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Love Thy Enemy

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

Trigger Warnings

Death, Death of Parent, Emotional Infidelity, Grief

Book Details

Genre

Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Vaughns

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
curvy FMCenemies to loversforbidden romancefound familyhe falls firsthistorical settinglater in lifesecretsslow burnsmall townvictorian

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Narrators

Madeleine Brolly

Narration Type

Single

Synopsis

To reunite with her children, she must earn the trust of the man determined to hate her.

Tessa Stuart and regret are old companions. What began as a love match ended in bitterness, betrayal, and broken promises—and six poor children caught in the crossfire—but now that her estranged husband is dead, Tessa will do anything to reclaim the family she lost.

Except someone new stands in her way.

Gregory Vaughn never asked to be the guardian of six grieving children, but he’s determined to honor his dear friend’s final request. They have no one but him to shield them from the woman who abandoned them and broke their father’s heart—and he will do everything in his power to protect them.

Yet the lady who appears on his doorstep isn’t a monster. Tessa is clever and compassionate, and as the line between enemy and ally begins to blur, Gregory finds himself drawn to the very woman he promised to hate.

Something doesn’t add up.

One of them is lying.

But who?

As walls crumble and secrets unravel, Tessa and Gregory must decide what they’re willing to risk. Because with hearts—and children—at stake, one wrong choice could cost them everything.

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KINDLE UNLIMITED
AUDIOBOOK
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Audible
Youtube

Love Thy Enemy

By MA Nichols

Genre

Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Vaughns

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Madeleine Brolly

Narration Type

Single
curvy FMCenemies to loversforbidden romancefound familyhe falls firsthistorical settinglater in lifesecretsslow burnsmall townvictorian

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

Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Death, Death of Parent, Emotional Infidelity, Grief

Synopsis

To reunite with her children, she must earn the trust of the man determined to hate her.

Tessa Stuart and regret are old companions. What began as a love match ended in bitterness, betrayal, and broken promises—and six poor children caught in the crossfire—but now that her estranged husband is dead, Tessa will do anything to reclaim the family she lost.

Except someone new stands in her way.

Gregory Vaughn never asked to be the guardian of six grieving children, but he’s determined to honor his dear friend’s final request. They have no one but him to shield them from the woman who abandoned them and broke their father’s heart—and he will do everything in his power to protect them.

Yet the lady who appears on his doorstep isn’t a monster. Tessa is clever and compassionate, and as the line between enemy and ally begins to blur, Gregory finds himself drawn to the very woman he promised to hate.

Something doesn’t add up.

One of them is lying.

But who?

As walls crumble and secrets unravel, Tessa and Gregory must decide what they’re willing to risk. Because with hearts—and children—at stake, one wrong choice could cost them everything.

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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.