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Plot Summary of Mr. Perfect
"Four women casually make a list of what would be the perfect man. A "non-perfect" man reads the list and starts killing off the women. One of the women lives next door to a cop she at first detested, and now needs (in more ways than one!)"
Marilyn Wright, Resident Scholar

"This book is filled with murder, mystery, romance, and comedy all rolled into one. She and 3 friends are being stalked by a psychopath over a certain "List" they made up for fun. HE is a cop that lives next door. During the murders and stalking, they fall in lust and then love. Absolutely a wonderful book."
Roberta Schultz, Resident Scholar

"Jaine and her three friends jokingly make a list describing their "Mr. Perfect." This list gets more attention than they would like and attracts the wrong person. This person is out to kill them all. It just happens that Jaine's next door neighbor is a cop. He's more than willing to help Jaine in more than one way and soon, three-times-shy Jaine is willingly falling for him. He is her "Mr. Perfect!""
Yvette, Resident Scholar

"This is a story of a non compos mentis individual reflecting their illness through hideous acts for unreasonable rationale provoked by meaningless jokes. The other significant plot created in Mr. Perfect is the suspense between two unlikely lovers realizing their passion and importance to one another."
Rayne, Resident Scholar

"What characteristics make up the perfect man? That's the question Jaine Bright and her three friends from work discuss one night at their favourite after hours hangout. Jokingly, they concoct a list of traits that would make up Mr. Perfect, like money, good looks and good in bed. The next thing they know, their list is the topic of conversation at work and is popping up on the news and internet. What begins as a joke becomes deadly, when one of the women is murdered, and Jaine turns to her new neighbour, Sam, who happens to be a cop. As infuriating as the man is, he is also incredibly sexy, and Jaine finds herself not only looking for a killer but falling in love."
Darina Milovanovich, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Mr. Perfect
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Difficult/unusual lover? Yes
How difficult? - wild lover
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - police/lawman
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
Sex makes him - blissful
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How sexual is this person? - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - Midwest

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 50% - 60%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - actual description of sex - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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