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The Wellington Heir

By Sarah Welk Baynum
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Level 2 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Wellington Romance

Book #

2

Point of View

Single Third Person

Length

Novel
Beach TownBillionaireContemporary SettingCoworkersEnemies to LoversForced ProximityFound FamilyHe Falls FirstHidden IdentityHidden PastIslandMysteryOpposites AttractSlow BurnSmall TownSportsTouch Her and DieWorkplaceStrangers to LoversSecretsForbidden Romance

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Narrators

Narration Type

Single

Where to Read

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Synopsis

Lexie is uncovering a century-old secret—but falling for Alex, and the secrets he’s keeping, may be the one risk she never saw coming.

Journalist Lexie Keller only wanted to give her best friend Ivy an unforgettable bachelorette trip.

But when a visit to a mysterious island off Florida’s coast leads to a herd of shipwrecked wild horses and something buried for more than a century, Lexie knows she has found more than a career-changing story—she may have found Wellington’s oldest secret.

The only thing more complicated than the mystery is Alex.

Wealthy, guarded, and far too polished for the ordinary life he claims to be living, Alex is now her co-worker at The Wellington Equestrian Magazine—which is made even worse by the fact that Lexie met him the night before in a bar, moments after her ex broke up with her in a parking lot.

Alex is everything Lexie should avoid—and exactly the kind of man she is determined not to trust. He moves through Wellington’s most exclusive circles as if he belongs there and has an infuriating way of seeing through every wall she’s built.

He may also be the only person with the access she needs to find the clues, uncover the truth and chase the story that could define her career.

But the closer Lexie gets to the truth, the harder it becomes to ignore the dangerous pull between them—or the unsettling feeling that Alex still knows more than he’s willing to admit.

To expose what’s been buried for a century, Lexie will have to keep working with the guarded man she can’t quite trust—and may not be able to walk away from.

This Book’s Romance Tropes: Billionaire Romance, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Opposites Attract, Reluctant Allies, Protective Hero, & Hidden Identity

The Wellington Romance Series is a closed-door contemporary romance series set in the tropical, elite equestrian world of Wellington, Florida—where billionaires, buried secrets, mystery, suspense, and slow-burn, tension-filled love stories intertwine. Each book can be read as a standalone, but the series is best enjoyed in order.

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AUDIOBOOK
KOBO
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Kobo
Apple Books
Barnes and Noble

The Wellington Heir

By Sarah Welk Baynum

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Wellington Romance

Book #

2

Point of View

Single Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

Single
Beach TownBillionaireContemporary SettingCoworkersEnemies to LoversForced ProximityFound FamilyHe Falls FirstHidden IdentityHidden PastIslandMysteryOpposites AttractSlow BurnSmall TownSportsTouch Her and DieWorkplaceStrangers to LoversSecretsForbidden Romance

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Content Guide

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Click the ⓘ icons to see how each level is defined.

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

Trigger Warnings

Synopsis

Lexie is uncovering a century-old secret—but falling for Alex, and the secrets he’s keeping, may be the one risk she never saw coming.

Journalist Lexie Keller only wanted to give her best friend Ivy an unforgettable bachelorette trip.

But when a visit to a mysterious island off Florida’s coast leads to a herd of shipwrecked wild horses and something buried for more than a century, Lexie knows she has found more than a career-changing story—she may have found Wellington’s oldest secret.

The only thing more complicated than the mystery is Alex.

Wealthy, guarded, and far too polished for the ordinary life he claims to be living, Alex is now her co-worker at The Wellington Equestrian Magazine—which is made even worse by the fact that Lexie met him the night before in a bar, moments after her ex broke up with her in a parking lot.

Alex is everything Lexie should avoid—and exactly the kind of man she is determined not to trust. He moves through Wellington’s most exclusive circles as if he belongs there and has an infuriating way of seeing through every wall she’s built.

He may also be the only person with the access she needs to find the clues, uncover the truth and chase the story that could define her career.

But the closer Lexie gets to the truth, the harder it becomes to ignore the dangerous pull between them—or the unsettling feeling that Alex still knows more than he’s willing to admit.

To expose what’s been buried for a century, Lexie will have to keep working with the guarded man she can’t quite trust—and may not be able to walk away from.

This Book’s Romance Tropes: Billionaire Romance, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Opposites Attract, Reluctant Allies, Protective Hero, & Hidden Identity

The Wellington Romance Series is a closed-door contemporary romance series set in the tropical, elite equestrian world of Wellington, Florida—where billionaires, buried secrets, mystery, suspense, and slow-burn, tension-filled love stories intertwine. Each book can be read as a standalone, but the series is best enjoyed in order.

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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.