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| Plot Summary of The Invitation |
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"In "The Invitation", Jackie O'Neill has returned to Eternity, Colorado, to settle down and open her own business. Her exciting life as a daredevil pilot with her late husband, Charley, has finally grown old. But awaiting her in her hometown is William Montgomery, little Billy, the boy she babysat when she was a teen. But Billy is no longer a boy...he's handsome, charming, passionate...and way too much younger than her!
Jude Deveraux combines three delightful novellas, "The Invitation", "Matchmakers", and "A Perfect Arrangement". Each has thrilling adventure, hilarious characters, and passionate romance."
Pamela Piarowski, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- old gal loving young guy
Seduction/coercion/force
Yes
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- (general) search for identity/new understanding
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Who seduces whom?
- man seducing woman
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- homemaker
- business executive
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- squeaky clean virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex makes him
- wild
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
- mature
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
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- entertainer
How sexual is this person?
- a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- scared
- guilty
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 50%
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)
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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