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Pestilence
The Scent of Roses
Lady Felice Sutton agrees to marry Lord Christopher to save her beloved father from debtors' prison. In spite of his fearsome reputation she is convinced he must have some goodness in him and she is grateful and determined to make him a good wife. But his volatile temperament and distrust of women make that almost impossible.
Despite this, she finds herself falling in love with him and her one hope is that he will give up the peasant woman who has borne him two children. But when he finds his peasant mistress dead and is convinced Felice has poisoned her, she discovers just how merciless he can be.
He sends her away to await trial for murder, not knowing that the pestilence is creeping closer and when he realises his mistake, it is too late. He finds the village where he sent his wife to be devastated, nothing left but blackened corpses and anonymous graves, and no sign of Felice.
Despite this, she finds herself falling in love with him and her one hope is that he will give up the peasant woman who has borne him two children. But when he finds his peasant mistress dead and is convinced Felice has poisoned her, she discovers just how merciless he can be.
He sends her away to await trial for murder, not knowing that the pestilence is creeping closer and when he realises his mistake, it is too late. He finds the village where he sent his wife to be devastated, nothing left but blackened corpses and anonymous graves, and no sign of Felice.
317 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 26, 2014
About the author
Margaret Brazear
74 books22 followersMargaret Brazear was born in 1948 in London where she remained until she married in 1968. Ever since she can remember, she has always had a vivid imagination, making up little scenarios and stories. Her maternal grandmother was Romany and her first full length book, The Romany Princess, is loosely based on the stories that her mother used to recount.
Margaret started writing some thirty years ago, but family and events got in the way until she found Amazon.
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Margaret started writing some thirty years ago, but family and events got in the way until she found Amazon.
Website http://www.margaret-brazear-kindle-au...
Email [email protected]
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September 1, 2024
14th century, England
Lord Christopher was a powerful and wealthy Earl. He was ruthless and cruel and people feared him. His mother abandoned him as a child and as a result he did not trust women.
He got married and soon discovered that his bride not only was not a Virgin but she came to him already pregnant.
She only escaped a public flogging because she was with child.
He locked her up in the tower and she'd died in childbirth.
He buried her and the child in an unmarked grave in a peasant cemetery.
He was reputed to have a peasant woman at the village as a mistress for years, who had two children by him.
Felice was the only child of widower Lord Sutton. She was beautiful, sweet, gentle and well educated.
Her father was deep in debt and Christopher offered to settle his debt if he gave his daughter to him in marriage.
Lord Sutton was hesitant, he was afraid that he would hurt her. Christopher gave him his word that he would not hurt her, unless she deserves it.
Note that back then women were their husband's property.
So Felice married Christopher in good faith, intending to do everything she could to make it a good marriage.
He would come to her bed every night, be gentle and passionate and leave right after.
They had little chance to get to know one another.
He treated her with kindness and affection and she started to have feelings for him.
One day she accompanied him on his runs on his vast estate. At some point she saw a man at the side of the road imprisoned in a pillory.
His crime was theft.
Distraught Felice was reminded of his ruthlessness and the source of his reputation.
A week after their marriage he started going to the village in the evenings a few times a week.
Felice knew he visited his peasant mistress, Immeth.
Felice was jealous. She did not know what was the attraction that made him continue to visit.
She wanted to ask about it, but she did not dare. There was something intimidating about him.
One evening Felice's ex fiancee who had jilted her when her father lost everything, climbed up her window to ask her to run away with him. Felice told him to leave but not before her husband, who was returning back from his mistress, spotted them.
Even though Felice told Christopher what had happened, he accused her of adultery and was about to flog her. Felice kept her cool.
"So the people who told me you were a fair man lied. I must be punished unjustly without trial or justice. I already told you l sent him away. Had l known l would be punished unjustly l may have gone with him. I have no idea why he came and l cannot be sure he will not be back. Am l to suffer every time this man decides to show himself? I will not beg for clemency. Clemency is for the guilty, not the innocent and the falsely accused."
At the end this cruel, ruthless man had asked her for forgiveness. He told her she was the only woman brave enough to take him on.
Since that night he would spend the whole night in her bed, but he never stopped visiting Immeth.
Felice thought he must love that woman, the woman he would probably have chosen to marry were it not for the vast difference in social status.
Felice was finally pregnant and Christopher was very happy about it.
One night as he rode toward the village and his peasant mistress, he found his conscience bothering him. When he married, he told Immeth their relationship would not be affected, that he married only for an heir.
But Felice was everything a man could want in a woman, gentle, loving and passionate, as well as an intelligent companion.
He had begun to hurry back in the afternoons, just to see her and every time he rode towards the village and Immeth, he felt something new, disloyalty.
He knew that meek Immeth, believed herself in love with him but Felice loved him more.
He found himself thinking of Felice while with Immeth.
Felice gave birth to a baby boy. Christopher was delighted and Felice thought that he surely would love her now.
Christopher thought that he loved Immeth even though he was detached from her children.
But Felice showed him what love really was.
He thought that he should break off his relationship with Immeth. Anyway, although he visited Immeth two or three times a week, he had not shared her bed since the day Felice told him she was with child.
He wanted to build a future with Felice, he could not go on hurting her by visiting Immeth.
One night Felice decided to spy on him. She was treading on dangerous ground to follow him, but she wanted to see what her husband and Immeth were doing when they met.
Arriving Christopher, found Immeth dead on the cottage floor and her two children, three and four, trying to wake her. Her face was yellow.
As he was walking the children to Immeth's sister, he saw Felice watching him from afar.
Christopher had no doubt Immeth had been poisoned, neither had he any doubt as to who the poisoner might be.
He almost cried. Not for Immeth but for himself, not for what he had lost, but for what he was about to lose.
Felice!
Just when he had found love, it was all about to collapse.
Back at the castle, Christopher accused Felice of poisoning Immeth out of jealousy.
"If l were going to kill a woman my Lord, l would not leave her body to be discovered by her own innocent children. If you think me that callous then do as you wish. I cannot stop you."
"As soon as l gather enough evidence, there will be a trial. If found guilty, you will hang."
Tears sprang to her eyes, tears of fear and betrayal.
She knew that as the Earl and Lord, he was the law in his own territory. Any trial for any crime was judged by him and it was his decision as to the penalty, and he had chosen death without a moment's hesitation.
"Why do you always think the worst of me my Lord? Have l not shown you that I love you, that l am faithful and a good wife? Have I not given you a son and heir? I thought l could break that barrier of yours, but l see l was wrong. Do what you like. I am beyond caring."
"What poison did you use?"
"If you honestly believe l would kill an innocent mother, just to have you to myself, you over estimate your attraction."
The next morning guards put Felice on a carriage and transported her to a crumbling manor ten miles away.
She was not been even allowed to say goodbye to her baby son.
In exile she would be guarded until the trial.
The rest of the story is really captivating and compelling. Tragedy, pestilence, child birth, regrets, and broken trust.
Lord Christopher was a powerful and wealthy Earl. He was ruthless and cruel and people feared him. His mother abandoned him as a child and as a result he did not trust women.
He got married and soon discovered that his bride not only was not a Virgin but she came to him already pregnant.
She only escaped a public flogging because she was with child.
He locked her up in the tower and she'd died in childbirth.
He buried her and the child in an unmarked grave in a peasant cemetery.
He was reputed to have a peasant woman at the village as a mistress for years, who had two children by him.
Felice was the only child of widower Lord Sutton. She was beautiful, sweet, gentle and well educated.
Her father was deep in debt and Christopher offered to settle his debt if he gave his daughter to him in marriage.
Lord Sutton was hesitant, he was afraid that he would hurt her. Christopher gave him his word that he would not hurt her, unless she deserves it.
Note that back then women were their husband's property.
So Felice married Christopher in good faith, intending to do everything she could to make it a good marriage.
He would come to her bed every night, be gentle and passionate and leave right after.
They had little chance to get to know one another.
He treated her with kindness and affection and she started to have feelings for him.
One day she accompanied him on his runs on his vast estate. At some point she saw a man at the side of the road imprisoned in a pillory.
His crime was theft.
Distraught Felice was reminded of his ruthlessness and the source of his reputation.
A week after their marriage he started going to the village in the evenings a few times a week.
Felice knew he visited his peasant mistress, Immeth.
Felice was jealous. She did not know what was the attraction that made him continue to visit.
She wanted to ask about it, but she did not dare. There was something intimidating about him.
One evening Felice's ex fiancee who had jilted her when her father lost everything, climbed up her window to ask her to run away with him. Felice told him to leave but not before her husband, who was returning back from his mistress, spotted them.
Even though Felice told Christopher what had happened, he accused her of adultery and was about to flog her. Felice kept her cool.
"So the people who told me you were a fair man lied. I must be punished unjustly without trial or justice. I already told you l sent him away. Had l known l would be punished unjustly l may have gone with him. I have no idea why he came and l cannot be sure he will not be back. Am l to suffer every time this man decides to show himself? I will not beg for clemency. Clemency is for the guilty, not the innocent and the falsely accused."
At the end this cruel, ruthless man had asked her for forgiveness. He told her she was the only woman brave enough to take him on.
Since that night he would spend the whole night in her bed, but he never stopped visiting Immeth.
Felice thought he must love that woman, the woman he would probably have chosen to marry were it not for the vast difference in social status.
Felice was finally pregnant and Christopher was very happy about it.
One night as he rode toward the village and his peasant mistress, he found his conscience bothering him. When he married, he told Immeth their relationship would not be affected, that he married only for an heir.
But Felice was everything a man could want in a woman, gentle, loving and passionate, as well as an intelligent companion.
He had begun to hurry back in the afternoons, just to see her and every time he rode towards the village and Immeth, he felt something new, disloyalty.
He knew that meek Immeth, believed herself in love with him but Felice loved him more.
He found himself thinking of Felice while with Immeth.
Felice gave birth to a baby boy. Christopher was delighted and Felice thought that he surely would love her now.
Christopher thought that he loved Immeth even though he was detached from her children.
But Felice showed him what love really was.
He thought that he should break off his relationship with Immeth. Anyway, although he visited Immeth two or three times a week, he had not shared her bed since the day Felice told him she was with child.
He wanted to build a future with Felice, he could not go on hurting her by visiting Immeth.
One night Felice decided to spy on him. She was treading on dangerous ground to follow him, but she wanted to see what her husband and Immeth were doing when they met.
Arriving Christopher, found Immeth dead on the cottage floor and her two children, three and four, trying to wake her. Her face was yellow.
As he was walking the children to Immeth's sister, he saw Felice watching him from afar.
Christopher had no doubt Immeth had been poisoned, neither had he any doubt as to who the poisoner might be.
He almost cried. Not for Immeth but for himself, not for what he had lost, but for what he was about to lose.
Felice!
Just when he had found love, it was all about to collapse.
Back at the castle, Christopher accused Felice of poisoning Immeth out of jealousy.
"If l were going to kill a woman my Lord, l would not leave her body to be discovered by her own innocent children. If you think me that callous then do as you wish. I cannot stop you."
"As soon as l gather enough evidence, there will be a trial. If found guilty, you will hang."
Tears sprang to her eyes, tears of fear and betrayal.
She knew that as the Earl and Lord, he was the law in his own territory. Any trial for any crime was judged by him and it was his decision as to the penalty, and he had chosen death without a moment's hesitation.
"Why do you always think the worst of me my Lord? Have l not shown you that I love you, that l am faithful and a good wife? Have I not given you a son and heir? I thought l could break that barrier of yours, but l see l was wrong. Do what you like. I am beyond caring."
"What poison did you use?"
"If you honestly believe l would kill an innocent mother, just to have you to myself, you over estimate your attraction."
The next morning guards put Felice on a carriage and transported her to a crumbling manor ten miles away.
She was not been even allowed to say goodbye to her baby son.
In exile she would be guarded until the trial.
The rest of the story is really captivating and compelling. Tragedy, pestilence, child birth, regrets, and broken trust.
August 9, 2022
Read:6/16/20
I liked this read!. It was different. The MC romance is slowly developed. The h was such a smart, kind woman. The H, on the other hand, is an Alpha-male who's horrible father has made it hard for him to accept love.
Warning,: The H does stupidly cheat on his wife for awhile, even though he really doesn't want to. It takes him a year to give up the OW , even though he has wanted to since the beginning of his marriage (arrogant men!).
Problem: the moment he gives the OW up, he discovers she is very ill. Then he spots outside his wife, he automatically thinks she poisoned his mistress. Because that totally makes senses!!
He sends her away to some rundown remote house and keeps her son away from her. Soon she discovers she's pregnant again but refuses tells him.
Soon the black plague hits his village. He tries to bring his wife home, especially since he now knows she never committed the crime. When he comes she has her friends tell him she's dead. Of course she's not.
The H mourns her death and does a good amount of groveling. So I'm quick to forgive him. His behavior is also not very different than other middle-ages.
I would highly recommend this intriguing story!
I liked this read!. It was different. The MC romance is slowly developed. The h was such a smart, kind woman. The H, on the other hand, is an Alpha-male who's horrible father has made it hard for him to accept love.
Warning,: The H does stupidly cheat on his wife for awhile, even though he really doesn't want to. It takes him a year to give up the OW , even though he has wanted to since the beginning of his marriage (arrogant men!).
Problem: the moment he gives the OW up, he discovers she is very ill. Then he spots outside his wife, he automatically thinks she poisoned his mistress. Because that totally makes senses!!
He sends her away to some rundown remote house and keeps her son away from her. Soon she discovers she's pregnant again but refuses tells him.
Soon the black plague hits his village. He tries to bring his wife home, especially since he now knows she never committed the crime. When he comes she has her friends tell him she's dead. Of course she's not.
The H mourns her death and does a good amount of groveling. So I'm quick to forgive him. His behavior is also not very different than other middle-ages.
I would highly recommend this intriguing story!
April 23, 2022
3 – 3.5 Stars
I originally picked up this series up because this book showed up on THIS and THIS, and I’m a sucker for drama-llama. It’s the complete opposite of the first book (jerky H, agreeable h, betrayal), but I walked away feeling much the same. I’m going to round up because 1) it was free to read 2) it was more entertaining than the first book and 3) I liked it more than I didn’t, but it could’ve been much juicier if the OW drama would’ve been more dramatic.
First, let’s get the safety out of the way because this has cheating. The H has had a longtime relationship with a peasant Immeth and has two children with her. There’re no deep feelings expressed (pretty much uses her for sex & acknowledges h is the better option), and he has nothing to do with the children (visits after they’re asleep, doesn’t claim them, they have no idea who he is). She’s not around much, nothing physical (other than a kiss) is on-page, and he stops having sex with her when Felice becomes pregnant, but he continues his sexual relationship with her after the marriage and consummation.
My issue was that it was all handled (albeit historically accurate) very reserved which killed many of my potential feels. Immeth shows no emotion, makes zero demands, and isn’t manipulating. Felice isn’t happy but says nothing and isn’t crying in her porridge. I would’ve LOVED for some confrontations and at the very least Felice pointing out he was a humongous hypocrite when he accused her of being unfaithful AFTER visiting his mistress.
The book opens with the couple entering an arranged marriage because her father is in debt. The start of the marriage is bumpy, but Felice slowly chips away at his man-wall. Christopher has that I’m a ginormous jerk cuz I can’t process my man-feelings thing going on, and Felice is the sweet/meek h that tries to heal him with her love. The blurb lays out the rest of the plot.
Bottom Line- I liked it but would not recommend for readers concerned with safety. I found this more of a personal growth journey for the H than a straight-out romance. It’s free to try with KU.
I originally picked up this series up because this book showed up on THIS and THIS, and I’m a sucker for drama-llama. It’s the complete opposite of the first book (jerky H, agreeable h, betrayal), but I walked away feeling much the same. I’m going to round up because 1) it was free to read 2) it was more entertaining than the first book and 3) I liked it more than I didn’t, but it could’ve been much juicier if the OW drama would’ve been more dramatic.
First, let’s get the safety out of the way because this has cheating. The H has had a longtime relationship with a peasant Immeth and has two children with her. There’re no deep feelings expressed (pretty much uses her for sex & acknowledges h is the better option), and he has nothing to do with the children (visits after they’re asleep, doesn’t claim them, they have no idea who he is). She’s not around much, nothing physical (other than a kiss) is on-page, and he stops having sex with her when Felice becomes pregnant, but he continues his sexual relationship with her after the marriage and consummation.
My issue was that it was all handled (albeit historically accurate) very reserved which killed many of my potential feels. Immeth shows no emotion, makes zero demands, and isn’t manipulating. Felice isn’t happy but says nothing and isn’t crying in her porridge. I would’ve LOVED for some confrontations and at the very least Felice pointing out he was a humongous hypocrite when he accused her of being unfaithful AFTER visiting his mistress.
The book opens with the couple entering an arranged marriage because her father is in debt. The start of the marriage is bumpy, but Felice slowly chips away at his man-wall. Christopher has that I’m a ginormous jerk cuz I can’t process my man-feelings thing going on, and Felice is the sweet/meek h that tries to heal him with her love. The blurb lays out the rest of the plot.
Bottom Line- I liked it but would not recommend for readers concerned with safety. I found this more of a personal growth journey for the H than a straight-out romance. It’s free to try with KU.
August 22, 2023
Малко авторки на любовни романи се осмеляват да пишат за времената на чумата, още по-малко да показват героите верни на същинското средновековие. Моите уважения, наистина, радвам се, че има смелчаци. Историята е написана супер. Героите обаче ми бяха антипатични, особено той - по-предубеден, ограничен и прибързан “романтичен” герой едва ли може да си представи човек. Ама пък абсолютно пасва на правилата на средновековието като масови възгледи, но как р могла авторката да го завърти чак толкова кон с капаци! Главната героиня по я разбирам - никакъв избор в онези времена. За любовницата да не говорим - тя беше най-прецакана. Даже тогава е имало по-развъртяни и умнички хора, но хайде халал да е, не са били много.
3,5⭐️
3,5⭐️
Shelved as 'avoid'
June 21, 2022Self note avoid.
Moc
Cheating H.
He has 2 kids with mistress. Doesn’t stop having sex with mistress until the h gets preg, but still visits her 3 times a week, before she dies. He is extremely angry for his mistress death, then blames the h for her death and sends her away for trial.
He sleeps with both the mistress and h.
The h knew about the ow, but shes a doormat and just takes it.🙄
Oh and the H almost raped another girl after he sent her away. Had her naked etc.
they’re apart 2 yrs. He was a manwhore the whole time. She’s celibate.
lovely story this.
Moc
Cheating H.
He has 2 kids with mistress. Doesn’t stop having sex with mistress until the h gets preg, but still visits her 3 times a week, before she dies. He is extremely angry for his mistress death, then blames the h for her death and sends her away for trial.
He sleeps with both the mistress and h.
The h knew about the ow, but shes a doormat and just takes it.🙄
Oh and the H almost raped another girl after he sent her away. Had her naked etc.
they’re apart 2 yrs. He was a manwhore the whole time. She’s celibate.
lovely story this.
August 9, 2022
Felice and Christopher. 3.5 stars. I sometimes complain that a historical romance is too modern, but not with this one. This one was too accurate about its time period which made this story depressing for me. The hero having a mistress with children made the romance so sad and bleak to me. Felice just sorted of accepted that having a mistress was his due since he left a scar on her wrist when she tried to ask about his mistress. Why is it that cheaters always wrongly blame the non cheater for wronging them when they are the ones who are cheating? I did not like that Christopher would go to his mistress (complete with sex) and then come home and have sex with Felice for most of the first year of their marriage. (Yuck--probably did not even take a bath in between having sex with them). Anyways, even though he has two children with his mistress he does not consider himself the father. They are his mistress's children. They mean almost nothing to him. Same for the mistress. She is there. She is convenient, but since she is a peasant he does not consider her much at all. She might have food on the table, but her home is not rain proof and kept up by Christopher. Same for the rest of his tenants.
Then we move on to more of the pestilence part after the hero banishes Felice to one of his other villages due to his assuming she poisoned the mistress. He separates her from their son so she keeps her 2nd pregnancy (the daughter) secret from the hero for awhile. We did not get an epilogue that assures us all that are left are fine in the future. Instead- Christopher finds his bastard son who is very sick, but alive so is taking care of him in the empty village in his deceased mistress's home when the heroine does something I consider stupid. Instead of waiting for him to come back to the drawbridge when it was safe (ie both he and his son free of disease). The heroine with no thought that she might be condemning her son and daughter to being raised without their parents if they both catch the pestilence and die- rushes to be with her husband. Worse yet the hfn ending of them, as they lay on his mistress's old bed he tells her they can't have sex because he would feel like his mistress was watching them. To me this ending sucked. He claims that for the first time there will be love in the bed at his mistress's home, but no sex. All righty then. Such a romantic. Not.
Then we move on to more of the pestilence part after the hero banishes Felice to one of his other villages due to his assuming she poisoned the mistress. He separates her from their son so she keeps her 2nd pregnancy (the daughter) secret from the hero for awhile. We did not get an epilogue that assures us all that are left are fine in the future. Instead- Christopher finds his bastard son who is very sick, but alive so is taking care of him in the empty village in his deceased mistress's home when the heroine does something I consider stupid. Instead of waiting for him to come back to the drawbridge when it was safe (ie both he and his son free of disease). The heroine with no thought that she might be condemning her son and daughter to being raised without their parents if they both catch the pestilence and die- rushes to be with her husband. Worse yet the hfn ending of them, as they lay on his mistress's old bed he tells her they can't have sex because he would feel like his mistress was watching them. To me this ending sucked. He claims that for the first time there will be love in the bed at his mistress's home, but no sex. All righty then. Such a romantic. Not.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 11, 2020
Set during Great Bubonic plague of 14th cent.
What the blurb didn't mention is that the h is sharing her husband H to his (OW) peasant mistress.
A mistress whom he had two kids, a boy and a girl. he didn't publicly acknowledge the kids but the village knew Immeth's kids are of H's.
H fucks heroine and he also fucks his mistress. When h informed H that she is pregnant, he stopped shagging his mistress but still visited her 3 times a week until the peasant mistress died.
H and h had a son.
H was so mad the when mistress died he accuse the h of poisoning her because of jealousy. He told the h she will be HANGED and sent her to his old manor house to await trial.
H found out that mistress was really dying and H was informed by mistress's sister that she died of illness similar to their mother. (a lump in the breast). H comes to his senses and want h back.
By that time, the plague was killing a lot of people, houses were burned, villages were abandoned.
The H went to get the h back and ask for forgiveness because you know, some BS. The manor was abandoned and He thought that h died because of black death too, just like all the villagers.
H grieves so hard for the h, he went to an ale house straightaway after returning from the manor house and proceed to almost rape a whore. H already had the whore naked and is choking because he wants to hurt someone like he is hurting but he hears h pleas when he accused her of murdering his mistress.
Went home again and made a garden memorial of roses for his wife.
Heroine all those time hide from the H because she doesn't want to be hanged with murder she did not do and gave birth to their second daughter.
Almost two years has passed since she was banished to manor house, H discovered h, alive and well, when he visits the manor house again. h lie to H about the baby girl she's holding, said she was form peasant family and had no one. Afraid he will take her away and proceeds to hang her, or find a peasant family for the baby girl. Her son doesnt know her.
H grovels Blah blah blah ....got tired, told h she may go back to her father because this is hard for him. h stays...the end
It is heavily implied that during 2 years separation, H has fucks whores, slaves and peasants in one sentence...
What the blurb didn't mention is that the h is sharing her husband H to his (OW) peasant mistress.
A mistress whom he had two kids, a boy and a girl. he didn't publicly acknowledge the kids but the village knew Immeth's kids are of H's.
H fucks heroine and he also fucks his mistress. When h informed H that she is pregnant, he stopped shagging his mistress but still visited her 3 times a week until the peasant mistress died.
H and h had a son.
H was so mad the when mistress died he accuse the h of poisoning her because of jealousy. He told the h she will be HANGED and sent her to his old manor house to await trial.
H found out that mistress was really dying and H was informed by mistress's sister that she died of illness similar to their mother. (a lump in the breast). H comes to his senses and want h back.
By that time, the plague was killing a lot of people, houses were burned, villages were abandoned.
The H went to get the h back and ask for forgiveness because you know, some BS. The manor was abandoned and He thought that h died because of black death too, just like all the villagers.
H grieves so hard for the h, he went to an ale house straightaway after returning from the manor house and proceed to almost rape a whore. H already had the whore naked and is choking because he wants to hurt someone like he is hurting but he hears h pleas when he accused her of murdering his mistress.
Went home again and made a garden memorial of roses for his wife.
Heroine all those time hide from the H because she doesn't want to be hanged with murder she did not do and gave birth to their second daughter.
Almost two years has passed since she was banished to manor house, H discovered h, alive and well, when he visits the manor house again. h lie to H about the baby girl she's holding, said she was form peasant family and had no one. Afraid he will take her away and proceeds to hang her, or find a peasant family for the baby girl. Her son doesnt know her.
H grovels Blah blah blah ....got tired, told h she may go back to her father because this is hard for him. h stays...the end
It is heavily implied that during 2 years separation, H has fucks whores, slaves and peasants in one sentence...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 3, 2023
If you only care about the grovel, then this is a very high-quality grovel book. However, I simply cannot enjoy a romance that includes so much mention of pestilence and immense poverty.
August 1, 2024
𝐌𝐲 𝐞𝐱 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐋𝐎𝐓. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫..𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐱 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞. 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞
July 12, 2020
Lacking depth
Story was ok, but didn't really dig into anything. Lots of time jumps weeks and years pass without any point. Doesn't dig into any real substance for why he keeps doing wrong. Felt rushed, and without any real detail.
Story was ok, but didn't really dig into anything. Lots of time jumps weeks and years pass without any point. Doesn't dig into any real substance for why he keeps doing wrong. Felt rushed, and without any real detail.
July 20, 2023
So much potential. Really good writing but some things were just off - even understanding historical perspective - he didn't want his children from mistress, fatshaming, and she forgave him too soon. All of my triggers.
January 7, 2024
3.75 stars
Wish it had not ended so abruptly. The hero being such an awful person to his bastard children made him unlikable to me though it is probably very realistic of that era.
The ending was a bit too abrupt for my liking though I now know there is a sequel to this.
Wish it had not ended so abruptly. The hero being such an awful person to his bastard children made him unlikable to me though it is probably very realistic of that era.
The ending was a bit too abrupt for my liking though I now know there is a sequel to this.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 7, 2023
I have mixed feelings with this one
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