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"Jasmine is a relative of King Richard I of England. She is a great beauty but immature. Despite her royal connections, she is illegitimate and never raised to be a proper lady. She does not think she wants to be any man's wife but wants to be a lady in waiting for the Queen. She is interested in white magic and when looking in a crystal ball, sees the face of a dark warrior who will rule her heart. Falcon de Burgh is a handsome powerful knight, who looks like the warrior Jasmine has foreseen. Jasmine is afraid of him. Falcon wants Jasmine as soon as he sees her and marries her against her wishes.
Jasmine and Falcon disagree and fight with each other from the moment they are married. She is a virgin and afraid of sex, but he forces himself on her. He feels passionate about her and wants to have a lot of sex with her. He gets angry when she tries to keep him out of her bed. When they get to his castle, Falcon's former mistress is living there. Falcon does not send her away because Jasmine does not know how to run a castle household. Jasmine is suspicious that Falcon is still having an affair with his mistress and it causes her to sulk and generally behave badly around Falcon. She fails to recognize her jealousy. Falcon is often angry because he wants Jasmine but she does not seem to be responding to him. Eventually, despite the fighting and because of the frequent bouts of passionate sex, it is clear that he is in love with her and she slowly learns to love him."
L. Watson, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Distant past/middle ages
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- very shy/inexperienced
- She's bitchy
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- married off against wishes
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- warrior/knight
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- childish
- angry
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- 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)
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much sexing?
- 5-9 sex acts
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