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Plot Summary of Echoes of "The Blue Tango"
"Businessman Tyler Ostler, on a long deserved vacation, a round-the-world cruise, meets and falls in love with Nola Dye, a retired prima ballerina who proves to be one lady! Among other things, they are adept at the tango and are called upon quite often to exhibit their prowess always to "The Blue Tango." Passion rules on this cruise, and the illicit passion of an old man's fiancee and doctor provides much intrigue for our storyteller, Tyler Ostler, and his lady, Nola Dye."
Stephen Boyd Cates, Resident Scholar


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Plot
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer - going on a great trip - searching for a loved one

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - business executive
Age/status: - 40's-50's
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuious
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - mature - sensitive - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 40's-50's
Has unusual powers? Yes
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuous
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful - mature
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Pacific Islands
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - The Caribbean - South
Water? Yes
Water: - pleasure/love boat
Island? Yes
Island: - on vacation

Style
Person - mostly 1st
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 - orgies - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big V) - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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