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Seeking Hope’s Bluff

By Melanie Allen
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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Death of Loved One, Grief

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Hope’s Bluff

Book #

5

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
christian themeschristmascontemporary settingfound familyredemptionsingle dadsingle momsmall town

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Synopsis

There’s something about loss that can just kick you in the face. Especially at Christmas.

Henry Gates knows a little bit about loss. He lost his wife, Jane, a few years ago. He’s currently trying to raise their five-year-old son, Marcus, with the help of God and his friends. He knows that Jane wouldn’t want him to be alone forever, but there’s no way he could see himself finding that kind of love again. He certainly isn’t looking for it.

Jane Green has a … complicated relationship with God after her ex, John, left her and their son. And I mean, left. Like terminated his parental rights and hasn’t even called his own mom in a year kind of left. All because he decided after their sweet boy, Rhett, was born that he suddenly wasn’t ready to have kids. That’s fine. Her and Rhett against the world.

When Henry and Jane are roped into helping Henry’s friend, Emma, plan a last-minute Christmas pageant and market at the boys’ elementary school, they suddenly find themselves wondering if finding each other might be the path God has for them. But they’ll both have to put in the work to figure out if they’re ready to trust God and decide for themselves if they can take the chance to love again.

Miracles are supposed to happen at Christmas, right? Find out in Seeking Hope’s Bluff.

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Seeking Hope’s Bluff

By Melanie Allen

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Hope’s Bluff

Book #

5

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

christian themeschristmascontemporary settingfound familyredemptionsingle dadsingle momsmall town

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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Death of Loved One, Grief

Synopsis

There’s something about loss that can just kick you in the face. Especially at Christmas.

Henry Gates knows a little bit about loss. He lost his wife, Jane, a few years ago. He’s currently trying to raise their five-year-old son, Marcus, with the help of God and his friends. He knows that Jane wouldn’t want him to be alone forever, but there’s no way he could see himself finding that kind of love again. He certainly isn’t looking for it.

Jane Green has a … complicated relationship with God after her ex, John, left her and their son. And I mean, left. Like terminated his parental rights and hasn’t even called his own mom in a year kind of left. All because he decided after their sweet boy, Rhett, was born that he suddenly wasn’t ready to have kids. That’s fine. Her and Rhett against the world.

When Henry and Jane are roped into helping Henry’s friend, Emma, plan a last-minute Christmas pageant and market at the boys’ elementary school, they suddenly find themselves wondering if finding each other might be the path God has for them. But they’ll both have to put in the work to figure out if they’re ready to trust God and decide for themselves if they can take the chance to love again.

Miracles are supposed to happen at Christmas, right? Find out in Seeking Hope’s Bluff.

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Finding Hope’s Bluff
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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.