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Plot Summary of Search for Love
"Serenity Smith's parents died in a plane crash, and soon afterward she is contacted by a grandmother she didn't know existed, who also happens to be a countess. Serenity leaves Washington, D.C. and heads to Brittany to meet her long lost family.

She learns that her mother secretly married her father and for doing so she was disowned. She also has to prove to her grandmother and her cousin (not by blood), Christophe, that her father did not steal the family Raphael.

Serenity finds herself falling in love with Christophe, even as they argue often. She finally finds proof of her father's innocence, but she doesn't know how it will affect her relationship with her grandmother or Christophe."

Rachael High, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Search for Love
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - search for family/history
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - artist
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Misc setting - castle

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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