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Plot Summary of After the Kiss
"After losing her husband in a firey blaze, Margaret has moved to the country and lived in squallor until she discovers a trunk that survived the fire that destroyed her livelihood- and the secrets it holds. When she attempts to sell the treasures inside the trunk- she meets a dashing earl, a man she knows she can only have in her dreams, who seduces her with the promise of a kiss- and possibly more. With a vengeful brother in law closing in on Margaret and her very life in danger- her lover Michael must make the choice between her life and his happiness, or the life he's always known."
Meredith Griffin, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of After the Kiss
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Difficult/unusual lover? Yes
How difficult? - Beauty and the beast
Seduction/coercion/force Yes
How seduced/forced? - seduction with money/position/power
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Is really... - poor/lower class - a criminal (possibly)
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Children/Pregnancy: - Get accidently pregnant
Who seduces whom? - man seducing woman

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - teacher
How sexual is this person? - frigid
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - a better lover - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - nearly 100%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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