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"Kate's always felt like the poor relation. She is the poor relation; for all practical purposes adopted by the Templetons after her parents died in a car accident that Kate survived. And, being a year younger than her friends Margo and Laura didn't help. Kate began pushing to catch up at a young age, and she's never slowed down. Now she's a perfectionist who's developed an addiction to Rolaids just to get through the day. Then Byron DeWitt appears on the scene. He recognizes her problems and focuses on them. And, when some numbers turn up wrong at the accounting firm where Kate works Byron jumps in to help prove that she had nothing to do with it. Now, all he has to do is convince her to let him help with the rest of her life."
Sarrah, Resident Scholar
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"Kate Powell is an attractive accountant who is very focused on her job and her family. She was raised by the Templetons of Templeton Hotels. She has money, so when she is accused of stealing from her firm, she is outraged and devastated.
Byron DeWitt replaces Kate's sister's ex-husband at Templeton Hotels and falls for Kate as soon as he sees her. He seduces her and despite her resistance, she falls for him as well. With Byron's help, she conviences the police she is innocent, and she confesses to Byron and her family that her father was accused of the same thing before his death.
Byron decides he can't go another day without Kate, and proposes to her. Kate is afraid and runs off, afraid to make a commitment. Will she come to her senses and find the love she never knew she wanted?"
Rachael High, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- investigating theft/fraud
Making a living subplot
Yes
Making a living:
- working at a business
- working ordinary lives
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex makes him
- more demanding
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- 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
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
- clerk
How sexual is this person?
- frigid
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
- as romantic as a root canal
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- blissful
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Genius
Physique
- very athletic
- physically sick
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
- 90%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- Her
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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