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Plot Summary of Dangerous Magic
"Elissa Sheldon is enraged when her new boss accuses her of sleeping her way up the corperate ladder. The situation becomes even worse when he tells her that it was him she'd have to sleep with if she ever wanted to advance in her career. Wade Taggert virtually blackmails Elissa into dating him, and after a while Elissa is more than happy to go along with his plans.
Elissa is begining to develop some plans of her own. She is out for revenge against Wade, and won't stop until she has him on his knees and humiliates him infront of everyone. Her plan is to make him fall madly in love with her so that he proposes, and then to throw his proposal back in his face and quit her job, proving that she isn't willing to sacrifice her body and her dignity for her career.
Things start to go terribly wrong for Elissa when she finds herself not only enjoying Wade's company, but also falling in love with him. He understands her like no one else ever has, and is everything she ever wanted in a husband. But will he stay with her when he discovers that she has only been dating him out of revenge?"

Jess, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Dangerous Magic
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Seduction/coercion/force Yes
How seduced/forced? - seduction with money/position/power
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - out for emotional revenge
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Who seduces whom? - man seducing woman

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - business executive
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
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - writer
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: - Pacific NW

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - nearly 100%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
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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