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"Nate Grayson, the Mayor of Grayson Grove, Michigan, is a man who no longer believes in love. Betrayed by his faithless ex-wife, Cecile, who married him solely to give her unborn child a name, Nate has vowed never to marry again. Viveca "Vivid" Lancaster is heading from San Francisco to Grayson Grove, Michigan via train in order to open a medical practice in Niles, Michigan. Nate is waiting at the train depot in order to welcome Doctor V. Lancaster as the town's eagerly anticipated physician. Nate is floored when V. Lancaster turns out to be a woman. Nate and Vivid immediately go head to head when Nate informs Vivid that he doesn't believe in female doctors. Although Vivid lays out her education and qualifications, Nate still insists that Vivid is too beautiful and citified to be a successful doctor in Grayson Grove. Nate's hateful words excite Vivid and she vows to succeed at her mission. Although Nate agrees to give Vivid time to prove herself he's banking on the fact that the lady doctor will fall flat on her face. On her first day in town Vivid meets Nate's daughter Magic and strikes up a friendship. Vivid is informed by Nate that she will be living in Doc Miner's old house which is right next door to Nate's house. Due to their close living quarters Vivid and Nate are thrown into each other's path quite frequently and they end up learning about each other's lives. Vivid learns that Nate's family founded the town of Grayson Grove and Nate learns of Vivid's Spanish/Black heritage and her familys' participation in the founding of Los Angeles. On Vivid's second day in town men line up in droves to court the lady doctor. Vivid makes it clear that she is not interested in a husband and is solely interested in pursuing a medical career. Although Nate appears to accept Vivid's presence in Grayson Grove he is silently determined to send her packing back to San Francisco. Over time Nate begins to realize that Vivid is nothing like his former wife Cecile. Vivid is hard working, sincere and dedicated to the people of Grayson Grove. "
Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Making a living subplot
Yes
Making a living:
- working at a business
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over past traitorous lover
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
If he's not white he must be...
- black
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- doctor/medical
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- a better lover
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
If she's not white she must be...
- black
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 90%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- 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)
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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