For other uses of Charles, see Charles (disambiguation).
His smile was every bit as well turned out as his wardrobe.
Introduction[]
The first time Eve saw him (on a security monitor), he committed a misdemeanor with a client in an elevator at 10:00pm, February 12, 2058.[2]
Descriptions[]
- Elegant,[3] slickly handsome[4] and very well dressed.[5] He has well shaped brows[5] and a perfect face.[6]
- Vid-star handsome, with a sheen of urban polish.[7]
- Though his eye and hair color have never been “formally” established in the series, Nora Roberts once stated, “... I see him as dark-haired--deep brown (the blond highlights are a good touch) with light eyes. Misty green.”[8][9] (See also Nora’s quotes on Monroe’s hair/eye color.)
Personality[]
- On why he became an LC, Charles says he has a need and a talent for giving pleasure though not just sexually.[10]
History[]
- He had a sister, Annie Monroe, who lived in Kansas City.[6]
- Feeney said, “Charles Monroe. He’s had an interesting life, nothing shady that shows.”[4]
Job[]
Licensed Companion[]
- Charles used to work out of his home in the Gorham Complex.[4]
- ”I like my line of work.”[6]
- According to Charles, privacy and confidentiality are vital to his profession.[4]
- Charles and Sharon DeBlass had been neighbors for more than three years and they would, occasionally work together if a client requested a trio. They were friends.[11]
- If one of them was in the mood for a busman’s holiday, the other usually obliged; it was rare for them.[11]
- When describing Sharon and himself, Charles said he was more conventional in style while Sharon was open to the unusual.[12]
- Ava Anders was a client of his twice a month for eighteen months before the murder of Thomas Anders. She was referred to him by Sasha Bride-West.[13]
- His first appointment with Ava Anders was at the Blackmore Hotel.[14]
- He charged five thousand dollars “a bang” as an LC[15] and had a business-only line.[14]
Sex Therapist[]
- The beginning of March 2060, Charles purchased a three-story brownstone in the West Village (where he’d also have his office).[16]
- The “end of last week” (around March 14th or 15th), Charles retired as an LC and turned in his license. He applied for, and was granted a license in psychology (with the help of Dr. Mira), specializing in sex therapy.[17]
Louise and the Wedding[]
- Charles and Louise met in Seduction in Death[18] and they had their first date at the Royal Bar of the Roarke Palace.[19]
- Being an LC began to bother him as he felt he wasn’t able to give his clients his best since he didn’t want anyone else but Louise. He asked Louise to marry him and she agreed (March 20, 2060).[20]
- His bachelor’s party was in Vegas with Mr. Mira, Roarke, Feeney, McNab, Leonardo, Baxter, Trueheart, and others.[21]
- He lost over two thousand dollars at Roarke’s casino in Vegas.[22]
- They planned to marry in May, late May or early June, and asked Roarke and Eve to stand up for them at their wedding since Charles and Louise met though them.[23] Their rehearsal was Friday night[24] and they married on a Saturday in June at Roarke's Mansion.[25]
- They were going to Tuscany for a couple of weeks on their honeymoon.[26]
Interesting Facts[]
- Referred to Eve as “Lieutenant Sugar.”[27]
- He said he hated opera (Charles’s YANNI).[11]
- Served as an Expert Civilian Consultant in Seduction in Death.[28]
- Drinks whiskey.[29]
- He dated Delia Peabody in Holiday in Death, but they are good friends throughout the rest of the series.
- He signed up at Personally Yours before he met Peabody, and was matched to Marianna Hawley, one of Simon Lastrobe’s murder victims.
YANNI[]
- Opera
- In Naked in Death, Charles said he hated opera,[11] then, when asked about going to the opera with Charles in Witness in Death, Peabody said, “I’ve been a few times. It’s okay. Charles goes for that culture stuff”[30]; another mention in Betrayal in Death of Charles running into Sylvester Yost, who attended the opera at the Met, taking the front box seat, stage right, at the left, never missed an opening performance, and comes alone. Charles was with a client who recognized Yost and knew his fake name (Martin K. Roles)[31], and yet another mention in Seduction in Death of Charles exposing Peabody to another side of life, partly by taking her to the opera (as well as galleries, amazing restaurants, etc.)[32]
References[]
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), p. 189
- ↑ Naked in Death (ISBN 0-425-14829-7), p. 18
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), p. 362
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Naked in Death (ISBN 0-425-14829-7), p. 30
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Naked in Death (ISBN 0-425-14829-7), p. 94
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Naked in Death (ISBN 0-425-14829-7), p. 260
- ↑ Strangers in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15470-6), p. 63
- ↑ Roberts, N. (August 26, 2002). The Official Really STOOOOOPID Questions for Nora, Part V. A Day Without French Fries Message Board. Retrieved January 3, 2009 from ADWOFF
- ↑ (Note: This information is not set in stone and has not been included in any of the books; for now, it is Ms. Roberts’s feeling and/or opinion.)
- ↑ Seduction in Death (ISBN 0-425-18146-4), p. 152
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Naked in Death (ISBN 0-425-14829-7), p. 31
- ↑ Naked in Death (ISBN 0-425-14829-7), p. 32
- ↑ Strangers in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15470-6), pp. 64-65
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Strangers in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15470-6), p. 88
- ↑ Strangers in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15470-6), p. 73
- ↑ Strangers in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15470-6), pp. 199-200
- ↑ Strangers in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15470-6), pp. 95, 201
- ↑ Seduction in Death (ISBN 0-425-18146-4), p. 126
- ↑ Seduction in Death (ISBN 0-425-18146-4), p. 151
- ↑ Strangers in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15470-6), pp. 202-203, 210
- ↑ Promises in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15548-2), pp. 69, 215-241, 243, 254
- ↑ Promises in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15548-2), p. 292
- ↑ Strangers in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15470-6), pp. 211-212
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), p. 194
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), p. 5
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15595-6), p. 362
- ↑ Naked in Death (ISBN 0-425-14829-7), pp. 232, 259, 264
- ↑ Seduction in Death (ISBN 0-425-18146-4), p. 77
- ↑ Strangers in Death (ISBN 978-0-399-15470-6), p. 64
- ↑ Witness in Death (ISBN 0-425-17363-1), pp. 52-53
- ↑ Betrayal in Death, Chapter 14
- ↑ Seduction in Death (ISBN 0-425-18146-4), p. 117