Summary
Shelby adores working in her grandmother's small-town bookshop, but when Gram passes away, Shelby discovers she must share ownership with a man from her past. Forced to work together, old feelings resurface, but the problems that destroyed their relationship before still remain, along with new threats to the bookshop itself.
Language
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ProfanityMild
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Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
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Crude / Childish LanguageNone
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Racial / Ethnic SlursNone
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| f-word | 1-2 |
| sh*t | 1-2 |
| *ss | 1-2 |
| b*st*rd | 1-2 |
| b*tch | 1-2 |
| bl**dy | 1-2 |
| bug**r | 1-2 |
| d*mn | 1-2 |
| c-word | 1-2 |
| h*ll | 1-2 |
| cr*p | 1-2 |
Violence
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Graphic Violence / GoreNone
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Disturbing / FrighteningNone
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Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
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Bullying / Verbal CrueltyModerate
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Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in The Second Story Bookshop: A delightful, sweet, second chance romance
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
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Sexually SuggestiveMild
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Kissing (Light / Peck)Moderate
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Kissing (Passionate)Mild
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Heterosexual RomanceSignificant
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Homosexual RomanceNone
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Drugs & Alcohol
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Illegal Drug UseNone
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Legal Alcohol UseMild
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Implied / Referenced UseNone
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Other Content
📋 Other content in The Second Story Bookshop: A delightful, sweet, second chance romance
Medical / Body ProcessesNone
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Heavy Emotional ThemesModerate
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Deception / LyingMild
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