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Who You Really Are

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

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Kidnapping, Drug Abuse, Blood, Murder, Death

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Really Truly

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel
christian themescontemporary settingdangerenemies to loversforced proximityhidden identityhidden pastprotector heroredemptionroad tripscarred herosecret identityundercoverStrangers to lovers

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Synopsis

What could a tenderhearted social worker whose job it is to help people possibly have in common with a scary thug who’s nothing but trouble?

When social worker Avery Mitchell follows up on a tip and discovers a pair of abandoned brothers at the fleabag motel on the edge of town, she finds more than she bargained for. The brothers she can help, but the scruffy thug who’s been looking after them is another story. Mr. Tripp, as the boys call him, is unsettling and intimidating, but he’s also got a sarcastic streak a mile wide and occasionally, an unexpected twinkle in his eye. He’s also way too handsome for an obvious criminal.

He is a criminal, right?

Sure, caring for two needy brothers has cramped Tripp’s style, but how could he do anything less? Now, his only choice is to trust them to the system—which he doesn’t. Worse, the social worker sent to help seems to find trouble. Or rather, trouble finds her—meaning, suddenly, he’s keeping an eye on Miss Mitchell, too. She’s easy on the eyes and kind of sweet—if he can get past the fact that she’s a woman who splits up families. The problem is, he has a real job to do, and, not only does looking after Miss Mitchell conflict with his work, it threatens to haul her into danger.

What’s a guy with an overblown protective streak supposed to do?

Sensitive content: Who You Really Are is a clean romance with light faith themes. However, it also contains some incidences of non-graphic violence.

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KINDLE UNLIMITED
Amazon

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Who You Really Are

By Kara Eriksson

Genre

Christian Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Really Truly

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

christian themescontemporary settingdangerenemies to loversforced proximityhidden identityhidden pastprotector heroredemptionroad tripscarred herosecret identityundercoverStrangers to lovers

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

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Kidnapping, Drug Abuse, Blood, Murder, Death

Synopsis

What could a tenderhearted social worker whose job it is to help people possibly have in common with a scary thug who’s nothing but trouble?

When social worker Avery Mitchell follows up on a tip and discovers a pair of abandoned brothers at the fleabag motel on the edge of town, she finds more than she bargained for. The brothers she can help, but the scruffy thug who’s been looking after them is another story. Mr. Tripp, as the boys call him, is unsettling and intimidating, but he’s also got a sarcastic streak a mile wide and occasionally, an unexpected twinkle in his eye. He’s also way too handsome for an obvious criminal.

He is a criminal, right?

Sure, caring for two needy brothers has cramped Tripp’s style, but how could he do anything less? Now, his only choice is to trust them to the system—which he doesn’t. Worse, the social worker sent to help seems to find trouble. Or rather, trouble finds her—meaning, suddenly, he’s keeping an eye on Miss Mitchell, too. She’s easy on the eyes and kind of sweet—if he can get past the fact that she’s a woman who splits up families. The problem is, he has a real job to do, and, not only does looking after Miss Mitchell conflict with his work, it threatens to haul her into danger.

What’s a guy with an overblown protective streak supposed to do?

Sensitive content: Who You Really Are is a clean romance with light faith themes. However, it also contains some incidences of non-graphic violence.

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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.