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Avon, Feb 2004, 5.99, 384 pp.
ISBN: 0060541741
In 1830 Hampshire, when her father, a renowned antiquarian dies, Daphne Wade replaces him at the Roman excavation of Trimoire, England. She will repair the artifacts and sketch the items for a catalogue. Her employer, Duke Anthony Courtland finds her work exemplary, but does not see her beyond that of an artistic drone and definitely not as a woman. On the other hand Daphne dreams of Anthony as her GUILTY PLEASURES.
However, when Daphne overhears Anthony disparage her as a woman to his sister, she decides to resign and accept his sibling's offer of a season. Anthony obtains Daphne's agreement to remain as his archivist for one more month, but also informs her that he plans to change her mind about leaving. However, soon he wants her beyond a dig as he falls in love with his formerly mousy employee. Though she has doubts about his feelings, she has loved him since she first saw him shirtless at the excavation site.
The cast makes the story line hum as this is a delightful group especially the lead couple and his sister. Though the change in Daphne seems unreal, readers will root for her new found feistiness that soon has Anthony reconsidering the mouse that roared as a desirable woman. Regency romance readers will find GUILTY PLEASURES quite pleasurable.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- very shy/inexperienced
Making a living subplot
Yes
Making a living:
- working at a business
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling 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:
- artist
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
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
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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