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Plot Summary of Against the Odds
"Against the odds By Donna Kauffman. Harlequin Blaze #69 Publish date 1/1/03.
Misty Fortune is a famous Erotica author. She checks into a Las Vegas pleasure palace for a week of exploring areas of her sexuality she didn't feel comfortable sharing with her regular partners. While waiting for an attendent, fire marshal Tucker Graywolf comes upon her. He is helping police clear out building after a murder. He's in Las Vegas for a forensic Convention and is helping to solve the murder. Tucker finds Misty's english accent and demeanor sexy and invites her for a four day affair while they are both in town. She decides to take him up on his offer rather than use a professional. They decide to exploy each others secret fantasies. They didn't plan on falling in love. "

Deborah Stoops, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Against the Odds
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Plot
Time/era of story - Present (2000-2010)
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Sex/Erotic story, Primarily Yes

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
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - writer
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuous
Sex has good effect on her Yes
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 - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
City? Yes
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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