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Plot Summary of Moonshadow
"Julianna Kingsblood flees to her family's Devon estate after a broken engagement. There she discovers an uprising among the local miners, several ghosts, and a rude groundskeeper with secrets of his own."
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving servant
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by authorities/family - rescue kidnapped secondary character
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - (general) search for identity/new understanding
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - rich/upper class

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - servant
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex makes him - more demanding
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident
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
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

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
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - less bitchy/arrogant
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
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes
Where? - Ocean
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

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 - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex
Focus of story - Her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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