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Laying Anchor

By Moriah Kelly
Level 1 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Death of Parent, Human Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Book #

Point of View

Single Third Person

Length

Novel
captivechristian themesdangerforced proximityFriends to Lovershe falls firsthistorical settingkidnappingpirateredemption

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Synopsis

Laying anchor in a storm of uncertainty is nearly impossible.

England, 1753
Evangeline Underwood expects promises made to be kept, and she expects no less of her guardian-cousin when he ventures to the Thirteen Colonies to create a new life for them. She knows that he won’t abandon her as many other loved ones have, but three years pass, and he hasn’t sent for her.

Though fearful and unsure, Evangeline is determined to find her cousin. With apprehensive blessings from her guardians, passage on a ship, and an inkling of her cousin’s whereabouts, Evangeline sets out on the open seas, leaving all she’s known behind. She is unknowingly accompanied by her parish’s former young clergyman, Jeremiah, who is also unsure where God is leading him.

Evangeline discovers she has more in common with Jeremiah than she previously believed, and as they grow closer, Evangeline fights against feelings for the man she considers a friend, only. When disaster strikes aboard their ship, leaving Evangeline and Jeremiah as the only surviving passengers, her answers come to a stalemate. Every morning could be their last, and Evangeline is left to wonder where God is and what He is doing.

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Laying Anchor

By Moriah Kelly

Genre

Christian Romance, Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Point of View

Single Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

captivechristian themesdangerforced proximityFriends to Lovershe falls firsthistorical settingkidnappingpirateredemption

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

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Death of Parent, Human Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder

Synopsis

Laying anchor in a storm of uncertainty is nearly impossible.

England, 1753
Evangeline Underwood expects promises made to be kept, and she expects no less of her guardian-cousin when he ventures to the Thirteen Colonies to create a new life for them. She knows that he won’t abandon her as many other loved ones have, but three years pass, and he hasn’t sent for her.

Though fearful and unsure, Evangeline is determined to find her cousin. With apprehensive blessings from her guardians, passage on a ship, and an inkling of her cousin’s whereabouts, Evangeline sets out on the open seas, leaving all she’s known behind. She is unknowingly accompanied by her parish’s former young clergyman, Jeremiah, who is also unsure where God is leading him.

Evangeline discovers she has more in common with Jeremiah than she previously believed, and as they grow closer, Evangeline fights against feelings for the man she considers a friend, only. When disaster strikes aboard their ship, leaving Evangeline and Jeremiah as the only surviving passengers, her answers come to a stalemate. Every morning could be their last, and Evangeline is left to wonder where God is and what He is doing.

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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.