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The Black Lyon

Deveraux, Jude
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historical fiction medieval romance past tense third limited POV ~412 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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passionate gothic romantic

A historical fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 80%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count102,923
Page count~412 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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