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" Sarah Raymond is a prim and proper young lady who has been left impoverished by the death of her gentle older husband. He had rescued her from a life of hurt and humiliation at the hands of her neglectful father's unsavory acquaintances and theirs had been a marriage in name only.
Sarah embarks upon a successful career as an opera singer to earn enough to keep her country estate and care for her late husband's two young daughters. She becomes friendly with a young lieutenant, who is infatuated with her. The man's brother is a powerful duke and advisor to the Prince Regent who believes that Sarah is nothing more than a high price courtesan trying to seduce his brother into an unsuitable marriage and gain his wealth.
The Duke of Ormond, not believing that a woman of Sarah's profession is anything but mercenary decides to make Sarah his mistress and show his brother the kind of woman she really is. Sarah begins to trust him and respond to his overtures but he refuses to see the goodness in her and is continually thrawted by her fear of men and physical closeness. His confusion only reinforces the idea that she is a treacherous opportunist and he is determined to unmask her deception while making her his."
Lin Allen, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is
- of a different social class
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- actor/actress/producer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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