by Gayle Eden
She answered sleepily, “Telling you, I love you.”
His arms tightened around her. His sigh stirred her hair. His heart seemed to beat deeper, more potently strong, against her back.
Sonja did not wonder this time that he understood that answer. He was simply brilliant that way, her Rakehell Marquis.
The End
Author website www.evesromance.com
Author Notes
The story of Sonja and Val’s past and their husbands, came from 2 court cases listed in 18th Century/crimes/sex crimes, and from divorce transcripts, avail on line (Trials Crime and punishment) You can read an array of cases from (The Old Baily) transcripts, or in Capital Punishment history UK, also (Divorce) cases in the time frame you’re interested in.
Lady Barrymore: The Boxing Baroness" by Charles Williams: This original etching portrays the notorious Lady Barrymore in full pugilistic stance. This Fashionably dressed woman in the mode of 1819 was an actual boxer. Lady Barrymore and her husband, the Seventh Earl Barrymore were both amateur boxers. "The Boxing Baroness" represents one of the most remarkable early works of art dealing with the sport of boxing.
http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/williams_charles_theboxingbaroness.htm