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"Heather Simmons has escaped from unfortunate circumstances and run right into the arms of Brandon Birmingham- consequently into her future an ocean away..."
Meredith Griffin, Resident Scholar
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"Heather is a badly treated servant in her aunt's house. One day, escaping from an attempt of raping she finds herself hosted in the Captain Birmingham's ship. He exchanges her for a prostitute and rapes her. They will be obliged to get married because she gets pregnant and they leave for the United States where they start their life together. She's very scared of intimacy and sex and he is angry at her most of the time. Until she discovers that he is the man she wants to live with and she feels ready to show him her love."
Katy, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- old guy loving young gal
- loving someone from historic enemy
Seduction/coercion/force
Yes
How seduced/forced?
- rape
Virgin, dramatically devirginized
Yes
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Children/Pregnancy
Yes
Children/Pregnancy:
- Get accidently pregnant
- kid(s) make adults sensitive
First time for
- her
Who seduces whom?
- man seducing woman
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- trader
- navy soldier
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
Sex makes him
- confused
- more bitchy/arrogant
- more demanding
- angry
- guilty
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
- sensitive
- a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- servant
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- angry
- unhappy for sexing the guy
- scared
- guilty
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?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
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)
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- Her
- 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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