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Plot Summary of The Marriage Lesson
"After the marriage of his sister and his best friend (The Husband List), the guardianship of the four Shelton sisters falls into the hands of Thomas Effington, Marquess of Helmsley, future duke of Roxborough. Of course, Thomas thought he was burdened by this responsibility until he met Marianne, the eldest of the four Shelton sister. His earlier plans to marry them off proved to be more than difficult now that he had fallen in love with this headstrong lass, who had told him herself that she never plans to marry. And when all his plans had failed to trap her into marriage, Marianne still has one more thing to teach him, the marriage lesson."
Kelly, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 18th century
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Caretaker, in love with Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - writer
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
effect of sexing - confused
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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