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How could she say yes? People like Ellie Parrish did not get proposals of marriage from someone like Dr. Caleb Chaney. Even if his offer was the answer to her prayers, a man as decent and kind as Caleb didn't deserve a woman whose past was a lie.
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Caleb Chaney could see that Ellie Parrish was a woman with a troubled soul. But he could also see a woman with a heart big enough to love his infant son as though she were his mother, and big enough to teach Caleb himself how to love again.
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Plot & Themes

Time/era of story    -   1600 to 1899 Abusive:    -   the services of a doctor are needed Difficult/unusual lover?    -   Yes Making a living subplot    -   Yes Making a living:    -   struggle to escape poverty Who:    -   brother Children/Pregnancy    -   Yes Family focus?    -   Yes Family, hating    -   Yes Family, loving    -   Yes Abusive lover?    -   Yes

Main Male Character

Profession/status:    -   doctor Age/status:    -   20's-30's Sex makes him    -   a better lover

Main Female Character

Age/status:    -   20's-30's Effect of sexing    -   confident

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Midwest Prairie    -   Yes Small town?    -   Yes Small town people:    -   nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   generic/vague references to death/punishment What % of story is romance related?    -   nearly 100% How explicit is the sex?    -   descript of kissing    -   impregnation/reproduction    -   actual description of sex Focus of story    -   equally on him and her How much dialog    -   significantly more dialog than descript

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