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Plot Summary of Shanna
"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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