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"Annie O'Neil is shot on Christmas Eve in front of her daughter. She is rushed to the hospital where Olivia Simon tries to save her. She does her best but it isn't enough, and only later does she learn that Annie is the woman her husband is obsessed with. After she dies Olivia's husband leaves her.
Later Olivia meets Alec, Annie's grieving husband. She wants to try to get close to the man Annie loved, but in the process she falls in love herself. She is pregnant, and Alec, who is falling in love with her, urges her to tell her husband.
As time goes on Alec learns that Annie cheated on him many times, and that Paul, Olivia's husband, was Annie's first love. They also learned that Annie had several abortions. When Olivia, Paul, and Alec learn this, how will they deal with the information, and who will Olivia choose?"
Rachael High, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Love Triangles/Polygons
Yes
What kind:
- 2 or more women-2 or more men
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over dead lover
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age/status:
- 40's-50's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
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
- 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:
- doctor/medical
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- blissful
- mature
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
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Water?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 90%
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)
Part of a series?
Yes
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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