Why would women
let that happen? One nephew asked.
But the thing
is, women didn’t let it happen. When
a civilization collapses and you’re fighting for survival for yourself and your
children, men’s superior physical strength quickly unlevels the playing field.
The fall from equality to second-class citizen with the legal status of a child
might be quick or slow, but I suspect it’s always a shock to the individuals
involved—and it chafes future generations of women no matter how much time
passes.
Because I write
medieval romances, I think a lot about the tensions between men and women
within the society. Medieval women knew they deserved better and many got better
from individuals, but they still faced institutional misogyny.
In An
Unexpected Gift—available tomorrow as a stand-alone novella—the heroine
is at her most vulnerable. She’s pitted against a
society that sees her as someone to exploit or protect, but not stand beside or
respect.
Ada is probably my most traditional heroine in that she is at a powerless moment in
her life. She’s brave and strong and resourceful, but ultimately she cannot rescue
herself, a fact that she hates.
She must place
her faith in a stranger—a man who could be her savior or someone even more
dangerous than the man who wants to kill her and her unborn child—and that is
where the story begins.
Keena Kincaid writes historical
romances in which passion, magic and treachery collide to create unforgettable
stories. You can find out more about her books here.
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