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"Jazz musician Jake Romero hits the road when a night with a casual lover turns into a deadly confrontation with her jealous mobster boyfriend.
Running out of gas in a small southern beach town, he walks into a bar for a drink and meets beautiful, restless young waitress Anne Ryan.
A passionate one night stand leads Jake to take a job with the bar band and pursue Anne, whose knowledge of music and kind attention win Jake's heart. But her affections turn surprisingly cold.
Struggling desperately to understand, he uncovers her dark secret — she's dying. And Jake's not running this time. He sacrifices everything he has to try and save her life, even if it means losing his own.
This is a passionate romance about a man who has not committed to anything except his own music - at last finding love. And finding that his love is dying, he tries to save her. And in saving her, his reckless single mindedness leads to his own death.
Get out the handkerchiefs."
Genie Davis, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- disabled/ugly
- wild lover
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- feelings growing up with special abilities
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Disability or addiction?
- alcohol
- physical disability/sickness/injury
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- musician
Age/status:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
How sexual is this person?
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex makes him
- wild
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- waitress
Has unusual powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
- can see into the future
How sexual is this person?
- a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
effect of sexing
- scared
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- blissful
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
- physically sick
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Ice Caps/Sea?
Yes
Where?
- Ocean
Water?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
Focus of story
- Him
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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