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Plot Summary of Cassandra
"    Cassandra Rakefield and Dustin Bennett were engaged to married. The night before they wed they make love and the next day Dustin did not show up at their wedding. Devastated, Cass went back to Texas with her Grandpa and took over his ranch when he died.
    Five years later, a horrible draught threw Cass's ranch in debt, desperate, she called upon Dustin's father, who is the keeper of her inheritance, to forward her funds out of her trust. Instead of sending money, he sent Dustin to see if Cass was really in need of such a large sum to get back on her feet. Dustin left Cass years earlier due to his guilt over their courtship. He initially started to court Cass so his father's firm would continue to hold control over her large trust. Dustin slowly comes to realize that Cass was the only woman he ever really loved, and decides to fight for her love again.
   Cass dosen't trust Dustin not to break her heart again. She pleads with him to approve her funds and never come back, afraid to open her heart to him again. As Dustin inserts himself back into Cass's life, she begins to fall in love with him all over again, and Dustin wants nothing more than to settle into life on the Ranch with Cassandra.
   As the two travel to Kansas City to gain control of her inheritance, they are confronted by enemies who want to control Cass and her money. As Dustin and Cass begin to find out what the plot against them is, they fight together to gain not only her inheritance, but also a lifetime of love."

Angel Manners, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - American "wild west" era
Searching/Rekindling love? Yes
Lost Lover: - rekindling love after long time
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - Inheritance struggle
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - lawyer creature
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 - blissful - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - farmer
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - obedient - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West

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 - impregnation/reproduction - 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 - Her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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