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Plot Summary of Sea Swept
"Cameron Quinn was a risk taker, he never thought he would end up settling in. But when Raymond Quinn died in a car crash, Cameron when home to the Chesapeake Bay, to where is brothers Philip and Ethan are, not to mention Seth. Seth was taken in by Ray just as Cam, Philip and Ethan where. Now with Ray's death Cam and his brothers have to care for Seth, and deal with the beautiful Anna. Anna is Seth's careworker and now Cam's new lover, but can he handle her, and his feelings that are growing towards her, espically with his past? His past of his abusive father, and more."
Sabrina Gallick, Resident Scholar

"Cameron, Ethan, and Philip were all troubled young boys who were adopted at difficult periods in their lives by Raymond and Stella Quinn. They didn't share blood, but they became a family. In Sea Swept, Cameron's story , the family faces a tragedy and scandal that will change their lives.
Cameron likes fast boats, fast cars and fast women. Now he's been called home, not only to say good-bye to the only father he ever loved, but also to face the challenge of the last lost boy Ray was determined to save.

Cameron will have to put the fast life he's chosen on hold and deal with a sexy social worker who's every bit as determined as he to provide Seth with the right environment in a home. Anna Spinelli is full of surprises and challenges for Cameron as he meets romance falling head over heels in love.
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Boppy, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Sea Swept
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Who: - brother
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Family focus? Yes
Family, loving Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky - "zip'm down, zip'm up. Next!"
How romantic is this person? - very romantic - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - mature - sensitive - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - government investigator
How sexual is this person? - very picky - a few sexual encounters
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
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
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 40% - 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) - rape/molest (yeech!)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - Him
How much dialog - mostly dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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