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Zebra, Jan 2004, 6.99, 444 pp.
ISBN: 0821775472
In the enlightened late nineteenth century, widow Maggie Graham learns from her Uncle Angus that she and her twin brother Justin are broke due to her sibling's gambling. Angus says that wealthy elderly Viscount Charles Langdon mentioned his interest in Maggie's welfare. He would make an ideal husband that would eradicate the Graham debt though her first reaction to her kind fiancé is that he looks more like a corpse than a living person.
However, Langdon's nephew Jamie is appalled with the nuptials between his beloved great uncle and a gold digger who scandalized all by once marrying a commoner. Though attracted to his “aunt”, he wonders if she is a deadly black widow as rumored when Langdon dies. As Jamie and Maggie become acquainted over what is best for Langdon's recalcitrant daughter, they also become embroiled in the Ripper case and end up falling into an unwanted love.
WHEN WE TOUCH is an exciting Victorian romance that fans will appreciate due to its deep look at the late nineteenth century (especially female options) and a strong cast anchored by the lead couple. The story line is fast-paced with no one quite like they first appear. The Ripper subplot adds danger and a sense of the era so that the audience receives a powerful historical police procedural inside a charming romance between two combatants.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"Lady Maggie Graham has to marry to save her family from debtors prison, luckily, her uncle has settled on someone on her behalf. Disappointingly, it isn't the gorgeous Jamie, but his great uncle, Charles, who she must marry. Sparks fly when the nephew thinks she is a money-grubbing woman, and she cannot stand him in return. Of course this is all to hide a heavy case of lust from one each other. Maggie continues her charity work with the prostitutes and exposing the frauds who hold seances despite Jamie's misgivings. Add in the start of Jack the Ripper and a command from the Queen to Jamie to investigate and you have a very interesting time."
Manda, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Is really...
- a criminal (possibly)
- trying to carry out business objective
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- government investigator
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex makes him
- confused
- angry
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- less bitchy/arrogant
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
- champion of justice
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- guilty
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most 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
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
- 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 male nudity (the big P)
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English?
Yes
Focus of story
- Her
- equally on him and her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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