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Plot Summary of The Deed
"Emmaline Eberhart, widow of wealthy lord, is married off as part of reward to poor Knight Amaury de Aneford. But the knight is totally puzzled by his chaste widowed wife and how to go about THE DEED.

Lynsay's first book rocketed her to the top of the hysterical historicals with this charming tales of innocence and misconceptions."

DeborahAnne MacGillivray, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of The Deed
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Plot
Time/era of story - Distant past/middle ages
Difficult/unusual lover? Yes
How difficult? - very shy/inexperienced
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - married off against wishes
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - warrior/knight
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat 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? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - homemaker
Has unusual powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - is very quick
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
effect of sexing - confused - scared
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - castle

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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