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Plot Summary of Nobody's Darling
"Esme Fine has come to the rugged, untamed West to kill the notoroius gunman, Billy Darling. Yet, as it is with Esme, nothing goes the way she planned and soon, she's hired Billy to track down her missing brother, and the two are put into a situation neither are comfortable in. She, the granddaughter of an English Duke, and he, the youngest son of a dirt farmer, explore the west and one another, learning from one another with every move they make. It's only when a heartbreaking secret is revealed and Esme flees back to England that Billy finally decides what matters in life, determined that he won't live out his life as Nobody's Darling."
Meredith Griffin, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Nobody's Darling
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Plot
Time/era of story - American "wild west" era
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - poor loving rich
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - bounty hunter
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - "zip'm down, zip'm up. Next!"
How romantic is this person? - sly seducer
Sex makes him - confused
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - blissful - sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - teacher
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - sly seducer
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion - prison - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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