Author guide
KJ Charles Books in Order
KJ Charles began publishing in 2013 with The Magpie Lord. Her bibliography includes historical and fantasy romance, mystery novels, linked short fiction, and writing guidance. Her books are known for atmospheric historical settings, intricate plots, queer protagonists, sharp humor, and interconnected fictional worlds.
historical romancefantasy romancemysteryromantic suspensegothic fictionLGBTQ+ fictionnonfiction
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The Magpie Lord
The first novel in the author's flagship fantasy-romance series.
Think of England
A self-contained historical mystery-romance and an accessible entry to the linked England World.
A Fashionable Indulgence
The first full novel in the linked Society of Gentlemen trilogy.
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
The first Doomsday Books novel and a representative later historical romance.
Death in the Spires
A standalone historical murder mystery with a romance subplot.
Read in order
Books by series
series · completed
A Charm of Magpies
An alt-Victorian fantasy-romance series about Lord Crane and the magician Stephen Day.
- 1
The Smuggler and the WarlordAmazon ↗Book 1 · novella · 2013 Optional
- 2 The Magpie LordAmazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 2013
- 3
Interlude with TattoosAmazon ↗Book 3 · short-story · 2013 Optional
- 4
A Case of PossessionAmazon ↗Book 4 · novella · 2014
- 5
Flight of MagpiesAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2014
- 6
Feast of StephenAmazon ↗Book 6 · short-story · 2014 Optional
- 7
A Case of SpiritsAmazon ↗Book 7 · short-story · 2015 Optional
- 8
Five for HeavenAmazon ↗Book 8 · short-story · 2019 Optional
world · completed
A Charm of Magpies World
Linked stories set in the wider magical world of A Charm of Magpies.
series · completed
Society of Gentlemen
A Regency trilogy of linked romances set amid privilege, political repression, and social unrest.
- 1
The Ruin of Gabriel AshleighAmazon ↗Book 1 · novella · 2015 Optional
- 2 A Fashionable IndulgenceAmazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 2015
- 3
A Seditious AffairAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2015
- 4
A Confidential ProblemAmazon ↗Book 4 · short-story · 2016 Optional
- 5
A Gentleman's PositionAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2016
- 6
A Private MiscellanyAmazon ↗Book 6 · short-story · 2016 Optional
series · completed
Sins of the Cities
A Victorian sensation-romance trilogy combining linked romances with an overarching mystery.
series · completed
Lilywhite Boys
Linked historical romances about the jewel thieves known as the Lilywhite Boys and their associates.
world · completed
England World
Linked Edwardian country-house mysteries and romances in a Golden Age pulp-fiction style.
series · completed
The Will Darling Adventures
A 1920s pulp-romance trilogy about bookseller Will Darling and Lord Arthur Kim Secretan, with linked epilogues.
- 1
Slippery CreaturesAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2020
- 2
The Sugared GameAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2020
- 3
To Trust Man on His OathAmazon ↗Book 3 · short-story · 2020 Optional
- 4
Subtle BloodAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2021
- 5 How Goes the World?Amazon ↗
Book 5 · short-story · 2021 Optional
- 6 This Lord's FatherAmazon ↗
Book 6 · short-story · 2021 Optional
world · incomplete
Green Men World
Occult historical romances set in an uncanny England, including the Simon Feximal stories and Spectred Isle.
series · ongoing
Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune
Lightly connected Regency romances featuring fortune hunters, thieves, and aristocrats.
series · ongoing
The Doomsday Books
Historical romances set in Romney Marsh and centered on the Doomsday family and its circle.
series · completed
Jonathan'verse
Linked historical romances and novellas connected by recurring characters and settings.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (8)
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Non-Stop Till TokyoAmazon ↗novel · 2014
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The Price of MeatAmazon ↗novella · 2017
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The Henchmen of ZendaAmazon ↗novel · 2018
- Death in the SpiresAmazon ↗
novel · 2024
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Copper ScriptAmazon ↗novel · 2025
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All of Us MurderersAmazon ↗novel · 2025
- How to Fake It in SocietyAmazon ↗
novel · 2026
- Think, Write, Edit, RomanceAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2026