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Secretly Yours

By Brittney Joy
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Level 1 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Infertility

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Knitted in Love

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
contemporary settingFriends to Lovershidden identitylater in lifesecret identitysingle dadslow burn

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Narrators

Narration Type

Dual

Synopsis

Alice Connolly is done waiting.

On the brink of forty, she’s made a promise to herself: if love hasn’t shown up by her birthday, she’ll stop putting her life on hold and start her family on her own. With the support of her best friends, her beloved bookstore, and her knitting needles always close at hand, Alice is finally choosing herself—no husband required.

Then two unexpected connections change everything.

There’s BestDadEver, her thoughtful, emotionally honest match on a dating app. Their late-night messages are full of humor, vulnerability, and the kind of conversations that make her feel truly seen.

And there’s Will Higgins, her steady, kindhearted real-life friend—a devoted single dad who shows up when her day falls apart, listens when she’s overwhelmed, and makes ordinary moments feel quietly magical.

What Alice doesn’t know is that they’re the same man.

As Alice falls for Will in real life and for BestDadEver online, Will is falling too—carefully, slowly, afraid of risking the friendship that’s come to mean everything. With timing, trust, and family dreams on the line, both must decide if love is worth the leap… even when the truth might change everything.

Because sometimes the love you’re searching for has been right beside you all along—and secretly yours from the very beginning.

A cozy, clean, friends-to-lovers romance filled with fall vibes, heartfelt conversations, found family, and a happily-ever-after worth waiting for.

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Secretly Yours

By Brittney Joy

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Knitted in Love

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

Dual
contemporary settingFriends to Lovershidden identitylater in lifesecret identitysingle dadslow burn

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Infertility

Synopsis

Alice Connolly is done waiting.

On the brink of forty, she’s made a promise to herself: if love hasn’t shown up by her birthday, she’ll stop putting her life on hold and start her family on her own. With the support of her best friends, her beloved bookstore, and her knitting needles always close at hand, Alice is finally choosing herself—no husband required.

Then two unexpected connections change everything.

There’s BestDadEver, her thoughtful, emotionally honest match on a dating app. Their late-night messages are full of humor, vulnerability, and the kind of conversations that make her feel truly seen.

And there’s Will Higgins, her steady, kindhearted real-life friend—a devoted single dad who shows up when her day falls apart, listens when she’s overwhelmed, and makes ordinary moments feel quietly magical.

What Alice doesn’t know is that they’re the same man.

As Alice falls for Will in real life and for BestDadEver online, Will is falling too—carefully, slowly, afraid of risking the friendship that’s come to mean everything. With timing, trust, and family dreams on the line, both must decide if love is worth the leap… even when the truth might change everything.

Because sometimes the love you’re searching for has been right beside you all along—and secretly yours from the very beginning.

A cozy, clean, friends-to-lovers romance filled with fall vibes, heartfelt conversations, found family, and a happily-ever-after worth waiting for.

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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.