by TheDok
Mmmm don't know why I am surprised to see there were gold digging sluts back then but why not? I just don't think of "old ladies" ever being young!
Decent chapter but not as engrossing as previous ones. It’s beginning to seem this series is in Romance just so it can gain more readers, despite not really fitting the genre. I have hope the arrival of Edward will get it back on track. 4* for this outing.
Really enjoying the story, and the historical endnotes just add to it. I'm already looking forward to your next offering.
Thank you.
Dear Demostenes384bc thank you for comments. I would agree with your comments about how to label this story. I did try to post Part 1 in letters and transcripts and it got 700 reads in 4 weeks. I edited it and reclassified it as romance but it still got few reads. Today because of part 2 being published in Romance, Part ! has already had an extra 1000 reads in just 12 hours. and people are revisiting Message in a bottle. And of course I want to be read. Very few writers (good or bad) don't want an audience and writing is time consuming. if someone opens one of my stories and feels it is mislabelled as a genre they don't want to read they don't have to. Its a free read after all. The best fit is could get for this story and still get read is Romance
5 stars. Can hardly wait for next installment. I **love** historical fiction. End notes are great.
Hmm, as a Canadian I was taught that the largest man made explosion was the collision of the SS Mt Blanc and the SS Imo in Halifax harbour. That explosion on Dec 6, 1917 killed almost 1,800 people and injured thousands more. It even created a tidal wave that wiped out First Nations property.
Love the story otherwise.
Dear Blakkdan, Thank you for your comment and I am sure you are correct. My endnote should read....One of the ensuing explosions was AMONGST the largest man-made non-nuclear explosions on record. However hard I try mistakes always seem to creep in.
Another, well-written story with the plot continuing from part one. I knew nothing of the second-largest explosion of a non-atomic cause, a minor issue. You have described a very intelligent female with a desire for wealth, position, and intimacy. Her knowledge and ability to use it effectively are well done and make the story believable. The sex scene was credible and interesting as to the way she trained her nieve, virgin lover. I'm looking forward to part three.
Very enjoyable. My only criticism are the quotation marks which are frequently missing or in the wrong place.
I agree about the great read. I've had the mutton at Keen's Steak House, actually the only time I've ever had mutton and it was delicious! Their Trifle was another first for me, too. I hope Victoria had a chance to sample some.
5 Stars.