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"After losing her husband in a firey blaze, Margaret has moved to the country and lived in squallor until she discovers a trunk that survived the fire that destroyed her livelihood- and the secrets it holds. When she attempts to sell the treasures inside the trunk- she meets a dashing earl, a man she knows she can only have in her dreams, who seduces her with the promise of a kiss- and possibly more. With a vengeful brother in law closing in on Margaret and her very life in danger- her lover Michael must make the choice between her life and his happiness, or the life he's always known."
Meredith Griffin, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- Beauty and the beast
Seduction/coercion/force
Yes
How seduced/forced?
- seduction with money/position/power
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Is really...
- poor/lower class
- a criminal (possibly)
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Children/Pregnancy
Yes
Children/Pregnancy:
- Get accidently pregnant
Who seduces whom?
- man seducing woman
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- teacher
How sexual is this person?
- frigid
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- a better lover
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
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
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- nearly 100%
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)
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy
How much dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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