Huntsville, Alabama native Shiree McCarver is a freelance writer, poet and lyricist. Currently she is a proud member of Romance In Creative Hues Writers Critique group, Interracial/Multiracial Romance Readers group, Romance Book Lovers group and a host of other organizations that she states, helps to further her craft in the art of writing romances. She has a great love of history, music, folk and urban myths and paranormal occurrences in which she has a gift of utilizing in her stories. Shiree is a 1:6 scaled miniaturists by trade and says she writes because the characters in her head won't let her sleep until she gets pen to paper. She invites readers to visit her website to learn more about her work.   THE LORD AND THE SCORPION 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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