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Until We Met

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

Trigger Warnings

Alcohol Abuse, Death, Death of Loved One, Death of Parent, Grief

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romance Subplot

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Birch Girls

Book #

1

Point of View

Single First Person

Length

Novel
amnesiachristian themescontemporary settingdual timelinefirst lovefound familyredemptionreunion romanceSecond Chanceslow burn

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Synopsis

Summer 2005 was supposed to be predictable. Seventeen-year-old Beth Hartwell planned to spend it perched in her backyard tree, lost in her latest book. But when her parents hand her a brochure, her carefully predictable world is uprooted.

Instead of quiet afternoons at home, Beth finds herself at Camp Falls Creek. Determined to survive the summer without drawing attention, Beth keeps to herself and counts down the days until she can leave. But when a full-ride scholarship to Blackwater State—her dream college—is announced as the prize for the Camp’s Olympics, blending in isn’t an option, and she needs Tucker’s help.

Charming, confident, and impossible to ignore, Tucker offers Beth a deal: he’ll help her navigate camp and step outside the walls she’s built around herself if she helps him win the attention of her cabinmate, Melanie.

What begins as a simple arrangement quickly spirals into something neither of them planned. One that blurs the lines between helping and falling for each other. The scholarship is within reach—and the stakes have never been higher.

In an instant, everything Beth has worked for collapses, and the consequences of a single choice ripple through the years.

Ten years later, Beth is no longer the girl she was. Now a nurse, she keeps her grief buried beneath long shifts and a carefully controlled life. But the past has a way of resurfacing, and when it does, Beth is forced to confront the summer that shaped her—and the memories of the boy she never truly left behind.

For readers who enjoy character-driven New Adult fiction, Until We Met is a contemporary romance that combines first love, heartbreak, and the enduring effects of friendship and second chances. Fans of Jenny Han, Jill Santopolo, and Katherine Center will find a familiar emotional depth in a story that begins with a summer—and changes lives forever.

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KINDLE UNLIMITED
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Until We Met

By Colee Ernst

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romance Subplot

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Birch Girls

Book #

1

Point of View

Single First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

amnesiachristian themescontemporary settingdual timelinefirst lovefound familyredemptionreunion romanceSecond Chanceslow burn

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Alcohol Abuse, Death, Death of Loved One, Death of Parent, Grief

Synopsis

Summer 2005 was supposed to be predictable. Seventeen-year-old Beth Hartwell planned to spend it perched in her backyard tree, lost in her latest book. But when her parents hand her a brochure, her carefully predictable world is uprooted.

Instead of quiet afternoons at home, Beth finds herself at Camp Falls Creek. Determined to survive the summer without drawing attention, Beth keeps to herself and counts down the days until she can leave. But when a full-ride scholarship to Blackwater State—her dream college—is announced as the prize for the Camp’s Olympics, blending in isn’t an option, and she needs Tucker’s help.

Charming, confident, and impossible to ignore, Tucker offers Beth a deal: he’ll help her navigate camp and step outside the walls she’s built around herself if she helps him win the attention of her cabinmate, Melanie.

What begins as a simple arrangement quickly spirals into something neither of them planned. One that blurs the lines between helping and falling for each other. The scholarship is within reach—and the stakes have never been higher.

In an instant, everything Beth has worked for collapses, and the consequences of a single choice ripple through the years.

Ten years later, Beth is no longer the girl she was. Now a nurse, she keeps her grief buried beneath long shifts and a carefully controlled life. But the past has a way of resurfacing, and when it does, Beth is forced to confront the summer that shaped her—and the memories of the boy she never truly left behind.

For readers who enjoy character-driven New Adult fiction, Until We Met is a contemporary romance that combines first love, heartbreak, and the enduring effects of friendship and second chances. Fans of Jenny Han, Jill Santopolo, and Katherine Center will find a familiar emotional depth in a story that begins with a summer—and changes lives forever.

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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.