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"Since rescuing her large stepfamily from the brink of financial ruin during her come-out season eleven years prior, Lady Alathea Morwellan has been resigned to the fact that she will remain a spinster. Now, just when the family's future appears secure, a suspicious prommisary note signed by her naive father is discovered, and Alathea realises that she must take drastic action.
Enlisting the help of her childhood playmate, Gabriel Cynster, seems her only hope. However, Gabriel and Alathea have not spoken in over a decade, and whenever they are in the same room together, tension flies, and tempers flare. In her desperation, Alathea disguises herself as a widowed countess, and secures Gabriel's aid in exposing a fraudulent company, thus making the prommisary note redundant.
Gabriel finds himself intrigued by the mysterious countess, and vows to learn more about her, intimately. After discovering that she is a virgin, questions erupt, climaxing in the discovery of his estranged and frustrating childhood friend. This is a very sensual fiction, shrouded in mystery and intrigue, and describes explicit sex scenes. "
Clare Leete, Resident Scholar
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" In the fifth book of the Cynster series, Gabriel (Rupert)Cynster is called to a secret midnight meeting by a Countess/widow who is keeping her identity secret for her family's sake. She asks Gabriel for help with a financial scheme which has ensnared her family. He agrees for the price of a kiss for each tidbit of information he provides.
Althea Morwellan, Gabriel's childhood neighbor and playmate, is actually the countess in disguise. Althea and Gabriel although friendly, have a tension and rivalry between them, which causes distress for Althea as her attraction for Gabriel grows.
As Gabriel and Althea find themselves deeply enmeshed in a nefarious plot with villians, their lust for each other increases and the tug on their heartstrings grows tighter."
Angel Manners, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- investigating theft/fraud
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
First time for
- her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- wealthy
- champion of justice
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- mature
- sensitive
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
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
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- obedient
- a better lover
- blissful
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
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?
- 90%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of female anatomy (the big V)
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy fears
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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