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A Thrill of Hope

By Kellyn Roth
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Level 1 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

None

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Book #

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novella
christian themeschristmasenemies to lovershistorical settingvictorianworkplace

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Synopsis

For Henrietta Miller, the annual Christmas bazaar is more than a charity event; it is the measure of her worth. Known as her church’s most dependable volunteer, she has built her life on a foundation of endless service, convinced she must earn her place by carrying every burden … even if it costs her everything.

For John Baldwin, a man of commerce and logic, the disorganized bazaar is an offense to his orderly world. Tasked with making the event “efficient,” he arrives with ledgers and freshly sharped pencils, ready to cut anything that doesn’t contribute to the bottom line.

Forced to work together, they discover a surprising a man who trusts only in numbers can be moved by a woman’s selfless heart, and a woman who believes she was made for work can be rescued by a man who insists she was made for joy.

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A Thrill of Hope

By Kellyn Roth

Genre

Christian Romance, Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novella

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

christian themeschristmasenemies to lovershistorical settingvictorianworkplace

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Content Guide

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Level 1 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

None

Synopsis

For Henrietta Miller, the annual Christmas bazaar is more than a charity event; it is the measure of her worth. Known as her church’s most dependable volunteer, she has built her life on a foundation of endless service, convinced she must earn her place by carrying every burden … even if it costs her everything.

For John Baldwin, a man of commerce and logic, the disorganized bazaar is an offense to his orderly world. Tasked with making the event “efficient,” he arrives with ledgers and freshly sharped pencils, ready to cut anything that doesn’t contribute to the bottom line.

Forced to work together, they discover a surprising a man who trusts only in numbers can be moved by a woman’s selfless heart, and a woman who believes she was made for work can be rescued by a man who insists she was made for joy.

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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.