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Plot Summary of Glory Glory
"Ten years ago Glory Parsons left her hometown of Pearl River, Oregon and headed to a home for unwed mothers. After giving birth to her baby girl Glory gave her child up for adoption. Now, Glory has returned to Pearl River in order to attend her mother Delphine's wedding. Glory isn't prepared to run into Jesse Bainbridge, her former lover, on her first day back in town. Now a sheriff, Jesse is still as handsome and tantalizing as ever. Ten years ago Glory and Jesse were head over heels in love until Jesse's rich and powerful grandfather learned of Glory's pregnancy and threatened to ruin her family unless she left Pearl River and didn't less Jesse know about her pregnancy. Although Glory left Pearl River she never stopped loving Jesse. When Glory lays eyes on Jesse's orphaned niece Liza she quickly realizes that Liza is the daughter she gave up for adoption. As Glory prepares to tell Jesse the truth she must face the fact that her deception may cause her to lose both Jesse and Liza."
Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Glory Glory
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Searching/Rekindling love? Yes
Lost Lover: - rekindling love after long time
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Children/Pregnancy: - "by the way, 10 years ago you had a child"
Matchbreaker Yes
Matchbreaker is - Grandma/Grandpa

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - police/lawman
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
Sex makes him - confident - blissful - sensitive - a better lover
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

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - nearly 100%
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)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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