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Plot Summary of This Is All I Ask
"Gillian of Warewick has been horribly physically and mentally abused by her father for years. This torture has caused an overwhelming sense of fear which is not lessened by the fact that she has just been given into the hands of Christopher of Blackmour. Christopher portrays himself as a cold, unyielding man and uses that to cover up the truth: his physical disability. Together they slowly work through their fears and overcome the obstacles that truly keep them apart."
Emma, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - Distant past/middle ages
Difficult/unusual lover? Yes
How difficult? - disabled/ugly - domineering
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - arranged marriage spurring real love

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - warrior/knight
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - 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: - unemployed
How sexual is this person? - frigid
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

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

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 50%
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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Lynn Kurland Resident Scholar Profiles

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