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PlotOverview

Thestorybeginswithadesertedplace,Arizona.
Lauriewasmarriedtoacalm,seriousmannamed
Noah.LauriewasforcedtomarriedNoahbecause
herparentsmadeher.After,NoahdiedLauriewas
sortofhappybecausefinallyshewasindependent
andreadytomakeherowndecisions.Lauriealways
followedtherulesanddidwhatotherpeopletoldher
todo.However,onedayshemadeherdecisionand
decidedtodoapartnershipwithJaredsranch.
Jaredisahandsome,singlemanwhoownsaranch.
JaredfindsLauriebeautifulandcantresistbeing
awayofLaurie.Which,makeshimgiveLauriehalfof
theranch.WhenLauriestartstoworkwithJared
thereseemstobeaconnectionbetweenthem.One
daysomethingstrangehappensinArizona,asnow
stormcomesanditmakesdifficultforLaurietogo
backhome.TheguysthatworkwithJaredsaythat
LaurieshouldstayuntilthesnowmeltsandJared
andhisnephewagreewiththat.Lauriedoesnot
thinkitisagoodideatostayinthesameplacelike
Jaredbecausesheknowsthatbothofthemfind
eachotherattractedandsomethingcanhappen
betweenthem.WhenitistimetosleepJaredcant
resistnotbeingwithLauriesohegoestoherroom.
LaurieseemssurprisewhensheseesJared.When
Jaredasksherissheiscoldandsherespondsyes,
hebringshisblanketsandlaydownwithherand
hugsher.Atthattimebothofthemshareakiss.
WhatshocksJaredisthatLauriehasneverbeen
kissednotevenbyherdeadhusband.Itbringsa
romancebetweenthemthatcannotbeignoredby
them.

AbouttheAuthor

LeighGreenwoodwasborninSeptember16,
1941andis74yearsold.HewasborninNorth
Carolina.Greenwoodhadwroteotherworkssuch
as
TexasHomecoming,

TheIndependentBride,

andsoon.Greenwoodenjoyswritingromance
storieswhichmakeshimdifferentfromothermen
writings.Hegotmarriedin1972andhiswifehad
romancebookseverywhere.Until,onedayhis
wifetoldhimtoreadoneofthebooksandheliked
it.Then,onedayhestartedtowritehisown
romancestorieswiththehelpofhiswife.Thefirst
bookhesoldwas
WyomingWildfire.
Theyearof
1980influencedGreenwoodtowrite
ToLoveand
ToCherish
becausehefoundoutthatwritingwas
histhing,plushefoundoutthatifwomenwrote
romancestorieshecouldtoo,andwinmoneyat
thesametime.

HistoricalContext

Thetimeperiodaffectedthestorybecauseitwas
whenGreenwoodandhiswifeweretogether.It
influencedhimtowritebeautiful,romancestories.
Thecultureofthestoryisbasedontheauthor
becauseheloveshorsesandwasbasedon
ranches,Texas.ThenoveltakesplaceinArizona
whereitisdesertedandisolatedfromthecity.

NovelNotes

ToLoveandTo
Cherish

LeighGreenwood

MytzyEscalante

4116

EssentialQuotes

His touch was so slight it felt more like a

feather (Greenwood 167).
... and a dead husband who had managed to
find a way to ruin her life from the grave (66).

AddWorkCitedHere:(googlehowtodothis)

Greenwood,Leigh.
ToLoveandtoCherish
.N.p.:
n.p.,n.d.Print.

CharacterAnalysis

Themes

Laurie:Atthebeginningofthestory,Laurieisa
Love:
Since,thefirsttimeLaurieand
insecurepersonbecauseshethinkssheisnot
beautifulanditwasherdeadhusbandsfault.
Jaredmettheyhadastrong
However,attheendofthestorysheisstrongand
connection,physicallyattracted.
determinedandproudofwhosheis.

Freedom:
LittlebylittleLauriegother
Jared:Jaredisahardworkingandhandsomeman,
freedom,whatshewaswantingher
whoissinglebytheway.Heistheonethathelps
Laurietobemoresecureaboutherself.
wholelifebecauseherdeadhusband

controlledher.
Noah:NoahisLauriesdeadhusbandwhomade

Laurieslifehellbecausehecontrolledherlife.For
WhenLauriedecidedtohelp
example,hetoldwhattowear,wheretogo,andetc. Lust:
Hewasademandingandpowerfulman.
aroundJaredsplacebothofthemhad

anattractiontowardsthem.
Norman:NormanisNoahsbrother.Normanisa

demanding,seriousmanjustlikeNoah.Noahtries
Escape:
Lauriefinallyescapedfrom
totakecontrolinLaurieslifebecausehesaidthat
Noahwouldwantthat.
herdeadhusbandandherhusbands

brotherbecausebothmenwantedto
Naomi:NaomiisLauriesfriend.Naomiisbeautiful
takecontrolofherlife.
andsuchacheerfulperson.SometimesLaurieenvy

herbecauseNaomiismarriedtoamanthatloves
Courage:
Lauriegetsthecouragetoto
heralot.

beindependentandnotdependon
Sibyl:SibylisNormanswife.Sibylisabeautiful
anyonebecause
womanandisalwaysthereforLaurie.Norman
believesthatSibylshouldnotdoanythingandjust
stayathome,sohetakescareofheralot.

Cassie:Cassieisaveryhappyandcheerfulperson.
Sheissooutgoingthatwheneversheseesaguy
shetriestotalktothem.

Steve:SteveisJaredsnephew.Steveisateenager
whogrewupwithouthismomhoweverJaredhas
beenthereforhim.Steveisacuteandhappyboy
andsorespectful.

MotifsandSymbols

RANCH:TheranchbringsJaredandLaurie
togetherandbringsstrongconnectionbetween
them.

SNOWSTORM:Thesnowstormsymbolizesthe
romanceJaredandLauriehadthroughoutthestory
andhowtheywantsomethingmore.

DIRT:ThedirtmeanshowNoah,Lauriesdead
husbandwasburiedandleftLauriewithfreedom.

BANK:ThebankNoahsbrotherownsshowshow
Laurieisworriedaboutnothavingmoneytosurvive
alonebecauseNormancontrolledhermoney.

HOUSE:ThehouseshowshowLaurieisbeing
independentwithherselfshowingthatshecantake
careofherself.

TRAIN:ThetrainrepresentshowJaredlosthis
parentsandgotseparatedbyhisthreebrothers.