| Charles Wycombe literally fell (out of a tree) into Ellie's mundane life. In a queer mood, he had climbed up his childhood tree but certainly sober enough to realise the Miss in name was a beautiful lass with a sharp tongue and an equally sharp wit. It seemed sensible to propose marriage at their first encounter because Charles had to marry by his 30th birthday or lose his entire fortune, thanks to his meddling father. Ellie was not amused by what she thought a cruel jest for a spinster but the charming stranger was serious. She began to critically consider the queer proposal after a run in with Mrs Foxglove, her future stepmother.
She agreed to this marriage of convenience. Charles was rather persuasive in his seduction tactics (including writing outrageous courting lists), way beyond the simple need of begetting an heir. It was easy to fall for him but at every turn, someone sabotaged all Ellie's endeavours of settling in. The oven caught fire, her stew was overly salty, her rosebush died etc, etc. When Charles treated her like an imbecile (a cute one), disregarding her attempts at explanation, she felt rejected. | ||
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Plot & Themes Marriage/Married Yes Marriage subplot: Action/suspense subplot? Yes Action: Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 20's-30's Sex makes him Main Female Character Age/status: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Unusual characteristics: Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Misc setting - Fancy Mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death What % of story is romance related? - 90% How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - Boob talk - Vagia talk - Weiner talk Focus of story - equally on him and her How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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