" Women were objects of desire to be enjoyed and then tossed aside or married for their fortune. Yes, yes. I was a pig; however, in the 1600s things were different. Men avoided affairs of the heart at all costs because it might cost them everything—rank, inheritance, and the respect of other men. "

― Mimi Jean Pamfiloff , The Librarian's Vampire Assistant (The Librarian's Vampire Assistant #1)