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"The McLain brothers decide that one of them needs to get married. They decide this based on the fact they don't like their cooking and their place hasn't been cleaned since their mothers death 3 years ago. To determine who will have to wed they decide to draw straws, with the short straw having to find a bride. Luke draws the short straw and the next weekend both he and Daniel go to church to let Luke find an “acceptable woman”.
Eleanor has lived with her aunt and uncle since her father's death. Basically she has been the brunt of her cousin's jokes and made to “earn her keep”. But, for some reason Luke is drawn to this short plain woman, with a spark in her eyes.
Much to the surprise of everyone Luke asks Eleanor to marry him, passing over the high strung ‘beautiful' younger cousin. While this isn't a marriage built on love Eleanor still holds onto the hope that her husband will grow to love her and any children they have. There are a few adjustments that have to be made with Eleanor living on the ranch. One of the first things she notices is that all the men have apparently forgotten they are human and eat like starving wolves. She puts up with this and other behavior until the night she finds out she is wed due to the “loss of a straw draw”. Then ‘off come the gloves' and she kicks her husband out of her bed, whips the hands into shape and starts to do things her way. Eventually her husband sees the light and starts to woo her as he should have in the first place, bring her flowers and a kitten for a start. How they come back together is the rest of the book.
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Tanya, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- marriage of convenience spurring real love
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- rancher/cowboy
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
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
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 80%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
Focus of story
- Her
How much sexing?
- 1-2 sex acts
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