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Just As I Am

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

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Death, Injury

Book Details

Genre

Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Bailey Saga

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novella
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Synopsis

Eric has made many mistakes in his twenty-eight years, costing him nearly everything—friendships, jobs, money, and even his freedom. When he’s released from a prison-sponsored ranch, having served time for his role in an armed heist, he isn’t sure what to do next. Letters from Meg and Lucas Johnston have been a comfort, and included invitations to return to New Haven. He doesn’t deserve their kindness, but has nowhere else to go.

He plans a brief visit. If he happens to get a glimpse of the dark-haired beauty who captured his attention months ago, he’ll consider himself lucky. Then he’ll move on. His debt is still unpaid. Sooner or later, his past will come to collect.

Daisy loves her life with the Bailey family. They welcomed her despite her ties to a criminal—her mother. Daisy has written to her, but the letters have been ignored. Probably for the best. She’s happy attending classes at the newly formed Women’s Medical School in town to further her training. But a string of newcomers—including the gentle giant Eric Ross—upends her world. Strange circumstances throw them together, creating a connection neither expected.

But someone with a dangerous agenda threatens their new bond. To find a future together, Eric and Daisy will need courage—and faith.

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Just As I Am

By Kacie Taylor

Genre

Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Bailey Saga

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novella

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

christian themesfound familyfrontierMarriage of Conveniencenever been kissedprotector heroredemptionsmall 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

Blood, Death, Injury

Synopsis

Eric has made many mistakes in his twenty-eight years, costing him nearly everything—friendships, jobs, money, and even his freedom. When he’s released from a prison-sponsored ranch, having served time for his role in an armed heist, he isn’t sure what to do next. Letters from Meg and Lucas Johnston have been a comfort, and included invitations to return to New Haven. He doesn’t deserve their kindness, but has nowhere else to go.

He plans a brief visit. If he happens to get a glimpse of the dark-haired beauty who captured his attention months ago, he’ll consider himself lucky. Then he’ll move on. His debt is still unpaid. Sooner or later, his past will come to collect.

Daisy loves her life with the Bailey family. They welcomed her despite her ties to a criminal—her mother. Daisy has written to her, but the letters have been ignored. Probably for the best. She’s happy attending classes at the newly formed Women’s Medical School in town to further her training. But a string of newcomers—including the gentle giant Eric Ross—upends her world. Strange circumstances throw them together, creating a connection neither expected.

But someone with a dangerous agenda threatens their new bond. To find a future together, Eric and Daisy will need courage—and faith.

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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.