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The Captain and the Spy

By Angela E Johnson
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Level 1 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Book Details

Genre

Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Fernley Family

Book #

6

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
forced proximityhistorical settingmysteryregencysecretsslow burn

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Narrators

Grace Noble

Narration Type

Synopsis

Two spies. One house party. A love that could cost them everything.

Captain Cornelius Fernley has spent the last five years of his life entrenched in a world of espionage as he works to uncover a coup against the Prince Regent. The stage is set at a grand house party hosted by the Marquess of Blackwell, a man who is deeply established as one of the leaders of a group known as the Cavaliers.

Lady Elise Wells is determined to prove herself a valuable asset to the Home Office. As this is her first assignment, she is far from the perfect spy, but she has one virtue no one else on her team can claim. She has somehow captured the affections of Captain Cornelius Fernley, and he seems to be their biggest obstacle to searching the castle at night.

Neither Cornelius nor Elise knows that the other is an agent. Yet, as they are thrown together throughout the party, they discover a growing affection that if not restrained could prove a distraction to their assignments, resulting in mistakes. In this line of work, any misstep could prove disastrous, and the agent might pay the ultimate price with their life.

Captain Fernley and the Spy is a standalone page-turning adventure where love and duty collide amidst the clandestine affairs of Society. Join Cornelius and Elise as they discover the secrets that lie beyond the ballroom in this captivating tale of suspense, sacrifice, and unexpected closed-door passion.

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KINDLE UNLIMITED
AUDIOBOOK
KOBO
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Author store
Audible
Kobo
Barnes and Noble
Youtube

The Captain and the Spy

By Angela E Johnson

Genre

Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Fernley Family

Book #

6

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Grace Noble

Narration Type

forced proximityhistorical settingmysteryregencysecretsslow burn

Found a trope you love? → Tap it to explore more ❤️

Content Guide

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Level 1 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Synopsis

Two spies. One house party. A love that could cost them everything.

Captain Cornelius Fernley has spent the last five years of his life entrenched in a world of espionage as he works to uncover a coup against the Prince Regent. The stage is set at a grand house party hosted by the Marquess of Blackwell, a man who is deeply established as one of the leaders of a group known as the Cavaliers.

Lady Elise Wells is determined to prove herself a valuable asset to the Home Office. As this is her first assignment, she is far from the perfect spy, but she has one virtue no one else on her team can claim. She has somehow captured the affections of Captain Cornelius Fernley, and he seems to be their biggest obstacle to searching the castle at night.

Neither Cornelius nor Elise knows that the other is an agent. Yet, as they are thrown together throughout the party, they discover a growing affection that if not restrained could prove a distraction to their assignments, resulting in mistakes. In this line of work, any misstep could prove disastrous, and the agent might pay the ultimate price with their life.

Captain Fernley and the Spy is a standalone page-turning adventure where love and duty collide amidst the clandestine affairs of Society. Join Cornelius and Elise as they discover the secrets that lie beyond the ballroom in this captivating tale of suspense, sacrifice, and unexpected closed-door passion.

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Physical Intimacy Levels

Level 1

  • Holding hands or affectionate touching
  • Compliments or confessing love
  • Low-description kissing
  • Tender embraces or cuddling
  • Blushing and sighing
  • Non-descriptive discussions of sex
  • Established relationships
  • Fade to black if married
  • Any sexual encounters are only referred to from the past, not described or shown on page
 

Level 2

  • Touch that signals attraction
  • No touching in the underwear zone
  • Long kisses, lightly descriptive
  • Deeper kisses, tongue implied but not described
  • Feeling warm or flushed
  • Gasping, deep sighs, light growls or groans
  • Thinking or speaking about desire in a non-descriptive way
  • Fade to black for established relationships after a scene that matches this level, though this may be unpopular if they are not married
 

Level 3

 

  • Hands moving, still not in the underwear zone
  • French kissing with tongue described
  • Make-out sessions that still follow these guidelines
  • Feeling hot or sweaty
  • Heavier gasping, groaning, deep growls, or panting
  • More frantic moments and some loss of control
  • Male shirt may come off, but nothing else
  • Leg may straddle waist, but no mention of arousal
  • If characters lie down together, there should be little description of contact or movement
  • May happen in a bedroom or on a bed, but should be interrupted or end with a fade to black scene
  • Focus stays on the emotion
  • Fade to black should still happen between married couples or at the end of the book between engaged or committed couples

Innuendo Levels

Level 0 — None

  • No sexual innuendo
  • No suggestive humor
  • No crude or sexual jokes

Level 1 — Minimal

  • Minimal innuendo or double meanings
  • Light teasing
  • Mild crude or dad humor
  • Not frequent or strong

Level 2 — Moderate

  • Moderate suggestive humor
  • Double meanings
  • Sexual tension
  • May include crude or sexual jokes

Level 3 — Heavy

  • Heavy innuendo
  • Strong suggestive dialogue
  • Frequent crude or sexual humor

Swearing Levels

Zero

  • No swearing

Mild

  • Up to 10 uses of “hel*” or “dam*”

Moderate

  • 10+ uses of “hel*” or “dam*”
  • And/or use of bodily swear words like “shi*,” “as*,” etc.

Severe

  • 30+ swear words
  • And/or any use of the F-word one or more times

Violence Levels

Zero

  • No on-page violence

Mild

  • Violence is present without detail or only referenced vaguely
  • May briefly mention blood or injuries
  • Comparable to a G-rated movie

Moderate

  • Violence is more frequent and/or more detailed
  • Can be more intense
  • Injuries may be lightly described
  • Comparable to a PG-rated movie

Severe

  • Violence is more detailed and frequent
  • Blood may be mentioned and injuries may be described in detail
  • Comparable to a PG-13-rated movie

Intimacy Levels

Level 1

  • Holding hands/Affectionate touching
  • Compliments/confessing love
  • Low-description kissing
  • Tender embraces/cuddling
  • Blushing and sighing
  • Non-descriptive discussions of sex
  • Established relationships
  • Fade to black if married
  • Any sexual encounters from past only referred to, not described or on-screen

Level 2

  • Touch that signals attraction
  • No touching in underwear zone
  • Long kisses, lightly descriptive
  • Deeper kisses, tongue implied not described
  • Feel warm/flushed
  • Gasping, deep sighs, light growls and groans
  • Thinking/speaking about desire non-descriptive
  • Fade to black for established relationships after a scene that matches this level – but may be unpopular if not married

Level 3

  • Hands moving, still not in underwear zone
  • French kiss with tongue described
  • Make-out sessions still follow guidelines
  • Feel hot, sweating
  • Heavier gasping, groaning, deep growls, panting
  • More frantic and lose some control
  • Male shirt may come off, but nothing else
  • Leg may straddle waist, but no mention of arousal
  • If they lay down together anywhere, use little description of contact/moving
  • May happen in a bedroom or on a bed, but should be interrupted or end with fade to black scene. Keep focus on the emotion.
  • Fade to black should still happen between married couples or at the end of the book between engaged/committed couples.