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"Alice is content with her life. She is living with Jake, an old friend turned lover, and working for a big pharmaceutical company. Then she unexpectedly meets a mesmerizing stranger on the street near her office. They begin an intense affair in which neither wants to be without the other. Alice then leaves not only Jake, but their group of friends with whom she grew up, to move in with Adam.
Now Adam is her whole life, except for her not-so-great job, but Alice believes that she is deliriously happy, especially after Adam asks her to marry him. However, Alice's happiness begins to falter when she meets one of Adam's former girlfriends who shows Alice that Adam can be violent. Also, Alice and Adam start getting regular hang-up calls and then anonymous creepy notes. Alice wants to know more about Adam's past to try to find out who is harassing them, but Adam does not want her “snooping” in his life. Alice has to decide whether to be obedient to Adam or risk Adam's wrath to try to find out the truth about what is going on.
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Crystal, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Abusive:
- treated like a slave
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Who's in charge?
- he is
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- explorer
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
How sexual is this person?
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- sly seducer
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
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:
- scientist
How sexual is this person?
- a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- obedient
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- falling off
- sherpas
- climbing with ropes
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of sex
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 10 or more (that's a lot!)
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