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: 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.

: 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. Wanted, A Gentleman by K.J. Charles

Wanted, A Gentleman by K.J. Charles is a critically acclaimed M/M historical romance novella set in 1805 Regency England. It subverts traditional tropes by pairing a cynical, working-class journalist with a wealthy Black merchant on a high-stakes road trip to stop an elopement. Core Premise and Plot : A dignified, wealthy merchant and former slave

The story follows an unlikely partnership between two men from vastly different social strata: He secretly moonlights as a Gothic romance novelist

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