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"Convicted criminal Rachel Wade accepts jaded Viscount D'Aubrey's cruel bargain: her freedom in exchange for serving as his "housekeeper" AKA mistress."
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Seduction/coercion/force
Yes
How seduced/forced?
- threat of economic ruinment
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by authorities/family
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Making a living subplot
Yes
Making a living:
- struggle to escape poverty
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- (general) search for identity/new understanding
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Who seduces whom?
- man seducing woman
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- sly seducer
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- servant
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
How sexual is this person?
- frigid
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
effect of sexing
- indifferent
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- obedient
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
- prison
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to torture
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- use of artificial tools
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of female anatomy (the big V)
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
- whips, chains, and leather products used
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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