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| Plot Summary of Christmas Beau |
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"Max was engaged to Judith Blakeford. But then she eloped with Andrew Easton. Judith found Max cold and forbidding, while Andrew promised romance. Marriage with Andrew did not turn out happy. He was an unfaithful drunk. Eight years later, Judith, now widowed, returns to London, and meets Max, now the Marquess of Denbigh. Seeing Judith, Max thinks he wants revenge.
Max ensures that he meets Judith as frequently as possible. He charms her children and her sister-in-law, Amy. He gets her to accept his invitation to spend Christmas at his estate. He plans to make Judith fall in love with him, the way he once loved her, and then abandon her, just as she once abandoned him.
But Christmas, the season for love, peace and forgiveness works to weaken Max's desire for vengeance. Max realizes he still loves Judith. Judith must overcome the memory of her fear of Max and her guilt for what she once did to him, because even if she does not want to fall in love with him, she finds she cannot resist her physical attraction to him.
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L. Watson, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Searching/Rekindling love?
Yes
Lost Lover:
- rekindling love after long time
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over past traitorous lover
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
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
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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