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How It Was Will Never Be Again

By Mackenzie Osborn
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Level 1 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Grief, Death of Loved One, Death of Parent

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Book #

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novella
wallflowerchristian themescollegeFriends to Loverssmall townStrangers to loversLove at first sight

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Narration Type

Synopsis

Quinn lived a simple life, and that’s how she preferred it.
Now she’s grappling with her identity as the life she once knew is slipping,
when she discovers that her mom has passed away and her families secrets begin to unravel.

Wren lived his life for his brother Jude.
Now Jude is gone, and even though Wren has found immense success as a writer, he doesn’t know what his future holds, as he never gave it much thought when he knew his brother didn’t have one.

Quinn and Wren’s worlds collide when they’re led to the same bench on an early afternoon. A bench that could change them forever. Both in a place of hardship, they talk as strangers. They spend the day together, developing a deep connection through common perspectives. As the hours go by and they get to know one another on a deeper level, they realize that maybe things could be better—that one random, kismet day could change everything.

Told through the perspectives of both Quinn and Wren, read through the trials they must face and the faith they must share all within twenty-four hours.

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How It Was Will Never Be Again

By Mackenzie Osborn

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novella

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

wallflowerchristian themescollegeFriends to Loverssmall townStrangers to loversLove at first sight

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Grief, Death of Loved One, Death of Parent

Synopsis

Quinn lived a simple life, and that’s how she preferred it.
Now she’s grappling with her identity as the life she once knew is slipping,
when she discovers that her mom has passed away and her families secrets begin to unravel.

Wren lived his life for his brother Jude.
Now Jude is gone, and even though Wren has found immense success as a writer, he doesn’t know what his future holds, as he never gave it much thought when he knew his brother didn’t have one.

Quinn and Wren’s worlds collide when they’re led to the same bench on an early afternoon. A bench that could change them forever. Both in a place of hardship, they talk as strangers. They spend the day together, developing a deep connection through common perspectives. As the hours go by and they get to know one another on a deeper level, they realize that maybe things could be better—that one random, kismet day could change everything.

Told through the perspectives of both Quinn and Wren, read through the trials they must face and the faith they must share all within twenty-four hours.

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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.