Alfonso de’ Este wanted to love Lucrezia from the moment he
saw her but he was incapable of real love. He was a sadist and when it came
time to go to the marriage bed he found Lucrezia’s innocence’s a roadblock to
his passion. The marriage was left unconsummated and Alfonso began to despise
Lucrezia for it. Since he could not control the situation in the royal bedroom
he became cruel and sought to control Lucrezia by emotionally abusing her and
eventually he escalated to physical abuse. Lucrezia was confused she did not
understand what she did to incur her husbands wrath. She was now afraid of him and what he could
be capable of doing, her new home now became a prison under Alfonso’s watchful
eye.
The marriage was under extreme strain when Alfonso decided
to commission a portrait of Lucrezia. When the artists arrived Lucrezia was
enthralled by their artistic skills. Fascinated by the artist’s young apprentice
she discovered what it really felt like to love someone and be genuinely loved
in return. It was a dangerous choice to have a liaison with anyone let alone an
artist right under her cruel husbands nose. If he discovered her infidelity he
would kill them both but that was a risk she was willing to take because she
had to know what real love was.
4/5 Really good read, mysterious, fast paced and it kept me
guessing all the way to the end. It was a real page-turner.
R ~ Rating for sexual references
FTC ~ this novel is from my personal collection
Amazon: His Last Duchess by Gabrielle KimmS T A Y C O N N E C T E D W I T H M E :
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