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St. Martin's, Aug 2003, 6.99, 352 pp.
ISBN: 0312981554
Following the funeral of their oppressive father, siblings Laura and Snack Shore return home to Cape Cod for the first time in years unlike their sister Corinne who still lives at home. Corinne persuades her two reluctant siblings to stay for one month to try to turn around Shore Gardens, the family nursery that has been a failure for years because she feels the business can be saved if family was around to do so.
Laura's school classmate Kendall Barclay runs the bank. When he and Laura were children, he took a pounding to rescue her from an assault. He always liked Laura and she him, but nothing major came of it except some heartache. However, when a corpse is found on the property, police investigate. But so does the three Shores. Only Ken keeps Laura safe, as he wants her more than ever and vows no one will harm her, but she still avoids committing beyond a tenuous friendship.
Fans will enjoy spending A MONTH ON THE SHORE as this summer romance contains several enjoyable characters. The Shore siblings are distinct individuals that make it easy to follow them while Ken is a wannabe knight in shining armor when it comes to Laura. The murder mystery takes a back seat to the romance except when Laura (and in some ways more so Corinne) is a damsel in distress. Antoinette Stockenberg provides a strong tale of a family in trouble.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Who:
- sister
Matchmake, (will/family)
Yes
Matchmaker...
- matchmake by brother/sister
Family focus?
Yes
Family, loving
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very 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
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
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
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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