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Hostile engagement

Steele, Jessica
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contemporary fiction romantic comedy with social commentary past tense third limited POV ~255 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense ironic melancholic

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count63,688
Page count~255 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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