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Shore Thing

By Ellie Hall
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Point of View

Dual First Person (both MCs)

Length

athletebeach towncelebritychildhood friendschristian themesfake datingfish out of waterforced proximityfound familyFriends to Loversgrumpy sunshinehe falls firsthidden identityhidden pastneighboropposites attractroommatesSecond Chancesecret identityslow burnsmall townsportssummerchosen one

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Intimacy Level

Level 2: Non Descriptive Longer Kisses

Innuendo Level

None

Swearing Amount

Zero

Violence Level

Zero

Age Recommendation

Adult

LGBTQ Content

None

Trigger Warnings

Synopsis

Escape into four beach read romances and the sun-drenched shores of a small coastal town with special bonus content in this complete SoCal Summer Kisses Collection. Shore Thing includes four bite-sized romcoms will have you experiencing lazy days, firefly nights, and all the feel-good fuzzies. A delightful mix of Grease nostalgia sprinkled with Endless Summer film surfer vibes, these stories are clean and wholesome, sweet, closed door romantic comedies featuring second chances, fake dating, enemies to love, grumpy sunshine, and more. This collection includes:

We Go Together: She’s modern royalty. He’s a laid-back surfer living that endless summer lifestyle. When these high school sweethearts reunite to renovate a house, it’ll get a second chance, but will they?

The One I Want: She’s single and not ready to mingle. He’s a military hero playing nanny to his niece and nephew. Will these enemies survive summer pretending to be a couple?

Hopelessly Devoted: She’s a former heiress. He’s a billionaire beach property tycoon. With the beloved town library under threat, these rivals must join forces or lose everything, including a chance with each other.

Endless Summer Nights: She’s barely bottled sunshine in a pair of flip-flops. He’s a grump with walls as high as the tide. Will these opposites find love while trying to shore up their futures?

Plus Bonus Content:
•Yearbook page epilogues
•Four summer recipes
•Town map

Perfect for readers who love their romance with a splash of humor, a touch of nostalgia, and absolutely zero drama that can’t be solved with an ice cream cone and a walk on the pier. Grab your beach blanket and dive into these charming tales of love by the shoreline! This is a clean, sweet, closed-door series with lots of sweet kisses and 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.