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"Emily has been in love when wealthy Duarte de Monteiro asked her to be his wife. She has loved and adored him ever since she has taken
her first look of him when she has served as groomsman in his stables. She has no chance of gaining his attention until a fire has erupted at the stables and she rescues his dog. After the incident, Duarte has asked her for dates and dinners until he has come up with a marriage proposal. She readily accepts without knowing much of Duarte. But only less than a year she has realized that Duarte seems indifferent of her and a compromising situation where she has been caught with kissing a man destroys the expectation of a happy marriage. A pregnant Emily then runs away from her husband when she has found out from a friend that her husband is planning to divorce her and taking custody of their baby after it is born. She flees to keep her baby and has worked in different stables as a riding instructor. However eight months later, Duarte has found her and the baby and to her surprise has no intention of giving her a divorce. She has returned to his home estate hoping they could make the marriage work again. A bittered mother-in law from the first marriage, a manipulative secretary who tries to seduce Duarte, the compromising mistake from the past, and the strong hold of a first wife to her husband manage to put a rift between them. Can the couple manage to destroy all the suspicions and trust one another to take a shot at love and a real marriage?
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Katrina Lo, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Searching/Rekindling love?
Yes
Lost Lover:
- rekindling love after long time
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Eastern Europe
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
What % of story is romance related?
- nearly 100%
Sex in book?
Yes
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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