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" Graduate student Victoria Ross arrives in the town of Edgar, Washington to investigate the story of a "wild man" living in the woods. As Victoria interviews the people in the town, there are varying opinions ... some think this "wild man" is long dead, some think he's just a man who wants to be left alone, some think he's turned into a wild animal! Jarred Wilde is a man who ran away from this town and his life fifteen years ago when he killed a man in a fight over a girl. He was just a teenager at the time. Police later ruled it an accident, but Jarred never returned to civilization.
Victoria realizes she needs help to find Jarred. Unfortunately, the only other person interested in finding Jarred is the brother of the man Jarred killed. Steve Parnell is the town drunk, but he knows the woods well. Against her better judgment, Victoria enlists Steve's help and they hike into the mountains, and plan to use Victoria's beauty to lure Jarred into contact with them. After all, he hasn't been with a woman in 15 years!
Deep in the mountain woods, things go bad quickly. Steve gets drunk and tries to rape Victoria. Suddenly, the wild man appears. In the ensuing fight, Victoria strikes what may be a death blow to Steve. Panicked, she runs through the dark woods, only to fall into an icy river, and injures herself badly.
Victoria wakes to find herself in a cave, fashioned into a crude home. A shadowy, bearded figure nurses her for days while she is delirious. Slowly, she regains her faculties and reaches out to Jarred. But, she can't stay in this mountain hideaway ... the sexual attraction between them is growing quickly, and the winter snows will trap Victoria here for months if she doesn't leave immediately. Jarred is part savage, unpredictable, and part of him wants to keep Victoria his captive. Victoria is desperately torn with her desire to get back to civilization, but also to protect Jarred from discovery, for search parties are sure to come soon! Victoria's ill conceived attempt at escaping the mountain looks like it will lead to death for Victoria and the pursuing Jarred ... but if they live, it will be in Jarred's world, on his terms!
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Michele Crossgrove, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- Beauty and the beast
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- stranded in isolated area
Captor, in love with
Yes
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
- a better lover
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- student
How sexual is this person?
- a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- scared
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- less bitchy/arrogant
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:
- Pacific NW
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 50%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Part of a series?
Yes
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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