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Plot Summary of A Man for Amanda
"Amanda Calhoun is busy planning her sister's wedding and preparing for the renovation of the house into a hotel. When her future brother-in-law brings his friend Sloan in to do the renovations, Amanda finds herself distracted.

Meanwhile a handsome man asks her to dinner. Sloan is jealous when she goes, and he is determined to win her over, which she does. They begin a wild affair and all is well until one night Sloan proposes. Amanda is upset and runs off, but she interupts a burgler. She screams for Sloan, and they are both almost killed while the burgular, who is the man who asked Amanda out, gets away with the Calhoun papers. He hopes to use the papers to find the Calhoun emeralds."

Rachael High, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of A Man for Amanda
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - searching for a treasure
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - architect
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - blissful - sensitive
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

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful
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: - Northeast
Island? Yes
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
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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