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Hoping on Forgiveness

by Danae Little

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series:

Hope Lake

Book #

2

Point of View

Dual Third Person (both MCs)
childhood friendschristian themescontemporary settingcowboyhidden pastsingle momsmall townwesternfirst love

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Content Guide

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Intimacy Level

Level 1: Basic Kissing

Innuendo Level

None

Swearing Amount

Zero

Violence Level

Mild

Age Recommendation

Adult

LGBTQ Content

None

Trigger Warnings

Kidnapping

Synopsis

A fun-loving cowboy hiding a broken heart, his estranged wife who resurfaces in their small town, and the little girl who brings them back together.
Jordan Myers fell in love with his wife in elementary school. His love for her never changed even after a tragedy in their small town inserts the first wedge in their perfect marriage.

Caitlin Brant left her husband to protect a secret that would destroy him. With each passing day, she misses him more. She had vowed never to return to Hope Lake to keep them both from further pain, but when an unknown threat attacks her family, her dad sends her back to their safe hometown with her toddler daughter in tow.

When Caitlin suddenly returns to Hope Lake, fear etched in her face, Jordan’s shock keeps him from running the other direction. Before he has the chance to flee he falls in love with his wife’s daughter, a curly headed miniature of the women he still loves.

Jordan has to decide between protecting Caitlin and her daughter or his heart. His decision could end up costing more than their lives, but the peace of their small town.

Hoping on Forgiveness is Book Two in Hope Lake, a clean cowboy romance series with a touch of suspense to keep you up reading past your bedtime. Each book can be read as a stand alone though the characters tie in throughout the series. Also featuring favorite characters from Danae Little’s Faithful Cowboy series.

This is a clean series, meaning it is free from swearing and sex. Read this edge of your seat clean cowboy romance now.

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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.