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A Man of Affairs by Anne Barbour

Commoner Seth Lindow is the adopted son of the Duke of Derwent, and his man of affairs. He is ordered to find a proper wife for the Duke's wild son, and finds two sisters who might fit the bill. Zoe is a silly flirt, and Eden is an introverted artist. While struggling with his feelings about attaching any woman to his violent stepbrother, Seth starts to fall in love with Eden. Eden is trying to make a living selling her paintings, though her family finds this very improper, and Seth assists her in both selling the paintings, and keeping it a secret. Their feelings for each other grow, but Seth feels himself unworthy of a well-born woman. But bigger problems arise when Zoe and the Duke's son form an attachment...


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched?
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with...
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
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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