The Poet's Lover

The Poet's Lover is a story about the youngest of the sisters, Katherine Blake, who at the age of twenty-five, set her sights on the dashing poet, James Madison, a known rake who was rumored to have a dark side. Instead of scaring her away, Katherine embraced the challenge and set out to capture his heart.

She had been dreaming about the poet who inhabited the library once a week to lure the women of Guthrie there with his evocative words.

"Oh, I believe that I am," she husked. This time the invitation in her eyes was blatant.

Oh, dear! Katherine Blake, a young librarian, got more than she bargained for when she went for poetry lessons, but she'd been enamored with the dashing poet, James Madison, for years. He had a reputation as a rake with a rumored dark side. She should've run but instead, it was that which intrigued and unleashed the wanton in her.

"I wonder if you know what you're letting yourself in for, Katherine. If you're ready for . . . private lessons with me," he murmured thoughtfully.

James Madison took but a second to agree to request of the innocent looking beauty for private poetry lessons. Only the lessons he had in mind involved … his dungeon, ropes, and whips.

Was Katherine ready for what he had in store for her?

It was the year 1908 and such actions were unheard of. Would Katherine submit to his demands and take the risk of shattering her reputation for ever?