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Plot Summary of Hawk's Passion
"    Elizabeth Huntington is an adopted daughter of New York socialites who is in search of her real family. When she was eleven, she lived an orphanage in Texas that burned down, leaving her with amensia, with only a pendant as a clue to her real identity. She decides to travel to Galvaston, where her investigation leads her to see if she solve the mystery of her past, little does she know that her Aunt Sylvia plans to send a assassin along to get rid of her.
    Jason Dodd is in Galvaston on business and he is also trying to prove that Simon Gault, a local shipowner, is responsible for his partner's death years before. As Jason goes about his business, he runs into Elizabeth a the shoddy Easton Hotel. He thinks she is a golddigger in town looking for a wealthy protector, and even as he helps her out of a difficult situation, he still feels a mix of desire and disdain for the beautiful woman.
    Elizabeth does not know if she should trust Jason, even though she is highly attracted to him. As Jason's nemesis, Simon, begins to pursue her, she begins to grow closer to Jason, not trusting Simon's motives as he begins to show desire for her.
   Elizabeth discovers Simon's true nature as her and Jason declare their love for one another. Together, they search for Elizabeth's past and fight the assassin that is stalking her. "

Angel Manners, Resident Scholar



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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... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - rancher/cowboy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
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: - wealthy
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat 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 - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Texas
City? Yes
City: - New York
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

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 female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
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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