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Book Review By Rachael High
All the Queen's Men by Linda Howard

Niema was a newlywed who listened to her husband die while working for the CIA. She is cared for by a man she knows as Tucker, who manages to get her out of the country and back to the United States. Five years later she meets Tucker again, although this time he reveals he is the infamous John Medina.

John conviences Niema to go back into field work with him, and they begin to train. There is an instant sexual attraction on her part, and he has wanted her for five years. They go into the field and Niema realizes she has fallen in love with John, but she has no idea what he feels for her. As the mission progresses, so does their relationship.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action:
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

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

Setting
United States Yes
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Water? Yes
Water: - pleasure/love boat
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 50%
How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - 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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