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"Shanna hurriedly marries a man about to be hanged to fulfill her father's demand for a son-in-law. But Ruark escapes and the two trip over each other on a tropical island, a pirate's ship, and in the New World, continually succumbing to their passion.
Although this is my all-time favorite romance novel, I do recognize that others tire of Ruark's endless pursuit of haughty Shanna. I still reread this book often and revel in those steamy scenes. I believe this book has the best love-scene setups ever written.
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Deanna, Resident Scholar
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"Shanna went to Europe to find a husband but she failed to find someone rich and well educated. She knows her father will provide her with a husband so she decide to arrange a marriage with a man condemned to death. They agreed to get married, but it will be just a joke... something to shut up her father. But Ruark is not a criminal, he is a noble man wrongfully accused, and he will surprise Shanna, until she realizes she can't live without him."
Katy, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- loving criminal
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- wild lover
Seduction/coercion/force
Yes
How seduced/forced?
- threat of exposure of secret
Struggling with whom?
- Dad
Virgin, dramatically devirginized
Yes
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Is really...
- rich/upper class
- a criminal (possibly)
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
- they alternate
Who seduces whom?
- man seducing woman
Family focus?
Yes
Family, hating
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- slave
- criminal
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex makes him
- more demanding
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
- mature
- sensitive
- a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
- 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?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- wild
- unhappy for sexing the guy
- scared
- guilty
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- a better lover
- blissful
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Island?
Yes
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
- prison
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 50%
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- 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)
Focus of story
- Her
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 5-9 sex acts
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