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Not His To Kiss

By Rebecca Lange
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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Mild Swearing
Moderate Violence
Young Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (On page), Abuse (Past), Alcohol Abuse, Blood, Death, Death of Parent, Injury, Murder, Stalking

Book Details

Genre

Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Promised Unions

Book #

1

Point of View

Multi Third Person POV

Length

Novel
arranged marriagecrime familydangerfirst loveforbidden romanceforced proximityfound familyhe falls firsthidden identityhidden pasthistorical settinghitmanmistaken identitynever been kissedone bedprotector heroranchrescueslow burnStrangers to loverstouch her and diewestern

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Synopsis

She was never meant to be his…

but he’s the one man she can’t escape.

A mistaken identity. A dangerous journey west.

And a protector who was never supposed to fall in love.

Riley Hastings thought she knew who she was, until the truth shatters everything. Her parents aren’t dead. They’re fugitives. And worse… she was never truly theirs.

Determined to uncover their secrets and make them answer for the life they stole, Riley agrees to leave Boston and travel west to Oregon under the protection of an escort she’s never met. But when a rugged stranger arrives in his place, and calls her Amanda—it becomes clear she’s been mistaken for another woman… a bride with a future she never chose.

Adam McCall thought he was doing his best friend a favor, escorting a reluctant bride across the frontier. Instead, he finds himself protecting a woman who is nothing like the one he was promised. She’s guarded, sharp-tongued, and hiding more than she’s willing to admit, and the longer they travel together, the harder it becomes to keep his distance.

With danger closing in and the truth unraveling around them, every mile draws them deeper into a connection neither of them expected… and neither can afford.

Because she was never his responsibility…

and never meant to be his to kiss.

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Not His To Kiss

By Rebecca Lange

Genre

Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Promised Unions

Book #

1

Point of View

Multi Third Person POV

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

arranged marriagecrime familydangerfirst loveforbidden romanceforced proximityfound familyhe falls firsthidden identityhidden pasthistorical settinghitmanmistaken identitynever been kissedone bedprotector heroranchrescueslow burnStrangers to loverstouch her and diewestern

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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Mild Swearing
Moderate Violence
Young Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (On page), Abuse (Past), Alcohol Abuse, Blood, Death, Death of Parent, Injury, Murder, Stalking

Synopsis

She was never meant to be his…

but he’s the one man she can’t escape.

A mistaken identity. A dangerous journey west.

And a protector who was never supposed to fall in love.

Riley Hastings thought she knew who she was, until the truth shatters everything. Her parents aren’t dead. They’re fugitives. And worse… she was never truly theirs.

Determined to uncover their secrets and make them answer for the life they stole, Riley agrees to leave Boston and travel west to Oregon under the protection of an escort she’s never met. But when a rugged stranger arrives in his place, and calls her Amanda—it becomes clear she’s been mistaken for another woman… a bride with a future she never chose.

Adam McCall thought he was doing his best friend a favor, escorting a reluctant bride across the frontier. Instead, he finds himself protecting a woman who is nothing like the one he was promised. She’s guarded, sharp-tongued, and hiding more than she’s willing to admit, and the longer they travel together, the harder it becomes to keep his distance.

With danger closing in and the truth unraveling around them, every mile draws them deeper into a connection neither of them expected… and neither can afford.

Because she was never his responsibility…

and never meant to be his to kiss.

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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.