Title: Scarlet
Blade
Author: Jez Morrow
Publisher: Torquere Press Publishers
Publisher URL: www.torquerebooks.com
ISBN: 978-1-61040-395-5
Genre: {M/M} Historical
Rating: 4.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Chocolate Minx
As the ship sailed into the Matagorda harbor, it was the end
of the journey for Spanish nobleman Joaquin de Castille and Roman Priest Tomas.
However, it was not the end of the love shared by the two men. Tomas was bound
for Texas and Joaquin was bound for California . The hostile
greeting by the natives in Texas altered
Tomas’ decision to stay in Texas ; consequently
Tomas changed his destination to California ,
reuniting the lovers once again.
Scarlet Blade is a wonderful illustration of
character traits, as well as religious views. Because of his wealth and
nobility status, Joaquin is allowed to be a little more openly gay. Also because
of his skill in weapons, Joaquin is not an easy target to bully. Joaquin was
exiled from Spain
to prevent embarrassment to his mother. Tomas has the most interesting
background of the two main characters. Following the Roman family traditions of
giving the younger son to the church, Tomas had no choice in becoming a priest
with several older brothers in the household. Tomas did not follow the church’s
dictate that God condemned same sex love. Tomas believed he was born with the
sexuality God intended him to be and therefore, men loving men is not unnatural
or a sin. Tomas is even more skilled in weapons than Joaquin, though Tomas
tries harder to avoid conflicts than the easily offended Joaquin.
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