Victoria Darling

The Stone Shelter Victoria Darling

Have you ever seen elegant, formal love letters shared between a butch and a femme? What about a stonebutch and a stonefemme, during their courtship phase when all the juicy tidbits of their inner wiring come tumbling out? The book allows readers their first-ever glimpse into a real-life love affair between a stonebutch and a stonefemme, and copies of the actual letters, texts, gifts, and stories they shared with each other. It includes genteel and insightful discussions where they negotiate some kinky aspects of their dynamics, share their conversations on navigating long distant love as it begins to bloom, and includes the erotic objectification, worship, and sexual banter that great butch/femme relationships are founded upon. Think 'Gentleman Jack' meets 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith', without the spy stuff or overly restrictive undergarments. These are real letters. Edited only for privacy and in very minimal places for clarity. Many were snail-mailed with red-wax seals, others were emailed. All of them take you step by step through the process these two very cautious individuals--the author (writing as Isabel Dane) and her paramour, Atlas--who each valued dearly what they had to offer to any prospective romantic partners. Old-fashioned/old-school at its most tender, affirming, and refined.