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High-Stakes Passion by Juliet Burns

Audrey is a reporter sent on an undercover mission to interview the former rodeo champion, Mark Malone. She is at his ranch under the pretense of being the new housekeeper. Mark appears not to be the hero she thought he was, but rather an alcoholic with a crippled leg and a past filled with hurt over his abusive parents. Nevertheless, they are attracted to each other, but Audrey is bothered by his drinking. So through a game of poker, Audrey gets him to give up alcohol. Mark begins a transformation into a better person, and Audrey feels more and more guilty about deceiving Mark. She knows that the truth about her being a reporter won't stay hidden forever, and that she is in jeopardy of losing Mark when it does come out.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with...
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - police/investigator
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Disability or addiction? - alcohol

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Sex makes him

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Effect of sexing
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Texas
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - Boob talk
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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