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"Mona grew up in Hollywood as a child actor. She meets, and falls in love with Tim, a star quarterback for UCLA. They marry, and all seems fine, until a car crash ends Tim's professional career hopes. Having backbone, Mona takes on the role of bread winner, and Tim grows to resent her success. Meanwhile, Suzie, Mona's best friend, reports the relationship to a tabloid paper, thinking that she is helping Mona develop a more mature image. Tim looks for a way to get out of the marriage without ruining Mona's currant image of "nice girl next door", and takes a cue from Suzie. He starts to make Mona believe that he is having an affair, hoping that she will ask for a divorce, which will allow her to keep her public image.
Tim makes friends with Tina at a health club, and is tempted to cheat for real. But instead, she opens up her heart and tells him what she thinks of what he is doing. This causes him to do some soul searching, and he realizes that he was born to win, and the real solution is for him to change careers, not wives.
Meantime, Mona and Tina both have changes of heart and inner awareness, too. They change their tunes as well, and they all live happily ever after."
Paula Hrbacek, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- disabled/ugly
Searching/Rekindling love?
Yes
Lost Lover:
- rekindling love after long time
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- sports figure
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- squeaky clean virgin
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
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- entertainer
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 30%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 1-2 sex acts
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