So, did he break the rules by not acting like a Harlequin male lead? He pretty much treated the FL with empathy and respect, thereby totally ignoring the fact that his status as a Harlequin ML depends on sexually assaulting and/or raping the FL, getting her pregnant, and then assuming, on the absolute flimsiest of pretexts, that she is a money grubbing slut. Why? If he keeps this up, the reading public might come to think that being gentlemanly is romantic, when we all know it's a sign of abject weakness and most unmanly and unattractive. Good Lord; next thing, the women in the books might even start expecting the ML to listen to them when they speak! Da Silva has DOOMED the Harlequin world!!!
So, did he break the rules by not acting like a Harlequin male lead? He pretty much treated the FL with empathy and respect, thereby totally ignoring the fact that his status as a Harlequin ML depends on sexually assaulting and/or raping the FL, getting her pregnant, and then assuming, on the absolute flimsiest of pretexts, that she is a money grubbing slut. Why? If he keeps this up, the reading public might come to think that being gentlemanly is romantic, when we all know it's a sign of abject weakness and most unmanly and unattractive. Good Lord; next thing, the women in the books might even start expecting the ML to listen to them when they speak! Da Silva has DOOMED the Harlequin world!!!