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Plot Summary of Ryan's Place
"   Ryan Devaney was a loner. He and his brothers had been deserted by their parents when they were young and then they had been separated into the foster care system. Ryan had no intention on getting close to anyone, he knew how much that could hurt. Then Maggie O'Brien showed up in his Irish pub, stranded when her car had broken down on her way to her parents' house.
   With the urging of his good friend Father Francis, Ryan suddenly finds himself offering to give Maggie a ride home. Finding herself attracted to Ryan, Maggie makes it a point to spend as much time as possible at his pub. When there are more customers than Ryan and his waitress can handle Maggie steps in to help and before long Ryan finds himself falling in love with her and her family.
    And along the way he finds out that he would really like to find out what happened to his brothers."

Nancy Wallace, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Ryan's Place
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - search for family/history

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
City? Yes
City: - Boston

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
What % of story is romance related? - nearly 100%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of sex
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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