Kushiel's Chosen

The main theme in the Kushiels Legacy series continued in Kushiel’s chosen is love as thou wilt. The second book is Kushiel’s Chosen.

When Phedre no Delaunay, Comtesse de Montreve, receives a direct challenge from the traitor Melisande Shahrizai , who escaped prison with the aid of unknown conspirators, now an escaped fugitive from the land of Terre d’Ange; she undertakes a bold venture to find and bring her to justice. She dons once again the symbolic sangoire cloak of her former profession that of courtesan in service to the Temple of Naamah. Although Phedre can’t prove it she fears there is a plot to get rid of the queen Ysandre. Phedre, now sworn to three gods Kushiel, Naamah and Asherat-of-the-Sea, follows a path that is full of mystery, intrigue, pain, betrayal and love. She is joined again by Joscelin, her Casiline warrior priest, three of Phedre’s boys along with many others from the original book, Kushiel’s Dart. Using all of her many skills whether they be sexual or intellectual she follows the trail of intrigue and danger to the very end.

The whole theme of Love as thou wilt should be a motto for everyone, in not judging what others like or don’t like, as long as it is between consenting adults. It should also be a way of accepting ourselves for how we love. Sometimes that is the hardest part, accepting ourselves for who we are.
Some outside of a given the fetish have the view that what other people do is sick or abusive. As long as the fetish is between consenting adults with a bond of trust and care between the consenting participants and no one is damaged physically or mentally in the process it is a positive experience.

My philosophy is as long as I don’t have to participate, then I shouldn’t judge what the other person likes or doesn’t like, if it is between consenting adults and no one is harmed. What works for one person doesn’t always ring true for another person.