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Plot Summary of The Marriage Prize
"Rosamond was betrothed to Sir Rodger when she was orphaned at the tender age of twelve after her brother was killed in an accident. Five years later, they meet and must overcome numerous obstacles to achieve their destiny."
Yvette, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - Distant past/middle ages
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - marriage of convenience spurring real love - inconveniently married while playing footsy - seduction of someone else's wife - seduction of someone else's husband
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - warrior/knight
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 - blissful - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - bulging muscles

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 - a better lover - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - mature
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

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

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - 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 - many multiple characters
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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