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The Candy Crush

By Becky Dean
The Candy Crush by Becky Dean
AUDIOBOOK
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Level 2 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Young Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

None

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Delacorte Romance

Series

Standalone

Book #

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel
Beach TownCompetitionContemporary SettingFirst LoveForbidden RomanceSecret RelationshipSlow BurnSmall TownSummer

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Audiobook Details

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Narration Type

Where to Read

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Synopsis

Set in a cozy seaside town full of sugar, salt air, and summer dreams, this romance follows a girl torn between family duty and first love when rival candy shops—and a charming musician—complicate everything. A sweet, swoony story about finding your own flavor.

Piper Lee doesn’t have time for chasing dreams. Always the dependable one, she spends all her time juggling responsibilities at home and at her grandpa’s classic candy store, The Island Sweet Shop. But when she meets a charming musician, Beckett Wright, she decides to take a chance on a whirlwind day together. Their connection is instant…until Piper discovers Beckett’s family has opened a rival candy store.

Beckett came to Port Pelican to help his aunt open her business and prove that he’s the complete opposite of his fraud of a father. And selfless Piper can’t fathom betraying her family. But as their families go to war, they become each other’s only solace from the craziness.

As Beckett learns of Piper’s dreams to become a chef, and Piper helps Beckett figure out his own path, their connection grows. With an important end-of-summer event on the horizon for their shops, Piper and Beckett must decide what truly matters and whether they can find their own sweet spot, despite the odds.

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The Candy Crush by Becky Dean
AUDIOBOOK
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

The Candy Crush

By Becky Dean

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Delacorte Romance

Series

Standalone

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

Beach TownCompetitionContemporary SettingFirst LoveForbidden RomanceSecret RelationshipSlow BurnSmall TownSummer

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
Young Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

None

Synopsis

Set in a cozy seaside town full of sugar, salt air, and summer dreams, this romance follows a girl torn between family duty and first love when rival candy shops—and a charming musician—complicate everything. A sweet, swoony story about finding your own flavor.

Piper Lee doesn’t have time for chasing dreams. Always the dependable one, she spends all her time juggling responsibilities at home and at her grandpa’s classic candy store, The Island Sweet Shop. But when she meets a charming musician, Beckett Wright, she decides to take a chance on a whirlwind day together. Their connection is instant…until Piper discovers Beckett’s family has opened a rival candy store.

Beckett came to Port Pelican to help his aunt open her business and prove that he’s the complete opposite of his fraud of a father. And selfless Piper can’t fathom betraying her family. But as their families go to war, they become each other’s only solace from the craziness.

As Beckett learns of Piper’s dreams to become a chef, and Piper helps Beckett figure out his own path, their connection grows. With an important end-of-summer event on the horizon for their shops, Piper and Beckett must decide what truly matters and whether they can find their own sweet spot, despite the odds.

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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.