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Plot Summary of Forever After
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Teacher Diane Rivers is setting sail on a fifteen day cruise to the Caribbean in order to mend fences with Charles Randol, the man she loves. Charles, who hasn't seen Diane in over a year and a half, is embittered towards her due to his belief that she toyed with his emotions during their relationship.   Charles feels Diane is a heartless player. When Charles spots Diane across a crowded room on his getaway cruise, he is totally floored by her presence. Charles in on the cruise in order to recuperate from wounds he sustained in a terrible car crash. Diane realized when Charles nearly lost his life how dearly she loved him. Diane and Charles manage to come together on the cruise and end up getting married in a romantic ceremony. But when Charles and Diane head home after the cruise, Charles realizes that Diane's childhood issues do not allow her to trust, not even the man she married. "

Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Forever After
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Plot
Time/era of story - Present (2000-2010)
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - rekindling lost love
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? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic
If he's not white he must be... - black

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - teacher
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique
If she's not white she must be... - black

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - nearly 100%
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 V)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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