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Plot Summary of Rules of Attraction
"Hannah accepts a position as companion to an elderly lady in the English countryside. They say the ladys nephew, and her employer, killed his wife. But when she meets him she knows he didn't...because SHE is his wife. Ten years before, she had run away from him & started her own business in London. And now he's finally found her."
Kim Mills, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - arranged marriage spurring real love
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Making a living subplot Yes
Making a living: - struggle to escape poverty - working at a business
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - (general) search for identity/new understanding
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - mature - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - mature
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

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

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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