Barri Bryan, author at New Concepts Publishing

Books

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Billie and Herb Houston have been writing as a team since 1990. Billie is a former teacher and educator. She holds an undergraduate degree in history and a graduate degree in educational psychology from The University Of Texas at San Antonio. Herb is a former teacher, computer programmer and technical writer for the Air Force. He holds a degree in education from Trinity College in Fort Worth, Texas.

Billie and Herb write the kind of books they enjoy reading -- stories about relationships; stories that explore feelings and probe emotions. The plots revolve around ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances faced with difficult decisions.

BLUEBEARD

Historical Romantic Comedy

HONKY TONK COWBOY
Contemporary Romance

KISS ME, I'M IRISH
Contemporary Romance

A LONG SHADOW
Historical Romance

BOOK LENGTH:

Epic Novel = 100,000 words and up; 400 pages and up (double-spaced)
Full Novel = 80,000-100,000 words; 320-400 pages (double-spaced)
Mid Novel = 61,000-79,000 words; 244-316 pages (double-spaced)
Category = 40,000-60,000 words; 160-240 pages (double-spaced)
Novella = 20,000-39,000 words; 80-156 pages (double-spaced)

SENSUALITY RATING:

SWEET: behind-closed-doors sex and/or very mild love scenes and sexual encounters
SENSUAL: love scenes comparative to most romance novels published today
SPICY: heavy sexual tension; graphic details and more sexual encounters
CARNAL: graphic sex and language; may be offensive to delicate readers; contains many sexual encounters and can include unconventional sex not normally found in romance; may or may not be romance; typically known as erotica

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