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"Alexander Stewart, Viscount Merrick, is forced to take shelter in a country house because of a snowstorm. The woman who opens the door is overweight and plainly dressed, so Alexander assumes she is a servant. When she walks him to his bedchamber, he tries to take her to bed. She pushes him away, and he lets her go. The next morning, he discovers that the woman he almost seduced the night before, is no servant, but Anne Parrish, the granddaughter of a baron. Honour forces him to offer his hand in marriage, although he had plans to propose to another woman. Anne agrees to marry Alexander. He takes Anne to Redlands, his country estate, consummates the marriage, then leaves her alone, intending never to come back.
Anne is devastated by Alexander's lack of feeling for her and his abandonment. Left alone in his big estate, she decides to take charge of the mansion, the garden, and herself. She transforms everything for the better including her own appearance. Months later, Anne attends a Stewart family gathering at Alexander's grandmother home. Alexander arrives and is immediately attracted to a beautiful young woman. It takes him a while to realize the woman is his wife.
Anne and Alexander discover a physical attraction for each other, but Anne is still hurting from Alexander's treatment of her. The two must get beyond their initial feelings about their marriage before they can love each other.
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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
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- obesity/blubber
Pygmalion--From Wench to Woman
Yes
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
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
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:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
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
- Average intelligence
Physique
- quite fatty
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 90%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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