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Plot Summary of The Marriage Risk
"This is the second book in this romantic series. I found this book to be frustrating yet endearing. I loved it!"
Selena Coleman, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Marriage Risk
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Plot
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving someone from historic enemy
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - as romantic as a root canal
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - journalist
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Alaska
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Part of a series? Yes
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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