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" Colin Oliver, Viscount Sutton, is a man on a mission to find a wife. He has disturbing nightmares and feels that the time to find a wife and provide a heir is upon him, so he leaves his estate in cornwall and goes to London. Upon arriving in London, he encounters a fortune teller who he remembers meeting five years earlier when she tried to pick his pocket. It was an encounter that had haunted him for the past five years because he could not get the beautifully desperate woman out of his head.
Alexandra, Madame Larchmont, was once a a thief, but managed to make a career from tarot card readings, in which she became extremely popular doing at London balls. When she the man she attempted to pickpocket years earlier, her instincts tell her to flee, and while making her escape, she inadverately hears the plot of murder. Colin and Alexandra meet in the garden, foiling her escape and the fates become intertwined.
Alexandra reveals the plot she heard to Colin, hoping he will be able to help stop the murder, but things go awry when Alexandra herself becomes the killer's target. To protect her, Colin takes her into protective custody, and during her stay, their passions flair. Soon their deep attraction turns to love, but first they must defy society due to her poor status and his high nobility. As their love blossoms, the killer makes his move, making the couple realize their love's potential, even as they fight for each other's lives."
Angel Manners, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- loving criminal
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Has unusual powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can see into the future
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- blissful
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- London
- dangerous
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- 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)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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