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Plot Summary of The Enchanted Land
"Morgan Wakefield was forced to marry someone by the age of 18, or lose all of her inheritance. So she proposed a marriage of convenience between her and Seth Colter, the handsome New Mexico rancher. But her bargain would change her love. Colter awakened a passion on Morgan that burned out of control. But circumstances would force them apart and turn them into enemies. Could their love survive?"
Pamela Piarowski, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - 17th century
Searching/Rekindling love? Yes
Lost Lover: - who may or may not be alive - rekindling love after long time
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Children/Pregnancy: - Get accidently pregnant - kid(s) make adults sensitive

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - farmer
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - sensitive
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: - a teen
Profession/status: - wealthy
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
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: - West
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? - 30%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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