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Waiting In Hope’s Bluff

By Melanie Allen
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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Hope’s Bluff

Book #

4

Point of View

Multi Third Person POV

Length

Novel
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Narration Type

Synopsis

Jessica Kincaid has been keeping a secret from her friends. A big one. After watching so many of her friends find their people, how can she expect to find someone for herself if she can’t even tell her friends the truth? It’s not like she can just trust anyone. And she’s not going to think about the fact that the one person who makes her feel like she doesn’t have to constantly watch over her shoulder would never see her that way. Besides, she’s got enough on her plate just trying to stay alive.

Russell Stallworth wants to smack his friend, Joseph, in the back of the head. Ever since he suggested that Russell might be interested in their friend, Jessica, he hasn’t been able to get the idea out of his head. Now he can’t help but notice Jessica. But Russell knows that it can’t go anywhere, because his life is too complicated. Not even his feelings for her can change that. Even though he wishes they could.

After wrestling with his thoughts (and a surprising conversation with his mom), Russell has to decide if he’s willing to take the risk. Before he gets the chance, someone tries to silence Jessica, so he takes measures to make sure she’s protected. Her safety has to come first. His solution is an unconventional idea, for sure, but will it allow for an option of a relationship with her? What’s the worst that could happen? Oh, right. She could be killed, and his job could be compromised.

But what can they do? Do they take the risk to see if they can be together? Can they trust the path God has them on? When the whole truth comes out, can they trust each other enough to have a future?

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Waiting In Hope’s Bluff

By Melanie Allen

Genre

Christian Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Hope’s Bluff

Book #

4

Point of View

Multi Third Person POV

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

assassinbodyguardchristian themescontemporary settingdangerforced proximityfound familyhidden identityhidden pastmilitarymysteryprotector herorescuesecret identitysecretssmall townsoldiertouch her and dieundercover

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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Synopsis

Jessica Kincaid has been keeping a secret from her friends. A big one. After watching so many of her friends find their people, how can she expect to find someone for herself if she can’t even tell her friends the truth? It’s not like she can just trust anyone. And she’s not going to think about the fact that the one person who makes her feel like she doesn’t have to constantly watch over her shoulder would never see her that way. Besides, she’s got enough on her plate just trying to stay alive.

Russell Stallworth wants to smack his friend, Joseph, in the back of the head. Ever since he suggested that Russell might be interested in their friend, Jessica, he hasn’t been able to get the idea out of his head. Now he can’t help but notice Jessica. But Russell knows that it can’t go anywhere, because his life is too complicated. Not even his feelings for her can change that. Even though he wishes they could.

After wrestling with his thoughts (and a surprising conversation with his mom), Russell has to decide if he’s willing to take the risk. Before he gets the chance, someone tries to silence Jessica, so he takes measures to make sure she’s protected. Her safety has to come first. His solution is an unconventional idea, for sure, but will it allow for an option of a relationship with her? What’s the worst that could happen? Oh, right. She could be killed, and his job could be compromised.

But what can they do? Do they take the risk to see if they can be together? Can they trust the path God has them on? When the whole truth comes out, can they trust each other enough to have a future?

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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.