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'''Cupid’s arrow doesn’t always fly straight.'''
 
  
After breaking up with my girlfriend of almost three years, the last thing I wanted was to go out of town for an old friend’s wedding.  
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''My Pride Is Sealed'' by Carmen Richter is an adult contemporary romance novel, originally published in 2020. It is the eighth book in the [[Sealed With a Kiss by Carmen Richter (series)|Sealed With a Kiss]] series.
  
But then I met Maddie. Even from across the room, what stood out the most to me wasn’t her vibrant red hair or her piercing emerald eyes. It was the soul-deep pain I could see etched on her face. For some reason I couldn’t understand, I was drawn to it – to her.
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==Trigger Warnings==
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===Author-Provided Warnings===
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The following content warnings are listed on the [https://carmenrichterwriting.com/content-advisories author's website]:
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*Female-on-female sexual assault
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*Mild inappropriate touching of a minor
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*Homophobia in one heroine's mother
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*Mental health struggles
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*Past violent death of a family member, which was believed to be suicide at the time
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*Stalking and harassment
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*Gun violence
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*Secondary character's struggles with past domestic abuse and miscarriage
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*Brief mention of another secondary character's past sexual assault and the resulting abortion
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*''Harry Potter'' references
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*IUI procedure (glossed over) and pregnancy
  
The spark between us was instant, our chemistry was off the charts, and I fell hard and fast. And the more I helped the shy, fragile girl I’d first met grow into a strong, confident woman, the deeper my feelings for her grew.
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===Additional Trigger Warnings===
 
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* Profanity
But when my ex-girlfriend saw me moving on with Maddie, she decided that she was going to get me back…whether or not I liked it. Because if she couldn’t have me, no one could.
 
 
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
* Female-on-female sexual assault
 
* Mild inappropriate touching of a minor
 
* Homophobia in one heroine's mother
 
* Mental health struggles
 
* Past violent death of a family member, which was believed to be suicide at the time
 
* Stalking and harassment
 
* Gun violence
 
* Secondary character's struggles with past domestic abuse and miscarriage
 
* Brief mention of another secondary character's past sexual assault and the resulting abortion
 
* IUI procedure (glossed over) and pregnancy
 
* ''Harry Potter'' references
 
 
* Sexually explicit content
 
* Sexually explicit content
* Profanity
 
  
 
==Representation==
 
==Representation==
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* Lesbian heroine
 
* Lesbian heroine
 
* Pansexual heroine*
 
* Pansexual heroine*
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* FF romance
  
 
==Tropes==
 
==Tropes==
* Lesbian romance
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* [[Hurt-comfort (trope)|Hurt/comfort romance]]
* LGBTQ+ romance
 
* Hurt/comfort romance
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:58, 10 February 2022

My Pride Is Sealed
Cover of My Pride Is Sealed by Carmen Richter
Author(s) Carmen Richter
Published 2020
Publisher Independently Published
Genre(s) Contemporary Romance
Age group Adult


My Pride Is Sealed by Carmen Richter is an adult contemporary romance novel, originally published in 2020. It is the eighth book in the Sealed With a Kiss series.

Trigger Warnings

Author-Provided Warnings

The following content warnings are listed on the author's website:

  • Female-on-female sexual assault
  • Mild inappropriate touching of a minor
  • Homophobia in one heroine's mother
  • Mental health struggles
  • Past violent death of a family member, which was believed to be suicide at the time
  • Stalking and harassment
  • Gun violence
  • Secondary character's struggles with past domestic abuse and miscarriage
  • Brief mention of another secondary character's past sexual assault and the resulting abortion
  • Harry Potter references
  • IUI procedure (glossed over) and pregnancy

Additional Trigger Warnings

  • Profanity
  • Sexually explicit content

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Lesbian heroine
  • Pansexual heroine*
  • FF romance

Tropes