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| Plot Summary of Shanna |
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"A woman plans a marriage of convenience to escape her father's plans to marry her off before her 21st birthday. Unfortunately, she chooses a man destined for the hangman's noose, but he is able to escape and is practically delivered to her island home, where he has been sold as a bondslave. Despite the odds, he works hard to earn her respect and love. We watch Shanna grow from a self centered child, to a mature young woman under Ruark's careful, nurturing love.
Ms. Woodiwiss is a master at historical romance. This book is so accurate in its' research and historical facts, that the reader is literally swept away to another time. "
Jennifer Lynn, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- American "colonial" era
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- loving criminal
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- married off against wishes
- marriage of convenience spurring real love
Captor, in love with
Yes
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling 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:
- wealthy
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- demanding
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- less bitchy/arrogant
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Pacific Islands
Island?
Yes
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
- prison
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 90%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Focus of story
- Her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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