| Gavin Elliot is in the Tower of London in 1835 accused of murder. Gavin, a Scottish American, became wealthy trading in the East Indies. One year earlier, on an island in the East Indies, Gavin saw Alexandra Warren being sold at a slave auction.
Alex, an English woman, was returning to England with her daughter after the death of her husband when her ship was attacked by pirates. She and her daughter, Katie, were separated and Alex was enslaved. Gavin tries to buy Alex in order to free her, but the sultan of the island sees Gavin's interest in the beautiful Alex and decides to use her to get Gavin to agree to work for him as part of his political plotting. Gavin must risk his life in an ancient Lion Game if he wants to barter for Alex. Through courage and wit, Gavin wins Alex's freedom but not before being forced to have sexual intercourse with the traumatized Alex. Out of honor, Gavin marries Alex, they find Katie and return to England. Once in London, Gavin tries to regain his family's status in society and must also help Alex overcome the trauma of her enslavement before he can pursue the love he feels for his new wife. However, he has enemies plotting against him which result in a charge of murder. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story Action/suspense subplot? Yes Action: Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 20's-30's Main Female Character - 20's-30's Profession/status: Effect of sexing Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK City? Yes City: - London Misc setting - Fancy Mansion - prison Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment What % of story is romance related? - 70% How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - rape/molest (yeech!) Focus of story - equally on him and her How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts |
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