In this latest edition of the Malory series, Johanna Lindsey tells the story of Jeremy Malory, the bastard first son of James Malory as previously seen in A Gentle Rogue.
Jeremy has grown up and is establishing a new townhouse in London. Jeremy is looking for a good thief to steal back the family jewels his friend Percy has lost in an unfair gambling match. Enter Danny, the girl disguised as a boy thief who his recruited to do the job. Danny is an orphan who was found in the slums of London as a child with amnesia. Danny is kicked out of her thieves gang for helping Jeremy, so she finds him and blackmails him into the respectable job she desires as maid in his new residence. From this point, Jeremy and Danny help each other out with scheming females and her unknown past. | ||
Plot & Themes Time/era of story Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes How mismatched? Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 40's-50's Sex makes him Main Female Character Age/status: - 20's-30's Effect of sexing Setting Europe Yes Misc setting - Fancy Mansion - sewers/subways 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? - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - Boob talk Focus of story - equally on him and her How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts |