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In Love With a Stranger

By Carolyn T Frank
In Love With a Stranger by Carolyn T Frank
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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Mild Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

None

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Star Valley

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novella
BodyguardContemporary SettingDangerFish Out of WaterForbidden RomanceHe Falls FirstHidden IdentityRanchSmall Town

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Audiobook Details

Narrators

Carolyn Twede Frank

Narration Type

Single

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Synopsis

She’s a witness who doesn’t want protection. He’s a bodyguard who is forced to get creative. Unfortunately, their hearts get in the way.

U.S. Marshal Lance Caldwell is immediately smitten by the photo of the woman he as been assigned to protect—even though he knows getting romantically involved with his charge is strictly forbidden. He takes the assignment believing he can handle the challenge. But when he learns he must guard her without her knowledge, things get complicated.

When Jamie Kowalski is whisked away to an out-of-the way ranch as part of the witness protection program, she insists she’ll only leave her successful, though lonely, Manhattan job if she doesn’t have a body guard breathing down her neck. The problem is, once she gets to Wyoming, she keeps hearing unsettling sounds coming from the forest behind the ranch house, and she wishes she hadn’t been so hasty in her request.

When Lance’s creative methods to protect Jamie fall apart because of his growing feelings for her, she starts seeing Lance as a threat. Unfortunately, she is falling in love with him.
Will he ever be able to rein in his feelings for Jamie, and will she ever be able to come to trust him? If not, they may both end up jeopardizing her safety, and ultimately their own hearts?

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In Love With a Stranger by Carolyn T Frank
KINDLE UNLIMITED
AUDIOBOOK
KOBO
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Kobo
Barnes and Noble

In Love With a Stranger

By Carolyn T Frank

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Star Valley

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novella

Narrator(s)

Carolyn Twede Frank

Narration Type

Single
BodyguardContemporary SettingDangerFish Out of WaterForbidden RomanceHe Falls FirstHidden IdentityRanchSmall Town

Found a trope you love? → Tap it to explore more ❤️

Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

None

Synopsis

She’s a witness who doesn’t want protection. He’s a bodyguard who is forced to get creative. Unfortunately, their hearts get in the way.

U.S. Marshal Lance Caldwell is immediately smitten by the photo of the woman he as been assigned to protect—even though he knows getting romantically involved with his charge is strictly forbidden. He takes the assignment believing he can handle the challenge. But when he learns he must guard her without her knowledge, things get complicated.

When Jamie Kowalski is whisked away to an out-of-the way ranch as part of the witness protection program, she insists she’ll only leave her successful, though lonely, Manhattan job if she doesn’t have a body guard breathing down her neck. The problem is, once she gets to Wyoming, she keeps hearing unsettling sounds coming from the forest behind the ranch house, and she wishes she hadn’t been so hasty in her request.

When Lance’s creative methods to protect Jamie fall apart because of his growing feelings for her, she starts seeing Lance as a threat. Unfortunately, she is falling in love with him.
Will he ever be able to rein in his feelings for Jamie, and will she ever be able to come to trust him? If not, they may both end up jeopardizing her safety, and ultimately their own hearts?

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January 15, 2023
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October 25, 2021
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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.