Gentleman By K.j. Charles — Wanted, A

: A struggling writer and "all-round weasel" who runs the Matrimonial Advertiser , a lonely-hearts gazette. He secretly moonlights as a Gothic romance novelist under the pseudonym Dorothea Swann.

The two are forced into a "breakneck chase" across the English countryside toward Gretna Green. What begins as mutual disdain and a purely financial arrangement evolves into a deep romantic connection as they navigate the physical discomforts of 19th-century coach travel and reveal their hidden vulnerabilities. Major Themes and Social Commentary Wanted, A Gentleman by K.J. Charles | Goodreads Wanted, A Gentleman by K.J. Charles

The story follows an unlikely partnership between two men from vastly different social strata: : A struggling writer and "all-round weasel" who

: A dignified, wealthy merchant and former slave from the Caribbean. He is on a mission to stop the daughter of his former masters from eloping with a potentially dangerous suitor she met through Theo's paper. What begins as mutual disdain and a purely