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Book Review By Claire Micallef
The Black Rose by Christina Skye

In England in 1810 Tess Leighton is the owner of small inn in Rye. Due to financial trouble she is at risk of losing her family estate. Determined to save it she puts herself into danger masquerading as the Fox, an infamous smuggler of the time who plunders the rich and gives to the poor.

Viscount Dane Ravenshurst is sent to catch the infamous Fox as there are strong suspicions that he is a traitor and a spy. What he finds in the Sussex coast is Tess, the woman who haunts his troubled dreams, the woman he once loved and who would have been his wife by now if not for her past betrayal. During one of her masquerades as Fox he saves her life and discovers her dangerous secret.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - out for emotional revenge
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's

Main Female Character - 20's-30's
Profession/status:

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts
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