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"Angered and humiliated by his beautiful neighbour's refusal to his offer of marriage, which was necessitated by the fact that he did not come into his inheritance until he was twenty-five, or married before this date, Lord Anthony Sherringham determines to marry the first female he meets on his return to London. She comes in the seventeen year-old form of Miss Hero Wantage, his childhood friend who has been in love with him ever since he made her his gofer when she was little.
She accepts his offer of a marriage of convenience, having had the situation explained fully to her. But she is unprepared for the responsibility of running a house, and her husband has no idea how to help. As Hero, dubbed Kitten by her husband and adoring friends, tumbles in and out of scrapes, Sherry, her husband, realises that it is more difficult to lead a life of carelessness that he had first anticipated. The ultimatum comes when Kitten enters a race, a most scandalous thing for a lady of quality to do, and Sherry threatens to send her to his mother in the country, who has made is clear that she hates her daughter in law. Terrified, Kitten runs to Sherry's friend, Gil, who whisks her off to his aunt in Bath.
Sherry is more distraught than he thought he could ever find himself over his wife. He searches everywhere, and finally, his hunt brings him to Bath, where he sees his wife, going by her maiden name, happily speaking with the eligible men of bath. Believing her to be happy, he prepares to leave, but not until he does the decent thing of divorcing her. Can they both realise their mistakes before it is too late?
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M. Cole , Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- marriage of convenience spurring real love
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- teacher
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
- average physique
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?
- 80%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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