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Plot Summary of McKenzie's Mountain
"Mary Elizabeth Potter decides to help Joe Mackenzie a half-breed drop out whose father was convicted for rape have the chance to make something of his life. When she finds out about Joe Mackenzie's good grades and his passion for flying she makes up her mind about helping him enter the Airforce Academy, but trouble comes to haunt them and ruin the love and passion she has found with Joe's father Wolf."
Cristina, Resident Scholar

"Wolf Mackenzie is half Comanche and half Celt. All his life he has struggled to fit into a world that will not accept him. He is a lone wolf trying to raise his teenage son Joe atop Mackenzie's Mountain in a town where neither is accepted. In comes Mary Elizabeth Potter, teacher& good girl extraordinaire. She's determined to help Joe reach his full academic potential and equally determined to make the townspeople accept Wolf and his son Joe despite the hostility she encounters from the towns people. She is a very determined woman. In the mist of all this she and Wolf have great sex...often!"
Debra Osby, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of McKenzie's Mountain
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Plot
Time/era of story - American "wild west" era
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - cowboy loving indian
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
First time for - her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - rancher/cowboy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Has unusual powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can talk to animals
How sexual is this person? - very picky - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - not very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - blissful - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique
If he's not white he must be... - indian

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - teacher
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
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: - Midwest

Style
Person - rotating 1st
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of female anatomy (the big V) - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her - equally on 3 in a l-triangle
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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