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Plot Summary of Less Of A Stranger
"At 23 years old, Megan Miller's days are spent helping her grandfather run Joyland, the family owned amusement park in Myrtle Beach. On the rare occasion when she's not working at Joyland, Meg is immersing herself in her art studio honing her craft and creating beautiful sculptures. When Meg meets handsome and charismatic David Katcherton, aka Katch, at a local market, she is attracted to the goodlooking flirt. When Katch invites her out to dinner Meg turns him down flat when she considers him too brash. When Katch shows up on her doorstep later that evening Meg discovers that rather than hunting her down he has come to speak to her grandfather. It seems Katch has come to make her grandfather a generous offer. Katch is willing to pay a large sum to buy Joyland. Although Meg is adamantly opposed to selling Joyland to Katch, she cannot deny that she finds the man attractive and appealing. As Katch and Meg begin spending more time together Katch discovers that Meg is a talented artist. When Katch purchases two sculptures from Meg he forwards the pieces to his sister Jessica in New York for an assessment of Meg's talent. When Jessica arrives in Myrtle Beach a short while later she approaches Meg about her sculptures and tells Meg that she wants to arrange a showing of her art work in New York. Meg can't believe her good fortune! Although Meg agrees to the art showing, she frets about leaving Myrtle Beach, her grandfather and Joyland. When her grandfather informs her that he has sold Joyland to Katch, Meg is infuriated beyond words. She can't help but feel that Katch has been pursuing her only to get his hands on Joyland. She can't believe that she allowed herself to fall in love with this man. Will Katch be able to convince Meg that his feelings for her are real?"
Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Less Of A Stranger
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Who: - grandpa
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Lovers are competitors Yes
competing in - business arena
Family focus? Yes
Family, loving Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
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 - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - artist
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
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: - Southeast
Water? Yes
Water: - swimming on - sail boat
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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