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Not That Impressed

By Ranee S Clark
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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Human Trafficking, Sexual assault (attempt)

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Houston Pumas

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel
athletecelebritycontemporary settingenemies to loversfootballhe falls firstkidnappingopposites attractprotector herosports

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Audiobook Details

Narrators

Amelia Hugh, JD Tomlinson

Narration Type

Dual

Synopsis

I’m totally fine if America wants to cast me as the villain. So why do I care if brooding football player Will Pemberton believes it too?

But honestly? It stings more than it should when Will—grumpy football star and walking scowl—judges me based on a five-second video from Being the Bennets, my family’s reality TV show.

Maybe it’s because his best friend is dating my sister. We’re supposed to be polite strangers. Civil, at best.

Instead, we clash at every turn. I’m sunshine and social media. He’s silence and game film. I’ve built an empire from the spotlight. He avoids it at all costs.

We couldn’t be more different.

And yet…

He keeps showing up. With my favorite cookies. With help when I don’t ask for it. With patience I don’t deserve. He even puts his MVP goals on the line to help my family.

He’s supposed to be the enemy. But the longer we’re orbiting each other, the harder it is to deny there’s more beneath that scowl.

And when I find out the truth behind the gossip that made me hate him in the first place?

Let’s just say he’s not the only one who got things wrong.

Now I have to decide if I’m ready to take a chance on the man who’s been quietly falling for me all along.

Not That Impressed is a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract romance inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. It’s full of football, family drama, and a grumpy football player who falls first and hard.

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KINDLE UNLIMITED
AUDIOBOOK
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Audible

Not That Impressed

By Ranee S Clark

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Houston Pumas

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Amelia Hugh, JD Tomlinson

Narration Type

Dual
athletecelebritycontemporary settingenemies to loversfootballhe falls firstkidnappingopposites attractprotector herosports

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

Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Human Trafficking, Sexual assault (attempt)

Synopsis

I’m totally fine if America wants to cast me as the villain. So why do I care if brooding football player Will Pemberton believes it too?

But honestly? It stings more than it should when Will—grumpy football star and walking scowl—judges me based on a five-second video from Being the Bennets, my family’s reality TV show.

Maybe it’s because his best friend is dating my sister. We’re supposed to be polite strangers. Civil, at best.

Instead, we clash at every turn. I’m sunshine and social media. He’s silence and game film. I’ve built an empire from the spotlight. He avoids it at all costs.

We couldn’t be more different.

And yet…

He keeps showing up. With my favorite cookies. With help when I don’t ask for it. With patience I don’t deserve. He even puts his MVP goals on the line to help my family.

He’s supposed to be the enemy. But the longer we’re orbiting each other, the harder it is to deny there’s more beneath that scowl.

And when I find out the truth behind the gossip that made me hate him in the first place?

Let’s just say he’s not the only one who got things wrong.

Now I have to decide if I’m ready to take a chance on the man who’s been quietly falling for me all along.

Not That Impressed is a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract romance inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. It’s full of football, family drama, and a grumpy football player who falls first and hard.

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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.