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Plot Summary of To Catch an Heiress
"When Caroline Trent escapes her loathsome guardian and his son, she doesn't expect to be mistaken for a spy and taken prisioner by the devilishly handsome Blake Ravenscroft. After coercing her way into helping him AND the country, nothing in her life is the same, especially after she finds herself not only starting death in the face but spending the night in her captor's bed. With only a little amount left to save Caroline's future and livelihood, can the duo put passions aside or will Blake relive his all too painful past and lose the woman he loves?"
Meredith Griffin, Resident Scholar

"    Caroline Trent is an heiress who needs to escape her evil guardian, Oliver Prewitt. Blake Ravenscroft is a spy for England's war department who is looking for a spy by the name of Carlotta De Leon at Oliver Prewitt's home. The two come together when Caroline is escaping through the side window (she is going into hiding for six weeks until she gains her inheritance), and Blake catches her, thinking she is the evil Carlotta.
    Caroline pretends to be Carlotta because she finds that Blake's home is the perfect place to hide for six weeks. Blake and Caroline find that they are strongly attracted to each other. James, with a grevious love behind him, fights what his heart is telling him, but circumstances bring these two together for an explosive love story."

Angel Manners, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of To Catch an Heiress
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - Inheritance struggle
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - an imposter

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - spy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic - not very romantic
Sex makes him - confused - wild - scared - guilty
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - wealthy
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic - somewhat romantic
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - mature
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 80% - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - licking - impregnation/reproduction - 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 - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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