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Plot Summary of My Surrender
"    Charlotte Nash, an independent woman of the ton, becomes involved in a network of spies set up by the St. Bride Abbey in memory of the death of her father who gave his lives for three operatives. Dand Ross is one of the three "rose hunters" who has pledged to help and protect the Nash sisters in their time of need. Charlotte becomes involved in an intrigue where a letter is stolen of great importance and she must go undercover in order to steal the letter.
    Charlotte calls upon Dand to pose as her "lover" so she may ruin her reputation and have the man who has the letter look upon her as a potential mistress, so she may be invited to his home. As Charlotte and Dand involve themselves in the mission that could mean less lives lost at war, they begin to feel the attraction they already feel for one another grow into a great passion.
   When Charlotte finally arrives at the castle where the letter is being held, she finds that Dand has preceded her there, determined to protect her as well as retrieve their letter. As their passion turns to love, they find an old enemy coming out of the shadows to reveal himself, a man who has not only haunted them, but Charlotte's sisters and the other Rose hunters as well. Together they fight to overcome the man who has haunted their shadows for years, as well as find a future with each other."

Angel Manners, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of My Surrender
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - spies
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - spy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - less bitchy/arrogant - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
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
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - 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: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London
Misc setting - castle

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
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)
Part of a series? Yes
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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