| Grey, the Duke of Wycliffe, has traveled to his Uncle's estate, Haverly, to help him out of financial ruin. Grey has come up with an estate plan that includes raising the rent on all the tenants, which includes Emma Grenville, the headmistress of a local finishing school.
When Emma is informed of the raise, she refuses to agree to it, and ends up wagering with the Duke, if she wins her rents stays the same and he pays it for two years, if he wins it she must pay the raised amount. Emma must make a successful estate plan to win and Grey must teach her London social graces class. Grey's ultimate goal is to bed Emma, who he finds extremely attractive. Emma see Grey as a learning opportunity and she lets Grey teach her the seductive arts. As they become entangled in each other's lives, they find something more than passion growing between them, and for the first time in Grey's life, he feels respect for women, only there is a vengeful woman in the background who wants to see Emma fail to Grey, so she creates a scandal around the school, but the plot has the opposite effect bringing Emma and Grey closer than they ever were before. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes How mismatched? If one lover chases another... - he chases after her Matchbreaker Yes Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 20's-30's Sex makes him 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 Misc setting - castle Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death What % of story is romance related? - nearly 100% 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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