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"Successful, single Kate Van Horn loves her life, her career, and her independence. She has no interest in marriage or children—that is, until she falls for charming architect Alec Callahan. Kate decides to marry Alec, but when his mentally unstable ex-wife Cheryl gets word of it, she goes berserk. In a pivotal scene, a crazed Cheryl shows up at Kate's office along with her young daughter Jessica. Concerned, Kate takes Jessica upstairs to stay with her assistant, but when she returns to the lobby to deal with Cheryl, she's gone. Stung by the audacity of the woman, Kate is left to care for her soon-to-be step-daughter until Alec returns home from a business trip.
Between Kate's demanding career, feelings of insecurity about her new parental role, an unexpected custody battle, and Cheryl's harassment, which goes from bad to worse, Kate is left reeling. Her love for Alec remains constant, but when it becomes apparent that there is no end in sight from the "perils of Cheryl", she wonders if she may have made a mistake.
This is a compelling tale of the choices one woman makes for love and a strong determination to make things work pitted against another woman's choices based on hate and an obsessive desire to get revenge.
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Monica Ellis, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- fighting matchbreaker (parents/authorities)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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