Softcore History

I'm currently doing some research for a new novel/novella I'm writing. I actually started this story from a dream I had, but as all dreams need, there are details that have to be nailed down, hammered out, and otherwise put in their place.

As this is a historical story that I'm pretty sure will be antebellum South, I'm reading about plantations and slaves. No, it's not a slave story. But it's part of the life of a planter and they will figure into the plot at some stage, so I'm pawing through ...