Historical Fiction
The Spanish Bride
1940·422 pages
A British officer marries a young Spanish noblewoman who follows the drum through the Peninsular War’s battles and hardships.
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A British officer marries a young Spanish noblewoman who follows the drum through the Peninsular War’s battles and hardships.
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Shot-proof, fever-proof and a veteran campaigner at the age of 25, Brigade-Major Henry George Wakelyn Smith is reputed to be the luckiest man in Lord Wellington's army. Yet at the seige of Badjos in 1812, his friends foretell the ruin of his career. From the moment that 14 years old beautiful Doña Juana María de los Dolores de León looked into the eyes of Harry Smith, the dare-devil officer in the rifle-green, she knew they were made for each other. With the same ardour he so frequently displays...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Closed-door marital passion and desire; fade-to-black intimacy
Violence & gore
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Detailed Peninsular War battles with deaths, injuries, and war horrors
Profanity
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Occasional mild period and military language
Substance use
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Social drinking among officers and in period society settings
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Brief convent upbringing and Catholic background references
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Napoleonic Wars backdrop with military and wartime politics
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Siege rape and murder referenced; child bride (14); wartime suffering
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