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Plot Summary of As Big As The Sky
"Private Investigator Jocelyn Brady reluctantly saves the live of Daniel McCullen, a man who brutally betrayed her in the past. Together, they are on the run from a prominent organ transplant surgeon who wants Daniel's lungs and... Jocelyn."
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving your bodyguard
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer - rescue kidnapped secondary character - going on a great trip
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - (general) search for identity/new understanding
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Disability or addiction? - physical disability/sickness/injury

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - lawyer creature
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex makes him - confused - angry - guilty
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
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 - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - private investigator
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
effect of sexing - confused - angry - unhappy for sexing the guy - guilty
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast - Northeast
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Canada
Forest Yes
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting - prison - resort/hotel - moving train - scientific labs

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - 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)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy fears
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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