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The Flame and the Flower

Kathleen E Woodiwiss
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historical fiction romantic suspense past tense third limited POV ~653 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense passionate oppressive

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count163,241
Page count~653 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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