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"Tristan, the Earl of Stanhope, is a confirmed bachelor but sought after for marriage since he is handsome, wealthy, intelligent, and a Corinthian. He has to go to the village of Deepdene to rescue his cousin Ossie. Ossie and his witless friends have gone to Deepdene and for fun, pretend to court Calista Ashton, the village spinster. They will ruin Calista's reputation. Tristan has to go and put a stop to Ossie's activities.
Bored with his string of vacuous mistresses and empty-headed society debutantes, Tristan is challenged by Calista's wit, charmed by her lack of artifice and shocked by her terrible clothes sense. He falls in love.
Calista cannot believe that such a gorgeous person would really be interested in her. Calista cannot believe his declarations of love because of the interfering of the not too intelligent occupants of the village. Alternative suitors, former mistresses and interfering chaperones pop in and out of this charming, light-hearted story. "
L. Watson, Resident Scholar
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" Tristan, the Earl of Stanhope, is a man's man, a top notch sportsman and extremely successful with the ladies, in consideration of these attributes he has been given the nickname "The nonesuch". Calista Ashton, is the granddaughter of a duke and sister to a country vicar, she is also considered firmly on the shelf at twenty four. Calista is known for being a dowd and an opinionated scholar. Their two fates collide due to Tristan's dandified cousin, Ossie.
Ossie, who has been banished to the country for a month due to his outlandish behavior at a ball, decides to spice up his country stay by establishing a bet that he can get a local country girl, Calista, to marry him within the month. When Tristan hears of the bet put into the books at the local gaming club, he feels it is his duty to travel to the country and save the young lady in question from ruin.
Tristan gives his reason for traveling to the country is to buy a filly from the local nobility, but an aspiring mama thinks he actually wants to marry her daughter, so she sets up a month's worth of entertainments for the Earl, only to later learn real reason he is there, and poor Calista is forced to help with entertainments.
Calista, who is the first to meet the Earl is instantly attracted to the him. Although sensible to a fault, Calista cannot help but find herself attracted to Earl due to his sharp wit and good looks. Tristan, who is has known for his womanizing ways, finds himself falling deep in love with Calista instantly, he loves her sharp mind and her horrid clothes.
As Tristan actively pursues Calista, she thinks he could not possibly be interested in her seriously, and the local matrons continuously throw a wrench in the works, so there daughter may have a chance at the Earl. As many misunderstandings arise, Tristan fights to prove that his love Calista is as true as the love she harbors for him.
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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
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Is really...
- satisfying a dare or bet
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
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
- not very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- scholar
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
- as romantic as a root canal
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- 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
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- nearly 100%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
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?
- 1-2 sex acts
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