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More Than Dreams

By Bethanie Finger
Level 1 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Injury, Magic, Panic Attacks, War

Book Details

Genre

Fantasy Romance, Historical Romance, Romance Subplot

Publisher

Self Published

Series

More Than Dreams Trilogy

Book #

1

Point of View

Multi Third Person POV

Length

Novel
arranged marriagecompetitioncurvy FMCdangerdisability repfantasy worldforbidden romancehe falls firsthidden pasthistorical settingmagicmysterypalaceprincessprotector heroroyaltysecret relationshiptouch her and die

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Synopsis

With her twenty-first birthday approaching, the future she has worked toward is finally within reach. But beyond the palace walls, tensions between kingdoms are rising, old grievances refuse to remain buried, and the fragile peace holding their world together is beginning to fracture. War may be closer than anyone is willing to admit.

Lord Russell Hart has a gift worth dying for. As a competition draws near, Russell learns his gift comes with a dangerous price. Determined to forge a future on his own terms, he arrives in Mikiria unaware that the choices ahead will challenge everything he has been taught to believe.

For Marie, there are alliances to navigate, duties to fulfill, and a kingdom she has spent her life preparing to lead. Yet as the crown draws closer, so do questions about the future she has always accepted—and possibilities she once believed impossible.

For Russell, embracing what others fear means risking the future his family has chosen for him. The more he discovers about the gift he carries, the more he must question the expectations that have shaped his life—and decide whether becoming the man he wants to be is worth defying everything he has always known.

Neither expects their paths to become intertwined—or that the choices they make could alter far more than their own futures.

Questions about Marie’s past are beginning to surface. Truths hidden for years are drawing closer. And she is about to discover that the crown may not be the only legacy waiting for her.

With kingdoms on the brink of war, a crown within reach, and impossible dreams suddenly becoming possible, Marie must decide what kind of future she is willing to fight for—and what she is willing to sacrifice to claim it.

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More Than Dreams

By Bethanie Finger

Genre

Fantasy Romance, Historical Romance, Romance Subplot

Publisher

Self Published

Series

More Than Dreams Trilogy

Book #

1

Point of View

Multi Third Person POV

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

arranged marriagecompetitioncurvy FMCdangerdisability repfantasy worldforbidden romancehe falls firsthidden pasthistorical settingmagicmysterypalaceprincessprotector heroroyaltysecret relationshiptouch her and die

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

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Injury, Magic, Panic Attacks, War

Synopsis

With her twenty-first birthday approaching, the future she has worked toward is finally within reach. But beyond the palace walls, tensions between kingdoms are rising, old grievances refuse to remain buried, and the fragile peace holding their world together is beginning to fracture. War may be closer than anyone is willing to admit.

Lord Russell Hart has a gift worth dying for. As a competition draws near, Russell learns his gift comes with a dangerous price. Determined to forge a future on his own terms, he arrives in Mikiria unaware that the choices ahead will challenge everything he has been taught to believe.

For Marie, there are alliances to navigate, duties to fulfill, and a kingdom she has spent her life preparing to lead. Yet as the crown draws closer, so do questions about the future she has always accepted—and possibilities she once believed impossible.

For Russell, embracing what others fear means risking the future his family has chosen for him. The more he discovers about the gift he carries, the more he must question the expectations that have shaped his life—and decide whether becoming the man he wants to be is worth defying everything he has always known.

Neither expects their paths to become intertwined—or that the choices they make could alter far more than their own futures.

Questions about Marie’s past are beginning to surface. Truths hidden for years are drawing closer. And she is about to discover that the crown may not be the only legacy waiting for her.

With kingdoms on the brink of war, a crown within reach, and impossible dreams suddenly becoming possible, Marie must decide what kind of future she is willing to fight for—and what she is willing to sacrifice to claim it.

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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.