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Plot Summary of On the Run
"Grace Archer a former Agent, hiding out with her young daughter on an Alamba horse farm...supposely safe from danger; so she thought. The unique bond between mother and daughter, the balance of fear and safety of what they have known and will soon know, as the perils of Grace's past come back to haunt her; and the man who has protected them for years without her knowing.

The skills of her training as an agent, the natural ability to train horses, and a true mother's love; takes Grace on the biggest test of her life. She is tested in ways no mother should ever face, once her young daughter is kidnapped by her adversary. Her struggles in sharing the fact that her former lover wants to share in the rescue of the daughter he never knew, and reliving the passion the two shared that created the child they now fight to save.

The adversary, bent on revenge stops at nothing to seek what he wants most and knows to achieve that; only Grace can help him. The only way to Grace is through her daughter. "

Rey, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of On the Run
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - kidnap/rescue
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - farmer
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
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 - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - dictator
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - deluded - wild - eccentric - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - Drug kingpins
Monster of some sort? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Desert? Yes
Desert: - funny heat-delusions
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm - lots of descript of animal care

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - actual description of sex
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