"When I look back over my long and tempestuous life, I can see that much of what happened to me - my triumphs and most of my misfortunes - was due to my passionate relationships with men. I was a woman who considered herself their equal - and in many ways their superior - but it seemed that I depended on them, while seeking to be the dominant partner - an attitude which could hardly be expected to bring about a harmonious existence." ~Jean Plaidy, The Courts of Love

If this is the way the novel starts, then there is little doubt in my mind that I will wickedly enjoy it...