Shanna
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Plot Summary of Shanna
"Shanna hurriedly marries a man about to be hanged to fulfill her father's demand for a son-in-law. But Ruark escapes and the two trip over each other on a tropical island, a pirate's ship, and in the New World, continually succumbing to their passion. Although this is my all-time favorite romance novel, I do recognize that others tire of Ruark's endless pursuit of haughty Shanna. I still reread this book often and revel in those steamy scenes. I believe this book has the best love-scene setups ever written. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Deanna, Resident Scholar
"Shanna went to Europe to find a husband but she failed to find someone rich and well educated. She knows her father will provide her with a husband so she decide to arrange a marriage with a man condemned to death. They agreed to get married, but it will be just a joke... something to shut up her father. But Ruark is not a criminal, he is a noble man wrongfully accused, and he will surprise Shanna, until she realizes she can't live without him. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Katy, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - 18th century
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving criminal
Difficult/unusual lover? Yes
How difficult? - wild lover
Seduction/coercion/force Yes
How seduced/forced? - threat of exposure of secret
Struggling with whom? - Dad
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - rich/upper class - a criminal (possibly)
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her - they alternate
Who seduces whom? - man seducing woman
Family focus? Yes
Family, hating Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - slave - criminal
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex makes him - more demanding
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - blissful - mature - sensitive - a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
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 - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - wealthy
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic - somewhat romantic
effect of sexing - confused - wild - unhappy for sexing the guy - scared - guilty
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - a better lover - blissful - mature
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Island? Yes
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion - prison

Style
Person - mostly 3rd - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 50% - 70%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - 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 - Her - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts

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