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    Velvet

    By Xavier Axelson

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    About this ebook

    When an irresistible discovery unravels the forbidden secrets of a man’s heart, the very fabric of his existence is threatened.

    Virago is the royal tailor of a corrupt prince. Left to care for his blind brother, Virago devotes himself to his trade until an unexpected delivery changes his life, and a wandering minstrel knocks on his door. What he discovers will test the bonds of brotherhood and unravel the forbidden secrets of his heart.

    Loosely based on the 14th Century Laws of Sumptuary, Velvet takes readers to a land where cruelty is disguised as allegiance, loyalty is masked by obligation, and the laws of sumptuary govern the people. But nothing is more dangerous than Velvet.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateMar 24, 2018
    ISBN9781634865944
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    Xavier Axelson

    Xavier Axelson sold his first short story in 2010 and hasn’t stopped. As a writer-columnist, he has interviewed counterculture celebrities, artisans, singers, writers, performance artists, politicians, and activists. In2012 his first full-length work, Velvet, was released with Seventh Window Publications. Contact him at www.xavieraxelson.com.

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    • 4/5
      In a book that combines a romance with a moral tale about greed and vice, wrapped up in lyrical, near poetic phrasing and character voices, this was an enchanting and entertaining book. Written with a phrasing and pacing that were appropriate to the time in which the story was set is a clever literary device, well used, and helped to fix the scene in a time that is not now, with the fluid and slightly flowery prose.

      Characters were well developed and defined, with clear and distinct traits and voices that helped to fix their image in the reader’s brain, while consistently providing enough information to understand their reasons for behaving as they did. Virago’s character is a little difficult to appreciate, but his development and personal transitions throughout the story all felt possible and real.

      While I do have to note this story does have a large sexual component: most of it M/M, with sex, brothels and other bad behaviours detailed, the Renaissance period is well detailed from the crass behavior, coarse chat and overwhelmingly badly behaved royals. While this is the first of Axelson’s books that I have read, it will not be the last.

      I received an eBook copy from author for purpose of honest review for Full Moon Bites tours. I was not compensated for this review, and all conclusions are my own responsibility.