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Book Review By L. Watson
Courting Julia by Mary Balogh

When Julia Maynard's step-grandfather died, he leaves her his beautiful estate home on the condition that one of his five nephews marries her within a month after the reading of his will. So begins the courting of Julia by Augustus, Malcolm, Lesley and Freddie. But the fifth nephew, Daniel, refuses to enter the contest.

Julia has known all of her suitors for a long time but the only one who has her love is Daniel. But he disapproves of everything she does and keeps discouraging and interfering with the efforts of the other four who try to court her.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind:
Matchmake, (will/family) Yes
Matchmaker... - matchmake by grandma/pa

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

Main Female Character - 20's-30's
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
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
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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