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"Nell Calder was a plump, nondescript woman whose world revolved around her four-year-old daughter, and her ambitious executive husband. While on an island outside of Greece, during a business party meant to propel her husband up the corporate ladder, she is brutally attacked. Her husband and child are killed.
Nell survives, miraculously, but without the desire to live…until she meets Nicholas Tanek, an ex criminal who feels responsible for what happened. Nicholas provides Nell with a new face, a new identity, and a reason to live: revenge. He informs her that the man who attacked her is above the law, and will never be punished.
Determined to avenge her daughter, Nell travels with Nicholas to his compound in Idaho. As he trains her in the art of deadly combat, they find themselves growing closer together. Nicholas wants only to protect her, but Nell cannot let go of the past. Not while her daughter's murderer still walks free.
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Penny Palin, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- not very 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:
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- quite fatty
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
- Greece
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 40%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
How much sexing?
- 1-2 sex acts
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