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Sincerely Not Yours

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

Trigger Warnings

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Knitted in Love

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
christmascontemporary settingcoworkersgrumpy sunshinelater in lifeworkplace

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Synopsis

She’s decking the halls. He’s ready to cancel Christmas. Let the games (and kisses) begin.

Gigi Ricci has spent the past year crafting the ultimate holiday campaign for the women’s beauty brand she proudly leads as marketing director. With two weeks of festive events and citywide competitions, she’s pulling out all the stops to make this Christmas unforgettable—and to prove she’s ready for the promotion of her dreams.

Then Harris Ryan walks in: data-driven, scowling, and not exactly full of holiday cheer. Dragged back to the family business under protest, Harris is determined to slash costs—and Gigi’s glittery campaign is first on the chopping block.

But Gigi has a plan. If Harris hates Christmas, she’ll make sure he gets a front-row seat to every merry moment. From Christmas karaoke disasters to horse-drawn carriage rides through snowy Chicago, she’s going to jingle all the way… right past his icy exterior.

Only, the more time they spend together, the more Gigi sees the man behind the numbers—and the more Harris starts to believe in a little holiday magic. But when business and feelings collide, can a sunshiny dreamer and her grinchy boss find their happily ever after?

Sincerely Not Yours is a feel-good, sweet romance filled with delightful characters, festive fun, and light-hearted workplace antics. Grab your copy and get swept up in the magic today!

Read the Knitted in Love series—a sweet, feel-good series that follows three best friends as they navigate love, friendship, and fresh starts in the city.

Knitted in Love series:
Sincerely Not Yours (book 1)
Accidentally Yours (book 2)
Secretly Yours (book 3)

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Sincerely Not Yours

By Brittney Joy

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Knitted in Love

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

christmascontemporary settingcoworkersgrumpy sunshinelater in lifeworkplace

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Synopsis

She’s decking the halls. He’s ready to cancel Christmas. Let the games (and kisses) begin.

Gigi Ricci has spent the past year crafting the ultimate holiday campaign for the women’s beauty brand she proudly leads as marketing director. With two weeks of festive events and citywide competitions, she’s pulling out all the stops to make this Christmas unforgettable—and to prove she’s ready for the promotion of her dreams.

Then Harris Ryan walks in: data-driven, scowling, and not exactly full of holiday cheer. Dragged back to the family business under protest, Harris is determined to slash costs—and Gigi’s glittery campaign is first on the chopping block.

But Gigi has a plan. If Harris hates Christmas, she’ll make sure he gets a front-row seat to every merry moment. From Christmas karaoke disasters to horse-drawn carriage rides through snowy Chicago, she’s going to jingle all the way… right past his icy exterior.

Only, the more time they spend together, the more Gigi sees the man behind the numbers—and the more Harris starts to believe in a little holiday magic. But when business and feelings collide, can a sunshiny dreamer and her grinchy boss find their happily ever after?

Sincerely Not Yours is a feel-good, sweet romance filled with delightful characters, festive fun, and light-hearted workplace antics. Grab your copy and get swept up in the magic today!

Read the Knitted in Love series—a sweet, feel-good series that follows three best friends as they navigate love, friendship, and fresh starts in the city.

Knitted in Love series:
Sincerely Not Yours (book 1)
Accidentally Yours (book 2)
Secretly Yours (book 3)

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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.