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"Basil Trevelyan cannot resist schemes and intrigue. However, his plot to marry the woman his cousin wanted landed him into trouble and ended with his banishment to India. In India, however, he made his fortune and after three years is ready to return to England. But before he does, his formidable Aunt Clem has commanded that he make a detour to rescue her goddaughter, Alexandra Ashmore, who is in Albania under threat of an unwanted marriage arranged by her impractical archaelogist father.
Alexandra is called the English witch because she seems to put a spell on men everywhere. They all seem to desire her, except Randolph, the man her father wants her to marry. Nothing is wrong with Randolph but Alexandra wants her freedom. She is rescued from Albania and marriage to Randolph by Basil, who she finds attractive but immediately realizes is an untrustworthy charmer.
Back in London, Aunt Clem is determined to provide Alexandra with the pleasures she has missed in her life with her father and also introduces her to William, heir to a ducal title, who is looking for a wife. Meanwhile, Alexandra's father is following her to London with Randolph in tow. Basil is outraged that his aunt is trying to pair up Alexandra with a man who is at least as notorious a rake as himself. Basil must plot to get rid of all of Alexandra's suitors because he wants her for himself."
L. Watson, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Love Triangles/Polygons
Yes
What kind:
- woman dating a LOT of guys
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Matchmake, (will/family)
Yes
Matchmaker...
- matchmake by aunt/uncle
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- spy
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
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
- 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?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 90%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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