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One Christmas Wish

By J Megan Smith
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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Blood, Death, Injury, Magic

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Fantasy Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Blackstar Guardians

Book #

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novella
assassinchristmascontemporary settingfantasy worldfated matesforbidden romancehidden identityhidden pastLove at first sightmagicmarriage in troublemorally grayprotector heroreunion romancescarred heroSecond Chancesecret identitysecretswinter

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Synopsis

A Wish to Santa
Connor Aaeltin believed wholeheartedly in Santa. His only Christmas wish this year was to have his father finally home and with one magically sent letter, knew it was only a matter of time before his parents were reunited for good.
A love she could never forget
Ten years before Gemma met and married her Seraphin in a whirlwind of romance, only to find herself alone two weeks later in the beautiful old house her husband brought her to with a baby on the way. Bewildered and aching for the man she thought she’d spend forever with, she built a solid, happy life-but never forgot the man who made her spirit soar.
A chance to reclaim his family
Tarek left the only woman he’d ever love to keep her safe from enemies who wouldn’t hesitate to harm her to get to him. Over the years, he’d paid monthly night visits to his son but had avoided his wife, knowing if he touched or talked to her again, he’d never be able to leave. Finally free to see her again, he asks her for the one thing she’s always wanted-but isn’t sure she can do-give him a second chance at becoming a family.

Now, as Tarek experiences his first ever Christmas, Gemma struggles to decide if she should listen to her heart and start anew with the man she’s never stopped loving or follow her head to protect herself and her son from further pain. It’ll take one Christmas wish made with the faith of a child to finally bring them together as the family they were always meant to be.

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One Christmas Wish

By J Megan Smith

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Fantasy Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Blackstar Guardians

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novella

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

assassinchristmascontemporary settingfantasy worldfated matesforbidden romancehidden identityhidden pastLove at first sightmagicmarriage in troublemorally grayprotector heroreunion romancescarred heroSecond Chancesecret identitysecretswinter

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

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Blood, Death, Injury, Magic

Synopsis

A Wish to Santa
Connor Aaeltin believed wholeheartedly in Santa. His only Christmas wish this year was to have his father finally home and with one magically sent letter, knew it was only a matter of time before his parents were reunited for good.
A love she could never forget
Ten years before Gemma met and married her Seraphin in a whirlwind of romance, only to find herself alone two weeks later in the beautiful old house her husband brought her to with a baby on the way. Bewildered and aching for the man she thought she’d spend forever with, she built a solid, happy life-but never forgot the man who made her spirit soar.
A chance to reclaim his family
Tarek left the only woman he’d ever love to keep her safe from enemies who wouldn’t hesitate to harm her to get to him. Over the years, he’d paid monthly night visits to his son but had avoided his wife, knowing if he touched or talked to her again, he’d never be able to leave. Finally free to see her again, he asks her for the one thing she’s always wanted-but isn’t sure she can do-give him a second chance at becoming a family.

Now, as Tarek experiences his first ever Christmas, Gemma struggles to decide if she should listen to her heart and start anew with the man she’s never stopped loving or follow her head to protect herself and her son from further pain. It’ll take one Christmas wish made with the faith of a child to finally bring them together as the family they were always meant to be.

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A Dream of Magic
The Heart of a Wolf
And Then Came You
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A Christmas to Remember
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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.