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Plot Summary of Anything You Can Do
"Lane Brooks is a journalist wanting to get a promotion. She applies for a magazine job only to find that Clay Crawford, who she had a one-night encounter with a year ago, has also applied. The interviewer sets them an unusual task -- whoever can most quickly investigate and report back to him on a story will win the position. The subject of their story is The Florida Feline Federation and they have to attend a cat show together. Lane and Clay arrive separately at the cat show, only to find that they have adjoining rooms. This gives Clay many opportunities to convince Lane that their brief encounter meant a lot more to them than she'll admit. Lane's sister Stacy is love-struck by Clay's friend Ted and encourages Lane and Clay to be together whenever she can. This was an enjoyable light-hearted romance, with some laugh-out-loud scenes. If you like cats, you'll really like this story."
Libby, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Anything You Can Do
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Plot
Time/era of story - Present (2000-2010)
Searching/Rekindling love? Yes
Lost Lover: - restarting after one night stand
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Lovers are competitors Yes
competing in - business arena

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - journalist
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - journalist
How sexual is this person? - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
City? Yes
City: - Miami

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - equally on two couples
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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