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"This is the story of a young man and woman who unexpectantly
end up falling in love.
Victoria Waverly was a noble daughter of the war-ruined South, sold in marriage to a ruthless Western rancher by the name of Frank McLain.
Jake Roper was one of Frank McLain's hired gunman.
Honor and pride were the only things that could help Victoria endure her painful role as wife in name alone. But honor could not satiate her forbidden desire for the hired gunman Jake.
His narrow gaze was hard as ice, but the tender emotions he could not hide promised to unveil to Victoria the glorious mysteries of love. Not only does he want to kill McLain and take back the valley that was rightfully his, but now he wants McLain's wife too.
Ancient wrongs and blazing passions bind together the proud, aristocratic beauty and the lean, powerful cowboy. In a bloody Western land war they will fight for Jake's birthright...and sieze at last the love that is their hope, their dreams, their destiny! "
Haley , Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- American "wild west" era
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- married off against wishes
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- gunslinger
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- wild
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- sly seducer
Sex makes him
- more bitchy/arrogant
- more demanding
- wild
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
- sensitive
- a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
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:
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- childish
- wild
- indifferent
- unhappy for sexing the guy
- scared
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- obedient
- a better lover
- blissful
- mature
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
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- dying of thirst, sunburn
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
- lot of descript of animal care
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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