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Plot Summary of Bride of the Overlord
"Catherine, the Princess of Scotland, is captured on the orders of King Edward the Longshanks of England, by his illegitimate grandson, Alexander of Kent. Not only does he capture her, he marries her as well despite his hatred for the Scottish race. Feelings of regret fill her soul as she mourns for her people. At the same time, she can't deny the attraction that she feels for Alexander. In the beginning, she assumes it has to do with the child growing in her womb. Over the coming days, she realizes that Alexander has softened and the seeds of love started to grow. Unfortunately, she is caught between two worlds. One is of duty while the other harnessess the feelings of her heart. Can she somehow meld these two worlds together?"
Tracy L. Ranson, Resident Scholar



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Time/era of story - Distant past/middle ages
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving someone from historic enemy
Difficult/unusual lover? Yes
How difficult? - Beauty and the beast
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
Captor, in love with Yes
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Children/Pregnancy: - Get accidently pregnant
First time for - her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - warrior/knight
Age/status: - 20's-30's
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 - confident - less bitchy/arrogant - mature - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - not very romantic
effect of sexing - confused - angry - guilty
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - 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
Misc setting - castle

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - 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) - spanking that woman dislikes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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