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Scourge of the Shores

By Lauren Lee Merewether
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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Severe Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Death, Death of Loved One, Death of Parent, Grief, Injury, War

Book Details

Genre

Fantasy Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Shadow Sails

Book #

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
dangerenemies to loversfantasy worldfated matesfirst loveforbidden romanceforced proximityfound familyhe falls firstislandmorally graynever been kissedone bedpirateredemptionrevengescarred heroshipslow burn

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Synopsis

Legends rule the seas. Power conquers kingdoms. But the sea always takes its due.

Danna Chadwick knows the sea’s price—and she’s paid it in blood. Heiress to a legendary pirate lineage and commander of her island’s fleet, she’s spent years defending her people from the sea dragon that left her with scars both seen and hidden. But when a brutal sea battle binds her fate to the North Sea’s most dangerous pirate, the walls she’s built threaten to crumble. With her heart caught between vengeance and desire, Danna must decide if the future she’s fought for is worth the cost—or if risking everything for the pirate king will be the choice that breaks her.

Robert “The Ruthless” Jaymes has always been destined for power—but destiny doesn’t guarantee loyalty. With the death of his father, the legendary Pirate King of the North Sea, Robert inherits more than a crown—he inherits enemies, traitors, and a legacy soaked in blood. Determined to unite the seas under his rule, he’ll stop at nothing to claim what is owed. But when his ambitions collide with a fierce island captain who answers to no one, Robert discovers that some treasures are harder to claim—and far more dangerous to keep.

He’s the pirate king who takes what he wants.

She’s the captain who refuses to kneel.

Together, they’ll either conquer the seas—or destroy each other.

With alliances built on blood and betrayals lurking beneath the waves, Danna must decide if her destiny lies anchored to the island she swore to protect or with the pirate who threatens to steal her heart. And Robert must choose between the crown he’s fought for and the woman who could cost him everything.

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Scourge of the Shores

By Lauren Lee Merewether

Genre

Fantasy Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Shadow Sails

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

dangerenemies to loversfantasy worldfated matesfirst loveforbidden romanceforced proximityfound familyhe falls firstislandmorally graynever been kissedone bedpirateredemptionrevengescarred heroshipslow burn

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

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Death, Death of Loved One, Death of Parent, Grief, Injury, War

Synopsis

Legends rule the seas. Power conquers kingdoms. But the sea always takes its due.

Danna Chadwick knows the sea’s price—and she’s paid it in blood. Heiress to a legendary pirate lineage and commander of her island’s fleet, she’s spent years defending her people from the sea dragon that left her with scars both seen and hidden. But when a brutal sea battle binds her fate to the North Sea’s most dangerous pirate, the walls she’s built threaten to crumble. With her heart caught between vengeance and desire, Danna must decide if the future she’s fought for is worth the cost—or if risking everything for the pirate king will be the choice that breaks her.

Robert “The Ruthless” Jaymes has always been destined for power—but destiny doesn’t guarantee loyalty. With the death of his father, the legendary Pirate King of the North Sea, Robert inherits more than a crown—he inherits enemies, traitors, and a legacy soaked in blood. Determined to unite the seas under his rule, he’ll stop at nothing to claim what is owed. But when his ambitions collide with a fierce island captain who answers to no one, Robert discovers that some treasures are harder to claim—and far more dangerous to keep.

He’s the pirate king who takes what he wants.

She’s the captain who refuses to kneel.

Together, they’ll either conquer the seas—or destroy each other.

With alliances built on blood and betrayals lurking beneath the waves, Danna must decide if her destiny lies anchored to the island she swore to protect or with the pirate who threatens to steal her heart. And Robert must choose between the crown he’s fought for and the woman who could cost him 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.