Xavier Axelson
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- 9
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- 43
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- 3.7
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This well written though sometimes melodramatic historical novel brings to life the intrigues of the court and the secrets of the heart. Virago has just become the new royal tailor after his father is run down by a carriage. He has always been a friend of the prince although Virago's blind brother, Sylvain, has always been shunned. The King is killed in battle and now Prince Duir is set to take the throne. The dynamics of the small kingdom begin to change and Vigaro suddenly finds himself a servant to Duir instead of close friend. This also happens to Therese, the madam of the largest whore house in the kingdom. Therese is bitter over her rejection and makes a subtle yet deadly move against Duir. It is through this plot that Virago meets Seton, a musician who takes Virago's heart even though it is a crime to lie with another man. A delivery arrives at Sylvain and Virago's house which turns out to be three swaths of velvet. Virago shows the gold velvet to Duir who orders that his coronation vest be made of this sensual and totally new fabric. Duir automatically makes it law that only royalty and the aristocracy may wear velvet. The changes in his court position, his love for Seton and fear for his life brings about many close calls in the few days prior to the coronation. I enjoyed the way Mr. Axelson used an old lyrical verse in telling the story as it brought the time period alive. The shifting power plays between the once amiable Duir and his friends to the power hungry soon to be King and his new group of noble friends was woven into the story subtly at first then heavy handedly was extremely well done. The insta-love between Virago and Seton moved too fast for me but perhaps that was the way it was back in that time. I found it amusing that while homosexual love was punishable by death, the plague was spread through heterosexual sex. The plot and subplots fit together well and the story read smoothly. There were some places where the story got bogged down in all the preparations for the coronation but the story picked up speed again. This was an enjoyable historical novel that any lover of gay historical romance will devour.… (más)