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The Athletic Groom

By Lucy McConnell
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Level 2 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Billionaire Marriage Broker

Book #

6

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
arranged marriageathletebaseballbillionaireboss employeecelebritycompetitioncontemporary settingforced marriagehe falls firstsingle dadsmall townsportsStrangers to lovers

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Narrators

Narration Type

Dual

Synopsis

She inherited a baseball team.
He just wants one more shot at the game he lost.
Neither of them signed up for what happens next.

When Harper Richmond’s father passes away, he leaves her his legacy: a pro baseball franchise and a front office full of men who don’t think she belongs in the owner’s box. Harper doesn’t need their approval. She needs results. And when Pamela Jones suggests a marriage contract with a man who knows the sport inside and out, Harper agrees. Not for love. For leverage.

Isaac Wolfe knows what it’s like to lose everything. A bad first marriage. A career derailed for doing the right thing. The only good thing that came out of any of it is his son. Now, with a BMB contract offering him a second chance at the game and a fresh start for his boy, Isaac tells himself he can handle a year of pretending.
But Harper isn’t pretending.

She’s fierce with the board and gentle with his son. She fights for the team with everything she has and still remembers to ask Isaac about his day. And Isaac, guarded and determined and terrified of getting it wrong again, starts playing a game he hasn’t played in years and it’s not about the baseball.

The one where you let someone into your heart.

If you love grumpy-sunshine chemistry, a single dad who melts your heart, a woman who refuses to be underestimated, and a second-chance romance that hits harder than a grand slam, The Athletic Groom is a story you’ll want to read twice.

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KINDLE UNLIMITED
AUDIOBOOK
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Audible
Youtube

The Athletic Groom

By Lucy McConnell

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Billionaire Marriage Broker

Book #

6

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

Dual
arranged marriageathletebaseballbillionaireboss employeecelebritycompetitioncontemporary settingforced marriagehe falls firstsingle dadsmall townsportsStrangers to lovers

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Synopsis

She inherited a baseball team.
He just wants one more shot at the game he lost.
Neither of them signed up for what happens next.

When Harper Richmond’s father passes away, he leaves her his legacy: a pro baseball franchise and a front office full of men who don’t think she belongs in the owner’s box. Harper doesn’t need their approval. She needs results. And when Pamela Jones suggests a marriage contract with a man who knows the sport inside and out, Harper agrees. Not for love. For leverage.

Isaac Wolfe knows what it’s like to lose everything. A bad first marriage. A career derailed for doing the right thing. The only good thing that came out of any of it is his son. Now, with a BMB contract offering him a second chance at the game and a fresh start for his boy, Isaac tells himself he can handle a year of pretending.
But Harper isn’t pretending.

She’s fierce with the board and gentle with his son. She fights for the team with everything she has and still remembers to ask Isaac about his day. And Isaac, guarded and determined and terrified of getting it wrong again, starts playing a game he hasn’t played in years and it’s not about the baseball.

The one where you let someone into your heart.

If you love grumpy-sunshine chemistry, a single dad who melts your heart, a woman who refuses to be underestimated, and a second-chance romance that hits harder than a grand slam, The Athletic Groom is a story you’ll want to read twice.

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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.