Wow! Thank you SO MUCH for reading so quickly and giving me such lovely, detailed feedback! I want to smish you 50 times!!
Because I love history so I'm often disappointed by the approach some writers (and many historians!) take toward the subject. It's so endlessly fascinating, and yet so few historians, in particular, are trained in writing at all. I'm so glad that you mentioned that it didn't feel like a history lesson - that is what I aimed for and I'm thrilled to hear that you got the sense of the time and place from my efforts.
Oh, thank you for what you say about the pairing and categorization. Yes, you are totally right when you say that the pairing isn't the happily ever after couple - and yes, I never expected to bring Jensen and Alona together forever. There remained the problem of the husband that had to be dealt with, after all.
I used to read historical romances like a fiend, but there are so many problems with them that I just can't bring myself to read them anymore. WORD about the gender inequalities and so on - those are really exaggerated in historical romances. Not to mention social inequalities - the wealthy plantation owner, for example. What about all the slaves?
LOL, you don't have a cold heart at all! And yes, I'm planning on a slashy sequel. Hope I don't disappoint.
Thanks again for such kind words. They've made me feel a million times less useless and worthless as a writer!
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Because I love history so I'm often disappointed by the approach some writers (and many historians!) take toward the subject. It's so endlessly fascinating, and yet so few historians, in particular, are trained in writing at all. I'm so glad that you mentioned that it didn't feel like a history lesson - that is what I aimed for and I'm thrilled to hear that you got the sense of the time and place from my efforts.
Oh, thank you for what you say about the pairing and categorization. Yes, you are totally right when you say that the pairing isn't the happily ever after couple - and yes, I never expected to bring Jensen and Alona together forever. There remained the problem of the husband that had to be dealt with, after all.
I used to read historical romances like a fiend, but there are so many problems with them that I just can't bring myself to read them anymore. WORD about the gender inequalities and so on - those are really exaggerated in historical romances. Not to mention social inequalities - the wealthy plantation owner, for example. What about all the slaves?
LOL, you don't have a cold heart at all! And yes, I'm planning on a slashy sequel. Hope I don't disappoint.
Thanks again for such kind words. They've made me feel a million times less useless and worthless as a writer!