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"Beth Armitage is content with her life as a teacher in a school in Regency England, but then she is compelled to marry the heir ot a dukedom to suit the duke's dynastic plans. The heir, Lord Arden, is no more willing than she is. To make matters worse, he is a full-blooded aristocratic male, and she is an early feminist with republican inclinations."
Jo Beverley, Resident Scholar
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"Twenty-some years ago, a Dukes wife had a one time affair with an old flame...while her husband was away. She gets pregnant & her husband realizes the child isn't his, but he agrees to raise him as his own. They already have two twin boys, so he already has his heir taken care of. Then tragedy strikes and the twins are killed, leaving only the baby. About this time, the Duke also takes a mistress. She also gives birth to a child of his, a daughter, but he doesn't learn of her existence for over 20 years. This is actually where this novel picks things up. The Duke, seeing a way to keep the bloodline going, through this daughter, hatches a plan to marry HIS daughter to his WIFES son. After all, no one knows this young woman is his daughter."
Kim Mills, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Abusive:
- slightly verbally
- they smack each other around
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
Marriage/Married
Yes
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- rescue kidnapped secondary character
Virgin, dramatically devirginized
Yes
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Matchmake, (will/family)
Yes
Who's in charge?
- he is
Abusive lover?
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- not very romantic
Sex makes him
- more demanding
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
- mature
- sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- teacher
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
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
- mature
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
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- 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
- significantly more descript than dialog
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