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Unexpectedly Falling for Us

By Elizabeth Trent
Level 1 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Infertility, Panic Attacks

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel
boss employeechristian themescontemporary settingcoworkersfake datingforced proximityhe falls firsthidden pastinheritanceredemption

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Synopsis

Two hearts. One hidden past. A fake relationship slowly becoming real.

Sariah
I should have stayed out of his world. Jackson West is charming, handsome, and comes with exactly the kind of reputation I know better than to get tangled up with. But when one unexpected moment turns into a fake relationship, things become more complicated than either of us planned.
Because Jackson isn’t the man I thought he was. And every moment with him makes it harder to remember that none of this is supposed to be real.

Jackson
Pretending was supposed to be easy. Dating Sariah Morales was meant to solve a temporary problem. Instead, she challenges me, steadies me, and sees past the reputation I’ve spent years trying to leave behind.
I’ve worked hard to prove to my family that I’ve changed. Falling for Sariah was never part of the plan and now our pretend relationship is starting to feel like the only real thing in my life.

Sometimes second chances come when we least expect them, hidden hurts take time to heal, and God’s plans look nothing like our own.

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Unexpectedly Falling for Us

By Elizabeth Trent

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

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

Trigger Warnings

Infertility, Panic Attacks

Synopsis

Two hearts. One hidden past. A fake relationship slowly becoming real.

Sariah
I should have stayed out of his world. Jackson West is charming, handsome, and comes with exactly the kind of reputation I know better than to get tangled up with. But when one unexpected moment turns into a fake relationship, things become more complicated than either of us planned.
Because Jackson isn’t the man I thought he was. And every moment with him makes it harder to remember that none of this is supposed to be real.

Jackson
Pretending was supposed to be easy. Dating Sariah Morales was meant to solve a temporary problem. Instead, she challenges me, steadies me, and sees past the reputation I’ve spent years trying to leave behind.
I’ve worked hard to prove to my family that I’ve changed. Falling for Sariah was never part of the plan and now our pretend relationship is starting to feel like the only real thing in my life.

Sometimes second chances come when we least expect them, hidden hurts take time to heal, and God’s plans look nothing like our own.

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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.