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Plot Summary of Hawk's Prize
"    Drew Hawk is making his way back west after the Civil War. He is an ex-confederate soldier who has decided to travel to his friend's home to restart his life, only he has a leg wound that is giving him trouble. When Drew's friend, Willie, decides he wants to stop at a bordello in Galvaston, Drew agrees, but while he is their he realizes he is very ill and does not want to stop his friend from going home, so he picks a fight and gets rid of him. When the owner, Chantelle, comes over to talk to him, he passes out on her.
    Tricia Lee Shepherd is the adopted daughter of the Madam Chantelle, and after years away at school, has decided to come home to the bordello to live. When Chantelle brings an injured man upstairs, Tricia immediately takes him under her wing to nurse him. As she brings him back to health the pair fall in love, but Drew has an unknown enemy that has killed his friend and makes an attempt on his life.
   As Drew and Tricia decide they want to spend the rest of their lives together, Chantelle recognizes the pendant ring that Drew wears as that of the lost Hawk orphans. Chantelle reunites Drew with his brother and sisters reunite, they discover an enemy who wishes all the Hawk harm. "

Angel Manners, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Hawk's Prize
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Plot
Time/era of story - American "wild west" era
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer - search for real identity/lost relatives
If one lover chases another... - she chases after him

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - not very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - obedient - blissful - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - unemployed
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
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 - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Texas
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - Him
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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