Books set in an occult England. Linked by characters.
The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal
A story too secret, too terrifying—and too shockingly intimate—for Victorian eyes.
A note to the Editor
Dear Henry,
I have
been Simon Feximal’s companion, assistant and chronicler for twenty years now,
and during that time my Casebooks of Feximal the Ghost-Hunter have spread the
reputation of this most accomplished of ghost-hunters far and wide.
You have asked me often for the tale of our first meeting, and how my
association with Feximal came about. I have always declined, because it is a
story too private to be truthfully recounted, and a memory too precious to be
falsified. But none knows better than I that stories must be told.
So here is it, Henry, a full and accurate account of how I met Simon Feximal, which I shall leave with my solicitor to pass to you after my death.
I dare say it may not be quite what you expect.
Robert
Caldwell
September 1914
“From a macabre butterfly obsession to a demented Pied Piper to the very human enemy bent upon destroying our Mr. Caldwell, KJ Charles has mined the depths of imagination to come up with another outstanding novel to add to her body of work. One can only imagine there are more stories Robert Caldwell had to tell, but he saved the best of them for this collection, ensuring the novel’s place as one of the best I’ll read in 2015.” – The Novel Approach
“This novel combines romance with paranormal fear and humour perfectly, as illustrated by this line –’Occasionally, when one looks into the pit, the pit looks back. Sometimes it winks.’ It’s a lovely mix of Nietzsche, Poe, and pure K.J. Charles.” All About Romance, grade A, Desert Isle Keeper
Spectred Isle
Archaeologist Saul Lazenby has been all but unemployable since his disgrace during the War. Now he scrapes a living working for a rich eccentric who believes in magic. Saul knows it’s a lot of nonsense…except that he begins to find himself in increasingly strange and frightening situations. And at every turn he runs into the sardonic, mysterious Randolph Glyde.
Randolph is the last of an ancient line of arcanists, commanding deep secrets and extraordinary powers as he struggles to fulfil his family duties in a war-torn world. He knows there’s something odd going on with the haunted-looking man who keeps turning up in all the wrong places. The only question for Randolph is whether Saul is victim or villain.
Saul hasn’t trusted anyone in a long time. But as the supernatural threat grows, along with the desire between them, he’ll need to believe in evasive, enraging, devastatingly attractive Randolph. Because he may be the only man who can save Saul’s life—or his soul.
“Spectred Isle made me cry repeatedly. It is my favorite of KJ Charles’ books (and as someone who sold their soul to A Seditious Affair, I do not say that lightly), thanks to the incredible atmosphere, often creepy plot, beautiful romance with wonderful characters.”–Book Me Up!
“It’s a fantastic book and I loved every moment of it.”–All About Romance