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Plot Summary of Time's Fool
"The first book in The Tales of the Jeweled Men series.

Captain Gideon Rossiter returned to England with one goal in mind: to marry his beloved, Lady Naomi Lutonville. After a six year absence, he was completely unaware of the turmoil his family had been through while he was gone. On his arrival, he discovered that his betrothal to Naomi had been dissolved and she had no desire to change that fact. Sick at heart and wondering what on earth had happened to change her feelings for him, he endeavored to find his family. When he was told, through a somewhat odd series of events, that his father had been finacially and socially ruined during his absence, he wasn't quite sure who to attack first. Enlisting the aid of his new friend Lieutenant James Morris along with several old friends who were willing to stand by him despite the scandel, he went in search of the truth behind his father's financial ruin. What they discovered would forever change their lives and endanger themselves and everyone they loved."
Laura J. Miller, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 18th century
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by authorities/family - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer - rescue kidnapped secondary character
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Is really... - a criminal (possibly)
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Misperception that - he/she doesn't love when she/she does

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - navy soldier
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
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? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
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
Forest Yes
City? Yes
City: - London - dirty, dangerous (like New York) - rude people
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 50%
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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