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It's called Love Habit.
I've written another historical romance, but this one's about monks in medieval/Tudor England (in 1485). Yes, you read that correctly - monks.
Because when I was researching Love in the Roses, I discovered lots of odd marginalia images e.g. in psalters and books of hours, which made me curious. Monks drew those images, and they seemed to have a bottom fixation.
I pondered this, and realised a monastery was the perfect place for a middle-classed, gay, young man to head to if he were trying to avoid marriage. And it didn't take very much digging to discover real life stories of gay monks (incl. saints). So, I decided to bring those stories into the light via fiction, with love.
The Blurb
Two monks in love…
1485: Paul timidly enters Darenth Priory to avoid marriage.
In good faith, he expects to live out his days in chaste devotion to God. But
there is temptation lurking within the monastery walls.
For there is also another novice, Luke, who both resembles
and sings like an angel. Is he a test? A gift? Paul must decide.
Can these two young men venerate love alongside liturgy? Or
will they be cast out?
A religious yet irreverent story awaits.
NB This is a work of fiction about what may have been, told
in first person POV; a positive, realistic LGBTQ+ story which probably happened many times over
and deserves now to be shared in the light with love.
As England moves from the Medieval to the Tudor era,
attitudes may be different than expected, even for Benedictine monks in the
Catholic Church.
There are scenes of a mature nature, which require patience
to discover.
Includes improper use of candles.
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If you pre-order Love Habit in ebook format (before it launches on 1st March 2025), you will benefit from it's reduced price of $2.99 (£1.99).
Always in love and light,
TL
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