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Tactical Revival

By Jessica Ashley
AUDIOBOOK
KOBO
Level 2 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Blood, Injury, Kidnapping, Stalking

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Coastal Hope

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel
beach townbodyguardbrother’s best friendchristian themesdetectiveforced proximityfound familyFriends to Loverskidnappingprotector herorescuescarred herosingle momslow burnsmall townsoldiertouch her and die

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Audiobook Details

Narrators

Jarman Day, Savannah Rivers

Narration Type

Dual

Synopsis

She has a son to protect.

He has a past he can’t outrun.

Margot Anderson has already lost everything once.

When her husband walked out, she was left raising their thirteen-year-old son alone, clinging to faith, prayer, and the fragile hope that God still had a future for her.

The last thing she needs is a dangerous, broken former Marine moving into her quiet bed-and-breakfast.

Jaxson Payne came to Hope Springs to start over.

A former homicide detective and Marine veteran, he survived a shattered spine, a ruined marriage, and a career that ended too soon. He was told he’d never walk again.

He proved them wrong.

Now he just wants peace. Solitude. A place where no one knows his name or his past.

But when the ghosts he’s been running from follow him to Hope Springs, Jaxson’s quiet fresh start explodes into danger.

And Margot and her son are suddenly in the crosshairs.

He never planned to care about them.

He never planned to stay.

But the moment her life is threatened, Jaxson makes a vow he can’t take back.

He will protect her.

He will protect her son.

And he will lay down his life before he lets anything happen to either of them.

Margot knows better than to trust a man like him.

He’s wounded. Guarded. And far too capable of breaking her heart.

But as danger closes in and fear tightens its grip on her small family, Jaxson becomes their shield—and her safe place.

A heart-pounding, faith-filled romantic suspense about a fiercely protective hero, a single mother fighting for her child, and the family they never planned to find.

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AUDIOBOOK
KOBO
Author store
Audible
Kobo
Apple Books
Barnes and Noble

Tactical Revival

By Jessica Ashley

Genre

Christian Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Coastal Hope

Book #

4

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Jarman Day, Savannah Rivers

Narration Type

Dual
beach townbodyguardbrother’s best friendchristian themesdetectiveforced proximityfound familyFriends to Loverskidnappingprotector herorescuescarred herosingle momslow burnsmall townsoldiertouch her and die

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Abuse (Past), Blood, Injury, Kidnapping, Stalking

Synopsis

She has a son to protect.

He has a past he can’t outrun.

Margot Anderson has already lost everything once.

When her husband walked out, she was left raising their thirteen-year-old son alone, clinging to faith, prayer, and the fragile hope that God still had a future for her.

The last thing she needs is a dangerous, broken former Marine moving into her quiet bed-and-breakfast.

Jaxson Payne came to Hope Springs to start over.

A former homicide detective and Marine veteran, he survived a shattered spine, a ruined marriage, and a career that ended too soon. He was told he’d never walk again.

He proved them wrong.

Now he just wants peace. Solitude. A place where no one knows his name or his past.

But when the ghosts he’s been running from follow him to Hope Springs, Jaxson’s quiet fresh start explodes into danger.

And Margot and her son are suddenly in the crosshairs.

He never planned to care about them.

He never planned to stay.

But the moment her life is threatened, Jaxson makes a vow he can’t take back.

He will protect her.

He will protect her son.

And he will lay down his life before he lets anything happen to either of them.

Margot knows better than to trust a man like him.

He’s wounded. Guarded. And far too capable of breaking her heart.

But as danger closes in and fear tightens its grip on her small family, Jaxson becomes their shield—and her safe place.

A heart-pounding, faith-filled romantic suspense about a fiercely protective hero, a single mother fighting for her child, and the family they never planned to find.

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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.