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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Some
Adult language in the contemporary romance register
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit romantic and sexual content in the New Adult tradition
Substance Use
None
Social drinking in the college setting
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The emotional cost of a relationship that was lost and refound carries moderate feeling
What this book is about
Renée Carlino's New Adult romance follows Grace and Matt, who met in college as neighbors and best friends, fell apart, and reconnect fifteen years later when Matt posts a Craigslist missed connection ad. The novel alternates between their college years and the present. Carlino writes emotional romance with explicit sexual content in the New Adult register. For adult romance readers.
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Explicit sexual content
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