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"Miranda.. pick pocket, romance novelist, legendary lover... she who is said to have everything finds the rest of her life in Cameron Gorden, a man she meets completely by accident. When facts about her past and the truth about Cameron's life surface... not even the woman who knows everything can stop fate from proving exactly how deep true love runs."
Meredith Griffin, Resident Scholar
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"Miranda James was born of educated parents but became a London street urchin when her penniless mother died. She picks pockets to earn a measly living. At a dramatic hanging, she attemps to pick the pocket of Cam Gordon's friend. Cam Gordon, a stern scotsman, is unwilling to let her go and reports the crime to the autorities. Soon Miranda is sentenced to hang unless... she agrees to become Cam Gordon's indentured servant. Having nowhere to go, Miranda agrees and finds herself cooking, washing and picking after her arrogant master. She finds out he is a writer of violent mass market books and starts and starts understanding his disagreeable disposition and violent moods. She also impresses him with her ability to read and soon adds secretary to her chores.
As they become lovers, Miranda grows as a woman and starts to warm up to her master. Unbeknownst to him, she also starts developing her own writing talent. She also finds out that Cam has the loyalties of his fellow countrymen and that he is funneling the sums advanced by his editor into a group of rebels who plan to undermine the Hanovers' position and help the return of Bonnie Prince Charlie. When Miranda stops Cam from actually joining his co-conspirators in action, they learn that the coup failed and that all the men involved have to flee England. Miranda begs Cam to take her with her but he refuses, telling her he never wants to see her again.
But that is not the end for Miranda, as she comes into her own as a writer, with her first novel. Heartbroken, she finds the strength to live and thrive. From friends, she hears that Cam is now a smuggler based in Cornwall. Miranda tries to forget all about it until, by happenstance, she learns the truth about her parentage and goes to Cornwall for some answers. "
K Trudel, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 17th century
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- political intrigue
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Pygmalion--From Wench to Woman
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- writer
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- wild
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- as romantic as a root canal
- not very romantic
Sex makes him
- confused
- more bitchy/arrogant
- angry
- indifferent
- childish
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- less bitchy/arrogant
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
- thief/con artist
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- angry
- unhappy for sexing the guy
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- a better lover
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
- prison
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 40%
- 80%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English?
Yes
Focus of story
- Her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy fears
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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