"After their parents and younger brother were killed in the Seven Years War, and their English village attacked, Grace Fisk and her older sisters, Morgan and Joanna, turned to pirating. But things have since quieted down. Morgan and Jo have both married noblemen. Grace, who longs for security, is sailing to the Massachusetts Colony to be married. Although she does not love her fiance, Grace knows he can give her the life she has always longed for. But the ship she sails on is attacked by pirates, led by Jackson Brodie, the only man Grace has ever loved. But she knows they can never be together -- he can never give her a peaceful, safe life. But her heart tells her otherwise: that he is the only man she can ever be happy with. When she arrives in America, Grace finds her fiance is not what he seemed and that the right thing to do is to be with the man she loves, but before Grace and Jackson can find happiness they will have to navigate many obstacles."
Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Once an Angel
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- American "colonial" era
Love Triangles/Polygons
Yes
What kind:
- one woman-two men
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- pirate attack!
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- pirate
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- unemployed
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
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
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:
- actual description of sex
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
