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Click hereWell, it didn't, not really. Given a choice between this and ordeal by fire, Sabine would have found the red hot poker appealing. Yet in this plight, it was the best deal she could get. Doing nothing sounded within reach of her abilities, regardless of her revulsion for what was to come.
So she conceded, hoping she wouldn't regret it.
- COMMENTS
Welcome back! You have been missed. I’m sorry to hear your health has been providing you with challenges. Please don’t force yourself to write merely to satisfy your demanding fans. If however, writing gives you an opportunity to escape from painful realities, then by all means have at it! You have a deft touch at achieving the balance between today’s modern sensitivities and yesteryear’s fluid etiquette. It’s refreshing to enjoy an historical romance without wincing at inconsistencies and misconceptions. Thank you for sharing your talents with us. If such be your will, m’lady, please bestow upon us, your unworthy followers, more creations of your imagination.
Good story - and you just made me educate myself upon French justice before the revolution. I did know about Louis's marital undertakings, I was unaware of how underdeveloped the justice system still was (and therefore this story checking out better than I assumed).
Just to point out: my hero is actually quite realistic for a 17th century French nobleman/courtier, according to historical records and literature from the era. It took serious knowledge of human nature and psychology to navigate the murky waters of court politics, and when they were not raping them, French nobles were all about wooing and pleasing ladies. In aristocratic families, it was common to put boys into the expert hands of house maids or courtesans as soon as they hit puberty, so that they would learn proper bedroom etiquette. In Roland's case, it's a Venetian courtesan. Two young nobles even competed over how many times they could pleasure their lady friends in one night, after taking a dose of a lethal aphrodisiac, despite knowing the consequences. They thought it was a great way to die.
Although Louis XIII of France did have a marked preference for male companions, there is no proof he ever had gay sex, but he sure never showed much interest for sex with women either. As for him watching a wedding night, it's a historical fact, the bride was his half sister and he was sitting on the mattress...