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Love in the Lab

By Julie Milo
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Level 3 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Mild Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Delaneys in Love

Book #

2

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel
contemporary settingcoworkersdisability repenemies to loversforced proximitygrumpy sunshinehe falls firstworkplace

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Synopsis

She’s determined to avoid distraction, no matter how good he may look in a lab coat.

Molly Delaney sticks to three straightforward rules to remain focused on her coastal environmental science research in New Orleans. Stay in the lab, stay on schedule, and stay away from distractions—especially dating.

Then the first and second rules are washed out to sea when her archnemesis, Jonathan, is paired with her for fieldwork outside the lab. She can still stick to the third rule, though—Jonathan’s charm and stupidly handsome face are not enough to tempt her. Especially when he insists on distracting her from work with childish pranks.

As they spend time together outside the lab and off schedule, she learns that he is also thoughtful, protective, and intent on getting her to leave her microscope behind for some much-needed fun.

But Molly knows how this ends. She can’t let her own distractibility jeopardize her research. Not again.

Love in the Lab is a closed door/just kisses, enemies to lovers, workplace romcom featuring two nerdy scientists and ADHD representation. It’s the second book in the interconnected Delaneys in Love series, but may be read as a standalone.

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Love in the Lab

By Julie Milo

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Delaneys in Love

Book #

2

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

contemporary settingcoworkersdisability repenemies to loversforced proximitygrumpy sunshinehe falls firstworkplace

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Synopsis

She’s determined to avoid distraction, no matter how good he may look in a lab coat.

Molly Delaney sticks to three straightforward rules to remain focused on her coastal environmental science research in New Orleans. Stay in the lab, stay on schedule, and stay away from distractions—especially dating.

Then the first and second rules are washed out to sea when her archnemesis, Jonathan, is paired with her for fieldwork outside the lab. She can still stick to the third rule, though—Jonathan’s charm and stupidly handsome face are not enough to tempt her. Especially when he insists on distracting her from work with childish pranks.

As they spend time together outside the lab and off schedule, she learns that he is also thoughtful, protective, and intent on getting her to leave her microscope behind for some much-needed fun.

But Molly knows how this ends. She can’t let her own distractibility jeopardize her research. Not again.

Love in the Lab is a closed door/just kisses, enemies to lovers, workplace romcom featuring two nerdy scientists and ADHD representation. It’s the second book in the interconnected Delaneys in Love series, but may be read as a standalone.

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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.