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Plot Summary of The King of the Castle
"Dallas Lawson is a young woman who learns painting and other forms of art from her father. When her father dies, she decides to take over his business restoring old paintings. She arrives at Chateau Gaillard where her father had been hired to restore the family portraits. She falls for the Comte and uncovers a web of lies and betrayal. Then Dallas discovers the family's best kept secret and endangers her own life and the lives of all those she holds dear."
Laura J. Miller, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - poor loving rich
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by authorities/family - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Making a living subplot Yes
Making a living: - office romance among coworkers
Struggling with whom? - Brother
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Is really... - a criminal (possibly)
Family focus? Yes
Family, hating Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - artist
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
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

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Forest Yes
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 40%
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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