This rating system and icon legend is to better help my readers choose the books they will enjoy the most.  These estimations have been taken from reader and publisher input.

*NOTE: My books will always have HEA (Happy Ever After) endings and take place between committed couples.  You will never see multiple partners or ménage scenes in any of my stories.

Lengths

Magazine Length - Under 5,000

Short Story - 5,000 - 16,000

Novella - 16,000 - 30,000

Category - 30,000 - 60,000

Novel - 60,000 - 100,000

Plus Novel - Over 100,000

Heat Levels

- Sweet or Inspirational

- Some Sexual Situations, but not graphic

- Explicit Sexual Situations, graphically illustrated

- Explicit Sexual Situations, graphically illustrated, perhaps with scenes such as toys, light bondage, oral sex or forced seduction

- Explicit Sexual Situations, graphically illustrated, perhaps with scenes such as toys, light bondage, oral sex, forced seduction, exhibitionism, same gender sex or a high percentage of sexual content per page count

Emotion Levels

More sensual than emotional

Some emotion, with strong sensual aspects

Emotional scenes are well balanced with sensual scenes

Very emotional, a real tearjerker.  Grab a Kleenex

Gut wrenching, emotionally powerful.  Buy stock in Kleenex, you'll need it