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Tears In a Bottle

By Noelle Jane Myers
Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Child Loss, Death, Death of Loved One, Grief, Miscarriage, War

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Brothers In Arms

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
arranged marriagechristian themesdangerfish out of waterforbidden romancehistorical settingslow burn

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Synopsis

The happiest day in Esther Bloch’s life also turned out to be the worst. Having survived the liquidation of her neighborhood, Esther finds herself hiding in the basement of an old church, pregnant and terrified. Her life consists of devouring whatever books the kind priest brings her, and a few conversations with some of the downed flyers and others in hiding in the same room. Then, along comes Dalton Codey, an American pilot still recovering from his injuries. Everything changes when Dalton arrives.

Dalton Codey is one of only two members of his crew that were shot down over France that survived the crash. When the opportunity arises for him to escape the filthy prison hospital he is first interred at, Dalton jumps at it. Traveling with two elderly ladies he first heads through Paris, then back to the basement of an ancient church. There he meets Esther, and several men also in hiding. A medical emergency and betrayal by one of their own makes it impossible for Dalton or Esther to stay in hiding and so they must make the arduous and dangerous journey out of France on foot.

Meeting both friends and enemies along the way Dalton and Esther travel toward freedom. Will they make it? Does love prevail, or will hate stop this relationship and their lives before they’ve even truly begun?

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Tears In a Bottle

By Noelle Jane Myers

Genre

Christian Romance, Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Brothers In Arms

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

arranged marriagechristian themesdangerfish out of waterforbidden romancehistorical settingslow burn

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Child Loss, Death, Death of Loved One, Grief, Miscarriage, War

Synopsis

The happiest day in Esther Bloch’s life also turned out to be the worst. Having survived the liquidation of her neighborhood, Esther finds herself hiding in the basement of an old church, pregnant and terrified. Her life consists of devouring whatever books the kind priest brings her, and a few conversations with some of the downed flyers and others in hiding in the same room. Then, along comes Dalton Codey, an American pilot still recovering from his injuries. Everything changes when Dalton arrives.

Dalton Codey is one of only two members of his crew that were shot down over France that survived the crash. When the opportunity arises for him to escape the filthy prison hospital he is first interred at, Dalton jumps at it. Traveling with two elderly ladies he first heads through Paris, then back to the basement of an ancient church. There he meets Esther, and several men also in hiding. A medical emergency and betrayal by one of their own makes it impossible for Dalton or Esther to stay in hiding and so they must make the arduous and dangerous journey out of France on foot.

Meeting both friends and enemies along the way Dalton and Esther travel toward freedom. Will they make it? Does love prevail, or will hate stop this relationship and their lives before they’ve even truly begun?

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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.