You won't like this.

No, really, you won't.

It's everything people hate about fanfiction: original characters and an alternate universe that bears almost no resemblance to the books you read and liked.

Worse, it's a sequel to a fic that, if you read, you probably hated. What fic is that, you ask? Bodyguard of Lies, of course, the dramione dystopia that I wrote in partnership with the fabulous dulce de leche go where we actually didn't lead the characters to redemption but kept it dark all the way to the ending.

Still, it left us in a world I found rather amusing and which I decided to throw into a pot with my fondness for Regency era romances and stir vigorously. Why? Because a Death Eater Regency romantic hero seems adorable to me. Fluffy Death Eater romance.

I did say you wouldn't like it.

Also, of course, Theodore Nott and his wife have a relationship that's filled with consensual BDSM and that squicks people out. On the other hand, if you just want to skip right to the smut, such as it is, go to chapter 23, 'Pet Arrives.'

If you are a fan of Georgette Heyer you'll see a lot of her influence in what's to come, particularly Devil's Cub and The Corinthian. I mean, assuming you're still reading which you shouldn't be because I've already told you that you won't like it.

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Edited to add: If you are a French speaker you may be tempted to correct the French. Don't. People have sent me corrections to the corrections I edited in after the first round of 'helpful' suggestions. If imperfect French bothers you, don't read this.