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Plot Summary of Deception
"Olympia Wingfield, who studies ancient legends and treasure, is alone raising her three nephews. Jared Chillhurst arrives in her library posing as the new tutor. He is searching for his family's missing fortune and knows that he can get much information from Olympia. At the same time, there is someone else who wants the treasure and is desperate to do almost anything to get it.    "
Emma, Resident Scholar

"Jared Chillhurst, the Viscourt and the next earl of Flamecrest, finds himself posing as a tutor for Olympia Wingfield. Miss Wingfield, an innocent woman who has recently been charged with raising 3 young nephews, could not believer her fortunes when this man with the look of a pirate walks into her life and "brings her very dreams to life". Jared's intention of purchasing a long lost family diary from Olympia quickly turns into a very enticing jorney to seduce Olympia. The only woman who has been able to awaken the Flamecrest Fire in him. Between the seduction from both sides there lies the subplot of buccaneers, long lost treasures, duels to be fought, and bad business taking dangerous tolls. "
Pennella Sandalin, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - Regency era
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - searching for a treasure
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - rich/upper class

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic - sly seducer
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - blissful - sensitive - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings - hard edged
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - scholar - librarian
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 70% - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - 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)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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