the past eight years, supported himself by working as an illustrator for books and newspapers It s not the sort of life he could be living as the scion of one of the wealthiest men in England, it s true, but it s a far better option than living under his father s roof A particularly complicated and ultimately heartbreaking family sit...This is Charles restoring my faith I cannot say that I am an all out fan of hers because there are some books that I couldn t bond with but this one made me glad that I still keep an eye out for her work and then give heed to my gut feelings.A great mix of story, ch...Can t quite round up on this one I loved the romance, I loved the cameos soooo trash for that little peekaboo update on Justin and Nathaniel , and liked a certain hook in the plot, but I wasn t really invested in the rest Definitely keen to read on forSusan Lazarus adventures, thoughI pre ordered this book because, you know, KJ Charles, but I wasn t able to read it for quite a while Well, it probably wasn t that long, but it felt like forever, because, you know, KJ Charles Anyway, I finally got the chance, and it was definitely worth the wait because I feel like I ve been hit by a train You know, a train of FEELINGS and EMOTIONS and TENDERNESS and SHOCKING TWISTS A very good train, is what I m saying here.My thoughts are a tangle of joy and adoration, so please bear wit I pre ordered this book because, you know, KJ Charles, but I wasn t able to read it for quite a while Well, it probably wasn t that long, but it felt like forever, because, you know, KJ Charles Anyway, I finally got the chance, and it was definitely worth the wait because I feel like I ve been hit by a train You know, a train of FEELINGS and EMOTIONS and TENDERNESS and SHOCKING TWISTS A very good train, is what I m saying here.My thoughts are a tangle of joy and adoration, so please bear with me First this book is set 20 years after Sins of the Cities, and WE GET TO SEE OLD BELOVED CHARACTERS LATER IN THEIR LIVES OH GOD KJ WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME ACK GAH AND SO ON WOW EMOTIONS Ahem Okay Moving on.I m very nervous to really explain this book because there are layers and layers of mystery and twists that I am not clever enough to avoid spoiling So I will keep it brief Alec w...

Any Old Diamonds (Lilywhite Boys #1)
  • English
  • 26 April 2018
  • ebook
  • 320 pages
  • K.J. Charles
  • Any Old Diamonds (Lilywhite Boys #1)