The next item, naturally, was a courting brochure. Full color. Fourteen different poses of the potential groom, standing variously with his brothers (also available), his parents, his dowry (modest stacks of gold coins and a few jewels), his dogs… Also included were summaries of his education, his work experience, his life expectancy, his gene survey, a list of famous ancestors, special skills, and at the bottom of the last page, a discreet list of references for past performances in sexual liaisons. Lydia flipped quickly back to the middle of the brochure. She’d never read a courting brochure before, and now she stared at the health overview in horrified fascination…