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Hard Shell, Aug 2002, 14.95, 386 pp.
ISBN: 0759905444
In Milwaukee, from about the first moment she saw her brother's friend Paul Randall, Wendy Thomas knew she wanted him. However, though young, Paul has learned from his parents that love hurts and life is better when one does not risk feeling that dreaded emotion. Still, Paul and Wendy carve out a friendship as they have much in common, but neither can go any further as he believes she is a kind cherub well above his love them and leave them philosophy.
While Paul stays home in Wisconsin, Wendy travels to school in Los Angeles, which leads to new interests. When she returns home the not quite couple remains hesitant to widen their friendly relationship. As Wendy continues to be an independent person that everyone leans on for help, Paul struggles with avoiding getting in too deep though he self loathes when he finds himself beginning to fall in love with her.
RELUCTANT HEARTS is an atypical love story because of the attitude of the male lead character. Readers will have to wait until the end to know whether Paul admits to Wendy he loves her, as Karen Wiesner concentrates on relationships that places Wendy in the center as the hub. The story starts slow in order for the audience to appreciate the cast, but those readers who are as patient as Wendy will happily find a tremendous drama that provides the saga over the years of a strong female and the “Wounded Warrior” she loves.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- very shy/inexperienced
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- obession with uninterested person
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?
- somewhat romantic
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
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
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
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 80%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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