Lie back and think of England…England, 1904. Two years ago, Captain Archie Curtis lost his friends, fingers, and future to a terrible military accident. Alone, purposeless and angry, Curtis is determined to discover if he and his comrades were the victims of fate, or of sabotage.Curtis’s search takes him to an isolated, ultra-modern country house, where he meets and instantly clashes with … meets and instantly clashes with fellow guest Daniel da Silva. Effete, decadent, foreign, and all-too-obviously queer, the sophisticated poet is everything the straightforward British officer fears and distrusts.
As events unfold, Curtis realizes that Daniel has his own secret intentions. And there’s something else they share—a mounting sexual tension that leaves Curtis reeling.
As the house party’s elegant facade cracks to reveal treachery, blackmail and murder, Curtis finds himself needing clever, dark-eyed Daniel as he has never needed a man before…
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I’m on a historical kick, and this book was a fantastic re-read. As usual with KJ Charles, the characters are compelling and fully drawn, and the plot/mystery is engaging. Also, the sex is super hot. 😀
There are not many books that immediately capture my attention and keep me on the edge of my seat, breathless, frantically reading until the final words on the last page. THINK OF ENGLAND is one of them. From the moment da Silva shakes Curtis’s hand and makes his filthy comment about soldiers, I was hooked. Curtis has my heart, brave and strong, devastatingly vulnerable. Daniel da Silva is divine, with his quick wit, dark looks and deliciously naughty mouth. The pace is quick, interesting, intriguing. I was anxious to reach the end of the story, make sure they all come out in one piece, yet never wanting the story to end. CANNOT wait for the sequel!
I absolutely loved Think Of England!! Staid Captain Archie Curtis and flamboyant Daniel da Silva on the surface have absolutely nothing in common. They find themselves working together to uncover treason, blackmailers and murderers. And they discover more about themselves and each other in the process.
“He simply didn’t feel queer, whatever that might feel like. He felt like a normal chap who, now and then, enjoyed encounters with other chaps…”
-5 Stars-
Murder. Treason. Blackmail. A house party at a beautiful country estate has never been so treacherous. But both Archie Curtis and Daniel de Silva know that appearances can hide dirty secrets, and exposing those truths in the light of day can be a matter of life or death.
This was a beautiful and enthralling historical, romantic mystery from the fabulous KJ Charles. Curtis and Daniel’s chemistry both in bed and out in the field is intense and fascinating. I adored watching them learn each other’s personalities and how to work together. The plot was intricate and interesting, with action and suspense. Overall, this was fabulous book and I highly recommend it.
Why haven’t I read this before? Think of England by K.J. Charles is bloody brilliant! And, maybe, just maybe, I should stop saying I don’t like historical stories…awesome! LOL
Captain Archie Curtis was injured in a military accident – that’s usually when I stop reading, but not this time. He lost three fingers, banged up his knee, and perhaps more importantly, watched his fellow soldiers die.
He suspects foul play and his research takes him to a country house. He’s invited to a two-week stay and there he meets Daniel da Silva, a queer poet with a sharp tongue.
I loved Daniel! Not that I disliked Archie, but Daniel did it for me. Things aren’t always what they seem to be and it doesn’t take long before Archie and Daniel realise they have more in common than they thought and decide to work together to find out what’s going on behind the scenes…and the mirrors. And that is good because then Archie gets to think of England LOL.
I also have to say, I love caves. Not so much to be in, but to read about. I find them very frightening, the thought of being trapped underground is right up there with drowning on the list of ways of how I don’t want to leave this earth. And here we have caves…
The perfect combination of an Edwardian country house party with romantic suspense. I wish Downton Abbey had been like this!
If you haven’t read K.J. Charles before, you are in for a treat. And if you have, you know that she writes some of the most consistently excellent books in the business. Think of England is no exception. Curtis is darling, and Daniel is arch as they come. Some readers will be #TeamDaniel because he’s flamboyant, clever, and seems to relish his role as the black sheep. But I am firmly #TeamCurtis because he’s painfully and delightfully earnest, as he is here:
“All his previous encounters had been with chaps like himself: soldiers, sportsmen, good fellows. He had an unformed but definite idea that being queer entailed doing something different, womanish, something like the rouged men in those London clubs. Like da Silva, with his perfectly shaped brows and tight trousers and mannerisms.
Curtis wasn’t like that. He simply didn’t *feel* queer, whatever that might feel like. He felt like a normal chap who, now and then, enjoyed encounters with other chaps, that was all.”
Happy reading!
I really loved reading this. A cracking good ‘ripping yarn’!