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The Christmas Rental

By Savannah Hendricks
Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Grand Bayou Press

Series

Standalone

Book #

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel
christmascontemporary settingdoctorsmall townwinter

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Narration Type

Synopsis

Two strangers, two dreams. They’ll need more than a Christmas miracle; they’ll need each other.
Craving a change of pace and spending more time with her adopted daughter, overworked E.R. doctor Lorelei Parker has rented her estranged relative’s house and taken a fill-in position in Oakvale, Minnesota, for December. It’s the kind of place she can imagine raising Mary Ann and having more time to be a mom – if her parents didn’t hitch their dreams to her. They were against her being a single mom and wanted to see her climb the corporate ladder at the city hospital.
Oakvale resident, Tyler McCain, runs his family’s combination real estate/bowling alley businesses. He’s trapped in duty and obligation and can’t stop daydreaming about buying the thriving bookstore across the street. A love of books won’t be enough to walk away from his parents’ business, though. If he chooses his dreams, it’ll spell the end of the McCain legacy and cause everlasting guilt. However, if Tyler can confront his parents, the only way he can afford to buy the bookstore is to use the funds he saved for traveling the world to explore the places from all his favorite books.

With the new temporary doctor in town, Tyler’s the go-to person for the rental and is drawn to Lorelei and their similar circumstance. Together they acknowledge the weight of perpetually pleasing their parents and letting obligations and duties squeeze their own dreams out of the picture. As Tyler showcases the small-town’s charms to Lorelei, a friendship builds, and chaos unfolds when her parents show up for a visit. In a short time, she becomes a part of the community, from the Christmas tree lighting to the Christmas feast, and falls in love with it all, including Tyler. Yet he knows the rental and position are only temporary, even if he’s falling in love with her too.

The desire and importance of raising a family in a small town is a long-time goal for them both. But can the dreams of Oakvale last beyond December?

*Annually, 10% of the proceeds from the sale of all Savannah’s books are donated to dog rescue organizations.

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The Christmas Rental

By Savannah Hendricks

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Grand Bayou Press

Series

Standalone

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

christmascontemporary settingdoctorsmall townwinter

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

Trigger Warnings

Synopsis

Two strangers, two dreams. They’ll need more than a Christmas miracle; they’ll need each other.
Craving a change of pace and spending more time with her adopted daughter, overworked E.R. doctor Lorelei Parker has rented her estranged relative’s house and taken a fill-in position in Oakvale, Minnesota, for December. It’s the kind of place she can imagine raising Mary Ann and having more time to be a mom – if her parents didn’t hitch their dreams to her. They were against her being a single mom and wanted to see her climb the corporate ladder at the city hospital.
Oakvale resident, Tyler McCain, runs his family’s combination real estate/bowling alley businesses. He’s trapped in duty and obligation and can’t stop daydreaming about buying the thriving bookstore across the street. A love of books won’t be enough to walk away from his parents’ business, though. If he chooses his dreams, it’ll spell the end of the McCain legacy and cause everlasting guilt. However, if Tyler can confront his parents, the only way he can afford to buy the bookstore is to use the funds he saved for traveling the world to explore the places from all his favorite books.

With the new temporary doctor in town, Tyler’s the go-to person for the rental and is drawn to Lorelei and their similar circumstance. Together they acknowledge the weight of perpetually pleasing their parents and letting obligations and duties squeeze their own dreams out of the picture. As Tyler showcases the small-town’s charms to Lorelei, a friendship builds, and chaos unfolds when her parents show up for a visit. In a short time, she becomes a part of the community, from the Christmas tree lighting to the Christmas feast, and falls in love with it all, including Tyler. Yet he knows the rental and position are only temporary, even if he’s falling in love with her too.

The desire and importance of raising a family in a small town is a long-time goal for them both. But can the dreams of Oakvale last beyond December?

*Annually, 10% of the proceeds from the sale of all Savannah’s books are donated to dog rescue organizations.

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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.