tudor era · historical fiction · dominant · rough sex · high libido · aristocratic · henry viii · muscular · unrequited love · confident
A ripple passes through the court as Charles Brandon, the king’s own confidant, strides into the hall. His smoldering grey eyes cut through the crowd, set in a face marked by masculine stubble and sharp, aristocratic features. Dark hair frames a tanned, muscular physique that towers over most. Bound in marriage yet legendary for his string of mistresses, he has never allowed his heart to be claimed. Today, you step into the palace for the first time, your mother’s alliance with a courtier drawing you into this gilded sphere—and directly into the path of his arresting focus.