I would like some more of this, please.

Oh my goodness! I can't believe how much of a lech David is. Poor Kendra and Donovan, seems like the sky is falling all around them. It was nice to hear from Matt again however. Nice way to bring him back into the story by having Donovan reach out to him for guidance. I'm on pins and needles for the next chapter.

Author's Response: I love Matt and I thought he would be perfect for guidance...

A beautiful epilogue to a wonderful story. Thanks for creating such rich characters and such an engrossing tale. Brava!

Sunshine's simple note to her father made me tear up. Fantastic chapter!

Loved this chapter but am also curious about this adjika sauce. Is there a recipe you can share?

I'm very curious about what Leonardo and Roxanne's relationship will be. Ostensibly, it's master/slave but I suspect there's going to be something more to it. I'm also curious about why Leonardo can't tell Roxanne what it was that put her in the hospital (or why he allowed it to happen, at his own house, no less...) Questions aside, I really enjoyed this chapter. Very nicely done.

Author's Response: You're totally right. There is SO much more to Leo and Roxi's relationship than the whole master/slave drill but you'll see what happens if you keep reading. I want this story to be something really different and original. Please keep reading and reviewing.

Wow, that song is a favorite of mine and I love the story you've spun around it, so sweet and so sad. Thanks for sharing it with us. It was a treat.

All the work you put into this chapter certainly shows. I loved it! Even Sookie's tirade was on point. Hope the next update won't be so far away...

That was dark and wonderful. Your prose is very well done - it reminds me of Eloisa James' or Stephanie Lauren's modern takes on Victorian and Regency era fiction - there's even a touch of Austen in the phrasing. And the tone is well set; it's definitely darker than most versions of AiW I've read. I like the way you've described Lord Mather through other character's perspectives. Alice sees him as a foppish, oily annoyance and Chessa sees him as a hunk, until after their encounter when she sees him for what he really is. I'm really excited to see where this story goes next.

Author's Response: I'm a huge Laurens fan, she was one of first of my romance novel phase (still a guilty pleasure mind you). It's just something about that time period where it was so innocent, tumultous, and traditional. And yes, I've also been influenced by Austen- I love her work. I've read a great many romance novels but it's been skimp on the Victorian era and I've had the feel since exploring the steampunk genre. (And Alice will NOT be a ditzy damnsel- to an extent, because what fun would we have if she was rather worldy? But she's sharp and will have to grow up pretty quickly.) As for Arthur, he's such a treat to write and I think it shows because I've yet to scratch his layers- Shrek was a smart man- ogre. To many he's a great deal of things but I'm not sure where he's going to go (where HE wants to at least)- you can see our love-hate relationship developing huh? Alice I can say is not too ambivalent of him, she pretty much knows what she wants but I think he's rather potent even in small doses and its either you hate him or you don't- it's more like that crawl of intuition you get under skin when your instinct is telling you NO, Alice is definitely aware of this and the danger he poses as a man and as well as his "appetites". But nontheless we have yet to get into that Adonis crown/noggin of his... I ramble a lot lol (gosh, I hate using lol).