| In Jude Deveraux's "The Velvet Promise", the first of the Velvet series, we are introduced to the charming, and often frustrating, Montgomery's. The book takes place in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland, where Judith Revedoune is forced to marry Gavin Montgomery, a man she knows she can love from the moment she lays eyes on him. But Gavin's heart belongs to someone else. After he humiliates her and abandons her in a cold, strange castle, she vows to hate him forever. This book is a thrilling romance. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story Seduction/coercion/force Yes How seduced/forced? - - threat of economic ruinment - threat of harm to loved one - - rape Love Triangles/Polygons Yes What kind: Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes If one lover chases another... - she chases after him Children/Pregnancy Yes Children/Pregnancy: - Get accidently pregnant - both sides claim kid(s) - kid(s) make adults sensitive Who seduces whom? - man seducing woman Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 20's-30's Sex makes him Main Female Character Age/status: - a teen Profession/status: Effect of sexing Unusual characteristics: Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Misc setting - castle Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment What % of story is romance related? - 70% How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - Boob talk - rape/molest (yeech!) How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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