"Audrey is a reporter sent on an undercover mission to interview the former rodeo champion, Mark Malone. She is at his ranch under the pretense of being the new housekeeper. Mark appears not to be the hero she thought he was, but rather an alcoholic with a crippled leg and a past filled with hurt over his abusive parents. Nevertheless, they are attracted to each other, but Audrey is bothered by his drinking. So through a game of poker, Audrey gets him to give up alcohol. Mark begins a transformation into a better person, and Audrey feels more and more guilty about deceiving Mark. She knows that the truth about her being a reporter won't stay hidden forever, and that she is in jeopardy of losing Mark when it does come out. "
Cassie, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of High-Stakes Passion
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over abusive parents
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Is really...
- police/investigator
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Disability or addiction?
- alcohol
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- sly seducer
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- blissful
- sensitive
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- writer
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- blissful
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:
- Texas
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 90%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
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
