Meredith Bancroft, a retail heiress meets Matt Ferrell, an ambitious steel worker and has a whirlwind night of passion to defy her strict father. Brought together in a hasty marriage, the couple is then broken apart by Meredith's father's interference and both walk away hurt and fearful of emotional closeness.
Several years later, buisness brings them back together as they discover the deception that was played out on both of them in their youth. Gradually a friendship re-emerges despite other romantic relationships that both Meredith and Matt are involved in. Friendship isn't enough for Matt who realizes he's always loved Meredith and still wants her. Now, a powerful affluent business tycoon himself, Matt gets what he wants and he goes after reclaiming Meredith as his wife. | ||
Plot & Themes Time/era of story Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes How mismatched? Marriage/Married Yes Marriage subplot: If one lover chases another... - they alternate Matchbreaker Yes Matchbreaker is - Dad Main Male Character Profession/status: Sex makes him Main Female Character Age/status: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Effect of sexing Unusual characteristics: Setting City? Yes City: - Chicago Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Misc setting - Fancy Mansion 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 - actual description of sex - 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 |