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"The Marquess of Tregaron returns to London after eight years of self imposed exile. His unfaithful wife was killed when she fell from the balcony of his London house and it was whispered that he had pushed her. To get rid of the memories of that bad marriage and to prepare for a new wife, Tregaron employs the firm of Buchanan and Buchanan, relatively unknown Scottish architects, to completely remake the house.
Tregaron finds himself fascinated with Catherine Buchanan, neice to the two Buchanans and who is forever hanging about the house during the renovations. What he does not know is that the architect behind Buchanan and Buchanan is Cate, not her uncles who are impractical artists. Cate thinks Tregaron is too brooding and makes her uncomfortable, but his approval for this project is vital if the family business is to succeed. Cate cannot let him discover who the real architect is. But she keeps meeting him at the house and at social events while chaperoning her younger sister. The attraction between them grows and her secret gets harder and harder to conceal."
L. Watson, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Making a living subplot
Yes
Making a living:
- fixing a home
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over past traitorous lover
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
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
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 90%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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