Pocket, August 2001, 24.95, 310 pp.
ISBN 0671034421
Hillsboro, Alabama is a small sleepy town with a population of nine thousand people. It is a place where everybody knows their neighbors and doors are always unlocked. Daisy Minor has lived there all her life and is viewed by the town as a straight-laced spinster, who dresses down and acts prissy. Daisy is aware of the townsfolk's opinion of her, but on her thirty-fourth birthdays, she decides she wants a life.
She moves out of the house she shared with her mother and her aunt, gets a complete make over and hits the night club scene. Even before Daisy transformed herself into a good-looking woman, she caught the attention of Jack Russo, the town's police chief. He finds the new Daisy adorable and goes all out in his pursuit of her. When she witnesses a murder and Jack fears the murderer will come after her, he puts a wall of protection around her and her family. When they can catch the killer, Jack intends to take his relationship with Daisy to the next level.
OPEN SEASON is a humorous tale of a woman who wants a family of her own and does what's needed to gain one. The situations she finds herself in are so hilarious readers will burst out laughing at odd moments. The suspense adds depth to the relationship between the lead characters yet demonstrates that not every book Linda Howard writes has to be intense to be quite good. OPEN SEASON can be summed up in one word: adorable.
"Mrs. Howard,
I got hooked on you books years ago, but Open Season was by far the funniest one.....I loved the book and have read it 4 times and my friend also loved too....I thank you....too short, I could have read more....keep up the good work...
Thxs
bev"
Bev Taylor, Resident Scholar
"Daisy is turning over a new leaf--she's tired of being the stereotypical, old maid librarian. Unfortunately, on her first night as her new self she sees something she's not supposed to. She becomes the target of a killer who wants to cover the crime, and an even bigger crime is revealed...With the help of a man she initially disliked and comes to admire a great deal, Daisy deals with her new life, her new self, and an ordeal that grows to proportions she could never have imagined."
Sarrah, Resident Scholar
"Daisy Minor decides her life is way too boring, so she spices things up by getting a make-over. She also decides she needs to find a man and have a sex life. At one of the clubs she's at, she witnesses a murder and becomes the killer's next target. Chief Jack Russo saves Daisy's life and cracks the case and in the process has given Daisy what she set out for in the first place."
Melissa, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Caretaker, in love with
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- sensitive
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- librarian
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- a better lover
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Deep South
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 40%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
