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Book Review By Angel Manners
A Secret Love by Stephanie Laurens

    In the fifth book of the Cynster series, Gabriel (Rupert)Cynster is called to a secret midnight meeting by a Countess/widow who is keeping her identity secret for her family's sake. She asks Gabriel for help with a financial scheme which has ensnared her family. He agrees for the price of a kiss for each tidbit of information he provides.
    Althea Morwellan, Gabriel's childhood neighbor and playmate, is actually the countess in disguise. Althea and Gabriel although friendly, have a tension and rivalry between them, which causes distress for Althea as her attraction for Gabriel grows.
   As Gabriel and Althea find themselves deeply enmeshed in a nefarious plot with villians, their lust for each other increases and the tug on their heartstrings grows tighter.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action:
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
First time for - her

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
City? Yes
City: - London
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

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 - Vagia talk - Weiner talk
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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