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Freeing the Calf Roper

By Danae Little
AUDIOBOOK
KOBO
Level 1 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Infertility, Stalking

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Faithful Cowboys

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
christian themescowboyfound familyrodeosmall townwestern

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Narrators

Narration Type

Single

Synopsis

A calf roper bound by heartbreak, a camp director hiding her pain, and the boy who just might heal them both…

Cody James once believed in forever—until his wife walked away when he couldn’t give her the one thing she wanted most. Now he keeps to himself, his world narrowed to the rodeo circuit and his loyal roping horse. When a friend ropes him into volunteering at Camp Hope, he never expects a troubled boy and a guarded woman to stir something long buried inside him.

Josie has poured her life into running Camp Hope, helping foster kids find forever homes—even if she’s given up on having one herself. Secrets from her past keep her focused on everyone’s future but her own. But when Cody walks into camp with shadows behind his eyes and strength in his quiet faith, Josie’s carefully built walls begin to crack.

Wylie’s been bounced from home to home, each new promise ending in disappointment. Camp Hope is supposed to be different—but trusting adults is the hardest thing he’s ever faced. When danger from his past resurfaces, he finds himself caught in a storm he can’t escape alone.

As secrets unravel and hearts collide, Cody, Josie, and Wylie must lean on each other—and on God—for a second chance none of them saw coming.

For readers who love Debbie Macomber, Susan May Warren, and Janette Oke.

Freeing the Calf Roper is Book Four of Faithful Cowboys, a clean cowboy romance series filled with heart-deep faith, emotional healing, and love worth fighting for. Each book can be read as a stand-alone, though characters are tied together throughout the series. Start reading this story full of faith, suspense, and finding that forever home.

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AUDIOBOOK
KOBO
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Author store
Kobo
Apple Books
Barnes and Noble
Youtube

Freeing the Calf Roper

By Danae Little

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Faithful Cowboys

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

Single
christian themescowboyfound familyrodeosmall townwestern

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Infertility, Stalking

Synopsis

A calf roper bound by heartbreak, a camp director hiding her pain, and the boy who just might heal them both…

Cody James once believed in forever—until his wife walked away when he couldn’t give her the one thing she wanted most. Now he keeps to himself, his world narrowed to the rodeo circuit and his loyal roping horse. When a friend ropes him into volunteering at Camp Hope, he never expects a troubled boy and a guarded woman to stir something long buried inside him.

Josie has poured her life into running Camp Hope, helping foster kids find forever homes—even if she’s given up on having one herself. Secrets from her past keep her focused on everyone’s future but her own. But when Cody walks into camp with shadows behind his eyes and strength in his quiet faith, Josie’s carefully built walls begin to crack.

Wylie’s been bounced from home to home, each new promise ending in disappointment. Camp Hope is supposed to be different—but trusting adults is the hardest thing he’s ever faced. When danger from his past resurfaces, he finds himself caught in a storm he can’t escape alone.

As secrets unravel and hearts collide, Cody, Josie, and Wylie must lean on each other—and on God—for a second chance none of them saw coming.

For readers who love Debbie Macomber, Susan May Warren, and Janette Oke.

Freeing the Calf Roper is Book Four of Faithful Cowboys, a clean cowboy romance series filled with heart-deep faith, emotional healing, and love worth fighting for. Each book can be read as a stand-alone, though characters are tied together throughout the series. Start reading this story full of faith, suspense, and finding that forever home.

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Flirting with the Barrel Racer
Fearless with the Bareback Rider
Forgiving the Team Roper
Falling for the Bronc Rider

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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.