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Dancing at the Harvest Moon
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Plot Summary of Dancing at the Harvest Moon
"After her husband leaves her, Maggie returns to Little Bear Lake in search of a lost love and the woman she once was and wants to be again. There, a young man captures her heart. Their passion for one another is undeniable. In the end Maggie must make a choice between what other people think and following her heart. "
Annabelle Countryman, Resident Scholar

"Maggie spends her summer working at the little dance hall where her aunt got her a job, while being a best friend and great lover. Together Rob, Clair, and Maggie are the "THREE MUSKETEERS" spending there summers having fun, and just living. And the rest is just too good to tell. This story is about love found, and lost, innocence, friends, and goodtimes. I recommend highly. "
Amanda Kelley, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 - Present (2000-2010)
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - old gal loving young guy
Searching/Rekindling love? Yes
Lost Lover: - rekindling love after long time
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 - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - blissful - mature - sensitive - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How sexual is this person? - very picky - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic - somewhat romantic
effect of sexing - confused
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Canada
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 1st - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - actual description of sex
Focus of story - Her - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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