| Cordelia Grant is sent to school in Switzerland where she meets some girls with whom she becomes best friends. They are told about an old legend about meeting the man you were going to marry by waiting in the woods during the time of the Hunter's Moon. The girls try it and see a man in the woods who expresses interest in Cordelia. When he suddenly stops calling on her, she moves on with her life and becomes a schoolmistress in her aunt's school for girls. Jason Verringer, a land baron with a scandalous reputation, starts pursuing Cordelia. She puts him off, concerned about his reputation as a murderer and womanizer. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story Seduction/coercion/force Yes Action/suspense subplot? Yes Who: - aunt Is really... - a criminal (possibly) If one lover chases another... - he chases after her Who seduces whom? - man seducing woman Family focus? Yes Family, loving Yes Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 40's-50's Unusual characteristics? Main Female Character Age/status: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Unusual characteristics: Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK - Switzerland - Eastern Europe Mountains/Cliffs Yes Mountains: - falling off Forest Yes Misc setting - Fancy Mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death What % of story is romance related? - 50% Focus of story - Her How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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