Oh my. We did KU roulette to pick this one, and while I definitely read the whole very very long story, this was quite an experience. It felt a bit Bertice Small meets Wales, what with the hero, Richard, meeting his future heroine at the old age of 15 y-i-k-e-s, getting engaged to her at 16, wedding her at 20, and bedding her a bit later after the wedding.

Lots of strategy, lots of banging. wow so much banging after they get going, but overall a fine read.

Richard mostly redeems himself in the end, for this story's purposes.