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Book Review By Angel Manners
Indiscreet by Mary Balogh

    Exiled to a small country town, Catherine Winsmore is living under the guise of a widow named Catherine Winters. Catherine is living dull but content life alone after she was ruined and ostrasized in London many years ago.
    Rex Adams, has decided to travel to visit his younger brother after being jilted by his betrothed for another man, so he and other friends who he served with in the war have small house party, where he meets Catherine, and decides he wants to take her on as a mistress.
   Catherine, whose livelihood depends upon a quiet and discreet life, rejects Rex's proposal and tells him repeatedly how offended she is by it.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with...

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

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Effect of sexing
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
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? - nearly 100%
How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - descript of kissing - licking - actual description of sex - Boob talk - Weiner talk
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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