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Girl of Sea and Starlight

By Toni Cabell
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Level 1 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Young Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Death, Death of Parent, Infertility, Injury, Magic, War

Book Details

Genre

Fantasy Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Starlight Chronicles

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel
age gaparranged marriagechosen onechristian themesfairy tale retellingfantasy worldfirst loveforced proximityfound familygrumpy sunshinehe falls firsthidden identityhidden pastmarriage pactmeet kissnever been kissedone bedpirateprinceprincessprotector herorescueroyaltyshiftershipslow burntouch her and die

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Synopsis

When the grumpy captain of a fishing boat rescues a dying seal from the sea, she never expects the creature to shift into a handsome selkie prince who immediately proposes marriage.

Lainey stopped believing in the benevolence of the starry host when she was very young, preferring to trust in her skills rather than stardust and magic. She’s as good a sailor as any, and she can shoot her pistol and throw her dagger as well as any man in her village. Her life is almost perfect… well, except for her missing cat… and her tantrums, which have been worsening of late.

Arrendale has waited years for this moment, when at long last he can gaze upon his fiancée, promising her not only his protection but his undying love. Imagine his surprise when his beloved has no notion they’ve been betrothed since she was an infant… and even worse, she attempts to toss him overboard.

How can the crown prince of an undersea kingdom convince this grouchy girl his intentions are entirely honorable—and both their lives are forfeit if she doesn’t accept his blasted furry hide and his kiss!

Girl of Sea and Starlight is a clean, gender-flipped reimagining of The Fisherman and the Selkie, with romance, battles, pirates, elves, and trolls. Fans of The Princess Bride, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Chronicles of Narnia will love this adventurous, humorous, and inspirational tale of selkie love, human grit, and answered prayers.

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Girl of Sea and Starlight

By Toni Cabell

Genre

Fantasy Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Starlight Chronicles

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

age gaparranged marriagechosen onechristian themesfairy tale retellingfantasy worldfirst loveforced proximityfound familygrumpy sunshinehe falls firsthidden identityhidden pastmarriage pactmeet kissnever been kissedone bedpirateprinceprincessprotector herorescueroyaltyshiftershipslow burntouch her and die

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

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Death, Death of Parent, Infertility, Injury, Magic, War

Synopsis

When the grumpy captain of a fishing boat rescues a dying seal from the sea, she never expects the creature to shift into a handsome selkie prince who immediately proposes marriage.

Lainey stopped believing in the benevolence of the starry host when she was very young, preferring to trust in her skills rather than stardust and magic. She’s as good a sailor as any, and she can shoot her pistol and throw her dagger as well as any man in her village. Her life is almost perfect… well, except for her missing cat… and her tantrums, which have been worsening of late.

Arrendale has waited years for this moment, when at long last he can gaze upon his fiancée, promising her not only his protection but his undying love. Imagine his surprise when his beloved has no notion they’ve been betrothed since she was an infant… and even worse, she attempts to toss him overboard.

How can the crown prince of an undersea kingdom convince this grouchy girl his intentions are entirely honorable—and both their lives are forfeit if she doesn’t accept his blasted furry hide and his kiss!

Girl of Sea and Starlight is a clean, gender-flipped reimagining of The Fisherman and the Selkie, with romance, battles, pirates, elves, and trolls. Fans of The Princess Bride, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Chronicles of Narnia will love this adventurous, humorous, and inspirational tale of selkie love, human grit, and answered prayers.

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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.