"The Revolution took everything from her except that certain...je ne sais quois."
La Conciergerie Prison. Paris. July 28th, 1794.My beloved Eugenie, with my last louis d'or, I have paid a kindly old crone to get this letter to you in Lausanne. With some luck, it will arrive via her brother who, I'm...
"A Prisoner Finds Love During the Reign of Terror"
July 1794The Revolutionary Tribunal handed down its verdict: "Celine Reseau, we find you guilty. The sentence shall be death by guillotine." The twenty-one-year-old seamstress had pled innocent of the charges of treason. With no right to an attorney, she made...
"Her Ladyship visits Monte Carlo"
"It's my firm belief that the sun is one of the reasons why I haven't aged."Philipe looked at the majestic beauty that was Lady Penelope from the king-size bed and nodded in agreement. She looked out at the view below...
"Virgin G.I. Walter gets a lesson in all things French from prostitute Marie"
It had been a long three months for nineteen-year-old Private Walter Houston, after landing in one of the later waves at Normandy in June 1944 he had been fighting on and off through the hedgerows of rural France and they...
"A young bride is driven into the arms of her old boyfriend and his domineering wife."
I wasn’t looking for companionship. In fact, I was tired from a long day helping a team at a famous cancer hospital revamp the material and information flow of their diagnostic testing department. But when I saw her sitting at...
"And Puissard," the old jailer warned, "Leave the poor girl alone." Â He gave the foul-smelling rabassier an unceremonious shove through the outer gate and into the cobbled alleyway behind the PĂ©rigueux jail. The grizzled Frenchman turned as he stumbled to...
"Seduced by the two girls who used to babysit my kids. All grown up no, with fantasies of their own."
I felt like a million bucks walking down the tiny winding road towards the village. It's early morning, dressed in shorts, a polo shirt, sunglasses and a pair of beach sandals. Tired from the drive, but full of energy. The road...
"Coming of age at the feet of a mature woman"
ALEXÂ It turned out to be a mild concussion. The next day Alex stayed in bed with the curtains closed and the lights out. Louise came by several times to bring him food. She sat in a chair next to the...
"Coming of age at the feet of a mature woman"
ALEX In the following weeks, the only good news was that Rob was almost never there. Apparently, he had meetings from New York to Hong Kong. Ever since he had heard Louise’s lovemaking, Alex had felt miserable. Well, miserable and terribly...
"A backpacking American girl enjoys Europe and quick love affairs"
This is what her mother was worried about, Melinda thought as the Danish boy Arnoldus snapped pictures of her. She was still in her coat, with her hat and her colorful scarf, as she sat on the bed. Arnoldus was...
