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Plot Summary of The Night Drifter
"The heir to Castle Leger has an unusual ability, the ability to separate from his body & "night-drift". While in this state, searching for a stolen sword, he meets a woman. Shortly after, his families bride-finder informs him this is the woman he is destined to marry. The only problem is she has no idea he is the same man she met as the "ghost". And that is the man she thinks she's in love with, not the flesh & blood man."
Kim Mills, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - magical powers/identity
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Fantasy/Magic Yes
Fantasy/Magical Lover Yes
Family focus? Yes
Family, loving Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Has unusual powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes - can fly - teleportation
How sexual is this person? - "zip'm down, zip'm up. Next!"
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - mature - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - unemployed
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful - mature
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Forest Yes
Water? Yes
Misc setting - castle

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on 3 in a l-triangle
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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