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Plot Summary of High Plains Wife
"Nick Gray and Mariah Scott had long ago loved each other but a misunderstanding tore them apart and ruined their friendship. Now years later Nick finds himself a widower with two young children that need looking after and he knows the perfect woman for the job. Young spinster Mariah Scott, accepts his offer of a convenient marriage and they soon find that the love they had long thought dead is still burning. Can she convince him to let her into his heart or will his former wife's betrayal keep him from ever loving again?"
Jennifer Nieradka-Piperni, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - 18th century
Searching/Rekindling love? Yes
Lost Lover: - rekindling love after long time
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - angst over past traitorous lover

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - rancher/cowboy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How romantic is this person? - not very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
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

Setting
Prairie Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
What % of story is romance related? - 60%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - many multiple characters
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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