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And They All Bow Down

By Nicki Chapelway
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Level 1 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Severe Violence
Young Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Death of Parent, Injury, Blood, Death

Book Details

Genre

Fantasy Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Book #

Point of View

Single First Person

Length

Novella
arranged marriagedragonsone bed

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Synopsis

A dragon-taming shieldmaiden and a praetor’s son; one cursed to die, one to live forever… Enemies bound together in marriage and in their shared quest to change fate.

Laduga Scaleborn is a shieldmaiden and a dragon-tamer, who has spent her life fleeing from her destiny to become a seer like her mother. But she cannot escape the visions of her own death.

When she tries to accomplish a rite of passage by killing an enemy Imperial scout, she blacks out only to come to with a mark of death etched into her skin. Her fate, it seems, is now tied to that of the Imperial, a praetor’s son named Marcello Placidus. Laduga has been claimed for death, which will come for her in a fortnight’s time; and Marcello is the boy that death abandoned.

In a world without the gods, all things unnatural are possible—even curses. And now Laduga and Marcello must turn to dark magic in the form of joining their souls through marriage to try to break her curse. Only for her to be faced with a choice, either truly come to love her new husband or find a way to resurrect a god to restore the natural order of things. It seems far simpler to raise the dead than to fall for the enemy, no matter how charming he may be, but whatever she chooses to do she must act quickly. Because her time is running out. And if Laduga goes down then she is taking the whole world with her.

Set in a brand new land inspired by Vikings and packed with fiery dragons, bloody battles, and slow burn enemies to lovers arranged marriage romance And They All Bow Down is a thrillingly romantic standalone that is perfect for fans of Adrienne Young and Holly Black.

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And They All Bow Down

By Nicki Chapelway

Genre

Fantasy Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Point of View

Single First Person

Length

Novella

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

arranged marriagedragonsone bed

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Content Guide

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Level 1 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Severe Violence
Young Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Death of Parent, Injury, Blood, Death

Synopsis

A dragon-taming shieldmaiden and a praetor’s son; one cursed to die, one to live forever… Enemies bound together in marriage and in their shared quest to change fate.

Laduga Scaleborn is a shieldmaiden and a dragon-tamer, who has spent her life fleeing from her destiny to become a seer like her mother. But she cannot escape the visions of her own death.

When she tries to accomplish a rite of passage by killing an enemy Imperial scout, she blacks out only to come to with a mark of death etched into her skin. Her fate, it seems, is now tied to that of the Imperial, a praetor’s son named Marcello Placidus. Laduga has been claimed for death, which will come for her in a fortnight’s time; and Marcello is the boy that death abandoned.

In a world without the gods, all things unnatural are possible—even curses. And now Laduga and Marcello must turn to dark magic in the form of joining their souls through marriage to try to break her curse. Only for her to be faced with a choice, either truly come to love her new husband or find a way to resurrect a god to restore the natural order of things. It seems far simpler to raise the dead than to fall for the enemy, no matter how charming he may be, but whatever she chooses to do she must act quickly. Because her time is running out. And if Laduga goes down then she is taking the whole world with her.

Set in a brand new land inspired by Vikings and packed with fiery dragons, bloody battles, and slow burn enemies to lovers arranged marriage romance And They All Bow Down is a thrillingly romantic standalone that is perfect for fans of Adrienne Young and Holly Black.

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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.