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Plot Summary of The Infamous Bride
"A Boston businessman of the 1840's sends his young adult son & daughter to London to find aristocratic spouses. Neither wants to go. His son R.J. is introduced into society by his friend & soon runs into one of the most beautiful young women in London...who just happens to believe herself in love with his friend. What complicates things is his friend has chosen another female to wed. Before long, R.J. and Juliet...(guess what the R in R.J. stands for...)find themselves increasingly attracted to each other & right in the middle of a huge scandal. "
Kim Mills, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind: - 2 or more women-2 or more men
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - married off against wishes - marriage of convenience spurring real love
Struggling with whom? - Step Mom
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Matchmake, (will/family) Yes
Matchmaker... - matchmake by brother/sister
Family focus? Yes
Family, hating Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - business executive
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - not very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

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
effect of sexing - confused - guilty
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? - 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 - wealthy
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
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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