Always...
Always, a story I wrote sixteen years ago (Wow!), is being reissued on November 24th!
Set in the middle ages, this story is a fun slice of reimagined history, which gives a glimpse of a romance that almost never was had it not been for a king's doomed reign and a cheating betrothed.
So to celebrate this new release we have another giveaway! Everyone that posts a response to the question (below) will be entered into the draw for a chance to win one of two signed copies of Always and a promotional Lynsay Sands pen (really pretty!). Responses can be posted on my Facebook page, Twitter (using @LynsaySands with #Always), or on Pinterest or Instagram under my timeline.
You have until midnight on Monday, November 23rd to enter!
The question:
What would you do if you were forced to marry a stranger in order to save yourself from certain death... (This assumes you and your new mate don't initially hit it off, however, you know that he/she is a good person at heart.)
Would you take the time to get to know him/her and make the best of it?
OR
Would you look for a way out as soon as it was safe to do so?
Set in the middle ages, this story is a fun slice of reimagined history, which gives a glimpse of a romance that almost never was had it not been for a king's doomed reign and a cheating betrothed.
So to celebrate this new release we have another giveaway! Everyone that posts a response to the question (below) will be entered into the draw for a chance to win one of two signed copies of Always and a promotional Lynsay Sands pen (really pretty!). Responses can be posted on my Facebook page, Twitter (using @LynsaySands with #Always), or on Pinterest or Instagram under my timeline.
You have until midnight on Monday, November 23rd to enter!
The question:
What would you do if you were forced to marry a stranger in order to save yourself from certain death... (This assumes you and your new mate don't initially hit it off, however, you know that he/she is a good person at heart.)
Would you take the time to get to know him/her and make the best of it?
OR
Would you look for a way out as soon as it was safe to do so?
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Nov 19, 2015 12:44PM
I would try to make the best of the situation, and take the time to get to know the person. You never know where this new adventure may take you!
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Since marriage is a forever thing in the medieval ages, getting to know and understand him would be the right thing to do, Trying to find things in common and giving the marriage and love a chance to grow would make it easier for both husband and wife. Love can't be forced but it can be nurtured.
I'd try to make the best of it. Every cloud has its silver lining.
marriage is til death do you part..... so I would make the best of a hard situation....you never know what might happen along the way your heart is a quirky organ, never know it may have a mind of its own
I'd try to make it work, feeling that a committment had been made and should try to see it thru 1st
I have to disagree with the others; marriage under *normal* circumstances should be for forever, but in this case it was achieved via extortion, which legally nullifies contracts, including this one.
Even if the marriage didn't occur under the best of circumstances, the fact that I know he is a good person would keep me in the marriage. He'll wake up eventually and know that I am the best thing that will ever happen to him in this lifetime. It will be fun to see him come to that conclusion (with a little help from me, of course!)
Its a tough one, women have always to some degree throughout history had to compromise their hearts in order to survive, it was a different world then to now, but still marriages of necessity still happen. Would I try to get out as quickly as possible? Probably not, what else could be waiting.... The spouse has a good heart, then there is a chance of developing something lasting and real, give it a go I say. Do we really know our spouses even when we marry for love? Discovery is part of married life.
hmmmm death or stick with a guy who is in fact a good person yet a stranger. I would take the stranger and make the best out of a bad situation. However as its you asking the question and your an historical writer I taking it my death wont be exactly a quick one or painless one soooooo based on that you leave me know choice the stranger wins lol
I would make the best of it. Up until the last few generations, this is how most marriages started. A good heart is a good place to start. :)
I would try to get to know he first, but of he was an ass I'd be looking for the quickest way out!!!
I'd try to make the best of it, if I know they were a good person I think that would make it easier to give it a shot.
I didn't even get notice of this post from Goodreads until November 24. They are slow to update readers who follow authors on here, sending one bulk email whenever it suits them, and I miss alot as a result. Like this chance to win...I'd do both, in answer to the question despite the deadline being past, the post 5 days old now. I'd make the best of it, try to find common ground, while also seeking freedom as soon as it was feasible.
I would make the best of it and get to know the person. Actually being a lover of psychology I would try to analyze them and understand what drives them and what turns them off so that I might be able to figure them out and then see how love might grow from there.
I would try and get to know them and see if we can make it work.
not being the most trusting of souls, I'd probably be looking for a way out, @LynsaySands, always
Thank-you for all the thoughtful responses and participating in the Always giveaway! The winners have been drawn from all the entries over the various social media received and they were...
Joshua Griffith and Martina Lutz. Congrats you two!
:-)
Lynsay
