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"Kristen Haardrad was looking for one last adventure with her brother Selig. However, nothing prepared her for the fact that they are going Viking. As soon as they landed, they were attacked then captured. Saddened by the death of her brother, Kristen disguised as a boy to avoid rape. However, when Lord Royce entered the scene. It was love at first sight, or at least for her. She couldn't help the mixed feelings that she had for him. She longed to escape this land of strangers, yet her feelings for Royce held her back from her freedom.
Lord Royce of Wyndhurst was attracted to the Viking beauty. However, his memories of the past held him back from his attractions toward her. However, her family is not ready to lose her to this Saxon man, they will fight for her freedom. Will Royce lose his head and his heartmate in this battle against a family of strong Vikings that are out for blood?"
Kelly , Resident Scholar
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"Kristen Haardrad, daughter of a viking merchant, sneaks away on her brother's boat in search of love and adventure. Disguised as a boy, Kristen tries to aid her brother and their friends as they get caught on a raid and is captured by Royce of Wyndhurst. Soon, after making Kristen a slave along with her viking companions, Royce discovers that Kristen is a woman and assumes she is their whore. Kristen recognizes that Royce is the man for her and sets out to seduce him in hopes that he will fall in love with her. Royce, greatly wronged by Vikings in the past, tries to resist Kristen who is his enemy, but gives in, and they soon fall in love."
Nicole Trammel, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Vikings/norse era
Abusive:
- treated like a slave
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
Captor, in love with
Yes
If one lover chases another...
- she chases after him
- they alternate
Who's in charge?
- he is
Abusive lover?
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
- "zip'm down, zip'm up. Next!"
How romantic is this person?
- as romantic as a root canal
- very romantic
Sex makes him
- confused
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
- sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- obedient
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Europe
Yes
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of female anatomy (the big V)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 1-2 sex acts
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