When Passion Rules 📖

When Passion Rules

Lindsey, Johanna
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historical fiction historical romance with political intrigue past tense third limited POV ~400 pp

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tense romantic angst

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

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 65
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 85
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count99,883
Page count~400 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited