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A Very HR Christmas

By Emily Evermore
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Level 3 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

None

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Working Relationships

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novella
christmascontemporary settingcoworkersenemies to loversforced proximityhe falls firstofficeone bedopposites attractwinterworkplace

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Synopsis

Falling for him wasn’t in the employee handbook…

As head of HR, it’s my job to keep the annual office Christmas party from turning into a lawsuit. No open flames, no booze, and absolutely no mistletoe.

Unfortunately, Nick North—our infuriatingly charming facilities manager—seems to exist for the sole purpose of testing not only my patience, but my policies as well.

The man is impossible. He’s a walking workplace violation. He flirts, he teases, and he calls me “HR” like it’s my first name.

Now, thanks to a freak southern snowstorm, I’m trapped in the office with him. Overnight.

Just me, Nick, twinkle lights, and a blanket fort he built in his office to help us stay warm. But it’s fine. I’m fine. Everything is fine.

Until one wildly inappropriate game of truth or dare and an off-the-record moment promise to haunt me for the rest of my life.

Let’s just say, if I survive the night, someone’s definitely getting written up. And it might just be me.

This romcom novella has plenty of sizzling closed-door chemistry, laugh-out-loud moments, and a company policy violation or two. 😉

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A Very HR Christmas

By Emily Evermore

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Working Relationships

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novella

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

christmascontemporary settingcoworkersenemies to loversforced proximityhe falls firstofficeone bedopposites attractwinterworkplace

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Content Guide

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Level 3 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

None

Synopsis

Falling for him wasn’t in the employee handbook…

As head of HR, it’s my job to keep the annual office Christmas party from turning into a lawsuit. No open flames, no booze, and absolutely no mistletoe.

Unfortunately, Nick North—our infuriatingly charming facilities manager—seems to exist for the sole purpose of testing not only my patience, but my policies as well.

The man is impossible. He’s a walking workplace violation. He flirts, he teases, and he calls me “HR” like it’s my first name.

Now, thanks to a freak southern snowstorm, I’m trapped in the office with him. Overnight.

Just me, Nick, twinkle lights, and a blanket fort he built in his office to help us stay warm. But it’s fine. I’m fine. Everything is fine.

Until one wildly inappropriate game of truth or dare and an off-the-record moment promise to haunt me for the rest of my life.

Let’s just say, if I survive the night, someone’s definitely getting written up. And it might just be me.

This romcom novella has plenty of sizzling closed-door chemistry, laugh-out-loud moments, and a company policy violation or two. 😉

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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.