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Plot Summary of The Italian's Secret Baby
"Roman O'Hagan had the shock of his life when his mother declared he had a son. If he had gotten a woman pregnant, surely he would have known. But one look at the boy, whom Scarlet Smith called Sam, was all it took to convince Mrs. O'Hagan. Roman was perplexed, cause if he had bedded the fiery, sexy lady, he would never had forgotten about her. Nevertheless, he took a hair sample for DNA paternity testing.

The eccentric, gorgeous Italian had the nerve to barge into her house and into her life. Scarlet hated the man for getting under her skin and who could easily set off her temper. Her mean disposition certainly had a lot to do with frustration; coping with her intense attraction to him. Sparks literally flew between the two. She had to remind herself the man was not interested in her beyond claiming his son. The rich business tycoon just might play dirty to snatch Sam away from her.

It was hard to fight him because he had indeed fathered Sam but Sam's birth mother, Abby (her sister) was dead. Scarlet had loved Sam as her own and now this man threatened their peaceful existence. She would do better than falling recklessly in love with a man who surely left behind a string of broken hearts. Yet, nobody warned her how difficult it was to resist Roman if and when he turned on his charms. He also might hate her for the secret she was keeping - Abby had deliberately gotten pregnant.   
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Sharren Khoo, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - Present (2000-2010)
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - the father of the child
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Children/Pregnancy: - "by the way, 10 years ago you had a child"

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? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - scholar
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
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 - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
Europe Yes
European country: - Ireland
Small town? Yes
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? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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