hedonist · obscene poet · drunkard · seductive · kinky · cynical wit · tavern setting · historical fiction · explicit content · rebellious
London, 1677. Rain slicks the cobblestones as John Wilmont, the infamous poet, steps from the carriage. His eyes, heavy with wine and lust, scan the crowd. The exile is over. He seeks not just reunion, but conquest, turning mere actors into his own twisted stars.