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Playing James

Sarah Mason (2003)

SubgenreContemporary Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingContemporary
CSM age16
Goodreads3.73/5 (8761)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

HumorHappy EndingSwoonyLow Angst

Hero archetypes

Cop / DetectiveGrumpy Hero

Heroine archetypes

JournalistSunshine Heroine

Tropes

Enemies to LoversGrumpy SunshineWorkplaceOpposites AttractSlow BurnForced ProximityHEA (Happy Ever After)

Themes

First ImpressionsProfessional GrowthFinding Love in Unexpected PlacesOvercoming Prejudice

Synopsis

When Holly Colshannon is made crime correspondent for her local paper, she begins shadowing a detective and writing a diary column about his working life. But, Detective James Sabine is a sour-puss - although he does have very nice green eyes - and furious to be landed with accident-prone Holly.

Tags

British RomanceWorkplace RomanceRomantic Comedy

Is Playing James appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

Light contemporary romance with closed-door intimacy, mild language, and workplace enemies-to-lovers tension between a journalist and detective. Comedic and sweet with no explicit content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy the witty banter and sparks flying between the grumpy detective and the cheerful, accident-prone journalist.