SEX WITH KINGS~
Eleanor Herman's SEX WITH KINGS: 500 YEARS OF ADULTERY, POWER, RIVALRY, AND REVENGE is just one of those curious reads. With chapters like RED WHORES OF BABYLON--PUBLIC OPINION AND THE MISTRESS, CUCKOLD TO THE KING--THE MISTRESS'S HUSBAND, and BEYOND THE BED--THE ART OF PLEASING THE KING, you'll definitely find some great goals, motivation, and conflict for your herione or her bitter rival. Here are a few quotes and an excerpt.
Quotes:
"When the destiny of a notion is in a woman's bedroom, the best place for the historian is in the antechamber." ~Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve (p. 1)
"You cannot pluck roses without fear of thorns
Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of thorns."
~Benjamin Franklin (p. 81)
"Never has a woman who loves her husband liked his whore."
~Queen Catherine de Medici (p. 55)
"'Tis not a lip or eye we beauty call,
but the joint force and full result of all."
~Alexander Pope (p. 33)
Excerpt:
As Lady Castlemaine grew older she developed a keen desire for younger, brawny bucks of the lower classes. In the ultimate disrespect of class boundaries, she allowed her footman to make love to her in her bath and had sex with Jacob Hall, a rope dancer, in his booth at the county fair in full view of a fascinated public.
One court wit put her amorous adventures in verse:
"Full forty men a day provided for this whore
Yet like a bitch, she wags her tail for more." (p. 29)
Well, that's enough paint to color your thoughts... You can definitely pick up some curious history from the woman's perspective in SEX WITH KINGS if your wip needs a little boost of historical detail. As I've always said, everything's about power. Especially between the sheets sheets of nobility!!! And you just might find a new twist for your tale.
~Skhye
Dare to walk in their footsteps...
"FORBIDDEN ETERNITY ... spine-tingling suspense. The story is dynamite; it explodes off the pages and leaves you breathless for more." ~Tulip, LASR
"... a unique blend of mystic Medieval Gothic and romance…and a true blood-curdling thriller." THE SPELL OF THE KILLING MOON ~Snapdragon, LASR
"Arthur is a masterpiece..." HE OF THE FIERY SWORD's King Arthur ~Diane Mason; The Romance Studio
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Quotes:
"When the destiny of a notion is in a woman's bedroom, the best place for the historian is in the antechamber." ~Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve (p. 1)
"You cannot pluck roses without fear of thorns
Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of thorns."
~Benjamin Franklin (p. 81)
"Never has a woman who loves her husband liked his whore."
~Queen Catherine de Medici (p. 55)
"'Tis not a lip or eye we beauty call,
but the joint force and full result of all."
~Alexander Pope (p. 33)
Excerpt:
As Lady Castlemaine grew older she developed a keen desire for younger, brawny bucks of the lower classes. In the ultimate disrespect of class boundaries, she allowed her footman to make love to her in her bath and had sex with Jacob Hall, a rope dancer, in his booth at the county fair in full view of a fascinated public.
One court wit put her amorous adventures in verse:
"Full forty men a day provided for this whore
Yet like a bitch, she wags her tail for more." (p. 29)
Well, that's enough paint to color your thoughts... You can definitely pick up some curious history from the woman's perspective in SEX WITH KINGS if your wip needs a little boost of historical detail. As I've always said, everything's about power. Especially between the sheets sheets of nobility!!! And you just might find a new twist for your tale.
~Skhye Dare to walk in their footsteps...
"FORBIDDEN ETERNITY ... spine-tingling suspense. The story is dynamite; it explodes off the pages and leaves you breathless for more." ~Tulip, LASR
"... a unique blend of mystic Medieval Gothic and romance…and a true blood-curdling thriller." THE SPELL OF THE KILLING MOON ~Snapdragon, LASR
"Arthur is a masterpiece..." HE OF THE FIERY SWORD's King Arthur ~Diane Mason; The Romance Studio
Time Guardian books in print
Time Guardian books in e-format
www.timeguardians.com
www.skhyemoncrief.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skhyemoncrief/
I've got this book. It's an interesting and sometimes entertaining read. She also wrote Sex with Queens, which is more speculative as affairs with a queen often resulted in death for one or both of the parties.
***Oooooooo, I'll have to grab a copy! Sounds really juicy. As for your comment "sometimes entertaining read", I'll just make my disclaimor... I'm strange and like things most people don't--just call me the analyzing geek. *snicker* I say that's a good thing since my stories tend to follow a different drummer.
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"When the destiny of a notion is in a woman's bedroom,"
This is too funny is "notion" a typo for "nation"?
***Nope. Not a typo. Funny it is! But they blamed everything on females back then... Those females were always luring other women's husbands into their bedroom!!! Oops, I gaged. LOL ~Skhye
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Wow! This is fabulous. How scandalous! How fun1
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Great blog, Skye. Making love in public. Sheesh.
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