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"Miles has never recovered from the death of his wife and high school sweetheart, Missy, by a hit-and-run accident--in fact, he's obsessed over it. When he meets Sarah Andrews, a divorcee recently transplanted to the area, at parent-teacher conferences, he becomes interested in a woman for the first time since Missy's death. This story is about both of them healing and finding solace in one another, but it is also about the person that accidentally killed Missy. And when that truth comes out, it could destroy what Sarah & Miles have built."
Sarrah, Resident Scholar
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"Miles Ryan thought he would dies of a broken heart when his beloved wife Missy died in a hit-and-run accident. Missy had been his first love, and Miles fervently believes she will be his last. As a deputy sheriff in the North Carolina town of New Bern, Miles Ryan not only grieves for Missy, but he wants to bring this unknown driver to justice.
Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews, his son Jonah's second grade teacher. Sarah had left Baltimore to start her life anew after a bitter divorce. Perhaps it is her own emotional wounds that make her sensitive to the hurt she first sees in Jonah's eyes, and then his father's. Tentatively, Sarah and Miles reach out to each other. Soon they are both laughing for the first time in years, and also falling in love.
Neither will be able to guess how closely linked they are to a shocking secret-one that will force them to question everything they ever believed in. As a result of this secret, a heartbreaking choice will have to be made that changes their lives forever."
Boppy, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- late discovery that lover does bad
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s)
Yes
Loss of...
- husband/boyfriend/squeeze
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- student
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
City?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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