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| Plot Summary of Kentucky Kisses |
"Emily Keating has lost her father on the dangerous journey from Virginia to Kentucky. Now she is determined to claim the land he left to her. Emily is 25 years old and is determined never to marry. The men in Kentucky refuse to give her the land until she has a husband. So in the meantime, Emily takes a job offered by an older woman needing a tutor for her motherless grandsome, Tad. Tad's father turns out to be an infuriating and handsome man who is determined to remain alone since his wife died in childbirth. Emily comes to love him, but he refuses to love her in return."
Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Kentucky Kisses |
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Plot
Time/era of story
- American "colonial" era
Making a living subplot
Yes
Making a living:
- pioneering in countryside
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- (general) search for identity/new understanding
- angst over dead lover
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- explorer
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- teacher
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
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Forest
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of sex
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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