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Mira, Mar 2005, 7.50, 400 pp.
ISBN: 0778321487
In 1815 Reverend Toogood worries that he does not have enough money to provide dowries for his five daughters. To insure he does, he knows he must marry off the first one to a wealthy aristocrat, which will help the remaining foursome. He selects his second oldest child, Fleur, as the best bet since she is the prettiest of his offspring.
Fleur detest her father's plan and is appalled to learn that her mother's friend the Duchess of Granville will sponsor her. She wants to marry for love not money so she will meet her sire's commitment of seeking a wealthy suitor, but refuses to wed for anything that excludes a deep love between her and her spouse. The Duchess drafts her son Dominic Elliot to escort the mouthy opinionated rustic. He wants her gone as she interferes with his efforts to uncover the identity of who is abducting rich women while she tries to learn what his great secret is even as they fall in love with one another.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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" Fleur Toogood is the daughter of a poor country parson who has been invited to have a season in London sponsored by the Dowager Marchioness of Granville. Fleur really does not want a season, but feels she owes it to her family to find a advantagous marriage so the rest of her sister have an opportunity to find husbands.
Lord Dominic Elliot is a man with a mission to find a kidnapper who ransoming wealthy daughters of the ton. He uses the disguise of Brother Juste to secretly speak to victims. Dominic is very busy running an estate for his brother and searching for a criminal, so when his mother ask him to escort Fleur around for the season, Dominic is annoyed.
When Dominic and Fleur meet, they have an instant connection, just as his mother secretly hoped, but Dominic fights against commitment, prefering the life of a bachelor. As the season progresses, he finds he does not any man around Fleur but him, and as he closes in on the kidnapper, he decides he truly does want to marry Fleur. As they decide to commit themselves, the kidnapper strikes out against Fleur and only Dominic has the knowledge to save the woman he loves."
Angel Manners, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- poor loving rich
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- married off against wishes
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
If one lover chases another...
- she chases after him
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
Sex makes him
- guilty
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- blissful
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
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
- 90%
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 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
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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