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SO Not a Mystery

By Haidee Hart
KINDLE UNLIMITED
Level 3 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Mild Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Death, Injury, Kidnapping, Murder

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Cozy Mystery

Publisher

Self Published

Series

SO Not a Series

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel
contemporary settingcoworkersdangerdetectiveforced proximityhe falls firstmysteryofficereunion romanceSecond Chancesheriffsmall townundercoverworkplace

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Narration Type

Synopsis

What good is a coroner when his feelings simply refuse to die?

I want to ask her if she believes in fate, or second chances. I want to ask her if she felt the same zip of awareness when we locked eyes earlier. I want to ask her if she’ll finally look at me and see someone worth her time.

Instead, I say, “See you around.”

You know, like a completely normal person that’s not still hung up on her.

When Ellie Woodward walks into her first day as a coroner’s intern, the last person she expects to see is Trystan Berrett–the man she told in no uncertain terms two years ago to leave her alone forever, who now works as a police officer in her building.

Trystan is not the man he was before though, suddenly aloof and serious, and the mystery of how he has changed so much in just two years threatens to take up most of her waking thoughts; well, that and the suspicious death of a politician’s brother. But when details of the grisly murder start to align with the plot of her boss’s popular crime thriller, Ellie has no choice but to work side by side with Trystan to find the killer before more people get hurt.

Trystan has worked hard to leave behind the immature persona of his college days, but when Ellie comes waltzing back into his life again, so do the feelings he had for her. Which is bad, because with a copycat killer on the loose, a promotion coming up, and the memory of her rejection two years ago, there’s no way this ends well for him.

He just has to guard his heart, or Ellie Woodward might just be the death of him.

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KINDLE UNLIMITED
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

SO Not a Mystery

By Haidee Hart

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Cozy Mystery

Publisher

Self Published

Series

SO Not a Series

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

contemporary settingcoworkersdangerdetectiveforced proximityhe falls firstmysteryofficereunion romanceSecond Chancesheriffsmall townundercoverworkplace

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Content Guide

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Level 3 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Mild Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Death, Injury, Kidnapping, Murder

Synopsis

What good is a coroner when his feelings simply refuse to die?

I want to ask her if she believes in fate, or second chances. I want to ask her if she felt the same zip of awareness when we locked eyes earlier. I want to ask her if she’ll finally look at me and see someone worth her time.

Instead, I say, “See you around.”

You know, like a completely normal person that’s not still hung up on her.

When Ellie Woodward walks into her first day as a coroner’s intern, the last person she expects to see is Trystan Berrett–the man she told in no uncertain terms two years ago to leave her alone forever, who now works as a police officer in her building.

Trystan is not the man he was before though, suddenly aloof and serious, and the mystery of how he has changed so much in just two years threatens to take up most of her waking thoughts; well, that and the suspicious death of a politician’s brother. But when details of the grisly murder start to align with the plot of her boss’s popular crime thriller, Ellie has no choice but to work side by side with Trystan to find the killer before more people get hurt.

Trystan has worked hard to leave behind the immature persona of his college days, but when Ellie comes waltzing back into his life again, so do the feelings he had for her. Which is bad, because with a copycat killer on the loose, a promotion coming up, and the memory of her rejection two years ago, there’s no way this ends well for him.

He just has to guard his heart, or Ellie Woodward might just be the death of him.

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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.