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Book Review By Jackie K Cooper
Charming Grace by Deborah Smith

Grace Vance is a young widow living in Dahlonega, Georgia. Her husband died a hero when he sacrificed his life while capturing a bomb-carrying maniac. His actions saved numerous lives and turned him into a bona fide hero and legend. Now Hollywood has come calling to the Georgia town of Dahlonega. Action hero movie star turned director, Stone Senterra, wants the world to know Harp Vance's story. The only problem is Grace won't cooperate.

Grace is very protective of her husband's legend and is unwilling to see it turned into a "more bang for your buck" cheap action thriller. So she and Stone are at a stalemate until Stone's bodyguard, Boone Nolene, arrives on the scene. Boone and Harp are cut from the same cloth and Grace's heart does a double take when they meet.

The rest of the story involves problems with the making of the movie and a sideplot concerning Boone's brother Armand. Through it all, the soul of the story is the love affair between Boone and Grace.

The plot in this book isn't one of Smith's greatest. It is more contrived than natural, and more flamboyant than feel-good. Hollywood names are tossed into conversations and bigger than life characters are allowed to act ridiculously.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with...
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

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

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

Setting
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Writing Style
What % of story is romance related? - 40%
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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