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Plot Summary of Star-Crossed
"Tristan and Kellen are stranded on a planet where men are powerless and thrown into a harem. Mara, a local scientist, saves them and helps them escape from the planet. They are chased by evil Cadaran, a powerful local official. They are helped by a cute local intelligent cat creature named Floppy.Tristan and Mara are pulled apart by slavery yet brought together by love."
Delphin Kent, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - Near future
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving someone from historic enemy
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by authorities/family
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Captor, in love with Yes
Disability or addiction? - physical disability/sickness/injury

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - scientist
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - scientist
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - climbing on trails - falling off - climbing with ropes
Forest Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - rape/molest (yeech!)
Focus of story - equally on two couples
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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