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Plot Summary of Midnight Star
"Chauncey FitzHugh had a plan. She would seduce Delaney Saxton, bring him to his knees and destroy him; just the way he ruined her father. But she did not plan on him being so handsome, sweet and charming. She created endless opportunities with the elusive man and was rather successful (without her knowing) because Del found the English heiress breath-taking and regarded her as a mysterious puzzle, waiting to be solved.

However, quite accidentally she was hurt, riding astride a wild horse. Del charged to the rescue, took her under his wings and nursed her back to health. Everything went according to plan but she had not counted on falling in love. Initially, she wanted to set fire on his warehouse to cripple him financially. Answering her heart, she aborted the plan at the 13th hour, discarding the flickering match. She did not however, realised she was surrounded by gunfire. Panic, she ran off as the fire went out of control, and later the place exploded.

Bitter fate soon revealed that Del was honourable and innocent. Her father's friend, Paul Montgomery was responsible, had lied to her and gobbled up her father's wealth. Del would never forgive her for her deceit and her initial vile intensions if and when he found out the truth. If only she could convince him of her love. It was the only genuine thing among all the farce and lies in their lives. Both their lives were in imminent danger as Paul set out to keep her silent. "

Sharren Khoo, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Midnight Star
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Plot
Time/era of story - American "wild west" era
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - out for emotional revenge
If one lover chases another... - she chases after him

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - business executive
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
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: - wealthy
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
effect of sexing - confused - scared
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Desert? Yes
City? Yes
City: - dirty, dangerous (like New York)

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of female anatomy (the big V) - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy fears
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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