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"Gabriel Louden, Earl of Rievaulx, is sent to reveal the person living on the Isle of Skye in Scotland who is spying for Napoleon. He agrees to go because he needs to redeem himself after allowing vital information to be stolen by a prostitute who distracted him during a tryst. His best friend's wife is from Skye and he uses a visit to her family as cover for his own investigations.
His host's daughter is Margaret MacLeod, who is not only beautiful, but the island's healer. Rievaulx is immediately attracted to her, but to seduce his best friend's sister-in-law would mean the lost of his one close friend. Maggie is also drawn to Rievaulx but she is recovering from the shame of a romance with another Englishman who abandoned her.
But in order to hunt for the spy, Rievaulx, who speaks no Gaelic, must accompany Maggie as she tends to the various ailments of the islanders. Rievaulx listens to Maggie's romantic tales of folklore, particularly, the one about the Englishman who was killed by his Scottish lover because he was going to leave her and then she killed herself. Rievaulx and Maggie cannot resist each other and become lovers. Even though he scoffs at such tales, Rievaulx begins to feel they are re-enacting the folk tale. Rievaulx knows that by capturing the Scottish spy, Maggie will reject him for hurting one of her friends and then he will have to leave her."
L. Watson, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Is really...
- police/investigator
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- spy
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
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:
- nurse
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
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
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?
- 1-2 sex acts
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