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"US Army Ranger Jamie Flanagan and two buddies left the military after their last assignment turned ugly. All 3 of them live with some form of guilt over the outcome of the assignment where they lost one of their closest friends, but as Jamie was his “buddy” for this assignment none seem to be bottling it up more than he is. Jamie seems to be trying to see how many women he can bed and drop in less than 3 dates, as a means of not forming attachments. Due to a bar fight that got out of hand Commander Garrett extracts a promise from each of them to do any favor he asks of him to keep their discharge on tract.
Garrett calls in his favor when he figures out that his granddaughter Aubrey may be setting out to marry a man who is not worthy of him. Garrett tells Aubrey that Jamie is coming to her “de-stressing” camp in Maine, as a result of the outcome of that last assignment. Garrett tells Jamie that he needs him to protect Aubrey from a threat and that he needs to go in undercover. But, it doesn't take Jamie long to figure out that he has been set up. Especially when the forms that Garrett filled out for him were all about needing coaching on erectile dysfunction as well as water color painting. Aubrey who had a heart attack from stress when she was 24 initially thinks her grandfather has gone too far. But, when Jamie takes it all in stride and starts to make things to send to him, such as a painting of 2 mountains and a very suggestive orchid painting she knows he has one wicked sense of humor.
The longer that they spend together Aubrey determines that she is drawn to Jamie in ways she has never been drawn to others. She is also determined to crack into Jamie's wall he has put up and make him not only let her in but to start dealing with his feelings.
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Tanya, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over past dead relative(s)
Matchmake, (will/family)
Yes
Matchmaker...
- matchmake by grandma/pa
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- "zip'm down, zip'm up. Next!"
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
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
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- 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?
- 3-4 sex acts
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