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Book Review By L. Watson
The Real Deal by Lucy Monroe

Amanda Zachary is trying to negotiate a merger between Brant Computers and her company. If she succeeds, she will likely become the youngest senior executive in her firm. But first, she must convince Simon Brant, the computer genuis behind Brant Computers.

In order to hold Simon's attention long enough make her presentation showing how beneficial the merger will be, Amanda moves into his isolated island home. Living in the same home, the sexual tension escalates and each meeting between them becomes more and more sexual. But they each have their own issues. Simon, as a computer nerd, has never had a long term relation with a woman because he lacks the social graces which women want. As well, many women have not wanted to have sex with him because of his unusually large sexual equipment.

Amanda lacks any confidence in her own attractiveness or sexuality because her ex-husband repeatedly told her she was too fat and frigid. She cannot believe anyone as handsome as Simon would be interested in her and she does not know what to do with her own sexual desire.

When they finally start having sex, Simon discovers Amanda is someone who can maintain a relationship with him despite his loner attitude and preoccupation with his computing ideas. Amanda also finds Simon is someone who makes her feel attractive and provides her with sexual satisfaction for the first time. As they explore their sexual desires, they also come to understand one another and even manage to talk some business.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Making a living subplot Yes
Making a living: - working at a business
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with...

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: - Pacific NW
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 - Boob talk - Vagia talk - Weiner talk
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts
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