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Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood

Father Tom Madden receives a visit from a serial killer while he is doing confession at a church. The serial killer tells Father Tom that he is going to kill Tom's sister, Laurent. Tom calls in his best friend Nick, who works for the FBI. Nick and Tom have been friends since they were kids. Laurent does not want to have a protector and she wants to catch the killer/stalker as soon as possible. Nick and Laurent decide to convince the members of her small town that they are in love and getting married. They hope that this will make the madman jealous, and he will make a mistake so they can catch him. Nick works with the FBI and he and his fellow officers patrol the small town. Several people in the town are suspicous characters and cause many problems for Laurent. Nick and Laurent start to fall in love, but Nick is afraid because she is Tommy's little sister and falling in love with her could distract him from his job and they might let down their gaurd. Together Nick and Laurent learn about eachother's pasts and work together to stop an enraged murderer form striking again.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action:

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: - Southeast - Northeast
Small town? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 40%
How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - actual description of sex
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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