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Plot Summary of The Heartbreaker
"At the beginning of the story, Heather accepts an offer of marriage from her best friends brother-in-law Sloan. Sloan is grieving from the tragic murder of his first wife Doe, and is trying to raise their baby daughter and run his ranch at the same time. When Sloan first sees Heather he is astonished at how elegant and beautiful she is. Sloan determines that Heather is unfit for ranch life, but Heather, needing to pay her father gambling debts has no choice but to marry Sloan. Their marriage is very rocky for the first few months. Sloan has to come to terms with his wife's death and his growing love for Heather. After much anger and heartache, Heather and Sloan realize their love for each other. "
Randi Baldwin, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Heartbreaker
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - angst over dead lover
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - rancher/cowboy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - not very romantic
Sex makes him - confused - angry - indifferent - wild - guilty
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling 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: - teacher
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 - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of female anatomy (the big V) - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
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? - 5-9 sex acts
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