By Cathie Linz
(Berkley, January 2006, ISBN 0-425-20848-6)1. What is the appeal of the Bad Boy in romantic fiction, and does it make you feel more (or less) sympathetic to him when you discover his background and the way he has spent the past several years since leaving town?
2. Do you agree with Skye and Angel that Julia is too repressed for her own good, and that she's overcompensating the other way (Luke went the Bad Boy route; Julia has become the Good Girl) for her own background?
3. Luke, whether he likes it or not, seems to be cast as the role model for the mayor's "bad seed" son Billy. Is this a good thing, or a bad one - and for whom?
4. Setting can play an important role in many romances. How do you think the small town setting of Serenity Falls in Good Girls Do contributes to the story?
5. While Julia might dread having her family visit, she also loves them. What examples of this do you find in the book?
6. Humor is an essential part of the appeal of Good Girls Do. What is your favorite humorous scene in the book and why?
7. Compare and contrast the romantic relationship that develops between Julia and Luke and Angel and Tyler. Do you like plots that include another romance between secondary characters?
8. Friends are an important part of Julia's life. How can you tell this from the book?
9. The need to conform is a theme in the book. Can you give some examples?
Compiled by librarians Lynne Welch and John Charles
