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Just South of FaithfulJeff Baron

Just South of Faithful

Jeff Baron (2024)

SubgenreContemporary Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SettingHistorical Earth
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.56/5 (9)

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageMild

Synopsis

Every so often, a love story captures our hearts so well that it becomes more than a story- it becomes an experience to remember forever. Just South Of Faithful is one of those stories. This novella explores themes of love, regret, and the choices we make in life.Set in Bermuda in the summer of 1985, the story revolves around the unexpected and passionate love affair between Laura Becker, a Bermudian housewife, and John Braeden, a New York Times journalist. The narrative unfolds through a series of flashbacks, as Laura’s adult children discover the love story after her funeral in 2021.

Tags

domestic dramaepistolary/flashback narrativeLiterary Fictionmultigenerational

Just South of Faithful: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This adult novella depicts a passionate extramarital affair between a married woman and a journalist in 1985 Bermuda, explored through flashbacks after the woman's death. It contains implied or off-page intimacy and themes of infidelity.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death of parent and cheating/infidelity.

Who'll love this

This is an adult love story about choices, regret, and a secret romance uncovered decades later — not for younger readers.