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Plot Summary of Lord of Falcon Ridge
"Cleve is a freeman turned diplomat assigned to arrange the marriage of Chessa, Princess of Ireland, to William of Normandy, nephew and heir to Duke Rollo. Chessa is daughter of the king of Ireland who used to be Hormonze. a wizard. She is kidnapped by Ragnor of York who is being forced by his mother to marry with Chessa.

A storm blows Ragnor's ship off course and they take refuge on Hawkfell Island where Chessa convinces everyone that she want to marry Cleve. After much discussion she is wedded to Cleve and Ragnor is sent away.

Cleve and Chessa and Cleve's daughter journey to Loch Ness to find his family (he has been gone over 20 year) only to find that his father is a sorcerer. When he learns that Chessa is the daughter of Hormonze he plots to have her. Cleve now finds that he must rescue his wife from the clutches of his father.

How is it that Cleve set out to arrange a marriage only to find himself married to the bride? Why is Chessa so popular as a prospective bride to so many leaders of the day? Why is Ragnor of York such a bumbling fool? How can a woman be pregnant so many times and still be a virgin? "

plnorth, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - Vikings/norse era
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind: - one woman--son & father

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - diplomat
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - blissful - mature - sensitive - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
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 - a better lover - mature
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - Ireland
Misc setting - castle

Style
Person - mostly 1st
What % of story is romance related? - 50%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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