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Plot Summary of The Winter Bride
"Two murders occurred twenty years before Charity Carew arrived at Malmaynes. The murderer was given the name, "the Beast of Malmaynes." It was widely believed that the murderer had leapt to his death before the authorities were able to execute him for his crimes. As Charity became more and more involved emotionally with her boss and idol, the poet, Martin Revesby, she started noticing strange, frightening things happening all around her. As more mysterious murders were committed, she became more and more sure that the Beast was still alive. Would she be able to discover the truth...before it was too late?"
Laura J. Miller, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Making a living subplot Yes
Making a living: - office romance among coworkers
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - writer
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric - obsessed - mentally ill - wild
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuious
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 - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - secretary
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
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
Europe Yes
European country: - Ireland
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - climbing on trails - falling off
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 50%
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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