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In His Hands

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

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Death of Parent, Grief, Kidnapping

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Book #

Point of View

Multi First Person POV

Length

Novella
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Synopsis

Candelaria has always been a woman of faith. She runs Daily Bread Café with love, baking pastries and praying over each batch. While her café offers warmth and comfort to those who enter, Candie often feels the loneliness of a single life, especially with her quiet longing for a partner she believes God is preparing for her. She whispers Psalm 37:4 to herself often, hoping that God will fulfill the desires of her heart.

Claudia, Candie’s best friend, is the perfect balance for the baker’s faith-driven patience. Claudia has had her fair share of struggles with faith and relationships, but she’s emerged stronger, along with a witty sense of humor.

When Candie meets Eli, a handsome and thoughtful book publisher who walks into the café one day, it seems like a divine appointment, only for him to quickly leave, leaving Candie wondering if this was the start of something special or just a fleeting encounter. As Candie silently prays for guidance, learning to trust God’s timing, Claudia believes sometimes you need to take matters into your own hands – even if it means orchestrating unorthodox schemes to bring Candelaria and Eli together.

Their friendship and faith are tested as some secrets unravel, forcing the friends to confront their deepest fears and past hurts. The two must navigate their tangled relationships to find love, redemption, and the courage to believe that all things rest securely in His hands.

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In His Hands

Genre

Christian Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Book #

Point of View

Multi First Person POV

Length

Novella

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Death of Parent, Grief, Kidnapping

Synopsis

Candelaria has always been a woman of faith. She runs Daily Bread Café with love, baking pastries and praying over each batch. While her café offers warmth and comfort to those who enter, Candie often feels the loneliness of a single life, especially with her quiet longing for a partner she believes God is preparing for her. She whispers Psalm 37:4 to herself often, hoping that God will fulfill the desires of her heart.

Claudia, Candie’s best friend, is the perfect balance for the baker’s faith-driven patience. Claudia has had her fair share of struggles with faith and relationships, but she’s emerged stronger, along with a witty sense of humor.

When Candie meets Eli, a handsome and thoughtful book publisher who walks into the café one day, it seems like a divine appointment, only for him to quickly leave, leaving Candie wondering if this was the start of something special or just a fleeting encounter. As Candie silently prays for guidance, learning to trust God’s timing, Claudia believes sometimes you need to take matters into your own hands – even if it means orchestrating unorthodox schemes to bring Candelaria and Eli together.

Their friendship and faith are tested as some secrets unravel, forcing the friends to confront their deepest fears and past hurts. The two must navigate their tangled relationships to find love, redemption, and the courage to believe that all things rest securely in His hands.

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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.