Two artists, Fred and Henry,  immersed in the Pre-Raphaelite art movement, with its yearning for romantic escape from the materialism of Victorian society.  Two men deeply in love with their beautiful models.  But every heart hides a secret and both couples have put certain shameful events behind them, events that, if exposed, could threaten their blissful new life. The Crimson Bed, a family heirloom passed down through the female blood line since Elizabethan times, brings with it ancestral secrets that will eventually affect Fred leading him into the darkness of London slums and a very different world to that of his peaceful home. Passions escalate as he becomes increasingly jealous of his wife’s closeness to her handsome godfather, Lord Percy Dillinger, and when shocking truths finally come to light, their lives will never be the same again . . .

Adult Sexual scenes

The Crimson Bed created by Loretta Proctor an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

The Crimson Bed

Fred spent several, long-drawn-out, tempestuous hours with Sue. They arose sometime in the mid-morning and Sue sent the tiny slavey for some hot water, washed, and dressed, the little girl helping her to button up at the back before being sent off again on another errand with a hard slap for her pains. 


Fred, who had swiftly got himself ready, went into Sue's parlour and looked about him. It was tidy enough with plain, simple furnishings. He was relieved by this, as a dirty place would have made him feel uneasy and sordid. He had imagined she might have quite a boudoir, all lace covers, heavy velvet curtains and hangings but this was not the case. Only the large sofa of dark brown velvet was plump, soft, covered over with overstuffed cushions and lacy antimacassars on top of the arms and along the back. 


Chapter 46: Fred sinks deeper into trouble