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Music-hall singer Miss Christiana is in serious debt, and serious trouble. She owes more than she can pay to a notorious criminal, and now he plans to make an example of her. There's no way out.
But Christiana has an admirer. Stan Kamarzyn has watched her sing for a year and he doesn't want to see her get hurt. Stan's nobody special--just a dodgy bloke from Bethnal Green--but he's got useful friends. Friends who can get a girl out of trouble, for a price. Christiana's not sure what it will cost her...
The two slowly reach an understanding. But Christiana is no criminal, and she can't risk getting mixed up with the law. What will happen when Stan's life as the fence for the notorious Lilywhite Boys brings trouble to his doorstep?
A trans f/m asexual romance novelette (17,000 words), set two years before Any Old Diamonds.
Content warnings: Story opens with misgendering/transphobia and threat of violence. The Rat-Catchers Daughter (Lilywhite Boys, #0.5)
I am giving it a 3-star only because it's a novella otherwise the characters and the story definitely deserve 5 stars. The MC, Miss Christiana is trans, asexual and the love interest is Polish. The romance was super sweet. And, I also loved the movie-style entry scene of Lily White boys. ebook A Lilywhite Boys short story, in which we meet Miss Christiana, the music-hall songstress, and Stan Kamarzyn, the Lilywhite Boys' fence. Plus Templeton and Jerry at play, two years before Any Old Diamonds and Gilded Cage. This story was a lot of fun to write and fills in a few of the gaps from the full-length books--hope you enjoy it! ebook *3.5 stars*
Content warnings: transphobia, misgendering, violence
I really liked that K.J. Charles brought trans and ace representation into her historical romance, and I enjoyed this short little novella set in the Lilywhite Boys universe.
Admittedly, I'm not a big fan of Any Old Diamonds, so I was a little hesitant to try this one, but K.J. Charles write so well and incorporates so much diversity into her historical romance that I had to give it a go.
I have to say, I wish the story was a bit longer because it was hard to get a real feel for the romance and romantic chemistry between the two MCs, but I liked what I did read. I thought it was a very nice intro to the series and a effective little story, even if it didn't wow me.
Solid read, well worth the $0.99, for those interested.
goodreads|instagram|twitter|blog ebook This is an interesting novella set in the Lilywhite Boys series, with two engaging main characters. Both Stan, with his shy diffidence, and Christiana in all her complexity and vulnerable determination, caught my attention right away. Their romance is sweet and tentative, a case of somehow against all odds finding your match. The Lilywhite Boys are here in their roughest incarnation, justice and crime in one double package. The historical context is limited but realistic. And yay for a book with trans and ace characters in it. ebook Funny, sweet and lovely. ebook
I sure do love the world of the Lilywhite Boys. It was fun to come back to this prequel and get all the good Jerry and Templeton content. But of course the best part was watching Christiana and Stan navigate a relationship. Stan was so careful about making sure she never felt obligated to him. He’d had a crush on her for months, from the first time he ever saw her on stage. Because they’re both asexual, the relationship follows different beats but it ends in a definite HEA nonetheless. They were so great together. If I have one wish, it would be that it hadn’t started off with transphobia from the villain.
Character notes: Christiana is a trans asexual singer. She is described as having tawny skin but it’s not clear if she’s a POC. Stan is a white asexual Polish repair shop owner and fencer of stolen goods. This is set in 1893 London.
CW: misgendering and deadnaming by villain, abduction, physical violence, murder in self-defense (by secondary character), FMC is estranged from her family (father through her out when he caught her dressed in her sister’s clothes), MMC was previously in prison for stealing, alcohol, ableist language ebook маленьке оповідання як завершальний штрих до цієї серії (хоча хронологічно воно найперше). хочеться відмітити момент, де головна героя поляка з наміром образити називають Russy - і він на це ображається, бо хто б ні?! цікаво, що авторка таке чуствує ebook 3.5 stars
An trans/asexual romance from KJ Charles. YAY! It's a short story (less than 20k) so things go quite fast. It has transphobia in the beginning; a little reminder for those who might be more sensitive.
I thought the relationship were sweet, especially when Christina and Stan both realized that neither one of them didn't care about the sexual part of relationship *grin*.
When Stan said But I don’t need to, you know, stick bits in other bits to prove that, it resonated with me so much as an asexual, I had to smile widely. ebook Short and sweet, with a little suspense thrown in. I had the biggest smile on my face when they shared their first kiss! Miss Christiana and Stan were just so cute together! ebook This was a sweet little novella. I adored it and it's my favourite 100% ace romance that I've read. One MC is a charming transwoman and the other is a down-to-earth Polish immigrant. I would have loved this to be a wee bit longer, because Christiana and Stan are so lovely together. It's KJ Charles, so there's plenty of tender moments combined with lots of action, delightful violence, and beating up the bad guys. There's transphobia early on, but not to worry, our plucky MCs win the day and fall in love. Yay! ebook