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Plot Summary of Silk and Steel
"When Lucien Montaine happens upon a bedraggled young woman on the roadside, he decides to help her, even though he suspects that she is lying to him about her identity. For Lady Kathryn Grayson has just escaped from a lunatic asylum, where her uncle had her committed so that he could freely spend her fortune. It was easy for him to do so because Kathryn has a great interest in learning medicine, and some of the unsavory aspects gave her greedy uncle enough ammunition to commit her. In order to protect herself, Kathryn tricks Lucien into marriage. He's furious with her, but his desire for revenge gradually becomes a desire simply for her."
Ashareh, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Silk and Steel
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Plot
Time/era of story - 18th century
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - trying to carry out business objective

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? - not very romantic
Sex makes him - angry
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - accused criminal
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
effect of sexing - unhappy for sexing the guy
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

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

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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Kat Martin Resident Scholar Profiles

TOP SCHOLAR:
  
Randi Baldwin  

SCHOLARS:
Nancy Wallace  Ashareh  Sabrina Gallick  Neta  


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