| Helen Nash works as a lady's companion. She had been relaying messages between Flora, her employer's neice and a young poet, who Flora wants to marry against her aunt's wishes. One night, trying to deliver a message while disguised as a boy, Helen is accosted by a group of young men but she is rescued by Ramsay Munro, former spy and master swordsman.
Helen recognizes Munro as one of three spies who pledged to serve her family after her father died to save the spies. She thinks Munro does not recognize her in her disguise. However, Munro sees through her disguise as he has been keeping watch over Helen for years and has been attracted to her beauty, strength and independence. She tells him only to call her Corie, and Munro plays along and pretends not to know her identity. She sees him again the next time she is disguised as Corie and trying to get a message for Flora from her poet. Helen flirts with and kisses Munro, something she would never do if he knew who she was. But then she has to seek Munro's help as herself when it appears that a stalker intends to hurt her. Munro wants Helen but she is from an aristocratic family while he is the bastard son of a nobleman and Scottish woman who must eke out a living teaching sword fighting. He kisses her when she is pretending to be Corie but he does not approach her as Helen. Helen falls in love with Munro but is afraid she will never be loved by a man who is notorious for being pursued by many women. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes Is really... - rich/upper class Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 20's-30's Main Female Character - 20's-30's Unusual characteristics: Setting City? Yes City: - London Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths What % of story is romance related? - 80% How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex 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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