Patience & Esther: An Edwardian Romance
Description
"This charmer serves scorching heat in a sugar coating."– PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"An engrossing and delightful read."– NEWSARAMA
Patience is a kindhearted country girl, eking out a living in Edwardian England as tremors of social change rock the world around her. When she starts her employment in formal service on the grounds of an opulent country manor, she has no idea that her own personal revolution is about to begin.
Selfless, dutiful, and just a touch naive, she takes to both her place as a parlor maid and to her new roommate, the bookish and progressive lady’s maid, Esther. In another time, the two women would have kept one another’s company forever in their little attic bedroom, living out their days in the employ of a Lord. But it’s now the dawn of a new age. The expanding empire has brought with it not only plundered wealth, but worldliness and new ideas. Suffragists agitate in the street, idle-rich bohemians challenge sexual mores, and Patience and Esther slowly come to realize the world is wider and full of more adventure and opportunity than they ever imagined . . . so long as they find the will to seize it.
Sensual, sweet, and beautifully illustrated, PATIENCE & ESTHER is a steamy period romance and an inspirational erotic journey across the epic sweep of history, from the end of a gilded age to the start of an uncharted future.
Table of Contents
From the Graphic Novel - First edition.
Subjects
Comic books, strips, etc
Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Lesbian couples -- England -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)
Love -- Comic books, strips, etc
Women household employees -- England -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
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Published Reviews
Publisher's Weekly Review
This heart-melting lesbian romance blends historical fiction with explicit sexual scenes to create a sweet and smutty celebration of unexpected love. In 1910, Patience, oldest daughter of a poor Scottish family, goes into service at Honeycutt Estate. Esther, the Indian-born ladies maid, takes Patience under her wing, helping her navigate the unfamiliar social customs and trickier aspects of the job. They share an immediate spark of attraction, but both are too shy to admit it--until a tentative kiss. Their growing erotic and emotional connection is put to a sudden test when the lord of the estate dies and his widow decides to give up the house and dissolve the staff. Esther is offered a position in London with the lord's independent, sexually adventurous suffragette niece--but will Patience be able to follow? What kind of lasting life could they make together in the city? Searle draws her characters with fondness, representing diverse body types in all their glory. Patience's scar, stretch marks, and rounded abundance are tenderly portrayed, entwined with wiry Esther. Panels are lit up with expressive, warm coloring. For genre fans eager for inclusive casts, this charmer serves scorching heat in a sugar coating. (Nov.)
Publishers Weekly Reviews
This heart-melting lesbian romance blends historical fiction with explicit sexual scenes to create a sweet and smutty celebration of unexpected love. In 1910, Patience, oldest daughter of a poor Scottish family, goes into service at Honeycutt Estate. Esther, the Indian-born ladies maid, takes Patience under her wing, helping her navigate the unfamiliar social customs and trickier aspects of the job. They share an immediate spark of attraction, but both are too shy to admit it—until a tentative kiss. Their growing erotic and emotional connection is put to a sudden test when the lord of the estate dies and his widow decides to give up the house and dissolve the staff. Esther is offered a position in London with the lord's independent, sexually adventurous suffragette niece—but will Patience be able to follow? What kind of lasting life could they make together in the city? Searle draws her characters with fondness, representing diverse body types in all their glory. Patience's scar, stretch marks, and rounded abundance are tenderly portrayed, entwined with wiry Esther. Panels are lit up with expressive, warm coloring. For genre fans eager for inclusive casts, this charmer serves scorching heat in a sugar coating. (Nov.)
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