The heat · The Dry Line, Book 1
How spicy is Holdover?
Open door and explicit. 4 scenes across 20 chapters, the first at chapter 7. Happy ever after, and it says so here rather than making you find out on the last page. Adults 18+.
The measurements
- Door
- Open — nothing fades out
- Scenes
- 4
- First scene
- Chapter 7 of 20
- Heat level
- Not declared — the scene count is the figure this book gives
- Ending
- Happy ever after
- Reader age
- 18+
- Length
- 34,949 words · 20 chapters
Where the scenes fall
- 1
Cache office after Wynn locks the cage. Condom from her wallet. Door locked. No juniors
Ch. 7 - 2
Her rental, after the sit. Explicit. She still has the map on the table
Ch. 11 - 3
Engine bay after the crew is gone
Ch. 15 - 4
Her kitchen table, map rolled. Still a job
Ch. 19
From the book's outline, in the author's own words.
The line it opens on.
I do not sign a line I cannot see. I already sat a boss who wanted acres more than a window.
Asked and answered
Questions about the heat in Holdover.
Is Holdover spicy?
Yes. Open door and explicit. 4 scenes across 20 chapters, the first at chapter 7. Happy ever after, and it says so here rather than making you find out on the last page. Adults 18+.
How many spicy scenes are in Holdover?
4, and the book's outline says where each one falls, from chapter 7 to chapter 19.
Does Holdover fade to black?
No. Every scene is on the page. This is an open-door book and the heat is part of the story, not an appendix to it.
How does Holdover end?
Happy ever after. Nothing is a cliffhanger and nothing carries into the next book — it is a standalone couple.
How old do you have to be to read Holdover?
18+. The whole of chapter one is free to read on this site if you want to judge the register for yourself first.
Where can I read some of Holdover before buying?
The whole of chapter one is on this site, 2,045 words, with no email address asked for.