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Coming Home

By Angela Day
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Level 3 Intimacy
Moderate Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Jackson’s Bridge

Book #

4

Point of View

Multi Third Person POV

Length

Novel
christian themeschristmascontemporary settingcowboydangerdoctorfirst lovefish out of waterforced proximityfound familyFriends to Loversgrumpy sunshinelater in lifemeet kissmountain townone bedopposites attractprotector heroranchranch inheritanceredemptionrescueSecond Chanceshe falls firstsingle momslow burnsmall towntouch her and diewagon trainwesternwinter

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Synopsis

Coming Home is the fourth standalone story in the Jackson’s Bridge Series, a closed-door, romantic small-town saga set in the Colorado Rockies.

Lane Costello has always been the one who leaves—moving on before any situation asks more of her than she’s ready to give. But as her time in Jackson’s Bridge comes to an end and Christmas Eve approaches, she finds herself wanting something different—a home, a future, a reason to stay. She just didn’t expect that reason to be Ethan Handler—the cowboy who barely looks twice at her, assumes she wouldn’t last a day on his ranch, and is the one man who has finally roped her heart.

Ethan Handler doesn’t have time to wonder if the pretty chemist from the city has feelings for him. He’s focused on protecting the future his family built, determined to secure their cattle ranch by finally buying out his younger brother—a man who’s never stayed long enough to prove that he can.

But when Lane convinces him to give his brother a second chance, Ethan knows it’s not just the ranch on the line. It’s the life he could build with someone like Lane, and the cost of loving someone who doesn’t believe they belong.

A heartwarming, emotional story about love, family, friendship, and community. Perfect for fans of small-town settings, second chances, and meaningful connection.

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KINDLE UNLIMITED
Amazon

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Author store
Youtube

Coming Home

By Angela Day

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Jackson’s Bridge

Book #

4

Point of View

Multi Third Person POV

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

christian themeschristmascontemporary settingcowboydangerdoctorfirst lovefish out of waterforced proximityfound familyFriends to Loversgrumpy sunshinelater in lifemeet kissmountain townone bedopposites attractprotector heroranchranch inheritanceredemptionrescueSecond Chanceshe falls firstsingle momslow burnsmall towntouch her and diewagon trainwesternwinter

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Level 3 Intimacy
Moderate Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood

Synopsis

Coming Home is the fourth standalone story in the Jackson’s Bridge Series, a closed-door, romantic small-town saga set in the Colorado Rockies.

Lane Costello has always been the one who leaves—moving on before any situation asks more of her than she’s ready to give. But as her time in Jackson’s Bridge comes to an end and Christmas Eve approaches, she finds herself wanting something different—a home, a future, a reason to stay. She just didn’t expect that reason to be Ethan Handler—the cowboy who barely looks twice at her, assumes she wouldn’t last a day on his ranch, and is the one man who has finally roped her heart.

Ethan Handler doesn’t have time to wonder if the pretty chemist from the city has feelings for him. He’s focused on protecting the future his family built, determined to secure their cattle ranch by finally buying out his younger brother—a man who’s never stayed long enough to prove that he can.

But when Lane convinces him to give his brother a second chance, Ethan knows it’s not just the ranch on the line. It’s the life he could build with someone like Lane, and the cost of loving someone who doesn’t believe they belong.

A heartwarming, emotional story about love, family, friendship, and community. Perfect for fans of small-town settings, second chances, and meaningful connection.

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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.