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Plot Summary of The Temptress
"Christiana Montgomery Mathison was a famous journalist, uncovering the dirty secrets of some of the wealthier landowners. Until her father had her abducted by two men. The first, Asher Prescott, was handsome and blonde, and he made it clear from the start that he was interested. The other was tall, dark and mysterious, and he went only by Tynan. Chris found herself falling for him, but Ty wanted nothing to do with her. Through the wild and dangerous Washington Territory, Chris and Ty struggle to avoid the greed and intrigue that is threatening their lives, and their newfound love. Jude Deveraux's "The Temptress" is a fantastic book."
Pamela Piarowski, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - 17th century
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - poor loving rich
Seduction/coercion/force Yes
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - rescue kidnapped secondary character
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
Is really... - a criminal (possibly)
If one lover chases another... - she chases after him
Who seduces whom? - woman seducing man

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - criminal
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
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 - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - journalist
How sexual is this person? - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
effect of sexing - wild
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - blissful - mature
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
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? - 40%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - Her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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