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Blind Aphrodite by Renee Bernard

Set in 1780, Claire Aylesbury, a blind woman of privilege sets out to find her missing brother in the war-torn American colonies. Her search leads her to the captain of a mercenary ship, Rutger Grayson, a reclusive man whose battle scars frighten and repulse everyone but the Lady Claire. They embark on a journey together and find both adventure and passion along the way.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched?
Difficult/unusual lover? Yes
How difficult?
If one lover chases another... - she chases after him

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:
Effect of sexing
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
United States Yes
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Water? Yes
Water: - warship

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 50%
How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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