Have you ever had someone dump you? And when that person dumped you, did you plot
the many ways you would get even? Boy, I
have. Years ago, there was one “guy” in
particular. Another word comes to mind,
but you know... Anyway, he told me I was
special. He said all kinds of
flattering, sweet things to me, but he didn’t mean a single word he said. As it
turned out, he was a Lying Sack of Trash.
When his coldhearted dumping of me was fresh in my heart, I spent hours—hours!—plotting my revenge in my
head. Because I am generally a polite
girl, I started in polite girl mode, in which, in my fantasy, I told him off in
front of a large group of people. But
that gave me no satisfaction whatsoever, so I moved onto mean girl mode and
began to think of things that would make him uncomfortable. Like brownies doctored with laxatives, or
sand in the gas tank. But those ideas
only made me thirst for more, so I began to fantasize about the full-bore,
kick-to-the-curb, stiletto-to-the-neck, make-him-beg-for-me revenge.
That was fun.
Unfortunately, in real life, revenge always sounds better
than it actually is. If I had done any of
those things, I probably would have been charged with some form of domestic
violence, or worse, gotten myself hurt.
In The Revenge of Lord Eberlin, a young man (Eberlin) returns to the town where
his father died for revenge. It’s sort
of a twist on Wuthering Heights—he’s made himself a rich man, and he lives,
breathes, and eats his desire for revenge.
He holds one person responsible—the girl who placed her father at the
scene of the crime for which he hanged.
But that girl, Lily, is now a woman, and she’s alluring in a way he
didn’t expect. Eberlin tells Lily that
he wants revenge, and he will have it by destroying her livelihood or taking
her virtue—her choice.
What a great revenge fantasy! But of course it doesn’t go down like
that. First, Lily is not a shrinking
violet. And it’s far more complicated
than Eberlin ever dreamed. There are
plenty of unanswered questions, and well, the woman he means to ruin becomes
the woman he can’t live without.
I guess in a way Eberlin ultimately gets his revenge, but
it’s not as good as the revenge fantasy.
It never is.
Have you ever had a
revenge fantasy? Have you ever sought
revenge, or do you know anyone who has gone for it? I read an article years ago about some women
who didn’t have the “this isn’t practical” filter and went for it.
Look for The Revenge of Lord Eberlin, on sale today! I am offering three lucky commenters signed
copies of the first book in the Secrets of
Hadley Green series, The Year
of Living Scandalously. And look for
the third book, The
Seduction of Lady X, in stores March 27.
19 comments:
I have never sought revenge. I figure it is their loss.
debby236 at gmail dot com
I do have one of those, If I ever run into him again fantasies and what i would do...But what I would have done, would never happen. So I just let it die.
I have definitely had revenge fantasy but did not let it go further than that. As you mentioned who knows what would happen if we allowed it.
Hi Julia. Congratulations on your new book. Sounds good. I have had a revenge fantasy but have never carried it out.
I have never carried out a revenge fantasy. To a large extent I believe in Kharma. Have not met anyone who has carried out a revenge fantasy. But have known misbehavior from jerks to have it come back and bite them.
little lamb lst at yahoo dot com
A revenge fantasy sounds like a great way to deal when you've been wrongly dumped. Fortunately I've never had to put one to use and the best revenge I can think of is indifference :) Fantasy-wise it would be fun to see the man grovel, regret and tear up. Hah!
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I generally believe in Kharma, too, but sometimes kharma just doesn't work fast enough, you know? Na, you are right. Indifference, living well...all great revenge tactics. But somehow not quite as satisfying as the fantasy. haha
Oh Good Lord. I have commented here a couple of times today and just realized I wasn't intereing the security code OR signing my name. "unknown blogger" is me, Julia London. Sorry, gang!
There have been times I have thought about revenge but I figure when you put all your energy into such a negative thing it can't be any good for you. Congratulations on your new book!
mce1011 AT aol DOT com
I think it's natural to want to seek revenge against those who wronged us, but I've done it. I agree with Lil about karma and figure the bad guys will get what they deserve.
Way back when I was young and not so smart, I got po'd at a guy (rightfully so, he was cheating on me) and thought about a way to get even. Since the statute of limitations has long since expired, I will finally admit, that yes, Barry, that was me that dropped the transmission on your Camero.
Yes - an obnoxious boss who was a bully - but didn't really do anything about him - just tried to stay away from anything he was involved with.
I sure have had a revenge fantasy but only called and complained about her transgressions. It was this girl who kept stealing from a company and got people fired where I used to work. She was so brazen about it that she told me what she did! She eventually got fired after many of us girls called up the corporate office and complained about her.
Well, you know what this girl did? She went to work for her church after she was fired and she stole money from her church! It was in the paper that the church had a warrant out for her arrest. She wound up turning herself in and served time in jail and then was sentenced to community duty. Last I heard she was working at a pizza joint. I sure hope they aren't letting her work the cash register!
I've never had a revenge fantasy. I tend to deal with things & then move on.
i dont have a revenge fantasy but my friend have it alhough is only a joke, she always said that if you dont like that person, kill them and buired in back office, lol
Back in high school, my first boyfriend
royally dumped me. He was on the football
team and I was on the drill team. He drove
me home from the game one Friday night and
by Monday he was with another girl. One
who was more "accommodating," shall we
say. I was too hurt and wanted nothing
more to do with him. My time was too
precious to waste on how to punish him!
I am so excited about this series! It's on my to read list.
nope have not seeked revenge, figured not worth it
I did fantasise a lot about it but in the end I did nothing - several times in my life lol :)
It seems that I am not such a revengeful person when I cool down.
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