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Welcome to the Story. It's story Time With Sky. You can fall in until you cry. It's story Time with Sky. It's story Time with Sky. Welcome to Story Time with Sky. I'm your host, New York Times bestselling author, sky Warring. Every week I tell a brand new story based on the heroes, heroines and meet Cutes that you want to hear about. I bring on some of my favorite romance authors as guests. To help me craft a hilarious, steamy, and ultimately romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. So pour a glass of something fun. Welcome to the story. Hello, everyone. I'm Skye Warren, the host of Storytime with Skye, and I'm here today with my special author guest, Adriana Anders. Hi. Hi. I'm so happy to be here. Tell our listeners where you are calling in from. I am living in Brittany on the coast of France. On the coast of France. That sounds beautiful. It's gorgeous. The weather today is beautiful and I can see like a little sparkle of ocean kind of in the distance. I mean it could just be a cloud but I think it's the ocean. It's beautiful either way. I love that for you. So Adrienne Anders is the award winning author of Romantic Suspense Contemporary and Erotic Romance. Her books have received critical acclaim from the New York Times, Oprah, Entertainment Weekly, Booklist, Bustle, USA Today, Happily Ever After. Book Riot, Romani Times, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus. Today, she resides with her husband and two children on the coast of France, writing the love stories of her heart. That is a lot of praise that you have gotten. I did not know all of those things. Now I'm a little bit flustered. I'm like, I know her. I should get them framed, you know, put them in the office behind you on like that slanted wall. They should just like be pointing down. I will, I'll do it. So no, I do feel like that though. Whenever I, especially if I knew an author sort of like before she got famous, I'm like, Oh, I know her. It doesn't really even matter if we like actively talk anymore. It's just like, she's, I know her, just. Just so you know, good Morning America and a B, C news and whatever,. Okay, so we are gonna create a story today. So excited. It's gonna be fun. So I have three story elements that we're gonna do and I'm gonna tell you each one and you can kind of give me like immediate reaction or if you've written one before or anything like that. First one, a Scottish Lord. Oh, I have never written one. How exciting. Yeah, and I'm not going to lie to you. I am going to be relying on you pretty heavily for any information about Scotland because I, I don't know much about it. I don't quite have like the sort of like outlander fandom experience to you. Did you watch the show or read the books or anything? Okay. So I read the books decades ago, when they first came out, I did enjoy them, and then I did not watch the show. I think I watched like the first three episodes and then I'm, I'm very bad at watching shows. I'm not like a good series person, but I get bored, but I do, you know, I know some things. I have some Scottish friends. But they're like modern Scots. Oh, well, you're closer to Scotland. Yes. They're modern Scots. They're probably like, they're probably not pleased, I guess, with whatever, I don't know how they feel about the representations they're given. Not that pleased. We'll give it a shot. I guess it would be up to us whether this person Does maybe live in a sort of more what, you know, closer to this sort of representation that we might be talking about or whether they're just like a modern guy. I do think like, you know, I do think they should have a title and that's literally it. I like both. I like, I like time travel too, but then that's pretty complex for probably the amount of time we have. Or just historical, which I actually don't think we've ever done a story time with Sky with historical. I need to get some historical authors on and then I would definitely do it. But we could do it. We can do whatever we want because we are the gods. We are the goddesses. I love it. Oh. I love it. Yes, so the, the heroine is a vet, like a veterinary for animals. Oh, I'm seeing like horses, like I'm seeing big farm, like this or sheep, you know, sheep in the Highlands. Totally. Yes. The, you haven't written of that, have you? I don't, I don't think so. No, no vets, no Scottish Lords. This is all very exciting, fresh ground. Okay. And then the way that they meet, I do, I do know that you've done this because I picked it for you. It is through a BDSM club. I know. I love it. I love it so much. Oh, wow. Okay. I do. So I think it needs to be a like IRL. They're one thing and BDSM club. They're another thing. Like, I love that they would meet there. I almost like I almost want them to meet there for like vet reasons. But that's creepy. Like not sexually but like the club dog, you know, Didn't mean to go there, like as soon as it came out of my mouth. Oh, Adriana, what is wrong? Why do I do this? Okay, I like, I like the idea though, but is it like, so they have like the two identities of themselves. Is it a secret though? Do they know that each other? Is the other person. I don't, I think it's always better if they don't, I think, I think keeping things secret or don't write it first or one person knows and the other person doesn't know, which might make a little bit more sense, especially if one of them is like masked or something. I guess the question is like, yeah, how do you keep it a secret? But okay. What if this, what if it starts with the Scottish Lord? What if he was. In Scotland for a while, he had his, like, he was the son of obviously a titled person, but they did not get along. And so through a mutual, like, banishment or agreement to leave, he's been off living in England or France or even the U S whatever, probably England. And then his father passes away. Maybe he's even called back to the death bed and they have an angry exchange, but regardless. The, the father has died and now he is the Lord and he's sort of like taking over this estate, which includes maybe this generational type of expertise in horses and racing horses or like, or like thoroughbreds or racing stock. All of these words that I, I don't know anything about horses really. They are very pretty. That's what I know about them. I love dogs. So, um, I just might assume they're large dogs, you know, with hooves. And anyway, so they, they're known for their racing stock, but I feel like I want them to be at odds with the vet for some reason. So I wonder if they actually have. A history of being just too rough on them, too harsh on them, mistreatment. So I like the idea of it being a, like everything you said is great, the estate, but what if it's an uncle who died and, and our hero inherits the title and the crumbling castle and he inherits this, like, not a dud, but a, a re saying. Whatever it's even called. A horse racing team that's known for maybe not treating their horses that well. And so he's, he's kept himself separate from the old family business for a long, for his entire adult life. And maybe he's forced to go back. Maybe his mother has begged him or, or, you know, I guess. Yeah. I like the idea too. If, if we're going to do the uncle. I don't know if there was, this might just ruin the reason for doing the uncle, but I almost wonder if almost like two people died, like if, if he did not think he was going to be an inherent, you know what I mean? And then it just happens and he has to inherit. So he has to, at least even we can have the mother be there, but he sort of has to go just to sort of like their staff and people who rely on the estate. He has to at least show up, even if maybe, you know, he, he hates it or he wants to dismantle it. I, I also, you know what I think could be true though, like, because here's the thing, like you could love horses, you could have like this great, you could be known for this great like stable or race racing courses type thing. And then maybe your children, as you pass it down are not as good as you, but they have a little bit of the legacy. And so they try to just keep it up with using rougher tactics. And so that's what's been happening over the generations, like, that there maybe was a like, and originally they were actually good with the horses, and then as the, as people tried to cut corners, and just didn't have that same level of skill, they've been Yeah, the fortune is gone, and all they have left is the crumbling estate, and The title and I like that they can't even heat the rooms and I, I like the idea of him having to get back everything back into shape again while going to like the local kink club. So, the question is, does he go there? Is this something he does, like, in real life from where he was before? I think so. I think he's been living like a jet set life. You know what I mean? He's been like in the middle of London. You Visiting kink clubs, living among skyscrapers and stuff like that. Just like the very opposite of how he was raised. Right. Yeah. I, I wonder how I like her. Oh, I wonder if maybe she gets called into the kink club because there are literally like no doctors around. Yes. Yeah. And she helps out in a, in a pinch, haha, she'll always have to be the one to go in and like, this is not the first time, but then how, how would she, am I, am I complicating things by making, wanting to make it, you know, maybe, maybe she is just kinky and she just goes there to get her rocks off. Well, I think I feel like I, I, how she connects to him in regular life. Oh, here's how they can not know who each other are. Because the problem is when you see someone and then you like have sex with someone, what if they've been communicating via email? Like what if he inherits? And so everyone immediately knows, like he's the new owner. She doesn't immediately fly back like that same day. Maybe he's like, I just need to get rid of this stuff. Like, I don't want it. I love my life here. It's different in every single way. And so I'm just going to sort of like dispose of. These horses now, like he's not into animal cruelty, obviously, but I think ultimately he can't go in it. He can't, his first instinct not be like, I'm going to go in and treat these horses amazing. Cause then there's no conflict with her. So he's got to say, I think what he's got to say is, listen, I have no interest in running a race horse business. Frankly, my father and my uncle should not have been running a race horse business. Like they're not, Oh, what if instead of his father, what if it's, um, maybe his father already passed or something. It could even be like an uncle and his, and his cousin, And so he thought, again, that he, that he was never going to inherit, which he was glad about, but an accident happens. They, they pass it. Maybe it could even be kind of sad where, like. A horse rears up and something like that due to, I think it has to be horse related. It has to be horse related. Oh, and they could have kept the horse. Like, he could have. Like, a horse would be put down after something like that, so he could have. Even though he tells himself, I don't care about the horses. I just want to get rid of them. He does send the order that that horse should not be killed, but like, no one can really handle the horse right now. So he's just sort of like left in a stall of like this wild horse that no one came except possibly later at the heroine, you know, she, that becomes the heroines, the heroines horse. Yes. I feel like the heroine has to have gone from a horse riding background. Maybe it was like an Olympian when she was really young, like a kid would do like the steeplechase or whatever, and ended up becoming a vet after maybe an injury. Connected to that also, like she could have come from a, like a smaller landed family that had horses and loved horses. And they were sort of like, broke, had to sell everything. And in a way, sort of like she blames the lords like them for, for doing that, you know what I mean? Because they have the money, they have the flash, they have the name, they have the connections, but her family had the love of horses. I agree. I think if she's, if she knows horses to an extent that these people, you know, it's been almost not bred out, but over, over the generations, they've sort of lost their love. Then, her coming in, she's gonna bring this whole fresh air to the, to the stable. I love the horse side of things. Like, I feel like she's gonna be bossy about horses, and then in the bedroom she'll be the opposite. And, there's gotta be a scene where there's like, horse tack. You know, like delivery stuff or whatever it's called. The, the, the Right. Saddle. There's leather. I think she starts. I actually, okay, I had this idea while you're like, I was like, what if her father did own horses originally, like her family owned horses and was small and they got shut down and they had to sell out. But what if he went to work? What if he, he was like the head horse manager guy of their stables? But then got fired when he would not condone the treatment or or quit because he could not condone the treatment. And so she has actually been told specifically how bad these horses are treated and also told like how wrong that is. So she's grown up with that like knowledge and maybe when she got old enough to be a vet, she's actually championed like animal care rights. And so she's like sent letters to them. She sent letters to the thing. So they know her as being a nuisance, but then they die. And so she, who, what is she going to do? She's going to bother the next guy. I love it. I love it. That's perfect. And she's, she's known by everybody who works there. Everyone on the estate knows she's not allowed to go far and wide to find another vet because there's no other local vets. So it's just been. A huge pain in the ass for the family. And of course he's coming in from outside and he's, he, he doesn't understand. He wants the closest vet and he's trying to get the animals cared for and rehoused or whatever his. The thing that would be fastest is if he knew of, or, you know, probably even had an offer from a big, a place like him, right? Like, like someone else who just treats the horses like commodities doesn't care that much. But it's like, I know how to make money with them. So like, yeah, I'll buy you the whole lot from you. This could be, you could be done with all of this. And he's like, that sounds amazing. That sounds like exactly what I want. And she's like, no, not only are you treating them wrong, but you cannot sell them to these people who will also treat them wrong. And so they, you know, it's giving like shop around the corner. What is it called? Oh, you've, you've, you've got, oh, you've got, you know, yes. So like the, the, the fact is he's, he's wanting the thing that she absolutely does not want. And the thing that she's going to fight tooth and nail, I think when her, her first email to him could be like, I'm sure you are horrified to know about this terrible treatment, which he probably is a little horrified by, but then she's going to come in with such a heavy handed manner of like, you know, you've got to do this and this and this and he's like, Who is this girl even telling me what to do? Like, I have no interest in this. But intrigued, intrigued nonetheless. It does also feel like a little hot, like even though it's just via email. He's also, I would like to show her a few things actually. And the other thing is he's going to go back to the home and he's going to talk to whoever is running the stables now, who we know as the reader is not a great guy because he's willing to run the stables this way. I think from the hero's point of view, the sky is going to appear very, Normal, and I'm not saying that here is going to trust him. He's not going to be global. He's not going to be like, oh, this is a fantastic guy, but he's going to be like, I don't see the problem. Like, I am not personally willing to step out on a limb for these horses and change the way all forcing is done. You know what I mean? Like, Yeah, and also the bad guy in the stable or the untrustworthy guy will be able to maybe make the hero doubt the heroine too and make her sound untrustworthy. She's a squeaky wheel. She's a pain in the ass. You know, she's been shutting down stables all over the country. This guy just wants the horses to be sold. He wants to get his bonus payment or whatever it is. And, you know, move on. He could even, he could, well, he could want the sale to go through because maybe he wants to go. He knows that there's no future here anyway. And so he wants to go work for this other company and with these horses with a big bonus and everything, like you said, but there could even be like a scandal in her past. That he could bring, because she's local and had worked there, so like, he would know, you know, if she ever had like, even just like a love related scandal, because guys love to bring that up about women, so it would just be like, you know, this girl, desperate, got left at the altar, whatever it is, you know? Oh, I think that works. I, I mean, it's immediately when you said scandal, I thought of like, she, she burned, you know, or she like opened cages, animal cages and like wreaked havoc. But I do, I think a love scandal is always a little more titillating and a little more fun. Cutie! Wait, do you have one behind you and one on your lap? We'll pretend she's a horse for the purposes of this storytelling. I think it could be both actually. I think she, maybe she was, you know, radical and I think it's hard for people to, You know, when I hear someone was doing that, I'm like, cool, good for them. But I mean, I do think it was a little extreme to some people, you know, who's there, he's just like, it discredits her. But I think, I think bringing up a little love problem would be interesting. Cause then he can use that later on. And so he shows up and the guy is just like, yeah, you should sell. And he's thinking, yeah, I should sell. Because even if I don't love the way these forces are going to be treated, maybe, maybe he knows right away. I don't love it. But it's just, again, you know, I mean, some people don't like the fact that we even do horse racing. It's just like, how much are you going to fight this whole system? Right? The horses were bred to be raced and bred to be trained this way and stuff like that. So he's, he's there and he's like, you know what, but I'm frustrated. And now there's a BDSM club near me. And that's great because I would love to let off some steam with a nice little sub, you know, little, little Scottish. I love him. The, I, so he goes into a, a recently open club in the nearest city, which is probably like a drive for him and maybe is, maybe he's meeting old friends there, or maybe he just goes, I guess he would go in on her, his own. She, so do we think she's kinky and she's just a sub who goes to the club or I, I tend to think. Generally, it feels like a newbie is more exciting to write because it's an awakening. It's a new experience. Also, through their eyes, it's more fun, I think, but it doesn't have to be, she can be an experience. So it could be that her, she was in love or she thought she was, she was engaged to this guy. He could have introduced her to this whole, you know, dynamic. Now that he jilted her, she's like, you know, maybe a friend convinces her, like, this is, this is the way to do that. And she's like, no, I only did it really. You know, with him who was loved, he did it. And you know, I don't know if it really could ever be like that in a club. And, and her friend's like, just come, you don't, you obviously don't have to actually do anything, right. You just can come to the club and she's thinking to herself, I'm definitely not gonna do it. And it can be a masked night like event at the club, which is always a good excuse for people to be. At least partially. And so, I mean, she might have looked him up when she started corresponding with him, but she wouldn't know what he looks like. Exactly. So I think, and honestly, she might not have, or just, you know, sort of like, he might even just be like a byline in on some Wikipedia page about their family or racing courses or something like that. Not like he's necessarily in society or whatever. Um, I don't know. We care what he did, what he's doing as a job, maybe just something really like finance, like something really fully opposite the situation of courses and it's just like very esoteric ideas of numbers. So, and. I like that he has money of his own that he has made apart from the family so that in the end, he will be able to, to save the stable. He will be able to finance all of that. And really that would piss his, his uncle off even more, right? Like he'll be like, I won't support you. And he'll be like, fine. He'll go off and make his fortune. And the uncle's just like furious. I think that works. And I, I like, so I like the idea of the two of them having sort of instant attraction in the club getting pretty dirty. I think at their, at their first meeting, like going both ways. She's feeling out of place. She's feeling nervous. Maybe she like gets a drink and you know, maybe there's even a conversation about it where, where if you have either one drink or a couple of drinks that you can't play. And so her friend is like, get it, get a virgin drink. And she's like, I'm not going to play. It doesn't matter. And her friend's like, just get it anyway, the night is young, you don't know where it's gonna go. And so she gets this like, virgin lemon drop or whatever, and then meets him, and immediate attraction, immediate intensity. I also think I really like it, especially in a Dom situation. Intimidate like feeling that intimidation because I sort of to me it feels central to what is hot about it. So absolutely I wouldn't mind her seeing him in a scene with somebody to start off with and being super titillated super kind of has never felt this excited about kink before even though she participated in the lifestyle. No. with her ex. But nothing sexual, just like, you know, just some flogging or something. Just some like, maybe flogging and I'm, you know, might just be my, my mood or just me in general, but I feel like almost a little humiliation. She could be fully clothed, this other person. And I want him to be very urbane, you know what I mean, because everyone there really still lives like in the country, even if they're in a city, it's still like an area that he's like fully from London, the core of London. So he's, he's just very urbane and like very cool and calm compared to some of the more rugged guys there. He just feels a little aloof. And that is making, that is working for her. I love Aloof, and I love that he just knows everything, like he's clearly an expert. He knows exactly what he's doing. He's got, maybe she overhears some conversation between some other subs, who are just all a Twitter about how, This new guy is here, he's very exciting, and he spots her, and she is just exactly what he likes, physically. Very specifically, Disney Cinderella, right? Like, there's all the girls, they all want to hit the prince, and then he looks over, and she's a little bit apart and behind, but he sees her, he heads straight for her, they're all like, where are you going? And he's like, Now I see what I want. She's sparkling. She's sparkling from the corner. She's just, and he might, I like the idea of him being a little blasé about it too. Like, not really, like he's there because this is what he does, but maybe he's, A, I think he's not that excited about being in the country and being, you know, relegated by his, by his circumstances to this place. And also I think he's maybe bored because he hasn't had any deep connection with anyone in so long. So this is, he gets the spark. And it's not that he, especially because, you know, we know we're like, we're always looking ahead. Like if we want him to settle down. On the family lands with the horses in the end. It's not that he actually hates horses and country, because if he did, that would not be a happily happy ending. It's that it's just so deeply connected to his experience growing up and his, his not getting along with his, his family. And I wonder if he even lost his father early and maybe was even kind of like raised by his uncle and his cousin who were older than him. So he really was kind of like in the worst position. Also, it's not a stretch. I think. To assume that someone who would be rough and cruel and even abusive to animals would do it to him as a child. So yeah Yeah, so his memories are terrible. He was and I mean you said cinderella, of course now he's He's in that position of having been raised by his uncle treated badly He took off at the first opportunity and left the family and so I love him seeing Yeah This woman having this like deep truly Cinderella connection with her like they connect Really hard. I mean, he's so good with his hands good with his voice like he talks and she just melts and they both Would probably look for each other again, like, you know, he's the prince, he'd be trying to find her again, except they meet each other in real life, right? Yeah, so I think he, I think she, as a vet, has You know, she, she didn't just become a vet for like the science of it or even just because she loved animals. I think like her family, like her father and her family before her has this sort of like special connection with animals. And I think oftentimes when someone can do that with animals, they can do it with people. So maybe he looks, he's the picture perfect Dom, but she can sense that he's not fully engaged, that it's not what he really wants. She feels his pain. She feels his pain. She can see a little bit beneath the mask. I love it. Other people cannot. And so they I just, I have to say she's the dom whisperer. She's the Dom Whisperer. I love it so much. And all the Doms there would be interested in her just because like, new girl, you know, she's beautiful, whatever. He's going to be like, no, you guys are all out. They're going to chat. I think at first they're going to chat specifically about it, where I think she'll point it out. You know, she'll be like, great scene. Everyone said great scene at the end or whatever. And he's like, thanks. And she's like, she'll say something to show him that she saw beneath the mask. And he'll be like, what? This is. It's always nice to be seen, but it's also scary. Yeah, and she'll see that it's partly almost an act. He's been doing it for so long, it's almost like he's blase, and she sees that. I love that. And she's, suddenly, that puts her in control. Yeah, she could challenge him. She could be like, who, who, like, if he's like, oh, let's go do a scene. And he's still thinking, I just like her body. She's hot. Like, you know, that's, he's telling himself that's the only reason he'd do it. So he would kind of do it the way he did it before, which is, which is close on or off, but in public. And she'll kind of challenge him. Like, who am I going to be doing the scene with? Am I going to be doing it with? You know that persona that you were or like the real you and he's like More turned on and he's like we're gonna do it in private now. We're gonna do it in private So they go get a private room. They have a scene They you know, maybe start off with there's gonna be some negotiation. I like the negotiation Because it's hot also right because I mean a it would just normally happen but also it's hot for him to be able to ask what she likes and You Use her like physical reactions as much as she he uses her words. Right? Yeah. Also, this question is what questioning is going to immediately reveal the fact that she's actually not that experience. She's only done this with one guy, not at a club. So. She'll have to say, I'm not sure to some of this stuff. And I think he'll like that, which I think he'll, and this is where it's going to start to break him open a little bit, even that early, I think about the whole country thing, because a lot of the things he doesn't like about the country are things that she's going to exemplify. And at this point, like her inexperience is going to be, Something that he doesn't necessarily gravitate towards, usually, but the fact that he's suddenly her guide in some ways, and yet she also is, you know, has character. I think he's gonna, he's just not even gonna understand how far, how far he's gone by the end of this scene between the two of them. He's gonna be like, you know, three quarters into her and have no idea. Yeah, he's going to have gravitated towards women who are more like him because he knows they don't want necessarily a relationship Like like the way that he also doesn't want one, but he cannot stop himself with her, right? He still kind of knows she's what I should not go for. This is but he can't stop himself. It's too intriguing It's too hot. It's too it's too attractive to have someone who kind of sees him back. I love this. And are we still, like, is this still their, their meet cute? I think it's kind of their meet cute. So I think how far they go, like he just maybe does. Something like like a flogging or spanking and and then maybe make sure come and then like that's it. I don't think they go further on the first meeting. Yeah, I think he might do a little public flogging and by the time they get into the private room, they get to that spanking and things move, move beyond. I love that. I love it. I think we should have I think we had to see him already interact with that horse guy and answer some emails from her and get, you know, so now I think we have to go into her life and we see her go home and be like, Oh my God, that night was amazing. Does that mean it would just be like that with everyone? Cause I did actually like it with the guy I was engaged to and now there's this guy, but it doesn't feel like it would be anyone. I wasn't interested in any other dogs there. It just was him. But maybe he also implied, like, I'm not sticking around. I don't belong here. Like he could have said that. And she understands that about him, even with their limited relationship. And so she's kind of telling herself, like, be cool, be sophisticated about this. You knew what you were getting into at a club, you know? And she checks her email. And sure enough, there is a rude, uncool, new Lord. And maybe they either didn't exchange names on purpose. They told each other not to. Maybe they gave each other nicknames. Yeah, it can have club names. I mean, they get that's where they could have just done like, you know, it could be something where he's just like, his name is Nick and he's like, You know, Nicholas, long name, long name, the third. And she's not going to assume that's the same because it's a common name in Scott Scotland or something like that. So anyway, she gets this high handed email and it's like this guy, I'm going to take him down, like I'm, he doesn't know what's going to, he doesn't know what's hit him. Maybe she was even close to taking down the old people before they passed using some sort of mechanism of what, I don't know, the law, um, in some ways. And so she. That types back a furious, you know, response and we get to see that as the reader of her just sort of like trying to take him down a notch and already we can envision like how mad he's going to be on receiving this email. I would love an instantaneous response from him that's very curt and dismissive so that she's sitting there. She's going to write paragraphs. Yes. That's one line immediately, just trying to shut him down. And I want her to reply right away so that we have this first scene. So they've gone through this like really sexy stuff. They're both at home afterwards and they're, they're typing to each other. They're like past the adrenaline. They're both exhausted, but also getting worked up again. So there's this whole like secondary session happening. Yes, completely. And I also want it to be that obviously she's going to say a lot about animal rights and about the law and she's going to be talking, talking, talking about his uncle and stuff like that. And she'll maybe throw in like the tiniest seed of something personal just to like get illustrate her point. And that's what his response is going to be on. He's going to like ignore all of that. Oh, that's so terrible. I know. That's terrible. It's going to infuriate her. And I think our, our readers, because that, that kind of behavior, dismissive behavior is just not, but it also is interesting because what the reader can kind of imply or is actually true anyway, is that part of the reason why he's sidestepping that whole conversation is that he kind of agrees with her, right? He's not going to argue with her about animal care rights, right? Because he's not, he's not passionate in the other direction. The only reason he's even in this position is because of his uncle and trying to get rid of this stuff. So it is, it seems like he's ignoring her, but it's also because he doesn't disagree with any of that. It's just irrelevant to his plans. I, and I love character wise him getting, getting upset, like getting just gruffly irritated by it because yes, yes, she, you know, she's right, but that's not the point. I can see him on a personal level. We're seeing the little bits of the conflict within him coming out, which I love. I love that. But if the person that she was. To I don't know if I correctly was a local politician who she worked on this with, who then realized he had even bigger ambitions and that she was maybe a little too provincial to support him. And so that's why he left her. And so what she can actually say is. This bill, you know, by so and so is going to block this, something like that. Just refer to this guy and say, basically he has the, the, the download from his, his stable owner. He can say, that's the guy who left you at the altar. Ooh, that is such a mic drop moment. And she, yeah, things are getting real right there. I think that would be the end. That would be like a good night moment. And then the next day. So, so when they meet at, I mean, does she have to come to help an animal at some point to the, to his. Yeah, I think, I don't, I think we, I don't know if we want to have them meet one more time, like at the club to get closer or whether we feel like we even need to do that. The hard part about it is that like sexually, I mean, it would be fun to have that scene, but if the characters are not necessarily getting developed. Yeah. In a major way. I don't know that we need it. Although I like the idea of not sure we need it. Yeah, I think they would think about it a lot like they would obsess about it and they would plan on going back to the club, but I don't think we okay. What if? Yes. What if there's a little emergency at the. At the farm, they're going to have some like baseline medical knowledge just from caring for them. And they're like, this is more than we can do. Maybe even the regular vet shows up the one they've been using. And it's like some drunk who's like, doesn't care. He's like, he's like, just put this animal down. It's not going to work. And he can be like, listen, Obviously this is your business and not mine. I don't know shit about this, but it just seems like that's a little rash. Don't you think like he can actually, he can act very casual about it. Like he doesn't care that much, but he obviously is bothered by this idea and they're going to put him down immediately. Like, okay, city boy, you do not know what you're talking about. We've been doing this forever. We're telling you what it's going to be. But the other thing is the manager can say something really callous. Like it's just, it's just a few thousand dollars. You know what I mean? Like, that's all we lose to put this animal down and this guy can be like, you know, I'm not changing my whole mind about this whole situation. All I'm saying is let's get a second opinion. That's the only ruling I'm making right now. But even that will feel like a betrayal to them. They're gonna fight him. They're not gonna like it. He's gonna have to put his foot down and be like, listen, I'm actually the lord of this manor. I did not want to be, but I am. So we're gonna get a second opinion. And they're like, well, the only other vet that Is this lady and he's like, then call her, whatever. And I think that's also the moment when he internally, we see that he's a really good guy. He doesn't want to do this. We understand too, that he is prepared to fire the manager. He just wants to get everything, you know, off his hands, but his reaction to the manager, I think can be almost violent when he says that. And I, I wouldn't mind seeing like, Some backstory flashes to backstory where he had he remembers things that his uncle did that were just Violent and terrible and so there's you know a conflict coming up for him. You know what? Yeah I mean, I feel like it's not just that he wants to escape the country because it was so bad It's also like who he may think to himself who I am when I'm here is my uncle. I am a violent When he, if he does have a violent reaction, even if the guy deserves it, he's going to feel a little bit like, I don't even know if he needs to honestly get violent. I think this guy will back down as soon as he exerts like a little bit of vocal authority. But even if he feels the intense desire to punch this guy in the face, he'll be like, Whoa, that is. Not what I'm about. That's why I left this place. It brings out the more feral tendencies in me. That's what I don't like about the country. It's not just that I will get beaten. It's that I will become this person who beats others. And in the, in, in the city, I don't have that problem in the city. I just have my very ritualized sex violence that is, you know, completely different than this. It's totally under control. It's, he controls it, he's the master, and suddenly, like, emotional, past led violence is coming out. I love that. And I love that we're seeing the two sides of him, and that he's been hiding, you know, the little boy for so long, and so now, and being faced by the potential violence against him. Or unkindness towards a suffering animal is just really, he's reacting badly. So even if he doesn't, yeah, I don't think he would hit the guy, but I think he would definitely, he would definitely have urges. I love that. That's the thing though. Yeah. Like what's his name? Like, sir, you know, Ian something or other. Yeah. Is he short for something or is that just the whole name? It's just the name. I think it's a, um, like a version of John originally, but maybe not Iain. So in France, in French, there's Yann, Y A N N. I like Iain. I think it's quite sexy. Iain, I'm just literally Googling Scottish last name. We're going to give him a last name. Scott, uh, Iain Murray McDonald. Perfect. I don't know. McLeod, McLeod. Actually, I don't think he can be the third just because isn't it like the oldest son type thing and he wasn't gonna inherit right now. He's the first I guess Lord something or other. Yeah, I like the name, but I think I'm using that in my state. I think I gave the brother, a name. It might be that. Ah, anyway. Um, I think I was looking at Irish names though. So like there's some overlap. Yeah. Anyway, his name is Ian. That works. So like we're calling her. Okay. She, she shows up. I love that she shows up and she takes over. She is all business. She knows exactly what to do. And of course The manager is an asshole, you know, is off, is pouting or whatever he's doing, trying to prove that he's right. And then Ian and our vet heroine have to come together to save this animal's life. Yeah. And it's one of those scenes where there's, there's enmity between them. You know, they're kind of, they're kind of, Bitching at each other, maybe snapping, but at the same time, they both end up at the end of the scene admiring the other one, even if they don't admit it, they would, they would definitely, there would be more than just the club because they're going to recognize each other right away. They're like, I feel like they will, even with masks, it will be, it's going to have to be like you asshole from the emails. And then they're going to be like, wait, you from the club. And then they're And then they're going to hear like a horse whinny in pain and they're going to both have to be like, put it aside, they're going to rush in and she's going to be like, you know, he's going to look and be like, this looks really bad. Maybe they were right after all. And she's going to be like, I don't give up basically. And which I think is, is just part of her. It's a core part of her personality, right? Because in a way, the thing she's trying to fight is so large. That people do give up, right? Like that's why we give up because it just feels impossible. But her personality is, I don't give up. So she rushes in and, and they, I, I mean, I'd love to see them working together for a long time. Of course, I'm picturing like, you know, births of a birth of a, an animal birth that's going wrong. Oh, that could be what they say. Like maybe the baby is not coming out. Obviously this shows, I mean, I don't know anything about birthing. What if like. Baby is not coming out. Well, really, they might lose both of them. And they say, kill the mother because she's worthless. And this little is going to be like a champion. And he's just like, it's just too callous to even look at it that way. I do not. And I want, I do think that for an enterprise that big, they've got, they've got a lot of helpers and some of those helpers maybe do care about the horses, but they're, they're obviously not willing to stand up to the head guys or they wouldn't even be there. So I think they do have some other people there who are like, go get us towels, go get us whatever. But he's like, literally in the stall with her when she's like, I need some help. Cause it's also like really physical. They're like very heavy animals. So she's like, you have to do this. And he's like, just like doing it and just wondering like, what the hell am I doing with my life that I'm literally like holding this bloody horse baby, but then they do it. And I mean, that's a powerful moment right there. If they succeed, you know, they're going to succeed and they're both going to live. And I mean, it's powerful even, I think if you're just watching it and it's in, it's smooth, but the fact that it might've gone poorly and then you've saved them, like that's a huge bonding experience. It's huge. And also they, I like that the whole team, the people working there will immediately start to admire him and look up to him. They'll all sort of set aside what they've always thought about her for gossip reasons. And so it'll change the dynamic in a way that. Suddenly the manager just does not look like he's not the person and maybe they didn't respect the manager anyway. Probably they wouldn't. A lot of these people wouldn't have respect, right? Like I will show you deference because I have to, or I'll be gone, but that's not the same thing as respect. Oh, I love it. I love that. It's like creating his little family too. Like this is creating the village, the found family. That's going to, that's going to gather around the two of them. They would, they would have negative feelings towards her because they've been, you know, all this stuff, but also they'd have negative feelings towards him because his family probably talked about how much they hated him and how late the city boy he was. And, and so, yeah, this is like, Whoa, we did not expect this of him. So the little foal is born. And I think she's going to say, I mean, because it was so rough of a birth, there might still be some sort of like uncertainties or injuries. She's like, I'm going to come back, you know, every day to check on this, these Both the mom and the baby and, or, and he's going to agree because like, regardless of, of, you know, his feelings or their concerns about all of this stuff, he's going to say he wants them to survive. So, and obviously he can't trust the foreman. So I think he's got to fire the foreman. I just don't think there'll be a conflict. I think there needs, there needs to be a moment where he literally rips the guy away from something that he is doing. In a cruel way and throw him aside or throw him to the ground and you know, this is not how we treat animals and the manager is going to be snide and have have a response about his uncle and then he's going to order him off and suddenly he's on his own like he's The one in charge. And so left alone, things will suddenly start to change. And I also think there can be a moment. So throughout this, she's visiting regularly and I think there will be whiskeys shared and exhausted movements, you know, out on the porch, which sounds very American and not very Scottish. Even be the first night, right? Because she's going to be like, After the birth, she's going to just be exhausted. She's going to be a mess. And so, but she's also maybe even going to be a little shaky. Like it's an adrenaline moment. And she's going to be like, I'm just going to drive home. And he's going to be like, it's not safe for you to drive right now, come back in the house. And they have a moment. Maybe even like, Those for her and like some old Scottish clothes of his mother's or something, you know, like tucked away in a trunk. He's like, here, where this. She comes out of the shower wrapped in his mom's. Yes, I love it. All scrubbed clean. They share a whiskey in front of the fire. Yeah, and so, and then the next day, I think, you know, she could come and the Scott, maybe he hasn't yet. He didn't fire the guy like, in that moment, but he's, he's obviously not impressed. And the guy is still pissed and feeling like his territory has been invaded and so he might go out and sort of take it out on a horse, you know what I mean? Like, and that would be the moment that, like you said, he's going to air him off the horse and be like, get out of here. Get off this land. You're not welcome here. And at this point, he's like, He's getting more and more attached to this land, which is in his blood anyway. And he's mending things and building things and, you know, developing relationships with the people and animals she's coming every day. So they're developing relationship, which can actually get sexy at this point, especially after he fires the foreman or the manager, because she can have the false belief at this point that he is not going to sell, like maybe she'll be under the illusion. That he's keeping it and he's going to run it, right? He's, he's proving that he's willing to change the care. Like she can actually say when she comes, she's like, not just. The, you know, he's going to be like, how is the mom and baby that she's going to be like, they're doing well. I still need to check on them. But, you know, all of them need this other type of care and he might even give her a hard time just to give her a hard time, but he's going to do it. She's going to come back the next day and it's going to be in place. Yes. Yes, and he couldn't even invest in things, which is, you know, the half of him that doesn't realize what he's doing is like spending money, right? It's like investing in the property, fixing it up, doing all this stuff while the other half is still in London, still in the fancy club, still pretending, kind of lying to himself saying, you know, the only reason I'm investing in this thing for the horses care is just to keep them healthy until I can sell the place. It's like, that's, That's all I'm doing like he's just completely lying to himself about that I think that's perfect and the two of them will get so close and I'm seeing so many moments outside, moments where he's riding again and he hasn't ridden in 20 years. And the two of them share like moments in meadows, you know, hands are held, and there are these really intense warm moments. And then The buyers are coming the next day to visit and it could be like, she's like this, this kind of saddle hurts them or something. And then when they get the new ones in, you know, she's like, how does it ride? How did it feel? Because she assumes that anyone would ride a horse if they were given a chance. And he was like, I don't know. I haven't ridden a horse in 20 years or whatever. And she's like, what? And so they go off and do it. They haven't an impromptu race. You know what I mean? First, they're like, just. Taking it out and, and seeing how it goes. And she's like, you know, and he's like, dang, I did really love this when I was a kid. This was like my favorite part of being a kid. And, and then they decide to have a little race and maybe they actually stop at some, like, he'll get off the horses, share a kiss. You know, and he's like, I think they could even have like a scene like a kink scene there and I can see it starting with her kind of jokingly commenting on his writing him making a joke, you know joking back and suddenly the Dom sub thing comes back and she gets a spanking and there's a moment where you know, He uses Something to tie up her hands and then suddenly they're they're doing it in the field. Yeah, like he could do and I think it's interesting too, because, you know, even the. Accessories that he used were very city, right? And so he can tie her up with, like, the sort of, like, rough leather thing with her hands and he can even, like. tear off a branch and say, I'm going to use this like as a switch or whatever, or even if he doesn't do it right at that moment, he could sort of threaten her with it. And he starts like sort of how kinky the countryside is, you know, it's just, this is so good. This is so every one of my books, like goes towards country and family, even, even if they're set in urban settings, you know, I, it appeals to me as a writer so much. Like, I love that. I love the rough letters. I don't know if a horse would do this, but I kind of think they would. I feel like I've, I've, I've seen enough TikToks about horses to think they would do this, but dogs do this, which is that if you're like sort of doing a kink or whatever, and you're, and you're hurting someone consensually, the horse will try to stop, like, you just know, the horse would try to like nuzzle his hand away to just be like, you know, don't hurt her. And that's going to be like, So cute. Yeah, I love that. He's gonna be his uncle would obviously just be pissed at the horse. Like, how dare you? And he's gonna be like, nobody, don't worry. And you know, she likes it or whatever. You know, he's gonna just go tie tie the horse up to a tree so he doesn't, you know, keep nudging them, but it would change the nature of the scene to I think between them, you know, he can't, he can't. even act out rough stuff if the horse is getting upset. And so there would be, I don't know, that's a real tender moment. I love that. I love that with the horse coming and getting worried. And then, so they're super close and actually, you know, if this is sort of the crux of them falling in love, or if there's another scene later, they can go home and then it could actually that the buyers are there. At that point, I mean, I think she needs, well, we have the good thing about the timeline is that we do have her coming back every day. So it could be any day. Like, it could be, but it could, but it would just definitely be like the next day. I do think before this, like, when she was giving all the advice, you got to change the saddles, you got to change that, whatever. She's got to say, Hey, that horse in the corner, you know, he, he can be trained. He doesn't need to be, you know, he can be taught not to do that. And he can be like, she's like, let me do it. And he's going to be like, absolutely not. Right. Because it's not just about the fact that, you know, like it's, it's that he's worried for her specifically, not just that he's worried about all people, you know, right. And so they've already established that. And I think, um, that he, she wants to work with that animal and he is refusing. The thing is, it's like part of her argument will work against her, right? Because she'll be like, maybe they even bought that animal from someone else who was even worse or whatever. But, you know, she can say like, he actually has spars, like that's how badly he was treated. And the thing is, that doesn't, it's not like the hero is unmoved by that. He does care, but he's thinking, well, then all the more reason why you can't go near him, because he has learned to be, Fearful of people. And you're still a person. I mean, this is such a metaphor for him too, right? Like he's, if we give him scars right from something that happened in his childhood, like there can be a big moment. I wonder if he will start like developing relationship with this horse to, it would be that it could be almost instead of her. It could be him going out on a moment. You know, Dark, not even trying to admit it to himself what he's doing, but sort of being unable to stop. Oh, I have such a, like, a goose, gooseflash moment of thinking of him realizing that she would take the time on this horse and, like, seeing that she would take the time on him and that, you know, the Also, he thinks, he goes into that whole experience, you know, when he moves there first, believing the horse is ruined, but he still doesn't want to kill it. But he believes the horse is Is not fit for human. And so he does not immediately start working with the horse. Why? Because he still believes that he only starts working with the horse. Quietly, secretly when he almost starts to wonder deep within himself if he is redeemable. I love it. I love this much. I love him. He's such a, you know, wounded hero and he's, I love that like all of the smooth stuff goes away until the bad guys get there, quote unquote, and they're there to, and she sees him putting on this mask again, putting on this smooth. What if they, that sweet moment they had, it did get way more tender. It got way more close than he thought. And he is now terrified. He may be even and he acts urbane again. He acts. That was a great scene. Thanks, babe. You know? Oh, I love that and hate it all at once. I hate it as a reader and I love it as an author. It's so good. Yes, he can. That he's putting on the mask, he needs it, he needs to feel safe and he feels totally unsafe because he hasn't left himself out in the open like that. When the buyers arrive to, to sort of just like tour and discuss terms, no deal has been made, but they, you know, they're very serious about it. He's serious about it. It's not even like they have to do any convincing. He's like, thank God I wanted out. I was feeling too much. I got too close and now this is my ticket to be able to leave. Everything can go back to the way it was. Thanks. Yeah, and she can be there. She can show up at least for a part of it, and she can be just totally astounded, gobsmacked, and, you know, he can, he can, he can say something sort of really dismissive to her, and make her feel like I think they can also be dismissive to her, right? Because she's probably said shit to them too, right? Like, if she's just sort of like in this overall activism space, They're like, Oh, you, you know, right. Not only is she an activist, but she's just a vet. She's just the help. She's, yeah. And we can even be, I feel like in his POV for that, where part of him loves seeing her so protective of the animals and all sort of riled up and like, she's in her true essence, right? So he's going to enjoy seeing that. And he's even going to be offended on her behalf when they start insulting her. And so his, obviously the better half instinct, the one that had the tender moment with her. He wants to just like punch them again, you know, he wants to defend her and against them and kick them off his land, but the part of him that wants that safety of the city is thinking to himself, you know, this is kind of a kill two birds with one stone situation because if I'm rude to her right now, she'll really hate me, she'll leave, I can sell to these people. And so he can sort of back them up. Like, yeah, you obviously, like, don't really know what it's like and, you know, to run one of these. And, and I love that this makes his grovel. So, so he does, he does have to have that moment. When he realizes he's wrong. And I think the moment would probably come after they've left. And I think it's between him and the horse and maybe one of the employees is there like an older person who's been around for a while. But I think the horse, his horse before that though, here's what I think though, after I'll say it, we'll see if that's a good idea. I don't know. What if she's like, maybe that he actually, when she leaves. He's still kind of pissed at these guys, right? Like even if he made her leave and he feels way more turmoil because she's now left and he's like, Oh yeah, about this. I wanted this, but now it doesn't feel good. And so he's going to say, what about this for us over here? Or, or they may just say, Oh yeah, that one has to be put down. Right. And he's going to be like, no, you can still take him. Like, what if I just pay for his care? Just keep him alive. And they say, no, we're not going to do that. Like, like for any amount of money, it's just dangerous. Like, it doesn't make any sense for us. Like that's not part of the deal. And he can be like, damn it. Because, you know, I mean, a, it confirms what she was saying about like, you know, he can even ask some probing questions and sort of confirm what she was saying. Right and be like, now I don't want to sell. He can still just he won't maybe he won't send them away and say, no, he'll say, okay, you know what? Just write it up. Send it to me. I'll look over the contract like, but they think the deal is done. They think the deal is going to happen. Yeah, I think they, when he suggests they keep the horse. They would say no and then they would just sort of laugh it off. Sure. Sure. You know, and he can see that he's being made and and what I love is that he can get her back. Oh, he can get her back by instead of keeping it as a racing stable, he can turn it into a place for, you know, retired racing horse race horses and horses who need. You know, who would otherwise be put down and that's, he does that, not just to get her back, but because it's what he decides he needs to do, but also it's like a huge, huge gesture. I almost think though, before that, that like, they could, okay, so she believes the sale is going to happen. You as the reader are kind of getting the idea it might not happen, but he still hasn't even fully rejected it, out loud at least. Right, even to himself, maybe. And so then it's storming because, of course, why wouldn't it be? And she's thinking to herself. I know, like, listen, none of the horses are going to have a great life if they get sold, but there's nothing I can do to save all of them. That 1 horse, though. I can save. So she sneaks into the, onto the farm and gets that horse who doesn't know her still and doesn't trust her. And he's very skittish of storming. Like this is a bad, actually a bad, unsafe situation, but she's like, I've got to get him away. It's the only way to save his life. So she starts doing it. Maybe it does go poorly. He kind of rears up on her. Um, she doesn't get super injured, but, but the guy comes out, sees it and is horrified and sort of like, you know, just sort of like accosts her and is like with his horror. And it's just like, How could you do that? And she's like, how could you do that? And he's like, that horse could have killed you with like one kick. And she's like, going to die. And they're going to, and in this moment, like in this, like in the rain, while they're arguing, like their deepest feelings are going to come out. And she's like, you don't care about this. You don't care about the countryside. You don't care about the horses. You don't care about me. And he's gonna say, I, you know, he's gonna come out and just say, like, it's who I am when I'm here. This is who I become when I'm here. I'm come, I become someone who hurts horses and people and you, you know, and they're And I care too much. I care too much. And it's, it's, it hurts. It hurts. I mean, he can He can turn into that, like, almost historical romance hero in that moment, where the whole, like, his pain explodes with the lightning flashing, and I love this scene. And I want him to really live in the desolation. Like, I think, like, it would be romantic if right now he sort of turned the tides and said, like, I love you, but I think they can kiss. They can even have sex if we wanted to just sort of like an angry and anguished sex. But then ultimately he sends her away. He's like, go, you don't belong here. It's not safe for you here. And he puts the horse back in his stall. And then it's the moment where he can Go drink himself silly for like three days, you know, really work through all of those feelings about, you know, who he is when he's here and and acknowledging that maybe he doesn't have to be that person, you know that he can be someone else, even if he's living in this house and he has the title that he never wanted and he has the horses like that he can choose a different path. And so that's when he does the grand gesture and I think him recognizing to in those three desolate days having. Maybe seeing sparks of himself as a kid and the bits of him that actually did belong there more than his uncle more than his cousin and coming to terms with that. I love it. I love him. He's like a Heathcliff, you know, tragic, tragic hero. I love that too, because I mean, he has to like, obviously live physically live in the house, but he also can do that, like walk through the halls. And maybe he, like, refused to go into, live in the, the man, the head lord's room. He hasn't disrupted, he hasn't moved in there. He's like, why would I, I'm going to leave anyway. And he goes in and, and feel sort of the air of, of like malice, but also I feel like desperation, you know? And, and it's just like, listen, this guy, this is actually not who I am. This is even standing in this room. This is not who I am. I think that's great. They're going to have some like crest, you know, from like way back when they were like chosen by the king as the head of the horses and stuff like that. I love our like, like incredibly precise terminology here. Over the massive fireplace. Over the massive fireplace and he's going to be like, that is actually my heritage to care about this land and the horses and the people. And, and I thought, I have thought all along that I was betraying that by moving to the city, but really it was my uncle that betrayed it. Betrayed the entire heritage, the family, the name. I love it. It's beautiful. And he, so his grand gesture is, is perfect for him. It's perfect for her. It saves the animals. And then it creates this whole new entity that hearkens back to what his family was. Originally was, and I also think, well, I mean, it kind of depends on how we feel about horse racing as a whole, but we could also, I mean, I have heard the argument and that's, you know, fine is that, you know, that some of the horses love to race and that they really are bred for it and they love it. So it's almost like he doesn't have to stop the first racing, but he can say, that's not all we do. We also can start this foundation for the horses to be rehabilitated starting and we can name it after this horse. Whatever the horse's name, which is like a little bit black and he, and he could ask her, ask her to head it up and ask her, you know, she would be the first offer. Like he could be like, he could even do that where he could show up and that could be his first offer and she could be like, oh God, that is so meaningful and so good, but, and it's so perfect for me. Really, like I would have accepted this job, but can I even see him every day and then she can be on the, you know, on the fence about it and it maybe is not even until like that night he maybe he tells her or maybe her friend knows something and convinces her to go to the BDSM club that he sort of makes his like declaration declaration of like romance. I love it. I love that it's full circle and I love that it's, it's about blending all of the sides of them together. I love that. That's gorgeous. I love it. Yeah, and I think that just sort of like, he'll do the grand, Josh, like the grand declaration of his love for her and how she has changed him. And she'll be so moved, but then you can also be a little bit playful. Like, that's not what like a master would do. Like if he got that on one knee or something like that, and he could, then he could be like, Oh yes, well, I also have this other side of me. So let's do that now, you know? Right. And give her, show her a little of the bossiness that, that convinced her initially that this was what she needed in her life. Yes. And also like, I think it also goes to the heart of like, what is a dom, right? It's someone who sure they're in control, they're in command, but like they're supposed to be watching for and paying attention to and caring about the needs of the submissive, which is like what a horse caretaker does, you know, like sure you're in charge, but that doesn't just mean you do whatever you want. It doesn't mean you cause harm. The sub whispering. The sub and the dom whispering. Yeah, he's, he's, And maybe he could be a moment too, where he recognizes that he, this is something he's always had just this, like, it could harken back to his relationship as when he was younger with animals and I don't know. Almost like he, this was the avenue that he could safely. experience, especially in this. He told himself he was not into horses and stuff like that. And he realizes that, yeah, this was part of him all along. I think that works. And I, I, I love that it's full circle and I love that all of the parts of their lives overlap like that and come together that way. Okay. So what would the epilogue be? Oh, it ha I think it has to be on, at, on the horse farm. And I think it has to involve like, um, I think it would have to be some kind of an event. I mean, so it could be a racing thing, but I think it's more, it's more of a, be like a grand opening of the rehabilitation center. Yeah. Like I think it would be opening that or hosting their opening the doors or, you know, maybe it's wouldn't be like getting a new animal in. I mean, they could be getting married on the farm. Oh, Oh, you could totally have, like, a horse walking or riding down on a horse, or like, The horse that, that, like, killed his uncle, like, you put flowers around it, his neck, he goes down. Not the same animal at all. And then there's a speech about how this is what, you know, caring, receiving care, um, Does to a person, does to an animal, does to a man, transforms them, makes them feel better. Yeah, like greenery everywhere. A lot of the community there, I think. All the people who had shunned them, all the people who had shunned her, I think everybody, it would be that sense of family. And from the beginning, I've imagined somebody who worked there since he was a kid, some older, sage person, who kind of, Is there maybe a, you know, a cook or something who's been there from the start and who, who is present throughout all of it? I love, I love the kids, you know, kids are playing where kids haven't played in, in 40 years or whatever. I want her to like either, like maybe during the reception and, you know, of course it's like they've got the tent, the candlelight, the cake, everything, everyone is having a great time. Right. Flowers in their hair, things like that. I want her to, Oh, remember how she had the virgin lemon drop or whatever it was. And he could be like, Oh, have a glass of champagne or whatever. And she's like, I can't. And the thing is they, they, they birthed a baby together. So she's going to make a reference to that, like that mom's name, like, because of that, because I'm in the way of like that mom's name and he's going to be like, Oh my God, you know, he might not get right away. It'll take him, he'll be classically dumb. Right. Because he's never. Want thought about having a family. He's like, it's sort of like, just it takes him a minute. You know what I mean? His body is like accommodating the, the idea. And then tears, like man tears. And then the whole, everybody, old lady. overhears and then it's like the festival, you know, babies that, you know, Averly or whatever it's called again. Yay. Oh, I love it. I think it's just, it's festive. It actually feels in some ways like a historical, like an old school. And there was a moment early on when I thought like, well, we could just make it historical to make some of this easier. And then I was like, no, you know, I actually really love writing historical. Tropes in contemporary. And I love it that we did that essentially, but I liked that it was not, and that you had this like modern woman doing it because it would have been. It's always tricky to do those things like, you know, even when you want to have like a scientist in those days, she still has to be such an outcast and such a trailblazer and such, you know, in such an extreme move back then. And so, you know, obviously, it's still very cool that she's a vet in modern days, but, you know, it really can also just be a profession. So I did enjoy that. And I'm just going to say, so the next thing that we typically do is come up with a title. I already have one in my brain, but I don't know. I want to, I don't always have one in my brain when I ask this. I almost never do, but I had one. I don't have anything in my brain. My brain is empty. Mine is very simple, but I feel like if I had written this book and I were publishing it, I think I would call it like her Scottish billionaire. So I like it, but there's nothing about horses. I know there's nothing about horses.

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otter. ai Breaking the Scottish billionaire. I actually really like that. I like that because there's a little kink in there. I mean, I like that. I like that or taming, taming. So it's funny. I did a retelling of Jane Eyre and I was. Thinking of calling it, actually, as I was writing it, my idea was just Mr. Rochester of the title. And then I told my PR person, Nina, and she was like, that's not like romance y enough. And it's like, she wasn't a Jane Eyre fan, so that was part of it. And I did understand it's very Jane Eyre, right? Like it only sort of, Whatever. And she was like, she was like, how about taming Mr. Rochester, but ultimately when I was talking about it with some friends, we kind of decided it was too, it implied that like, he wouldn't be like the alpha or whatever. And so I went in a completely different direction and it's called private property, which is just, we just abandoned that entire thing. I still like it. I like both. I like breaking, taming. I think the Scottish is important though. Yeah, and I like Scottish billionaire or Scottish Lord. Scottish Lord, because if you just did, Lord sounds historical as part of the problem, but if you just did, uh, horses, it will feel like it's in Texas or something. Which is not, but it's like not the right, you know, vibe. I like Scottish billionaire. Cause we don't really have any of those, do we? Like, have you read a Scottish billionaire? I was like, I think it would actually be a good title because I think you'd get the idea that it's contemporary, get the Scottish and you sort of, I think you sort of get this country city dichotomy already, so it's simple, but I sort of think it works. I, I don't usually come up with a title and then like push it through in this way. I usually get a little bit more brainstory, but I'm like, listen, It is what it is, but anyway. I'm drawing a blank on titles, so it's perfect. Yeah. The best I've got is, oh, Dom Whisperer, which doesn't work. Oh, the Dom Whisperer. It, it doesn't work cause she'd have to like know a lot of doms, but I definitely think it's adorable. And maybe her friend should call her that. You know what I mean? Like, like almost like at the end of the night, she could be like, her friend could be like, but what about that guy? And she could be like, Oh no, that guy has this problem. And her friend could be, I love it. She knows. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. We did it. We did the whole thing all the way through. So, and so the final question I have is if a listener loved the Scottish billionaire What book of yours should they read? Oh, definitely Kink Camp. Which, Kink Camp, which takes place in exactly what it sounds like. A camp where they are kinky. It's a summer camp for adults. And it's a primal romance, which involves primal play with a dom and a sub, and it's very kinky and outdoorsy and exciting. That is perfect. Okay. So Kink Camp Hunted is the first book and I will put a link in the story notes. So if you're listening right now, you can just sort of click over to wherever you hit play and you'll find the link to that book so that you can read it. Kink Camp Hunted by Adriana Anders. And thank you, Adriana, so much for coming and doing this with me. I had a great time. Skye. This was so much fun. so much for listening to Storytime with Skye. I hope you enjoyed the story we crafted this week. Please subscribe so you don't miss a new episode and leave a review so that other listeners can find our show. We always put links for any books we discuss as well as books by the guest author in the show notes. So you can definitely find something new to read. And if you want to help choose our romance adventure, be sure to join our Facebook group, Storytime with Skye. That's where we gather suggestions and poll our readers, just like you, to find out what our next story will be. Thank you for being part of the story. Welcome to the story. It's Storytime with Sky. You can fall in love and laugh until you cry. It's Storytime with Sky. It's Storytime with Sky.