The buttercup fields
Kisses only. Any sex is implied and fully off page.
Closed door. No anatomical or crude language.
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Since they were pupils in the village school, it had been obvious that Becca the ploughman's daughter and George the blacksmith's son would one day marry. But Becca's scheming younger sister, Ellen, upsets their plans with a shocking announcement: she is pregnant with George's child. Shock and disillusionment sour Becca's good nature, but it is partly restored when Jethro, newly returned to the district, begins to pay her attention and eventually proposes marriage. He has inherited a nearby cottage from his aunt, and has plans to build a business specialising in furniture. While Becca and Jethro run their thriving business, Ellen and George have too many children and not enough money. The needy Ellen is forced to accept the charity that Becca offers, but it seems the two sisters will not be true friends again. Especially as George remains convinced he married the wrong sister . . .
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Buttercup fields
It is the same village-sisters betrayal and slow rebuilding of a life, so the tone and heat level match exactly.
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Keeps the small-town second-chance ache and clean heat, but contemporary football-town YA, lighter and quicker than a generational saga.