In
The Age Of Hysteria
Thomas
Briar
Genre: Historical Erotic Romance
Publisher: MuseItHOT Publishing
Date of Publication: 6-28-13
ISBN: 978-1-77127-356-5
ASIN: BOODOHYMY6
Number of pages: 139
Word Count: 25,541
Cover Artist: Marion Sipe
Book Description:
Dr. Joseph Brenner, a twenty-two
year old graduate of medical college, has a natural gift for treating hysteria,
circa 1878. The only problem is none of his peers in Boston, Massachusetts will
offer him an assistantship due to a supposed moral indiscretion on his part.
Without obtaining an assistantship he cannot enter the medical field to build a
reputation as a competent doctor. Or, so he believes.
The beautiful and affluent Ms.
Mary Pyre, a twenty-six year old businesswoman, has heard whispers of Joseph's
proficiency in treating the disease. She seeks Joseph out and hires him as the
attending physician at her Women's Health and Revitalizing Spa. Though Joseph
and Mary are attracted to each other, unfortunate circumstances make them keep
their romantic feelings for one another at arm's length. It is only when he
learns she needs his expertise to overcome her chronic sexual impotence toward
men that their relationship has an opportunity to move forward.
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Excerpt
I'm glad you had a good
night," Mary signed. "I'm very happy for you."
"Me too,"
Susan signed back, then averted her eyes about the room, observed other patrons
eating breakfast, looked everywhere except at Mary.
Instantly, Mary
recognized something wasn't right. That something else must have happened to
Susan last night that she didn't want to admit. Without giving the least
consideration to her surroundings, Mary verbalized her thoughts instead of
signing. "What is it,
Susan? What else happened? He didn’t disrespect you afterward, did he? I'll
take my derringer and shoot him dead. I swear to God. Tell me what else
happened, right now, before I go off and commit a murder."
Conversation instantly
stopped on all sides of them, the other diners blatantly staring, obviously
wanting to hear if this well-dressed woman was justified in her threat. Sadly,
Susan could only sign an answer.
"I've just made up
my mind to send a letter by courier to Dr. Brenner this morning asking him to meet
you at the spa later this afternoon."
Mary instantly felt her
face flushing with heat. "And what reason will the letter specifically
state for my wanting to meet with him?"
"It will state you
want him to give you a treatment. We'll say you haven't the energy to do it
yourself due to all the long hours of labor you've put into the spa. We won't
mention anything about you being in love with him."
"Oh no you're
not!" Mary's breath whooshed out of her. She felt like all the oxygen had
been sucked out of the room and she might pass out any second. She couldn't
make her fingers communicate fast enough. "What would make you want to do
such a thing? Didn't you hear me saying how it will give him a complex when he
can't bring me off?"
"He's a consummate
professional. So he won't have a complex if you don't come," Susan signed.
"Besides, you will certainly reach Heaven with him because you're in love
with him. I won't sit idly by, letting you deny yourself the one thing in life
you really want. I'm used to men not falling in love with me. I'm perfectly
happy going through life with a revolving door of strange men in my wake. But I
won't let you give up on the only man you've ever loved. Dr. Joseph Brenner is
a good man, a thorough doctor, and he's perfect for you. You know I'm right.
Now listen to me—"
Mary slapped her hand
down on the table. The staccato sound of palm on pine echoed off the dining
room walls. The silverware jumped in response.
"Absolutely
not!" Mary shook her head for emphasis; liking the fact her vehemence
stopped Susan in mid-sign. "Do you want to go back to teaching uncouth
adolescents? Well, I certainly don't. And this boardinghouse is as far as I
care to descend on the ladder of life. By this time next year we can go back to
our lavish lifestyles if we stay the course. So I won't have any part of it. I
won't let the failure of the spa rest on my shoulders."
"It won't be
resting on your shoulders." Susan's officious demeanor returned.
"It'll be resting on your stubborn quim."
About
the Author:
Edgy and provocative in his
writings, Thomas Briar strives to exalt the virtues of love and lust in every
erotic story he creates. To date, he's garnered eleven publishing contracts
with three different publishers and has seven published books in the
marketplace.
When he's not writing, he enjoys
spending time with his wife, reading, taking long walks, and people watching.
Yeah, he's always wondering what makes people do the things they do. He knows
it's usually something hidden in plain sight. He just has to figure out what it
is, much like the motivations of the characters in his stories.
Five
Revelations from Thomas Briar
• I
was once a very religious young man. The ladies in the church I attended wore
their hair in buns and their dress-tails brushed against the hardwood floor.
Considering the explicit sexual content in my books, who would ever suspect
that I came from such an austere environment…right?
• At
twenty-five years of age I discovered Zalman King's Red Shoe Diaries and Anais
Nin. The course of my life was forever altered. However, due to my religious
upbringing, I suffered quite the emotional dilemma: either reinvent myself into
who I wanted to be or continue to live out my life in religious austerity. I
honestly believe I made the right choice.
•
My wife is the most fun I've ever had. And I suspect she always will be. I met
her when I was twenty-two and she was nineteen. I knew I was going to marry her
three weeks into our relationship but I waited eight months before I actually
asked for her hand in marriage. We've been together twenty-one years. She's the
love of my life.
• I'm
no stranger to manual labor. My father put me to work at six years old. I
chuckle now whenever I think back at how I considered it a travesty that my
younger brother didn't have to start working until he was seven. My brother and
I are still the best of friends all these many years later.
•
I love writing erotica and erotic romance. Every time I publish a new story I
feel like I'm doing exactly what I'm supposed to be doing with my life.
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