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March 2009 Harlequin Presents:

Helen Bianchin, Diana Hamilton, Julia James, India Grey, MELANIE MILBURNE, Sabrina Philips, Heidi Rice, Natalie Anderson
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romance contemporary romance past tense third limited POV ~1,649 pp
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tense passionate romantic

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

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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 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 15%
noneextreme
Sexual content 95%
noneexplicit
Humor 45%
seriouscomedic
Romance 98%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count412,213
Page count~1,649 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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