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Home Free

By Cali Black
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Level 2 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Kidnapping, Suicidal Thoughts

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Home For Christmas

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
boss employeechristian themeschristmasdangerforbidden romancefound familysmall town

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Synopsis

Sweet With Faith Christmas

In the wake of a heart wrenching breakup, Mandy Bradford joins her friends from First Presbyterian Church as they serve an annual Christmas dinner to the men at Pinewood Forestry Services. The mountain lumber camp employs regular employees as well as residents of Oregon State Penitentiary on special work assignment. It’s hard to tell who’s who without checking for ankle monitors, but caution seems in order as she assesses the smiling guy at her station asking for more punch.

Shawn Gray knows a thing or two about hard knocks. Ten years in on a thirteen year sentence, he’s adept at twisting discouragement into positivity, so when he sees the beautiful church girl at the punch table trying to hide her tears, he approaches to cheer her up—and maybe to flirt a little.

The encounter snowballs into a sweet, forbidden moment that leaves them each thinking of the other long after Christmas is past.

More than half a year later, when catastrophe strikes on the mountain, Pinewood sends a recently released prisoner to Dane’s Creek for recovery and rehab. At the request of the church, Mandy agrees sight unseen to employ and house the man. His arrival upends her tidy ideas of what it means to “help” and demolishes the Christmas memory she’s been holding so dear.

As Shawn and Mandy navigate clashing worldviews and a fiery attraction, trouble from Shawn’s past comes calling. A split second incident unleashes tragedy and despair that can only be overcome by a miracle.

Return to Dane’s Creek for the series finale of the Home For Christmas Series and experience the thrilling Christmas rescue that delivers Shawn and Mandy Home Free.

Content Alert: Please note that this story contains a mild thread of suicidal ideation and a non-graphic description of a crime.

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KINDLE UNLIMITED
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Home Free

By Cali Black

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Home For Christmas

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

boss employeechristian themeschristmasdangerforbidden romancefound familysmall town

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Content Guide

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Level 2 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Kidnapping, Suicidal Thoughts

Synopsis

Sweet With Faith Christmas

In the wake of a heart wrenching breakup, Mandy Bradford joins her friends from First Presbyterian Church as they serve an annual Christmas dinner to the men at Pinewood Forestry Services. The mountain lumber camp employs regular employees as well as residents of Oregon State Penitentiary on special work assignment. It’s hard to tell who’s who without checking for ankle monitors, but caution seems in order as she assesses the smiling guy at her station asking for more punch.

Shawn Gray knows a thing or two about hard knocks. Ten years in on a thirteen year sentence, he’s adept at twisting discouragement into positivity, so when he sees the beautiful church girl at the punch table trying to hide her tears, he approaches to cheer her up—and maybe to flirt a little.

The encounter snowballs into a sweet, forbidden moment that leaves them each thinking of the other long after Christmas is past.

More than half a year later, when catastrophe strikes on the mountain, Pinewood sends a recently released prisoner to Dane’s Creek for recovery and rehab. At the request of the church, Mandy agrees sight unseen to employ and house the man. His arrival upends her tidy ideas of what it means to “help” and demolishes the Christmas memory she’s been holding so dear.

As Shawn and Mandy navigate clashing worldviews and a fiery attraction, trouble from Shawn’s past comes calling. A split second incident unleashes tragedy and despair that can only be overcome by a miracle.

Return to Dane’s Creek for the series finale of the Home For Christmas Series and experience the thrilling Christmas rescue that delivers Shawn and Mandy Home Free.

Content Alert: Please note that this story contains a mild thread of suicidal ideation and a non-graphic description of a crime.

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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.