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Plot Summary of Simply Love
"Luke Taggart is the richest man in town and will stop at nothing to make sweet, innocent Cassandra his mistress.
During his quest he learns about the redeeming value of love. "

Lin Alllen, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Simply Love
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Seduction/coercion/force Yes
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Who seduces whom? - man seducing woman

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - "zip'm down, zip'm up. Next!"
How romantic is this person? - sly seducer
Sex makes him - confused - guilty
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status: - homemaker
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
effect of sexing - confused - guilty
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

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

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of female anatomy (the big V) - descript. of male nudity (the big P) - rape/molest (yeech!)
Focus of story - Him
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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