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Locked on Love’s Landing

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 #

3

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
childhood friendscontemporary settingforced proximityfound familyFriends to Loversgrumpy sunshineslow burnsmall townsummerfirst love

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Synopsis

Free-spirited Kit Wendell ferries people up and down the river through her fledgling business, Muddy Bottom Tours, and steering her own ship, both literally and figuratively, suits her. Never mind the perpetual questions about her relationship status from her close-knit family and nosy neighbors; she expected as much after settling back into her hometown of Port Chance. Then an old, unrequited crush—who’s dreamier than ever— moves into the rental house next door, and falling for her childhood best friend all over again may sink her.

Holden Berne grew up in awe of Kit’s wit and carefree spirit. Even as the golden boy of their small town, his star power felt dim in Kit’s presence. Wistful memories of lazy afternoons floating on the river, shared ice cream sundaes, and buried emotions marked their friendship. But then he left Port Chance—and Kit—behind and didn’t look back—a decision that still haunts him.

Now he’s back in town and walking directly into the path of a Kit-sized hurricane when she finds out his work project will temporarily shut down her tours. Will weathering the storm of hurt feelings and regrets sink Kit and Holden’s future together, or will their tempestuous friendship make way for smooth sailing into the uncharted waters of love?

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Locked on Love’s Landing

By DE Malone

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Port Chance

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

childhood friendscontemporary settingforced proximityfound familyFriends to Loversgrumpy sunshineslow burnsmall townsummerfirst love

Found a trope you love? → Tap it to explore more ❤️

Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

None

Synopsis

Free-spirited Kit Wendell ferries people up and down the river through her fledgling business, Muddy Bottom Tours, and steering her own ship, both literally and figuratively, suits her. Never mind the perpetual questions about her relationship status from her close-knit family and nosy neighbors; she expected as much after settling back into her hometown of Port Chance. Then an old, unrequited crush—who’s dreamier than ever— moves into the rental house next door, and falling for her childhood best friend all over again may sink her.

Holden Berne grew up in awe of Kit’s wit and carefree spirit. Even as the golden boy of their small town, his star power felt dim in Kit’s presence. Wistful memories of lazy afternoons floating on the river, shared ice cream sundaes, and buried emotions marked their friendship. But then he left Port Chance—and Kit—behind and didn’t look back—a decision that still haunts him.

Now he’s back in town and walking directly into the path of a Kit-sized hurricane when she finds out his work project will temporarily shut down her tours. Will weathering the storm of hurt feelings and regrets sink Kit and Holden’s future together, or will their tempestuous friendship make way for smooth sailing into the uncharted waters of love?

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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.