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That Woman on Thistledown Lane

By DE Malone
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Level 2 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

None

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Port Chance

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
contemporary settingenemies to loversSecond Chancesmall town

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Synopsis

Coming home to Port Chance has dampened Janie Wendell’s spirits—literally. After a devastating spring flood, her family’s needs pull Janie to all corners of her quaint hometown. And now curiosity tethers Janie to her tight-knit community more than ever. The reason? The guy who pledged his heart then hit the road for a job opportunity years ago is back, and maybe for good.

Mark Christie risked losing Janie three years ago when he landed his dream writing gig. Expecting her to drop everything and follow him around the country was unimaginable. Underestimating the pain when she fled town because of him was even worse. But now Janie’s back, serving up coffee and—hopefully—second chances at Daisy Gap Cafe while he contemplates his next moves, including finding out once and for all why the grizzled owner of an antiques store across the street has always tugged at his heartstrings.

When Janie and Mark find themselves working side by side after a mutual friend’s desperate plea, their crackling chemistry bubbles like butter on a hot skillet. But history might repeat itself if they’re determined to guard their hearts at the risk of losing the chance for a happily ever after.

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That Woman on Thistledown Lane

By DE Malone

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Port Chance

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

contemporary settingenemies to loversSecond Chancesmall town

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

Trigger Warnings

None

Synopsis

Coming home to Port Chance has dampened Janie Wendell’s spirits—literally. After a devastating spring flood, her family’s needs pull Janie to all corners of her quaint hometown. And now curiosity tethers Janie to her tight-knit community more than ever. The reason? The guy who pledged his heart then hit the road for a job opportunity years ago is back, and maybe for good.

Mark Christie risked losing Janie three years ago when he landed his dream writing gig. Expecting her to drop everything and follow him around the country was unimaginable. Underestimating the pain when she fled town because of him was even worse. But now Janie’s back, serving up coffee and—hopefully—second chances at Daisy Gap Cafe while he contemplates his next moves, including finding out once and for all why the grizzled owner of an antiques store across the street has always tugged at his heartstrings.

When Janie and Mark find themselves working side by side after a mutual friend’s desperate plea, their crackling chemistry bubbles like butter on a hot skillet. But history might repeat itself if they’re determined to guard their hearts at the risk of losing the chance for a happily ever after.

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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.