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"Alaina McGaren is a young woman on the run. Her home and the surrounding area has been devestated by war, and her family has been touched greatly by it. After the death of her brother, father and mother, Alaina tries to help those who fight against the invading yankees, offering shelter and food to the rebels. A soldier, gravelly wounded and unable to continue, begs Alaina to deliver a message to his commander, and after agreeing to this, Alaina is branded a spy by those she had once called friend.
Alone and in much danger, Alaina takes on the appearance of a young boy, naming herself Al, and journeys to New Orleans where her aunt and uncle reside with their daughter. When a handsome surgeon, Cole Latimer, saves the young boy 'Al' from a group of ruffians, Alaina is forced to carry on the charade and agrees to work at the hospital as a cleaning-boy.
On a night of disasters, Alaina and Cole spend a passionate evening together, but in the morning he can recall nothing of the event, and Roberta, Alaina's cousin, claims that it was she who spent the night in Cole's arms. Broken-hearted, and forced to remain silent by the threat of discovery, Alaina can say nothing about what truly happened that night. But Cole has not completely forgotten the form he made love to that night, and visions of a woman other than Roberta occupy his thoughts."
Kara A. Marais, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Is really...
- he/she is really a she/he
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- doctor
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- a better lover
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
How sexual is this person?
- frigid
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- guilty
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New Orleans
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 80%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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