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"Chantel O'Hurley has always dreamed of being a star, and now she is. While working on her newest movie, she begins to receive threatening letters and phone calls from a stalker. In desperation she hires Quinn Doran, a former spy and current body guard and security firm owner. Quinn begins to search out her stalker, but his biggest problems lies in Chantel.
Even though they do not get along at all at first, Quinn and Chantel fall in love. They fight the attraction but it finally breaks them down. Quinn believes that Matt, Chantel's manager, has become her stalker, but at the last minute he learns who the stalker really is. When he gets back to Chantel's mansion, the pool house is on fire and she is inside. Will he be able to save her and bring her stalker to justice?"
Rachael High, Resident Scholar
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"Chantel O'Hurley is an actress in L.A., when she starts receiving calls from a crazed fan she calls her agent Matt Burns. Matt suggests that they go to the police, but Chantel refuses, she doesn't want any kind of negative publicity. So the second option is to call a private investigator, one that Matt is a friend with, Quinn Doran. Quinn reads the letters that Chantel has received and decides to help her out by placing guards outside, and for her to have twenty four hour bodyguard. That bodyguard being Quinn, he moves in to the house so that she will never be alone.
Quinn however is having a harder time protecting Chantel from himself then from whoever is sending the letters to her. While the two of them are in New York for Chantel's sister's wedding she receives flowers from her mysterious admirer. Quinn is able to track down the florist shop that had sent the flowers, and was able to get a few details from the owner.
Upon returning to L.A. Quinn discloses to Chantel whom he thinks is bothering her. When Quinn goes to talk to the suspect about it, the real threat is trying to burn down Chantel in her own house with her inside it. Now Quinn has to try to save her and let her know how he feels about her.
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Amy, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- loving your bodyguard
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
- not very romantic
Sex makes him
- more demanding
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
- sensitive
- a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- entertainer
- movie/producer
How sexual is this person?
- frigid
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- demanding
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- a better lover
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 80%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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