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Plot Summary of Always
"    Rosamunde, the bastard daughter of King Henry, is a naive girl who has grown up in convent. The day before she is to take the veil and become a nun, her father arrives with a fiance in tow for her to marry on that very day. Henry is outraged when he learns that Rosamunde, the child of his love that died when is daughter was just an infant, is about to become a nun. He demands that the marriage vows take place immediately.

   Aric, the husband chosen by Henry, had only broken his previous betrothal the day before when he found his fiance with another man in the stables. He is jaded against women and declares he will never marry, until the King shows up and gives him the choice of marriage or a painful death.

   Henry makes them consummate their marriage immediately, so it cannot be annulled due to an unknown threat to Rosamunde. When Aric decides to find out what the threat is, he is thwarted by the sudden death of the King. Aric, who is steadily falling in love with his wife, fears for her safety when attacks against begin. Rosamunde has fallen in love with Aric, and believes the attacks are against him. Together, they fight an unknown enemy to find peace in their newly found love and marriage."

Angel Manners, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Always
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Plot
Time/era of story - Distant past/middle ages
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - arranged marriage spurring real love

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? - not very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - wealthy
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - as romantic as a root canal
effect of sexing - confused - scared - guilty
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - obedient - a better lover - blissful - mature
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

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

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - 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)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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