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An Almost Kiss on St. Patrick’s

By Cassandra Shiels
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Level 1 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

A Sweet Holiday Romance

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novella
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Synopsis

She only meant to confront her father’s biggest problem.
She never expected him to be the man she’s been quietly running with before sunrise.
Lily Tenner would do anything to help her dad—including tracking down the coworker he can’t stand and demanding the man quit. But when she storms into the Alvin High gym ready for a fight, she’s stunned to discover the “enemy” is Patrick O’Conner… the calm, sweet neighbor who once caught her on black ice and has unknowingly become the best part of her mornings.
Patrick’s used to being misunderstood, but Lily sees past his intimidating build to the kind-hearted protector he truly is. And when she chases him into the mountains—determined to finish what she started—they end up snowed in at an abandoned cabin, talking for the first time like what they say actually matters. That’s when Patrick learns about the creep at her job. And that’s when he makes a risky offer: fake date him until the problem disappears.
It’s supposed to be simple… until one almost kiss on St. Patrick’s Day makes their “fake” romance feel dangerously real. Keeping their feelings hidden from her stubborn father might be impossible.
And falling for the man she was never supposed to want could cost them both more than they’re ready to risk.
A Clean, swoony small-town romance about two people’s hearts and what they are willing to do to make their dreams come true.

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An Almost Kiss on St. Patrick’s

By Cassandra Shiels

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

A Sweet Holiday Romance

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novella

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

contemporary settingfake datingfootballforbidden romance

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Level 1 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Synopsis

She only meant to confront her father’s biggest problem.
She never expected him to be the man she’s been quietly running with before sunrise.
Lily Tenner would do anything to help her dad—including tracking down the coworker he can’t stand and demanding the man quit. But when she storms into the Alvin High gym ready for a fight, she’s stunned to discover the “enemy” is Patrick O’Conner… the calm, sweet neighbor who once caught her on black ice and has unknowingly become the best part of her mornings.
Patrick’s used to being misunderstood, but Lily sees past his intimidating build to the kind-hearted protector he truly is. And when she chases him into the mountains—determined to finish what she started—they end up snowed in at an abandoned cabin, talking for the first time like what they say actually matters. That’s when Patrick learns about the creep at her job. And that’s when he makes a risky offer: fake date him until the problem disappears.
It’s supposed to be simple… until one almost kiss on St. Patrick’s Day makes their “fake” romance feel dangerously real. Keeping their feelings hidden from her stubborn father might be impossible.
And falling for the man she was never supposed to want could cost them both more than they’re ready to risk.
A Clean, swoony small-town romance about two people’s hearts and what they are willing to do to make their dreams come true.

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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.