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Plot Summary of The Fixer-Uppers
"Can a single mom find happiness on a blind date--or at least a male who can cut up his own food? Cassie and Mike believe they're "in like" not "in love", but when down-on-his-luck Mike is evicted, Cassie takes him in. Cassie's two young sons think Mike is the "dad of their dreams" and push the two hard-working souls together. Mike starts fixing everything from window screens to broken hearts. But Cassie is reluctant to let him fix hers..."
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 - Present (2000-2010)
Making a living subplot Yes
Making a living: - struggle to escape poverty - working at a business - working ordinary lives - attempting to get higher position
Who: - son
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her - they alternate
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Children/Pregnancy: - brat children need muzzling - kid(s) make adults sensitive
Family focus? Yes
Family, loving Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - laborer/blue collar
Age/status: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex makes him - confused
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - blissful - sensitive - a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - chef/cook
How sexual is this person? - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
effect of sexing - confused
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful - mature
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
United States Yes
The US: - Texas - Midwest
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 90% - 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
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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