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"Alyssa Chandler loves to gamble not because she is addicted to it, but because she can win whenever she wants too. She isn't the only person with this talent at winning cards, while she is in Las Vegas; she meets Jordan Kyle a professional gambler. At first Kyle worries Alyssa she isn't sure whether or not he works for the casino that she is gambling in, she follows her first instinct to leave, but Kyle is able to convince her to stay the weekend with him.
After the weekend Alyssa is forced to return to the ‘real world' where her career awaits, a career that would frown upon her gambling. Alyssa tries to keep her real world separate from her fantasy world the one in which she gambles, but when Jordan shows up at her house in California trouble isn't far behind.
Jordan appears to be a very possessive lover. In the matter of a weekend he yells at one of Alyssa's friends, pretends to be a mathematician, plays bridge with her boss, and almost gets engaged. Alyssa also gets in to some trouble since Jordan's arrive at her house, her coworker discovers her secret fantasy life, she is accused of having an affair, and she decides to quit her job. "
Amy, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- feelings growing up with special abilities
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- gambler
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- sly seducer
Sex makes him
- more demanding
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
- a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- scholar
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- unhappy for sexing the guy
- scared
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- a better lover
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
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:
- Midwest
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- nearly 100%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of female anatomy (the big V)
- 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?
- 3-4 sex acts
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