I just finished reading your extant Saxon books. I was struck by the marked contrast between your sometimes painfully detailed descriptions of arms, armor, and warfare and your total lack of love scenes. I really appreciated the moment of tenderness between Uhtred and Gisela in Sword Song (after Aethelflaed’s wedding). I think these softer moments of love are a good complement to the harshness of warfare and politics. Do you have an authorial reason for not writing love scenes? If the four Saxon books are not wholly representative of your writing in this regard, then my apologies.
Chuan Q. Ho