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Up Close and Dangerous

Howard, Linda
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contemporary fiction survival thriller past tense third limited POV ~349 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense gritty romantic

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count87,300
Page count~349 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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