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Plot Summary of It Had To Be You
"This is definetly one of the most sensual and erotic books I have read in a very long time. Talk about blushing!! This is the first book in a series of six. I can't wait to read the others. "
Selena Coleman, Resident Scholar

"A father allows his daughter to temporarily inherit a football team. She was raped as a young girl and her fear of men has caused her to act the vamp in order to control men at arms distance. The hero is the coach of the team and looking for a woman to have a family with. At first he thinks she is an outrageous, empty headed tramp but discovers a beautiful, witty, and tender woman.    "
Deborah Stoops, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of It Had To Be You
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - angst over rape/molest
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - sports figure
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky - somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic - sly seducer
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - sensitive - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
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: - business executive
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
How sexual is this person? - frigid - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic - not very romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
City? Yes
City: - Chicago
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 60% - 80%
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 female anatomy (the big V) - descript. of male nudity (the big P) - spanking that woman comes to like - rape/molest (yeech!)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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