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Plot Summary of Third Time's The Charm
"ISBN 0-733-55122-X
pp. 245

Dana Ulrich was determined to make the upcoming 2 weddings successful. Being a new comer to the wedding planner business, she did not come off with a good start and her name was starting to drag through mud. The first wedding was Jack and Hannah McKay's. Hannah was expecting and the couple had put Jack's brother, Austin- a charming Texas rancher, in charge. Dana was wary of her attraction with the cow boy for he was not cut out for the city and would return to Texas after the wedding.

The second wedding was the much publicised match between Clark Oxley and Alison Van Hoek. Clark was her high school bully who had ridiculed her mercilessly after she turned down an offer to warm his bed. Clark looked reformed but to Austin, a leopard does not change its spots. But Dana was determined to follow through her plan for she did not want to be relegated to trailer-park tramp status-quo.

When Clark ominously plotted to ravish Dana prior to the wedding, Austin leapt to the rescue and in the midst of the brawl, was punched unconscious. Clark, coming from a powerful family and a future politician threatened to ruin Austin if Dana admitted to the truth. Dana, fearing for Austin, heeded Clark's instructions. Furious with Dana, Austin thought she was pretentious and driven by ambitions. He did not know Dana loved him enough to risk losing him."

Sharren Khoo, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Third Time's The Charm
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Plot
Time/era of story - Present (2000-2010)
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Matchbreaker Yes
Matchbreaker is - jealous suitor/lover

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? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
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 - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
effect of sexing - confused
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
City? Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes

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: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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