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Plot Summary of Tamed By Your Desire
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Sonnet, May 2002, 6.99
ISBN: 0743438035

In 1542, while growing up her beloved father had never laid a finger on Fayth. After the deaths of her parents, her abusive brother Ridley Graham becomes the head of the family. He would beat Fayth, but never in public or where the bruises would show. Graham understands he must not damage the goods as he has arranged for his sibling to marry much older reprehensible Lord Ashton Carlisle

Fayth manages to escape from her family only to be caught by Alex "Red" Maxwell, a man she detests as much as she loathes Ridley. Alex sees the value in his new “guest” as he plans to use her as a negotiating pawn to buy land from Ashton. However, he soon finds himself placing a higher value on his prisoner as he falls in love with Fayth, but though his heart says otherwise he does not trust her with his back.

The second “Brides of the Bloodstone” tale TAMED BY YOUR DESIRE is a fast-paced sixteenth century border romance. The story line is exhilarating starting with the prologue that occurs six decades earlier until the soul-kissing finale. The tale contains bits of magic that provide an exotic fresh feel to an overdone era. The lead characters are heroic, intrepid, and firmly in love. However, the villains seem too odious to take serious. Still, Jen Holling has written a wonderful historical romance with a touch of enchantment that readers will find delightful.

Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - Distant past/middle ages
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving someone from historic enemy
Seduction/coercion/force Yes
How seduced/forced? - loving persuasion
Struggling with whom? - Brother
Who seduces whom? - mutual seduction
Family focus? Yes
Family, hating Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 60%
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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