Writing books is a dream come true for Mardi Ballou. Multi-published in erotic and mainstream romance, Mardi lives in Northern California with her hero husband, a knight in shining armor who provides both tech support and expert massage. No, she doesn't share. Mardi loves to travel, wracking up frequent flyer miles to visit her family in England and her native country, New Jersey. She wishes she could live in a structure big enough to house all the books and quilts she covets and have enough time to enjoy them all. She's still waiting to achieve her second major dream -- winning an Oscar in some yet-to-be-created category she might qualify for. If you know how to make this happen or just want to schmooze, drop in on Mardi at MardiBallou.com.

 

DEJA BREW
Paranormal Romance

Coming Soon

RELUCTANT GODDESS
Futuristic Romance

ANNIVERSARY WALTZ
Paranormal Romance

HEATHER AND THE HAREM SCROLL
Time Travel 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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