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A Goodreads user asked Arianna Fraser:

I have a feeling that you wanted to make Thomas much, much worse at the beginning of The Reluctant Bride - just a feeling! Did you scale back the evilness of Thomas intentionally? It just felt like he could have been truly appalling. Thanks!

Arianna Fraser You slinky minx! This is actually true, and in the original story - before hopefully judicious editing for publication - Thomas was exceptionally dark. I've always enjoyed the challenge of making an irredeemable character display enough flaws and vulnerabilities to make their redemption believable, but the original Thomas would've been really, REALLY hard to bring back from the brink, and the story was long as it was. Thank you, oh Goddess! What else are you reading? Have you looked over the tempting options from Devika Fernando?

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