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Plot Summary of Bride of the Wind
"Rose and Pierce only married for one reason, she was drugged, he was drunk, and thy slept together. Not happy about it they still could tolerate each other. He loved another woman. She found herself starting to have feelings for him.

Then one night, he walked in and found the woman he loved was dead. He was devastated. When he went back to his wife, he was arrested for the murder.

Now, many months later, Pierce Deforte still believes that his wife had called the authorities on him. He escaped his punishment and became a pirate. He also found out that she was running all of his affairs and his household.

When he caught up with her on the sea, he also found out about his son.

Now he felt a need to not only clear his name, but to reclaim his family.
"

M. Andrews, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Bride of the Wind
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Plot
Time/era of story - 17th century
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - marriage of convenience spurring real love
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by authorities/family
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - not very romantic
Sex makes him - more bitchy/arrogant - more demanding - angry - wild
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - homemaker
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
effect of sexing - confused - childish - more bitchy/arrogant - demanding - angry - unhappy for sexing the guy
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful - mature
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
Europe Yes
Water? Yes
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - 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
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts
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