I was listening to a discussion about culture and it drifted into the area of pornography. This not my field of expertise but I know some things. Statistics were cited that women partake via literature as opposed to visuals. That seems common sense to me. Of course there will be outliers in each category. A study found that one of the foremost subjects of female porn are pirates. There were others like cowboys and billionaires. And that the story usually evolves from the shy, dull miss who catches the pirate’s eye and then tames him.
Isn’t this the perfect synopsis of Persuasion? The prize system of the Royal Navy in the 1800s was perhaps a half-step removed from actual piracy. There was a lot of money (pirate’s booty) to be made when the Crown gave officers permission to harras and capture the ships of unfriendly, or not-friendly-enough, govenrments.
Frederick Wentworth is the perfect piratical figure. And Anne Elliot is innocent, blooming girl who falls in love with him.
Now, porn goes a long way past where Persuasion ends, thankfully. But the basic template is there. I suppose I should ask myself if the reason I like Persuasion is the pirate hero. I will only go down that road if we all are ready to talk about Darcy being the billionaire in the same scenario.
In an update to Stealing the Baronet’s Daughter: I messed up the page count I gave to the cover designer and so am now waiting to hear back how long a fix will take. The good news to readers is that I undercounted by over 70 pages. You will have a good l-o-n-g when this thing finally hits the market.
Take care–Susan Kaye
Susan Kaye, writer 