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"Stephen Fairfax-Lacy, a noblemen plagued with a henious case of ennui comes to the country to try and find some entertainment. Little does he know how much is waiting for him when Lady Esme Rawlings decides he would be the perfect father for her new child, the Countess Godwin decides he would make the perfect lover, and Lady Beatrix Lennox a perfect husband. This book is classic Eloisa James, with just enough back story and secondary characters to make the novel as a whole incredibly satisfying."
Meredith Griffin, Resident Scholar
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Avon Mar 2004, 6.99, 384 pp.
ISBN: 006058124
Her dad disowned his oldest daughter Beatrix Lennon when she was caught half-naked with a nude stud at a ball. The Ton winked at the male, but condemned Beatrix as a promiscuous woman. Her godmother Arabella takes Beatrix under her wings as a chip off the old block and the younger woman flourishes though as scandalous as ever.
At small party hosted by Arabella's friend Esme Rawlins, known for her scandals too, Beatrix meets Lord Stephen Fairfax, who has pushed for reform in Parliament for the past decade. Stephen is tired from his failures in politics, but wonders why the blatant Beatrix pushes a married woman at him. Though he wants to reject the licentious female and her shoving of Helen Godwin at him, he finds himself unable to stay away from Beatrix as the upright moralistic aristocrat and the wanton fallen woman find themselves falling in love.
This is not the Regency romance that your mom read, as the story line is more of a historical erotic tale that is fun to read due to the brassy, independent fiery women who openly embrace sex. The story line may turn off some fans due to the promiscuity of the female characters, but is well written and serves as a mechanism to display the gender hypocrisy of the age that still exists today. Not for everyone, James smashes barriers with her enlightened tale of love and sex among the early nineteenth century aristocracy.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Love Triangles/Polygons
Yes
What kind:
- one man-two women
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Is really...
- did something slutty
If one lover chases another...
- she chases after him
Sex/Erotic story, Primarily
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- wealthy
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex makes him
- confused
- wild
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- wealthy
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- sly seducer
- not very romantic
effect of sexing
- guilty
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- a better lover
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 80%
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)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
- many multiple characters
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 1-2 sex acts
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