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Please choose ALL the ratings you would like us to send you. With each book, we will tell you specifically what made it require that rating, and also what else it contains from the lower ratings. This way you can choose multiple ratings and still opt out of reading books containing certain attributes. For more information about ratings, please see this post. Here are some examples of the genres/ratings that might be on a book:

Genre: Paranormal Romance. Rating: Mild for mild kissing.
Genre: Mysteries and Thrillers. Rating: Mild+ for mild language; also contains mild kissing.
Genre: Christian Romance. Rating: Moderate+ for moderate substance use; also contains mild violence and mild kissing.
Genre: Contemporary Romance. Rating: Moderate+ for moderate language; also contains moderate violence.
Genre: Contemporary Romance: Rating: Adult for detailed onscreen love scenes; also contains significant violence and some language.
Genre: Science Fiction and Fantasy. Rating: Adult for extensive violence and significant profanity (101+); also contains brief nudity, passionate kissing, and non-detailed sensuality.

Choose all the ratings you're interested in, and we'll do the rest!

Ratings

All Ages

No swearing or use of deity as a swear word (dang, darn, and other substitutes okay)
May contain minimal crude humor appropriate for young children and up
No descriptions of nudity
No sex or talking about sex
No kissing (except a quick peck or two)
May contain minimal violence or horror
May contain minimal discrimination or bullying
No drug, alcohol, or tobacco use by minors
May contain small mention of alcohol and tobacco use by adults

Mild

No swearing or use of deity as a swear word (dang, darn, and other substitutes okay)
May contain mild crude humor appropriate for preteens and up
No sex, or talking about having sex
May contain mild kissing
May contain brief description of non-sexual nudity
May contain brief violence or bullying (non-sexual)
No drug, alcohol, or tobacco use by minors
May contain mild use of drug, alcohol, or tobacco by adults

Mild+

May contain up to 5 mild swear words (no deity swears or F-bombs)
May contain mild crude humor
May contain mild, non-seductive talk about intimacy or mention of past sexual relationship
May contain passionate kissing
May contain brief description of nudity
May contain moderate violence
No drug, alcohol, or tobacco use by minors unless it's minor usage in a negative light
May contain average mention of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use by adults

Moderate

May contain up to a total of 40 swear words (no F-bombs)
May contain moderate crude humor appropriate for teens
May contain passionate kissing
May contain non-graphic discussion about intimacy (label will state if it's discussion or the implied love scenes below)
May contain implied closed-door or fade-out love scenes (no details/naming of intimate body parts)
May contain some references to nudity
May contain significant violence
May contain moderate drug, alcohol, or tobacco use by adults and some use by minors

Moderate+

May contain up to 100 swears
May contain moderate crude humor
May contain passionate and extended kissing
May contain discussion of sexual intimacy that includes some details (see below)
May contain closed-door, interrupted, or fade-out love scenes with mild details (taking off clothes, mention of breasts, etc.)
May contain some descriptions of nudity
May contain significant violence
May contain drug, alcohol, or tobacco use

Adult

May contain significant profanity (101-200 or 200-500; label will state which)
May contain significant crude humor
May contain passionate and extended kissing
May contain one to three onscreen semi-detailed or detailed love scenes (label will state which)
May also contain additional fade-out intimacy scenes
May contain graphic descriptions of nudity
May contain extended and gruesome violence
May contain significant drug, alcohol or tobacco use

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Within the ratings and genres I've chosen, I prefer not to receive books with gay/lesbian characters

Within the ratings and genres I've chosen, I'm okay with books containing minor gay/lesbian characters (or where sexual orientation is a minor part of the plot)

Within the ratings and genres I've chosen, I'd love to receive all books containing characters of any sexual orientation (or where sexual orientation is a major part of the plot)

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