This weekend I was editing Book 5 in the Morganstar Series, which is where the Victorian social standing really starts to crumble and by Book 6, it's all down around their Victorian ears.
When we think of the Victorian era, our minds usually drift toward the polished surface: elegant drawing rooms, fine china, whispered conversations over afternoon tea, and ladies gliding across ballroom floors in yards of silk. It’s an easy world to romanticise. It looks refined, orderly, and delightfully romantic.
But if you look just beneath that glossy lacquer, Victorian society was an absolute pressure cooker.
To be considered "respectable" in Victorian Britain wasn't just a lifestyle choice; for many, it was a matter of survival.
