← Back to search
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

Trigger warnings

cheating/infidelitydeath of parent

Positive tags

slow burnhealing arcplatonic love

Tropes

Strangers to LoversForbidden LoveInstant AttractionAge GapHistorical Romance

Themes

love vs dutygriefmemoryregretidentity

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

literary fictionepistolary/flashback narrativedomestic dramamultigenerational