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Hi, I'm Rachel

Rachel Luke Parker

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Hi! I’m Rachel, founder of Closed Door Romance. I created this database to help readers confidently find romance books without explicit sexual content. Every book is personally reviewed and includes a detailed content guide so you can spend less time guessing and more time reading books you’ll love.

Like many readers, I grew tired of starting books only to discover content I wasn’t comfortable reading. I wanted an easier way to find closed door romance, so I built the resource I wished existed.

When I’m not reviewing books, you’ll usually find me homeschooling our four children or working on different projects. Reading has always been one of my favorite ways to relax, and I’m grateful I get to share that passion with this community.

Whether you’re searching for your next favorite romance or you’re an author hoping to reach the right readers, I’m so glad you’re here.

❤️ To Joy and Reading!

Rachel

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I’d love to connect with you! Whether you’re looking for your next favorite romance, want to chat with other readers, or you’re an author interested in joining the database, here’s where you can find me.

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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.