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Plot Summary of Born In Ice
"Brianna and Grayson discover each other and how to deal with both of their pasts and her mother, while falling in love."
Neta, Resident Scholar

"After spending some time cleaning her attic, Briana Concanno, discovers letters written to her father by a mysterious woman. Briana is expecting a new guest, Grayson Thane, to arrive to her bed and breakfast in Clare, Ireland. Grayson Thane decides to check in early one rainy/stormy night to find his caretaker is beautiful and mysterious Briana. The relationship between Gray and Briana grows more complicated after a romantic night together, the night Briana lost her virginity to Gray and realizes she loves him. "
Stacy, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Born In Ice
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
First time for - her
Family focus? Yes
Family, hating Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - writer
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex makes him - confused
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - mature - a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - homemaker - small businessman
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic - somewhat romantic
effect of sexing - confused - demanding
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - a better lover - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - Ireland
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 50% - nearly 100%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of female anatomy (the big V)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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