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Plot Summary of Lucky in Love
"This is a story of Lucky, a woman who is a widow, and who is trying her hardest to keep promises to her dead grandmother. She promised her that she would save her home, and that is what she intends to do. She opens a bed and breakfast, and Cole Kendrick, an ex-baseball player, comes to stay, as her first guest. The story follows the exciting new developments as Lucky and Cole fall in love, and try to figure out what they are willing to give up to be with one anoher."
Corrie Andrianakos, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Lucky in Love
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Making a living subplot Yes
Making a living: - working at a business
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - sports figure
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How sexual is this person? - very picky
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - 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

Setting
United States Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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