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Plot Summary of Raphaela's Gift
"Dr. Garret Damiani will do anything to help his autistic daughter…anything but believe she can be cured. After all, he's a psychiatrist. He knows the odds.

But when he meets art therapist Faith LeFeuvre, a woman bound by secrets, he can't deny the possibility…or the chemistry. Unfortunately, his ex-wife and her ex-boyfriend have their own ideas, and Faith's job at a camp for autistic children is threatened. They both decide to focus on their obligations until the camp ends, and with Faith's gentle help, Garret learns to accept his deepest fears.

After he returns to his home in Ohio, he cannot forget the gentle, caring art therapist, and facing the increasingly difficult task of caring for Raphaela, he asks her to be Raphaela's nanny. She agrees. And as both Garret and Faith grow and heal, a delicate bridge is formed between their world and Raphaela's. "

, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of Raphaela's Gift
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Plot
Time/era of story - Present (2000-2010)
Who: - daughter
Caretaker, in love with Yes
Falling in love with - Nanny
Family focus? Yes
Family, loving Yes
Family, sick/caring for Yes
Ill person is... - daughter

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - doctor
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - teacher
How sexual is this person? - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 50%
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)
Focus of story - many multiple characters
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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