Seeing a light from a cottage, he heads there and interrupts a young woman who's been reading her secret passion, erotic literature. Robert questions Abigail about her erotic reading, while she comments on her envy of a man's ease in seeking sexual comfort. Their candidness allows them to make a bargain. For as long as the storm lasts, they'll try to fulfill each other's sexual fantasies. These two are adults with adult desires and adult curiosities.
Nothing is considered taboo or ugly.
With Robert as her guide, Abigail has experiences that rival her erotic reading. Robert, basking in Abigail's curiosity and gentle femininity, begins to believe that his years of war and carnage have not blackened his soul beyond redemption. Robin Schone uses no purple prose and no silly euphemisms, but instead allows humor, affection and caring to permeate the story. The sex here becomes intimate, emotional and fulfilling. My reaction to the first three stories has nothing to do with prudery, but stems from their lack of depth and complexity.