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

'I don't believe it!  Have you seen this announcement in the Times, Ellie?'


 Ellie looked up from her breakfast plate and stared at Fred as if waking up. She had been deep in thought, remembering her conversation with Lord Dillinger.  They had spoken for what seemed like hours about the past. Lord Dillinger had been as much moved and saddened by her father's death as herself and it had been wonderful to cry a little and be comforted, to talk about Joshua and her love for him and listen to anecdotes and stories from her father's youth from someone who had known him since they had been at Oxford together. Lord Dillinger had spoken often of Joshua's meeting with Maria and their marriage.


'We were both in love with Maria Templeton - in fact, I think every male in London was in love with her.' His smile was sad. 'She was the most beautiful woman in society then. To think I introduced your father to her. I wanted to marry Maria myself but the family had other designs for me.'


Chapter 52: Fred does some soul searching