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Matched in Maple Bay

By Brittney Joy
AUDIOBOOK
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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Mild Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Maple Bay

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
celebritycontemporary settingcowboyfarmfound familylater in liferanchSecond Chancesingle dadsmall townsummerwestern

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Narrators

Narration Type

Single

Synopsis

They aren’t looking to rebuild a love from the past, but this renovation uncovers more than either of them expected.

Valerie Ricci is determined to nail together the pieces of her career after a messy divorce from her husband and co-host. Things are looking up when she lands her own fixer-upper TV show where she will design & renovate old homes across the country. It’s her chance to prove to everyone she can pull in ratings by herself. Except the first house she must renovate is Evan Weston’s—the man who broke her heart twenty years ago.

Evan Weston loves small town life, quiet evenings with his horses, and Sunday dinners with his close-knit family. He’s worked hard to make a comfortable life for himself and his seventeen-year-old daughter, Issy—who he’d do anything for. Which is why he’s so conflicted when Issy surprises him with a camera crew and an ex-girlfriend he hasn’t seen in nearly two decades.

No one else has any idea Valerie and Evan dated, and they plan to keep it that way.

But as they tear down the walls of his old farmhouse, they can’t help but uncover new layers of their shared history. Will they build a new connection on an old foundation, or is this one restoration that isn’t built for a second chance?

BONUS: Includes a recipe for Caramel Apple Pie.

Each book in the Maple Bay Series is set in the same small town with a guaranteed happily ever after. Each can be read as a standalone romance.

Rescued in Maple Bay (prequel)
Starting Over in Maple Bay
Second Chance in Maple Bay
Country Stars in Maple Bay
Matched in Maple Bay

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AUDIOBOOK
KOBO
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Audible
Kobo
Apple Books
Barnes and Noble

Matched in Maple Bay

By Brittney Joy

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Maple Bay

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

Single
celebritycontemporary settingcowboyfarmfound familylater in liferanchSecond Chancesingle dadsmall townsummerwestern

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Synopsis

They aren’t looking to rebuild a love from the past, but this renovation uncovers more than either of them expected.

Valerie Ricci is determined to nail together the pieces of her career after a messy divorce from her husband and co-host. Things are looking up when she lands her own fixer-upper TV show where she will design & renovate old homes across the country. It’s her chance to prove to everyone she can pull in ratings by herself. Except the first house she must renovate is Evan Weston’s—the man who broke her heart twenty years ago.

Evan Weston loves small town life, quiet evenings with his horses, and Sunday dinners with his close-knit family. He’s worked hard to make a comfortable life for himself and his seventeen-year-old daughter, Issy—who he’d do anything for. Which is why he’s so conflicted when Issy surprises him with a camera crew and an ex-girlfriend he hasn’t seen in nearly two decades.

No one else has any idea Valerie and Evan dated, and they plan to keep it that way.

But as they tear down the walls of his old farmhouse, they can’t help but uncover new layers of their shared history. Will they build a new connection on an old foundation, or is this one restoration that isn’t built for a second chance?

BONUS: Includes a recipe for Caramel Apple Pie.

Each book in the Maple Bay Series is set in the same small town with a guaranteed happily ever after. Each can be read as a standalone romance.

Rescued in Maple Bay (prequel)
Starting Over in Maple Bay
Second Chance in Maple Bay
Country Stars in Maple Bay
Matched in Maple Bay

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Second Chance in Maple Bay
Country Stars in Maple Bay
Rescued in Maple Bay
Starting Over in Maple Bay

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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.