An Adult love follows the same formula of any other romance novel. The hero, Scott Thornton, is rude, arrogant, moody and bossy. At the beginning of the novel the narrator continues to mention his brown hands which is frankly ridiculous. Scott Thornton is often paying attention to how sexually attractive Vicky is. Vicky is apparently unaware of this, but is convinced when she is almost raped by her cousin Charles that such happenings are her fault. Family relations are focused on and gender roles adhered to for example Scott says he will be Vicky's master.