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Book Review By Brandy Todd
Mountain Laurel by Jude Deveraux

Captain Ring Montgomery finds himself reluctantly escorting LaReina, The Singing Duchess, through the Colorado gold fields during the time when a Civil War is brewing. He knows there's something more to it then her just
wanting to sing to a bunch of dirty miners, he just has to find out what. LaReina, or Maddie Worth, has a secret she can't trust anyone with, especially not the high and mighty Captain trying to serve as her chaperone. A man who wants to start a war is holding her sister hostage and says he will kill her unless Maddie delivers messages for him. So she does what she's told and tries to keep Ring out of it, but of course, he's smarter then that.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action:
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

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

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

Setting
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 50%
How explicit is the sex? - 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? - 1-2 sex acts
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