Rules of Engagement
Christina Dodd Book Review

Read a book review online (click here to search reviews)

Books

Movies

Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Mystery/Thriller

Literature

Romance

Biography

History

Christina Dodd Books	New book search	Christina Dodd Message Board
Get more information about this book

Plot Summary of Rules of Engagement

" In conservative Victorian England, an unmarried man will have a hard time gaining and maintaining the favor of the young queen, even though she was your childhood friend. The very unmarried Devon, earl of Kerrich, whose family bank hold the royal accounts, is the latest man to earn the displeasure of the queen. Not only did she threaten to withdraw the royal family's money from the Earl's bank, but also threatened to squeal about a secret about Devon.

To gain back the queen's favor Devon hatched a plan: first, he will adopt a pathetically grateful orphan of the streets, and second, hire a governess to take care of the brat, since actually taking care of the orphan will cramp his lifestyle. He also wanted the governess to be hideously unattractive so as not to be ambitious as to seduce the lord of the house.

Miss Hannah Setterington, head of the Distinguished Academy of Governesses is willing (for a price!) to secure the orphan and the governess. However, she forgets to inform the Earl that the only woman capable of the task is the beautiful Miss Pamela Lockheart. With a lot of pasty make up, tight hairdo and frumpy clothes, Miss Lockhart transforms into the governess that the Earl wanted: the epitome of plainness. Little did the Earl knew that beneath all the charade hides the woman whose beauty has made a young Devon pull off the most talked-about stunt in the ton's history.

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

"
Levi Pidazo, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Rules of Engagement

Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).

Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story - 18th century
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - trying to carry out business objective
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Caretaker, in love with Yes
Falling in love with - Nanny

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person? - sly seducer
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - nanny
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

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

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - 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)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts

Most similar books to Rules of Engagement
My Fair Temptress by Christina Dodd
Tempting a Texan by Carolyn Davidson
Silk and Steel by Kat Martin
An Unlikely Governess by Karen Ranney
The Prince's Virgin Wife by Lucy Monroe

Click here for more information about this book

Christina Dodd Resident Scholar Profiles

TOP SCHOLAR:

Angel Manners

SCHOLARS: Marilyn Rondeau L. Watson Mary Honda

Search for another book

Christina Dodd

Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).

Three ways to search for Romance books!

1) One-click plot searches! Simply click on a plot or subplot below!

Action/suspense subplot?

Captor, in love with

Caretaker, in love with

Children/Pregnancy

Difficult/unusual lover?

Family focus?

Fantasy/Magic

Forbidden/mismatched love?

Hidden Identity/Secret Motive

Inner struggle subplot

Love Triangles/Polygons

Lovers are competitors

Making a living subplot

Marriage/Married

Matchbreaker

Matchmake, (will/family)

Phone/email/mail relationship

Pygmalion--From Wench to Woman

Searching/Rekindling love?

Seduction/coercion/force

Sex/Erotic story, Primarily

Sports training/competing story

Time Travel

Virgin, dramatically devirginized

or 2) Simple lookup
(title or author)

or
3) Even more search options available with a Detailed Booksearch (click here)

Use our site!
Feedback
About us
Bribe your congressman!
Rudy Giuliani

Most recent discussions:

General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
Online Dating Advice
Southampton Row 7:57:38 AM
George W. Bush 2:35:28 AM
Megan Whalen Turner 1:11:22 AM
Robert Stanek 11:36:14 PM
Gordon Korman 11:31:13 PM
Suzanne Collins 10:33:41 PM
Adele Geras 9:27:08 PM
Libba Bray 6:34:03 PM
Online Dating Advice 4:49:57 PM
David Pelzer 4:02:14 PM
General Discussion (All Topics) 3:39:55 PM
Teri Woods 2:37:27 PM
Ellen Hopkins 2:10:41 PM
Ray Bradbury 12:33:12 PM
The worst part of the Lord of the Rings 10:48:28 AM
Audrey Niffenegger 12:35:29 AM
Cassie Edwards 11:17:01 PM
Terry Brooks 8:59:21 PM
Walter Dean Myers 8:32:48 PM
Robert Cormier 4:38:38 PM

More message boards

Rules of Engagement Christina Dodd Book Review

Rules of Engagement
Christina Dodd Book Review