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Plot Summary of Silk and Secrets
"Lord Ross Carlisle is a Regency aristocrat but also a successful writer about his adventures to remote places. His travels help him forget Juliet, the beautiful runaway wife he married when they were both very young.

Ross travels to Bokhara in central Asia to try to rescue Ian Cameron, his wife's brother who is imprisoned there. Near Bokhara, he meets Juliet, still beautiful, independent and headstrong. She has created a life for herself in the remote wild land. Together, as they try to rescue Ian, they discover the passion between them has not died. Now, they wonder if they can rebuild their shattered marriage."

L. Watson, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Silk and Secrets
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Searching/Rekindling love? Yes
Lost Lover: - rekindling love after long time
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - rescue kidnapped secondary character

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
Sex has good effect on him Yes
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 - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat 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 - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Desert? 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: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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