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The Doctor’s Devotion

By Briana Bass
AUDIOBOOK
KOBO
Level 3 Intimacy
Moderate Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
LGBTQ Side Character, Multiple LGBTQ+ characters

Trigger Warnings

None

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Hollow Bridge

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novella
christian themescontemporary settingdoctorfound familysmall town

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Narrators

Briana Bass

Narration Type

Synopsis

Will love or ambition prevail?

Lila Hawkins
I’m only in town to help Aunt Agnes while she recovers from an injury, then it’s back to Chicago to chase the next big news story. That doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy myself while I’m here. Reuniting with my best friend Emma London has been a blessing, and I appreciate her inviting me to join her women’s group. I don’t exactly have a social life in Chicago. Not that I would call myself lonely!

Okay, maybe I am lonely, and not just for friends. My love life has been one bad date after another. I told Aunt Agnes I’m taking a break from dating for a while. The truth is, I’m tired of kissing frogs. I’m starting to wonder if there even is a man out there for me. If he exists, I certainly won’t find him in Hollow Bridge, Indiana.

Nolan Parker
Practicing medicine in a small midwestern town may seem dull, but I’ll do whatever it takes to keep my family financially stable, even sacrificing my own happiness. Besides, I’m not completely unhappy in Hollow Bridge. I’m doing better than my best friend Ethan Carter, that’s for sure. Poor man has been inconsolable since his wife filed for divorce. Hopefully a night of video games will cheer him up.

As for me, I’m grateful to be single. You can’t get divorced if you don’t get married. And you can’t be widowed like my mother, either. I saw how much she struggled as a single parent. Now I’m doing my best to repay her, to take my place as family patriarch, and to support my abuela and tías back in Texas and Guatemala. Love is a distraction I cannot afford.

If you like picturesque small towns, strong female friendships, and sizzling chemistry then this closed-door romance novella is for you!

The Doctor’s Devotion is book one in the interconnected Hollow Bridge Series. While they can be read as standalones, it is recommended to read the series in order.

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AUDIOBOOK
KOBO
Amazon
Kobo
Apple Books
Barnes and Noble

The Doctor’s Devotion

By Briana Bass

Genre

Christian Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Hollow Bridge

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novella

Narrator(s)

Briana Bass

Narration Type

christian themescontemporary settingdoctorfound familysmall town

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Content Guide

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Level 3 Intimacy
Moderate Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
LGBTQ Side Character, Multiple LGBTQ+ characters

Trigger Warnings

None

Synopsis

Will love or ambition prevail?

Lila Hawkins
I’m only in town to help Aunt Agnes while she recovers from an injury, then it’s back to Chicago to chase the next big news story. That doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy myself while I’m here. Reuniting with my best friend Emma London has been a blessing, and I appreciate her inviting me to join her women’s group. I don’t exactly have a social life in Chicago. Not that I would call myself lonely!

Okay, maybe I am lonely, and not just for friends. My love life has been one bad date after another. I told Aunt Agnes I’m taking a break from dating for a while. The truth is, I’m tired of kissing frogs. I’m starting to wonder if there even is a man out there for me. If he exists, I certainly won’t find him in Hollow Bridge, Indiana.

Nolan Parker
Practicing medicine in a small midwestern town may seem dull, but I’ll do whatever it takes to keep my family financially stable, even sacrificing my own happiness. Besides, I’m not completely unhappy in Hollow Bridge. I’m doing better than my best friend Ethan Carter, that’s for sure. Poor man has been inconsolable since his wife filed for divorce. Hopefully a night of video games will cheer him up.

As for me, I’m grateful to be single. You can’t get divorced if you don’t get married. And you can’t be widowed like my mother, either. I saw how much she struggled as a single parent. Now I’m doing my best to repay her, to take my place as family patriarch, and to support my abuela and tías back in Texas and Guatemala. Love is a distraction I cannot afford.

If you like picturesque small towns, strong female friendships, and sizzling chemistry then this closed-door romance novella is for you!

The Doctor’s Devotion is book one in the interconnected Hollow Bridge Series. While they can be read as standalones, it is recommended to read the series in order.

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The Sheriff’s Sweetheart
The Firefighter’s Flame
The Lawyer’s Love
The Chef’s Crush

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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.