| ISBN 0-671-73760-0
pp. 310 All his trust and ability to love were taken away after Nick's mother, Caroline remarried and turned away, ignoring him after his father died. To protect himself from hurt, Nick had always kept women at a safe distant, and under manageable conditions. Now, he was still charming and handsome but very reserved, with an iron-willed self-control. Lauren Danner was the first to get under his skin. He was charmed by her wit and genuinely like her courage and even her stubbornness. She also presented a challenge for she refused to have a ‘sleazy affair' (as she called it) with him. Nicholas Sinclair was the most irresistible man Lauren, of all her 23-years had ever met. Loving him was the greatest risk she ever took and keeping him at an arm's length was becoming increasingly difficult as they shared the same work space. Nick was so cynical she loathed to mention her relation with Philip Whitworth, who married Caroline. Nick did find out but he allegedly accused her of being Philip's mistress-turned-spy (and manipulated their contract) and immediately tossed her out after degrading and shaming her (for she begged him on her knees to listen to her explanation and not throw their love away). Nicholas swore he would never be made a fool by another woman. He would not resolve to bribe a woman back into his life the way he did and failed with his mother. But when Nick came to his senses, realised she was the best thing that ever happened to him and the truth came out into the open to prove Lauren's innocence-he just might do it. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story Inner struggle subplot Yes Struggle with... Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes Is really... - trying to carry out business objective If one lover chases another... - they alternate Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 20's-30's Main Female Character - 20's-30's Profession/status: Effect of sexing Unusual characteristics: Setting United States Yes The US: - Midwest City? Yes City: - wealthy Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Misc setting - Fancy Mansion Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment What % of story is romance related? - nearly 100% How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - Boob talk - Weiner 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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