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Plot Summary of The Law is a Lady
"Ending up in Friendly, New Mexico was entirely accidental. But once the lovely sheriff had hauled him in for speeding, director Phillip Kincaid could see that this was the place to shoot his next film. Only Victoria Ashton, the sheriff, nixed that idea. She's overruled but remains aloof and angry about the town's decision. Phillip is determined to find out why..."
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Difficult/unusual lover? Yes
How difficult? - She's frigid
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - entertainer
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - "zip'm down, zip'm up. Next!"
How romantic is this person? - sly seducer
Sex makes him - more demanding
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - mature - sensitive - a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - police/lawman
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - not very romantic
effect of sexing - confused - more bitchy/arrogant - unhappy for sexing the guy - scared
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Desert? Yes
Desert: - dying of thirst, sunburn
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee - dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - actual description of sex
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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