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Plot Summary of Offer From A Gentleman
"This is the 3rd book in Julia Quinn's "The Bridgerton Series". Though two years have passed, Benedict Bridgerton can't forget a woman in silver who captured his heart and his imagination, and he's determined to find her. Sophie Beckett has escaped the cruel world of her stepmother, along with it's treacherous memories, only to find herself thrust into the arms of the one man she's wanted ever since she spent one perfect night with him. Though the odds are against them, will they overcome their classes and make this Cinderella fairy-tale come true?"
Meredith Griffin, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving servant - poor loving rich
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - poor/lower class
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Family focus? Yes
Family, loving Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
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 - blissful - sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - servant
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
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
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