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Plot Summary of Sizzle
"Woman meets nemesis (man) he smiles, she melts, LIKE CHOCOLATE!! She is a successful ad exec, he is the new man in charge of keeping all ads under-budget, a serious problem for Emily, who has never met budget yet!! She is determined to dislike the man, and he is determined to seduce her, and the scene on the conference room table is one of the funniest yet!! a MUST read, if only to find out where her new silk panties end up!! This is one of the FUNNIEST, sexiest stories I have ever read!! "
Michael R Browne, Resident Scholar

"Emily is an advertising executive who is marketing the perfume Sizzle. Richard is the number cruncher who has to keep Emily within her budget.When Emily and Richard get together they are so hot they sizzle. The problem is, Richard has selective hearing. When Emily decides to fight for her love by curing his deafness things really reach boiling point. This was the first book I read of Jennifer Crusie .Not only was the sex hot but the characterization complementary to the plot. The humour laced throughout the book also kept it moving at a fast pace."
Barbara L. Armytage, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Sizzle
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Inner struggle subplot Yes
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Lovers are competitors Yes
competing in - business arena
Disability or addiction? - physical disability/sickness/injury

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - business executive
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - as romantic as a root canal - very romantic
Sex makes him - confused
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - blissful - sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - hard edged
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
City? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 60% - nearly 100%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex
Focus of story - Her - equally on him and her
How much dialog - mostly dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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