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Beyond Betrayal

By KJ Tilford
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Level 1 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Death, Death of Loved One, Death of Parent, Grief, Injury, Pregnancy

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Silver Creek Sweethearts

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Short Story
childhood friendscontemporary settingcoworkersdoctorenemies to loversforced proximityfound familyFriends to LoversredemptionSecond Chancesmall townworkplace

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Synopsis

mmy

I fell in love with my best friend, CJ, long before I knew what love really was. However, on the night of our graduation, he betrayed me in a way so unforgivable that I fled to California in an effort to repair my broken heart. A year later, a family emergency forced me to return to my hometown, but by then, CJ was long gone.

Now, over a decade has gone by, and I haven’t seen my former best friend once in all that time, until one day he sweeps back into town as the newest doctor at the medical clinic I work at. And he has the audacity to be upset with me for being upset with him. Now he wants us to go back to the way things used to be, but I don’t have time to deal with the man who broke my heart. Between finally finishing my degree and dealing with my dad’s battle with cancer, I don’t have room in my life for someone who so carelessly tossed me aside before. He may be my new boss, but we’ll never be friends again… let alone anything more.

CJ

Never say never, Emmy May. You may have built walls around your heart, but I’m determined to break down every one of them. I miss my best friend. I’m enamored with the grown-up version of you. And there’s no way I’m letting either of our past mistakes keep us from having the future together we were always meant to have. I may be your boss, but I’m determined to be so much more than that, so buckle up, sweetheart… It’s gonna be a wild ride.

Beyond Betrayal is the first book in the Silver Creek Sweethearts Series. As with all of KJ’s stories, this book is a clean romance with emotionally in-depth characters, plenty of laughs, and also difficult situations that the characters navigate with the help of their friends, family, and faith. Each of the Silver Creek Sweethearts books are interconnected standalones and while each book can be enjoyed on its own, for the best reading experience, it is recommended that you read the books in order.

TW: Illness/Death of parent

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KINDLE UNLIMITED
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Beyond Betrayal

By KJ Tilford

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Silver Creek Sweethearts

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Short Story

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

childhood friendscontemporary settingcoworkersdoctorenemies to loversforced proximityfound familyFriends to LoversredemptionSecond Chancesmall townworkplace

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Death, Death of Loved One, Death of Parent, Grief, Injury, Pregnancy

Synopsis

mmy

I fell in love with my best friend, CJ, long before I knew what love really was. However, on the night of our graduation, he betrayed me in a way so unforgivable that I fled to California in an effort to repair my broken heart. A year later, a family emergency forced me to return to my hometown, but by then, CJ was long gone.

Now, over a decade has gone by, and I haven’t seen my former best friend once in all that time, until one day he sweeps back into town as the newest doctor at the medical clinic I work at. And he has the audacity to be upset with me for being upset with him. Now he wants us to go back to the way things used to be, but I don’t have time to deal with the man who broke my heart. Between finally finishing my degree and dealing with my dad’s battle with cancer, I don’t have room in my life for someone who so carelessly tossed me aside before. He may be my new boss, but we’ll never be friends again… let alone anything more.

CJ

Never say never, Emmy May. You may have built walls around your heart, but I’m determined to break down every one of them. I miss my best friend. I’m enamored with the grown-up version of you. And there’s no way I’m letting either of our past mistakes keep us from having the future together we were always meant to have. I may be your boss, but I’m determined to be so much more than that, so buckle up, sweetheart… It’s gonna be a wild ride.

Beyond Betrayal is the first book in the Silver Creek Sweethearts Series. As with all of KJ’s stories, this book is a clean romance with emotionally in-depth characters, plenty of laughs, and also difficult situations that the characters navigate with the help of their friends, family, and faith. Each of the Silver Creek Sweethearts books are interconnected standalones and while each book can be enjoyed on its own, for the best reading experience, it is recommended that you read the books in order.

TW: Illness/Death of parent

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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.