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| Plot Summary of Sanctuary |
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Five Star, Feb 2004, 26.95, 206 pp.
ISBN: 1594140979
Children's book illustrator Emily Noble takes a leave of absence from her work with Tot Press to travel from Upstate New York to the cerrados region of central Brazil. Her half brother international engineer James King is missing with his only message being to seek former mercenary Christovao Santos, owner of Abunancia Farm.
However, she becomes his prisoner as he does not trust her, believing she is an agent out to kill him especially since his friend James never mentioned a sibling. Christovao and Emily talk. She explains the attacks on her brother and he confirms he too has been assaulted. He also explains that he thinks the incidents and her vanished brother are linked to a mission that went bad. As they fall in love, Christovao and Emily face danger form an unknown assailant who wants him and James dead and will use her as pawn to accomplish that quest.
Though there has been an abundance of missing relative stories of late but fans of terse romantic suspense tales will appreciate this exciting tale. The story line never slows down from the moment Emily is captured by Christovao until the final confrontation with the villain. SANCTUARY is a terrific thriller that will garner the author plenty of new readers.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- rescue kidnapped secondary character
Captor, in love with
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- wealthy
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?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- artist
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
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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