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Love by the Breather

By Nadine C. Keels
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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Death of Loved One, Grief

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Love by the Breather

Book #

Point of View

Length

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Synopsis

Take a breather with uplifting, kisses-only love stories—each of them perfect for reading in one sitting

Inhaling Hope, a friends-to-lovers story with a twist of grace

Clarion so enjoys the natural, comfortable connection she has with a frank and friendly neighbor of hers. But the personal history hovering over Clarion’s head may be in the way. For their present and future, her neighbor has made an intimate, pivotal choice. Now it’s time for Clarion to make her own.

Show Me Silver, a love story of priceless grace

Back before he came of age, Sterling was the envy of no one. But now he’s thriving in a corporate job that keeps him socially eligible, while in secret, he’s been working toward the goal of launching a writing career. It may be time for the secret to come out when Sterling meets a bestselling author who arrests his imagination: Yvonne.

Debbie Duo, two-for-one romantic tales of a dreamer

Debbie? She’s a children’s book author in a budding relationship (Ahh. Stuart.) and a frustrating phase of writer’s block. While her imagination wanders, Debbie can’t help reflecting on the “dream woman” she…is not. She also recalls some of the bright dreams of her past while she’s in Stuart’s presence. At this point, is the remembrance of those dreams a good thing or not?

Celebrating Solo?, a jolly friends-to-lovers romance

Sheridan can’t seem to catch any guy’s romantic notice for anything. But come this holiday season, her plan for [no] dates will be in full swing. That is, Sheridan has decided to date herself. Easy as that! Right?

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Love by the Breather

By Nadine C. Keels

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Love by the Breather

Point of View

Length

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

celebritychristmascontemporary settingFriends to Lovershe falls firstneighbor

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Content Guide

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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Death of Loved One, Grief

Synopsis

Take a breather with uplifting, kisses-only love stories—each of them perfect for reading in one sitting

Inhaling Hope, a friends-to-lovers story with a twist of grace

Clarion so enjoys the natural, comfortable connection she has with a frank and friendly neighbor of hers. But the personal history hovering over Clarion’s head may be in the way. For their present and future, her neighbor has made an intimate, pivotal choice. Now it’s time for Clarion to make her own.

Show Me Silver, a love story of priceless grace

Back before he came of age, Sterling was the envy of no one. But now he’s thriving in a corporate job that keeps him socially eligible, while in secret, he’s been working toward the goal of launching a writing career. It may be time for the secret to come out when Sterling meets a bestselling author who arrests his imagination: Yvonne.

Debbie Duo, two-for-one romantic tales of a dreamer

Debbie? She’s a children’s book author in a budding relationship (Ahh. Stuart.) and a frustrating phase of writer’s block. While her imagination wanders, Debbie can’t help reflecting on the “dream woman” she…is not. She also recalls some of the bright dreams of her past while she’s in Stuart’s presence. At this point, is the remembrance of those dreams a good thing or not?

Celebrating Solo?, a jolly friends-to-lovers romance

Sheridan can’t seem to catch any guy’s romantic notice for anything. But come this holiday season, her plan for [no] dates will be in full swing. That is, Sheridan has decided to date herself. Easy as that! Right?

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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.