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Plot Summary of Reckless
"Phoebe Layton asks for the assistance of Gabriel Banner, a man who had been involved with her family eight years earlier. She is looking for justice for a friend's death and thinks Gabriel is the perfect person to help her. Little does she know that Gabriel has his own agenda. He has sworn revenge on Phoebe's family and has a plan to use her as the tool to do so. All to soon, he realizes those plans will not come to pass. He vows to protect her, from herself and others, and will go against his own fears to make sure that she stays his forever."
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Plot
Time/era of story - Regency era
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Is really... - not related

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - wealthy
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 - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - wealthy
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

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

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 60%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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