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White Picket Defense

By Brooke J Losee
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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Zero Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Panic Attacks

Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

I Heart New York

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel
athletecontemporary settingdisability repfound familygrumpy sunshineinheritanceneighbor

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Synopsis

There’s no playbook for defeating attractive neighbors…
Michael

Inheriting a suburban house with a white picket fence? Not my ideal dream.

Neither is my overly chipper next door neighbor. Sure, she’s drop-dead gorgeous and executes home improvement projects like a pro from some DIY show, but she’s also a murderer.

Of plants.

And my sanity.

My plan to avoid her would be easier if my football career hadn’t gone down the toilet, leaving me to live in an old house with maintenance issues and rose bushes that need protection.

From my neighbor.

You know what else needs protection? My heart.

Good thing I know a little something about defense.
Rosie

For someone with severe anxiety, buying a fixer-upper has its perks. Sanding drywall or installing hardwood floors after clocking out at my monotonous day job is the ideal deterrent for social obligations.

And I’m nailing it…until I accidentally kill my new neighbor’s plants.

And spray him with the water hose.

Possibly not by accident.

Mr. Chiseled Physique is kind of a grump, but I’ve made it a personal goal to see his genuine smile.

No matter how many lame jokes it takes.

And with his house in need of repair, I’ve got the tools and the perfect opportunity to wrench it out of him.

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White Picket Defense

By Brooke J Losee

Genre

Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

Publisher

Self Published

Series

I Heart New York

Book #

3

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

athletecontemporary settingdisability repfound familygrumpy sunshineinheritanceneighbor

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Content Guide

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

Trigger Warnings

Panic Attacks

Synopsis

There’s no playbook for defeating attractive neighbors…
Michael

Inheriting a suburban house with a white picket fence? Not my ideal dream.

Neither is my overly chipper next door neighbor. Sure, she’s drop-dead gorgeous and executes home improvement projects like a pro from some DIY show, but she’s also a murderer.

Of plants.

And my sanity.

My plan to avoid her would be easier if my football career hadn’t gone down the toilet, leaving me to live in an old house with maintenance issues and rose bushes that need protection.

From my neighbor.

You know what else needs protection? My heart.

Good thing I know a little something about defense.
Rosie

For someone with severe anxiety, buying a fixer-upper has its perks. Sanding drywall or installing hardwood floors after clocking out at my monotonous day job is the ideal deterrent for social obligations.

And I’m nailing it…until I accidentally kill my new neighbor’s plants.

And spray him with the water hose.

Possibly not by accident.

Mr. Chiseled Physique is kind of a grump, but I’ve made it a personal goal to see his genuine smile.

No matter how many lame jokes it takes.

And with his house in need of repair, I’ve got the tools and the perfect opportunity to wrench it out of him.

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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.